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Seattle.internet.com has learned that L90, a marketing technology company based in Los Angeles, has recently opened an office in downtown Seattle. According to L90 Account Executive Isaac Scott, L90 Seattle has been up and running since October. However, the Northwest has been a territory that L90 has focused on since 1998 from other regional offices. […]

Two of Seattle’s world leaders, Microsoft and Starbucks, announced today that they are teaming up to bring high-speed wireless broadband Internet services to Starbucks locations across North America using MobileStar Network Corporation’s wireless broadband network. It is expected that Richardson, Texas-based MobileStar will deploy the network infrastructure beginning in late spring. The planned technologies represent […]

Seattle-based Qpass and Redwood City, California-based SkyGo today announced plans to provide a complete wireless solution to promote goods, guide consumers to relevant product offerings, drive action, and facilitate transaction and payment. “Targeted, compelling and convenient wireless marketing drives m-commerce. By partnering with Qpass, a leading commerce services and eWallet provider, SkyGo will be equipped […]

Seattle.internet.com has learned that Vancouver, B.C.-based TranslationWave.com has recently launched its Web site. The site offers real-time global translation of various key foreign languages. Current languages include: Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Hebrew and Russian. TranslationWave.com, which is backed by Globetech Ventures, also features chat room capabilites, email, phrase and document translation.

Redmond-based Conversa, a provider of speech recognition technology, has changed the spelling of its name from Conversa to Conversay. In an attempt to help people correctly pronounce the company name, Conversay has added the “y” to the traditional spelling. According to Matt Scheuing, executive vice president of marketing for Conversay, the name change and a […]

seattle.internet.com recently made its first contact with an Internet industry professional in Alaska: David Morris, spokersperson for GCI. GCI is an Alaska-based integrated communications provider that delivers voice, video and data services through its fiber optic, satellite, hybrid fiber coaxial and metropolitan area network. According to GCI’s Spokesperson David Morris, GCI is Alaska’s largest ISP […]

Seattle.internet.com has learned that Seattle-based technical staffing firm, Snowdogs, LLC. has recently opened its latest branch office in Dallas, Texas. Snowdogs also has a branch office in Denver, Colorado. According to Snowdogs Director of Business Development Mike Schutz, the company expanded its services into the Dallas, TX market last month. “Dallas is growing very rapidly […]

Seattle-based Alaska Airlines (www.alaskaair.com) and Illinois-based eKiosk Corporation (www.ekioskdotcom.com)announced earlier this week that the two companies will begin early next month to deploy high-speed kiosk Internet workstations at Alaska Airlines Board Rooms. ActionFax, an eKiosk division, will also install Public Touch Screen Fax Kiosks into all of Alaska Airlines’ Board Rooms. Five Board Rooms in […]

Seattle.internet.com has learned that Seattle-based 360 Powered Corporation has recently launched its new website at: www.360.com. The new site showcases the latest articles, treatises and reports on search technology. The site also includes a glossary defining the complex terms related to search technology, knowledge management and high-level business intelligence.

“Ladies and Gentlemen…this is your captain speaking: We just landed at Hong Kong International Airport where local time is 10:30pm.” Awesome! My one-week vacation in Hong Kong was right on schedule. I was greeted at the airport by my Brother who is in Hong Kong for a stint at the HK office of his New […]

Seattle.internet.com has learned that Vancouver, BC-based Internet professional services company Columbus Group has opened a Seattle office at the top floor of 1932 First Avenue. The company’s Director of Western U.S. Operations Rich Adam has been on-the-scene for close to a month now…taking care of everything from scouting the office location to recruiting the U.S. […]

Seattle.internet.com has learned that Seattle-based ESL.NET, which is powered by the Internet Language Company, has partnered up with Distance Learning Inc. to provide teachers and students alike with several online ESL (English as a Second Language) programs. Executive English, for example, is designed specifically for those learning English to communicate in the fast-paced business world. […]