Carol King

KPNQwest Thursday penned agreements with Akamai Technologies Inc. and Inktomi Corp. to bring added functionality for content distribution and streaming media to its pan-European IP network. KPNQwest is a pan-European Internet data communications company that delivers over a 12,500-mile fiber-optic network connecting 50 cities throughout Europe. Akamai Technologies Inc. is a provider of services for […]

GoTo.com, which provides e-commerce services to Web site partners, Wednesday extended its relationship with the Netscape Net Search program for another year. The Net Search program is designed to assist visitors to the Netscape Netcenter and users of the Netscape Communicator browser software find products, services and information quickly, easily and efficiently. GoTo Search, a […]

WellPoint Health Networks Inc. and drugstore.com Wednesday partnered to deliver customized online pharmacy services. WellPoint Pharmacy Management is a leading pharmacy benefits manager (PBM), serving more than 22 million members. Drugstore.com is major player in the online drugstore category. The partnership enables WellPoint — through its PBM subsidiary — to offer its network discounts on […]

Previews of new products and tools supporting the Microsoft .NET platform were offered Tuesday during the eighth Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Orlando, Fla. The .NET platform, which was announced in late June, is the company’s initiative for creating next-generation software to meld computing and communications. “Microsoft has spent the last 18 months making […]

Critical Path Inc., a provider of business-to-business Internet messaging solutions, Tuesday unveiled two products aimed at ensuring secure digital messaging. Critical Path’s InScribe Secure File Services and InCase Certified File Service are designed to enable businesses and consumers to securely send, store and collaborate on files on any device through any standard Web browser. The […]

The World Wide Web Consortium this week moved to standardize XML hyperlinks. XML Linking Language (XLink) Version 1.0 allows elements to be inserted into Extensible Markup Language (XML) documents to create and describe links between resources. The XML syntax creates structures that can not only describe links similar to the simple unidirectional hyperlinks of today’s […]

Hoover’s Inc. Thursday announced it has made a significant investment in 10K Wizard Technology LLC, a provider of filings made with financial regulators. Financial details was not disclosed. Hoover’s, which is the operator of Hoover’s Online business portal, said it made the purchase to capitalize on 10K Wizard’s full-text search engine. Hoover’s Online will integrate […]

NetObjects Inc. , a provider of e-business solutions and services and Dell Computer Corp. Wednesday announced a deal designed to help small businesses make better use of the Internet. As part of the strategy, the companies will provide small and medium-sized businesses with NetObjects Fusion 5.0 through DellHost. DellHost is an Internet presence provider that […]

Icon Medialab International AB, an integrated e-business and Internet professional services firms, Friday acquired Insight Technology Group, an Internet systems analyst and consulting firm. As part of the deal, Insight will receive just under 2.1 million Icon Medialab shares, with the potential to earn an additional 300,000 shares based on specific performance targets within the […]

IBM Wednesday announced it is offering a database that fully integrates e-business, business intelligence and content management capabilities. The DB2 Universal Database Version 7 is designed to provide customers with advanced B2B capabilities at one-third of the cost of competitive systems. Product features include: Integrated in-memory text search for high-speed searches. Integrated data warehousing and […]

Lycos Inc. continues to build its offerings via interests in wireless applications. The company announced Wednesday that LycosLabs, its early stage business accelerator and incubator, has invested in Boston-based thinkingBytes Technology Inc., a wireless provider of applications for the Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) market. PDA products include Palm Pilots and Handspring Visors. “This is part […]

Opera Software Wednesday unveiled the full version of its Web browser Opera 4.0. Opera 4.0 for Windows is designed to let users surf the Web at unrivalled speed, according to Jon von Tetzchner, chief executive officer and co-founder of Opera Software. “The product simply gives a better Internet experience,” he said. “Opera 4.0 firmly places […]