Clint Boulton

In the wake of Congress’ uncertainty over how to hash out anti-spam legislation, Triumvirate Technologies Inc. this week rolled out a new spam-stopping solution. But unlike most spam-stoppers, such as those offered by industry leader Brightmail Inc., Triumvirate, with offices in Clearwater, Fla. and Los Angeles, has taken a different approach to removing those digital […]

Banking on the theory that interactive TV gaming will be a “killer app”, Mountain View, Calif.’s OpenTV Thursday snatched up London’s Static, a privately-held iTV media and entertainment company, for $59 million. OpenTV will acquire all of Static’s stock in a combined stock and cash transaction. In all, Static shareholders will receive roughly 2.6 million […]

Less than a year after the ink dried on their strategic alliance to serve the e-marketplace sector, partners Vignette Corp. and IBM Corp. Thursday revealed that they are currently hashing out solutions for more than 25 Fortune 1,000 customers. Most of these include major financial firms such as New York Life, Bank of Montreal, Nationwide […]

In a week where it inked iTV software deals and licensed music from Loudeye Technologies Inc., Microsoft Corp. continued its spate of positive press with the announcement Wednesday of two digital rights management (DRM) milestones. Microsoft wants the world to know that Windows Media DRM technology has been used in more than 7.5 million music […]

Search engine specialist AltaVista Co. Tuesday unveiled new software primed to help companies find data in 30 languages and over 200 file formats, no matter where it is stored within the company’s network. Stacked on the strength of its 3.0 search architecture, the new software comes in two shades to simplify searching for specific data […]

With many analysts putting the figure for the data storage market in the billions over the next few years, it’s no wonder top tech firms are both pumping out upgraded products, and scrambling to ink new deals with key partners. But a recent Goldman Sachs report questioned how long it would be before the companies, […]

Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group late Monday scrapped the original title of its pending, New York City-based online music subscription service in favor of a more precise name — “pressplay.” Also, the company revealed who would be at the helm of the much-hyped service, slated to air late this summer; Andy Schuon will […]

Recognizing the increasing need for real-time audio, video and lively text among corporations, Cisco Systems Inc. Monday agreed to resell RealNetworks Inc.’s prized IQ streaming software suite to enterprise customers. Under the agreement, for which financial terms were not revealed, Cisco will incorporate RealSystem iQ into its content networking product family, enabling customers to build […]

Proxim Inc. Monday received a promise of continued support from Motorola Broadband Communications Sector for wireless networking products based on the next-generation HomeRF 2.0 standard — a frequency hopping technology that boasts data transmission rates of 10 megabits per second (Mbps). In an expansion of a three-year deal, Motorola will continue integrating Proxim’s HomeRF 2.0 […]

While Microsoft Corp. has been busy ramping up its arsenals for the Xbox game console and .NET services, it seems to have lost some traction in the interactive television arena. The software superpower Friday felt the sting of an investment that won’t quite live up to its billing as AT&T Corp. has come forward to […]

Those with Compaq’s iPAQ Pocket PCs can get a taste of the latest sports series sensation and the future of wireless broadband networking courtesy of Luxxon Corp. The Los Angeles-based rich media solution provider has teamed with Compaq, ICEwrx and Macromedia to deliver coverage of the NBA showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and the […]

In addition to numerous licensing deals between software companies that have peppered the wireless sector over the last several months, the mobile sector has also seen its fair share of overtures to improve wireless security. This week was no different as security firm Certicom Wednesday announced at the Bluetooth Congress in Monte Carlo, France that […]