Clint Boulton

InternetNews.com has learned that Seattle-based Activate plans to cut the red ribbon Tuesday on its long-anticipated digital content tower, a $20 million facility capable of simultaneously streaming thousands of audio and video signals over the Internet. Dubbed by the decidedly grandiose moniker of Grand Central, the center will draw upon traditional broadcast quality production, network […]

Intel Corp. Monday added to its chip-making arsenal by snapping up privately-held VxTel Inc. for $550 million in cash. VxTel is known for its Voice over Packet (VoP) products that deliver extremely clear voice and data communications over next-generation optical networks, a sector that is gaining popularity among huge chipmakers such as Broadcom Corp. and […]

Sonicblue seriously wants audiophiles to ditch their CDs. Aiming to capitalize on consumers’ desire to bring their extensive MP3 collections on the road, SONICblue Inc.’s Rio division Monday birthed a new in-dash digital audio player with on-board storage that boasts as much as 1000 hours of playing time. In fact, Sonicblue asserts that the easily-programmable […]

In the time since Phone.com completed its merger with Software.com, a lot has been expected of Openwave Systems Inc. But investors have watched its stock languish and suffer perhaps in part due to the negative sentiment currently plaguing Openwave’s wired brethren. The company that banks its future on Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) has taken several […]

Angling to put a fresh spin on domain name submission services, VeriSign Inc. Thursday and Inktomi Corp. joined forces to roll out a listing service that allows site owners to showcase their pages on Inktomi’s popular search index. Created to help entrepreneurs establish a highly-visible Web presence, the cost of the first URL submission to […]

Hewlett-Packard Co. Wednesday detailed its initiative to enter the mobile Internet segment using third-generation (3G) network architecture as well as made its first major push in establishing a division for web devices and embedded systems. Attending the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, H-P announced it is developing a General Packet Radio System (GPRS)-enabled version […]

In an escapade that has reached he-said-she-said proportions, Akamai Technologies Inc. failed in its bid Wednesday to have rival content delivery provider Digital Island’s Footprint content delivery service enjoined — for now anyway. Digital Island will retain the right to use its entire flagship Footprint service, based on a decision filed last week in the […]

Napster Wednesday came up with some figures to accompany its promise to provide compensation for the record labels and artists who have decried them. The file-sharing firm has apparently dangled the business plan in front of the labels for the last six months, according to a statement issued by Napster early Wednesday morning. The proposal […]

NEW YORK — Web consulting outfit AGENCY.COM Ltd. Tuesday finally took its interactive services division to the United States four years after rolling it out in Europe. The firm feels it has honed its iTV services well enough overseas and will bring with it system operators, programming networks, content providers and advertisers. AGENCY.COM’s iTV group […]

NEW YORK — Audible Tuesday agreed to offer its spoken audio content to Britannica.com Inc. Due to begin in March, the educational portal will provide a link on its search results pages to entice audiophiles to download to suit their needs. The firms believe the deal will be beneficial over time, as Audible’s offerings will […]

At its most basic level, think of the content delivery space as a pack of virtual paperboys with ultrafast data packets for bikes zipping through your network, which, of course, is your neighborhood. Next week, the curtain will draw on scores of companies specializing in pushing Web pages over the Internet (as well as the […]

Dell Computer Corp. Thursday cut what it called 1,700 redundant positions and, after the market closed, reported fourth-quarter earnings that fell short of consensus estimates by a penny. While the significant number of cuts was only four percent of its workforce, the giant computer maker said it was necessary to streamline a bit. Dell claims […]