Clint Boulton

Canada-based Infrastructures for Information Inc. (i4i) will unveil a new multi-server search engine at the XML 2000 show in Washington, D. C. next month. Code-named Alice, the product conducts XML searches of mulitple data repositories fitted with any architecture when combined with i4i’s S4/TEXT™. Such capability will boost productivity by eliminating time-consuming searches for existing […]

With common knowledge dictating that the U.S. is far behind Japan in terms of mobile Internet use, it’s no wonder some insiders might feel NTT DoCoMo’s popular i-mode technology will beat the stuffing out of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). This is not to say i-mode versus WAP is a tug-of-war between America and Japan […]

Barcode ticket provider STR Gresham Business Forms Ltd reached overseas from its native Britain Thursday to tap Burlington, Mass.-based Authoriszor Inc. for an extranet. Financial details were not disclosed. The security firm has licensed its Authoriszor solution to Gresham, which produces barcode tickets for the retail fashion industry. The company took steps to develop its […]

Compaq Computer Corp. Thursday signed on with the Walt Disney Internet Group as its preferred technology provider in a three-year marketing and co-branding agreement worth more than $100 million. Compaq will advertise on Walt Disney Internet Group Web sites and the host will load up on the computer maker’s hardware and technology services. Walt Disney […]

After gauging the public’s interest in trading in slower dial-up service for speedy digital subscriber line (DSL) Internet access, Intel Corp. decided to target small business and service providers with a new router that protects the security of “always on” broadband connections. The chipmaker will unveil the Express 8205 VPN Broadband Router Thursday. The firm […]

Banking on the notion that aggregators and merchants will demand greater security for business transactions, VeriSign Inc. Wednesday unveiled a host of new XML-based specifications and services. The giant, best known for creating secure digital certificates, also linked arms with Microsoft Corp. and webMethods Inc. to set up the XML key management specification (XKMS), which […]

CNET Networks Inc. Chairman and Founder Halsey Minor passed the torch Wednesday to Chief Executive Officer Shelby Bonnie as the members enjoyed elevated status on a board the company feels will lead them into the future. Minor, who will quit the board to focus on his job as chairman and CEO of his new company […]

Formerly offering fee-based global PC-to-phone calls, PhoneFree.com Tuesday opened up its calling range with a new system that allows users to connect two phones from anywhere in the world. Best known for its ability to enable long distance PC-to-phone calling or PC-to-PC calls, the firm will direct its new Global WebOperator™ service through iDial Networks, […]

When Match.com founder Gary Kremen registered the domain “sex.com” 6 years ago, he had no idea the profound impact — or headache — the investment would have on his life. Two years of litigation later, he was finally vindicated from the scourge of scandal as San Jose U.S. District Court Judge James Ware ruled in […]

Proprietor of .tv and country code suffixes dotTV Tuesday scored a major coup when Network Solutions agreed to .tv registrations to its customer base and offer .tv through its Web site next to perennial top-level domains .com and .net. DotTV President and Chief Executive Officer Lou Kerner said NSOL/Verisign’s decision was extremely gratifying for his […]

In an effort to focus on its strength, which is primarily software, Intuit Inc. Monday unloaded its popular QuickenInsurance business to online insurance provider InsWeb Corp. for a $14-million equity stake. InsWeb will offer Intuit a 16.6 percent stake upon the deal’s closing, targeted for first calendar quarter of 2001. The deal doesn’t stop there […]

A week after launching the latest version of its popular OutsideIn® viewing technology, IntraNet Solutions Inc. inked a deal with Nokia Corp. in which the mobile technology purveyor will embed the technology into one its newest mobile phones. Financial terms were not made public. Finnish Nokia, which has labored with IntraNet Solutions for more than […]