Clint Boulton

The latest salvo in the server wars was fired this week when Oracle Corp. announced that it had bundled business intelligence tools into its upcoming 9i server, something that IBM Corp. said it has had in one form or another since 1998. At issue is the need to make databases faster, both in performance and […]

One week after the Federal Bureau of Investigation released some additional information about its Carnivore surveillance system, an independent reviewer said the tool pretty much does what the bureau said it does: monitor e-mail. Dean of the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Chicago-Kent College of Law Henry H. Perritt said Tuesday that Carnivore, which was designed […]

IntraNet Solutions Inc. Tuesday launched the newest version of its Web server plug-in that makes over 200 different file types viewable in any Web browser. The firm’s Outside In Server automates the cumbersome task of translating information stored in standard business documents into Web-enabled technologies. The server then makes information available via a Web browser, […]

Corporate learning software provider THINQ loaned its help to technology consulting firm Sierra Systems Monday, which wants to establish a corporate learning center for its 900 employees. Financial details of the agreement were not made public. Through the virtual college known as Sierra Systems University, employees can now select and complete internal or external training […]

While Intellicast.com won’t do things such as keep a blizzard from pounding North Dakota into submission, it has added a weather planning tool to help with every step of organizing a jaunt. That way travelers can avoid North Dakota if such a storm flares up. Users may go to the site and choose a location […]

Phone.com and Software.com delivered its big baby Monday, launching its merged business under the name Openwave Systems Inc. three says after finalization of the deal. Announced in August, the $6.4 billion deal conjoined wireless Internet software provider Phone.com with Web messaging software maker Software.com to cater to communications service providers worldwide and offer “communications without […]

While the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers approved seven new top-level domains Thursday at its annual meeting in, it also rejected a lot more, triggering outcries from the many applicants who had their recommendations killed. ICANN settled on .aero, .biz, .coop, .info, .museum, .name, and .pro, all of which will take up plots […]

CNET Networks spooked investors this week with a blurb in its 10-Q report filed to the Securities and Exchange Commission that said it booked some of its revenue from advertisers in the form of stock — 10.4 percent, or $5.8 million to be exact. The revenues paid in the form of equity stem primarily from […]

Wary of the review process of new top-level domain names, Reps. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Lois Capps, D-Calif., this week sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of Commerce Gregory L. Rohde asking that he put a stay on any action the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) suggests. The representatives said in […]

Amid class-action lawsuits, complaints of service and management turmoil, ICG Communications Inc. this week filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The telephone services and infrastructure provider secured a $350 million loan from Chase Manhattan Bank, $200 million of which is available immediately. The remaining […]

In search of even more speedy network connectivity, 3Com Corp. Wednesday lifted Alteon WebSystems’ gigabit Ethernet network interface card business for $110 million in cash. The transaction, which is structured as an asset sale, is subject to customary regulatory approval and is scheduled to close in December 2000. Alteon WebSystems is owned by Canadian networking […]

Selective Insurance Group Inc. and Intranets.com Wednesday launched a service that delivers communication and productivity tools to more than 900 independent agents and their customers. Financial details were not made public. Selective and Intranets.com have forged mySELECTnet.com, a branded application that offers a customizable Intranet communication solution to users. With the deal, Selective wants to […]