Clint Boulton

E*TRADE Group Inc. registered a personal best on Thursday when it reported a net profit of $7.2 million or 2 cents per share in the fourth quarter. That comes in stark contrast to its net loss of $33.4 million, or 12 cents per share, in the previous year. Overall, the year 2000 was a banner […]

Commerce One Inc. Thursday announced financial results for the third fiscal quarter, coming in several million under revenues reported by chief rival Ariba Inc., which claimed it broke even a day earlier. Even still, Commerce One’s revenues for the current quarter totaled $112.7 million as compared with $10.4 million for the corresponding quarter in 1999 […]

Is there any more doubt that wireless plays are here to stay? According to a study conducted by internet.com’s new Technology Advisory Panel, if there are any doubts about the ever-increasing mobility of communications people might want to reconsider. According to the Wireless Services survey, people are tuning in to wireless access with the same […]

Microsoft is in deep this week with a vulnerability in the software giant’s Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 and 5.0 Web server software, which runs on over four million Web sites. The flaw allows users to execute files on Web sites by requesting a specific Web address. Microsoft released a bulletin about the problem Tuesday, […]

Amid a flurry of dot-coms losses, Ariba Wednesday proudly announced that it has broken even. The firm scored record revenues of $134.9 million in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year, up 67 percent from the first quarter and 687 percent from the same period last year. Net loss for the quarter excluding non-operating charges […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. said it will launch a community site Tuesday where developers who sculpt the Web landscapes for dot-coms can talk about experiences they have had whipping code into something useful. Taking charge of the The SunSM Dot-Com Builder Web site is Sun’s Vice President of Internet Services Lew Tucker, who told InternetNews.com Monday […]

Playing the quickest is best angle, Sybase subsidiary iAnywhere Solutions Inc. Tuesday unveiled a one-stop enterprise wireless ASP service. The solution aims to provide customers with wireless data solutions from system design and development to wireless hosting, allowing businesses to effectively overcome the challenges associated with development of wireless data systems for faster time to […]

Aviva Solutions Monday rolled out its Aviva for Java 3.0, the latest version of its browser-based tool to secure host access to IBM mainframes, midrange and UNIX servers across the corporate intranet or extranet. Building on its previous versions, Aviva for Java 3.0 helps extend enterprise data to e-business applications and remote users. Aviva’s new […]

IBM Monday unleashed its “Turbo” Server. This comes on the wake of recent announcements made by superpower rival Sun Microsystems, which has pledged to create speedier Unix servers in 2001. Always wary of its competition, especially in the server market, Big Blue has made a pre-emptive strike with its new eServer pSeries 680. It claims […]

MyPoints.com Inc. Thursday posted some dismal financial news and let a third of its work force walk. The Internet marketing outfit said it estimated the pro forma loss for the third quarter is expected to be between $14 million to $16 million, or a loss of 39 cents per share to 45 cents per share. […]

ElectricStreets Inc. Thursday enlisted mobile solutions outfit Corrigo Inc. to help property managers deliver better communication and more effective service delivery within their communities. ElectricStreets provides property owners and managers with an intranet solution encompassing content, community and commerce that facilitates online access to property management services. Through the agreement with Corrigo, owners and managers […]

One day after IBM Corp. gave its some cash, TurboLinux Inc. said it would support Big Blue’s entire embattled eServer line. IBM’s new e-business server last week became the target of a small firm called Technauts, which sued the giant because it said it holds a patent on the name “eServer,” the title of its […]