Clint Boulton

Netscape Communications Wednesday unveiled an easy way for users to upgrade the encryption strength of their Navigator browsers. Customers can swiftly upgrade by downloading a 36-kilobyte file from the Netscape SmartUpdate service. In the past, customers had to download a full version of the browser to upgrade to U.S-grade encryption (128-bit) from international-grade encryption (56-bit). […]

Net2Phone Inc., a leading provider of voice-enhanced Internet services, announced Wednesday that Sprint will test its voice-over-IP technology for consumer long distance calls to Asia. Dubbed Sprint Callternatives, the service will enable calls to Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China and India and will help Net2Phone expand its IP services to other countries. Net2Phone will […]

Macromedia Tuesday announced its Flash player will be available Sept. 1 for Linux, Sun Microsystems, Inc.’s Solaris, and Silicon Graphics Inc.’s Irix platforms. Flash is the method for forming Web sites that deliver motion, sound and graphics. It should allow companies to delve into the next generation of innovative Unix-based Web applications. Unix is the […]

Internet messaging provider Mail.com, Inc. Monday acquired The Allegro Group, a provider of corporate e-mail management solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Allegro, which will act as a subsidiary of Mail.com, brings more than 1,000 corporate customers, including Continental Airlines, Mercedes Benz, NASCAR, Smuckers and the U.S. Ski Team. With its more than […]

A group of e-commerce companies is taking steps to fight e-commerce fraud. HNC Software Inc. recently asked five companies to help it battle resistance from merchants, according to The Wall Street Journal. HNC Software is forming a consortium of electronic commerce companies to use credit card collection data to combat fraud. The company has agreements […]

One day after E*TRADE Group Inc. announced that it will offer after-hours trading to its customers, the company Wednesday released an new service targeting active traders with commissions as low as $4.95. Dubbed Power E*TRADE, the new service is a step toward delivering access to customized services for online investors who place a minimum of […]

Online pet supplier Petstore.com, Tuesday acquired online tropical fish e-tailer Flying Fish Express. Petstore.com will begin offering saltwater fish and corals on Aug. 25. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Flying Fish Express, formed in March 1997, offers a unique Five-Day Arrive Alive guarantee on corals and fish in which handling is minimized to […]

A co-founder of LinkExchange came away with the Drugs.com domain which fetched $823,456 at an online auction. Tony Hsieh is a co-founder of Venture Frogs LLC, a San Francisco-based investment company focusing on Internet startups. Hsieh was the winning bidder in an auction conducted by GreatDomains.com. Hsieh said Venture Frogs plans to use the domain […]