Colin C. Haley

Already a force in Web and ad-related search, Google is gaining traction in the enterprise. The Mountain View, Calif., firm has nine new customers for its specialized hardware/software appliance. They are: the City of San Diego, Discover Communications, Hitachi Data Systems, Nextel, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, the San Diego Union-Tribune, the U.S. Army and Xerox. […]

Appealing to shareholders before tomorrow’s pivotal meeting, Aspen Technology downplayed a Federal Trade Commission probe and urged approval of a $100 million financing package from Advent International. “The company believes that the FTC announcement seeking divestiture of Hyprotech makes the approval of the proposed Advent financing even more important for AspenTech and its shareholders,” the […]

Cambridge, Mass.-based Aspen Technology has vowed to defend itself from the Federal Trade Commission’s allegation that its $99 million acquisition of Hyprotech violates competition regulations. “We do not agree with the FTC’s assertions (and) are confident that the acquisition has brought significant benefits to our customers and is not anticompetitive,” said David McQuillin, AspenTech president […]

Citing strong demand from investors and customers, Broadband Central has doubled its planned wireless Internet coverage area to 22 states. The new states are: Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio and Wyoming. Initially, the Draper, Utah, company targeted 11 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, […]

In its latest longterm IT outsourcing deal, IBM has added five years and $400 million onto an existing contract with credit agency Equifax . Big Blue will manage Equifax mainframes, mid-range servers, Web systems, networks, and a global help desk in the United States, Canada and Europe. IBM will provide Equifax with enterprise systems and […]

Cisco Systems said its net income rose but revenue fell slightly during the fourth quarter as it continued to operate in a challenging network equipment market. CEO John Chambers said he’s cautiously optimistic that the long-depressed industry is headed toward recovery, though he declined to predict when. Cisco customers are beginning to consider equipment upgrades, […]

A small security firm has landed a big deal with IBM . Wave Systems said its applications will be used by Big Blue in certain ThinkPad notebooks and ThinkCentre desktops. News of the deal, which comes a week after an agreement to put its software on Intel desktop motherboards, sent the Lee, Mass.-based Wave cresting […]

To lower production costs and free up capital, Tellabs will outsource manufacturing of its North America products to Sanmina-SCI . About 325 workers will lose jobs as a result. The company will shutter its 545,000-square-foot facility in Bolingbrook, Ill., by year’s end and them put the facility on the market. Remaining employees will move to […]

Verizon has issued a chilly response to AT&T’s announcement yesterday that it would sell bundled services in New York. “Our bundled DSL offer is $29.95 period with no price jumps or surprises. One bill is available to millions of ourcustomers, not in just one state, and not ‘eventually,’” Verizon spokeswoman Bobbi Henson told internetnews.com. “AT&T’s […]

Mazu Networks, citing increased demand for its network security software and a desire to tap new geographic markets, is expanding. The privately held company will double the size of its Cambridge, Mass., headquarters to 14,000 square feet, adding more room for developers, marketers and administrative staff, as well as allow for future growth. It will […]

AT&T , which sold its cable broadband subsidiary to Comcast for $29 billion in December, is back in the residential high-speed Internet game, this time through a partner. The Morristown, N.J., telecom carrier said it is offering digital subscriber line service through Covad Communications’ national network. Available in New York now, and additional states by […]

Looking to super-size revenues from wireless Internet access, AT&T will offer free Wi-Fi service in 60 McDonald’s restaurants in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut during a one-month promotion. Throughout August, customers in these locations can connect via a Wi-Fi-enabled device (laptop, mobile phone, personal digital assistant) at no charge. After that, the cost is […]