Cyrus Afzali

Scientific-Atlanta Inc. this week unveiled a new line of products and network technology that will allow cable operators to cost-effectively increase their network bandwidth to support high-speed Internet, video-on demand and Internet telephony services. The first product announced at this week’s Western Cable Show in Anaheim, Calif., was the GainMaker broadband amplifier platform, which allows […]

Concerned that online investors may be overextending themselves to purchase volatile Internet stocks, many online brokerages are imposing new restrictions on using borrowed money to pay for them. Broker Salomon Smith Barney Wednesday put new restrictions on using margin accounts to purchase shares in 18 companies, including Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc. and eBay. DLJdirect […]

Internet provider Verio Inc. is expanding its presence on the East Coast with the purchase of new-york.net, one of New York’s largest independent ISPs. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Thursday’s deal marks Verio’s third buy of a large independent provider in the New York area over the past year. Earlier this year, Verio […]

Cisco Systems Inc. Wednesday acquired router maker PipeLinks Inc. for $126 million in stock in a deal that will move Cisco and its Internet provider customers further into the voice-over-IP market. PipeLinks makes a variety of routers that are capable of simultaneously transporting circuit-based and IP traffic. The deal builds on a relationship began in […]

Cable Internet provider @Home Corp. Wednesday acquired Full Force Systems Inc., a developer of applications for set-top boxes and interactive television. The company also announced a new venture that could boost its subscriber base by up to 15 million homes and businesses. @Home said the acquisition of Full Force goes along with its plans to […]

Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. Monday launched a new program it hopes will accelerate the development of new media content to capitalize on the growth in broadband networks. Dubbed “Built for Broadband,” Cisco said the program will help ensure a variety of content will be ready to deploy across broadband networks as they become […]

Community site Tripod, a division of Lycos, Tuesday added a new service dubbed Private Pods to its host of member services. While it sounds like an old horror movie, Private Pods is a free service designed to help Tripod members create private homepages and communities. The company is targeting users who are hesitant about publishing […]

Electronic commerce provider NetGateway Inc. Tuesday acquired ShoppingPlanet.com’s e-Operator system for an undisclosed amount. e-Operator, a small business operating system, will be incorporated into StoresOnline.com, a storefront building site newly acquired by NetGateway. Its features include inventory management, purchasing management, order fulfillment, order status, sales commissions, Web-based order procurement and payment processing. “Through the pending […]

CoolSavings.com Inc. Monday filed three more lawsuits in a Chicago federal court, charging companies with violating a patent it was granted for its interactive marketing method. The news comes after the company filed suits against three other companies, beginning with Emaginet Inc. on Oct. 19. In the latest lawsuits, CoolSavings alleges the other sites offer […]

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange and TheStreet.com, an online financial publication, are teaming to create a new index that will track Internet stocks. The two received approval Wednesday from the Securities and Exchange Commission to set up the exchange, which will begin trading Dec. 9 on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. The index will track the performance […]

Microsoft Corp.’s WebTV Networks Inc. has renewed its agreement with Internet provider Concentric Network Corp. to provide Internet access to owners of the set-top boxes. The new two-year deal becomes effective Jan. 1. In November, WebTV said Concentric would provide increased dial-up capacity during the holiday season, when the service typically sees a large influx […]

CNET Inc., publisher of a variety of technology Web sites, Friday became the latest company to face a domain name lawsuit. Snap Technologies Inc., which produces the CollegeEdge Web site, Friday filed a complaint in a San Francisco federal court against CNET, requesting the company stop using the Snap name in conjunction with its search […]