Elizabeth Clampet

Following the recent security hole found in Microsoft Corp.’s Hotmail e-mail service, the company will bring in a third party auditor to assess the program’s security. On Aug. 30th, Swedish hackers set up a Web site that could log in to any Hotmail account without requiring a password. The problem was fixed within a few […]

Enterprise firm VeriSign Inc. Wednesday signed a deal with Xedia Corp., a provider of Internet access routers, to integrate their products and services to deliver extended digital certificate services for virtual private networks. In Wednesday’s agreement, Xedia will integrate VeriSign’s (VRSN) digital certificate services into its Access Point QVPN. Access Point is designed to offer […]

Web portal Lycos Inc. Wednesday purchased financial site Quote.com Inc. for $78.3 million in cash. The deal calls for Lycos (LCOS) to acquire all of Quote.com’s outstanding stock, in exchange for approximately $78.3 million. Quote.com will be integrated into Lycos’ network, adding financial tools and information to the portal. The deal is expected to close […]

In a move designed to provide a comprehensive medical resource online, Mediconsult.com Tuesday acquired Physicians’ Online in a stock deal worth $180 million. Mediconsult.com (MCNS) agreed to purchase 100 percent of the shares of privately held Physicians’ Online for 20 million of its common shares. The transaction is expected to close by the end of […]

Virtual private network firm V-ONE Corp. Tuesday released its new Instant Extranet Server (IXS), designed to run on the Linux platform. IXS provides an automatic install of Linux v6.0 from Red Hat, (RHAT). With it, companies can share information, publish and maintain Web server content; exchange data files over private secure FTP sites and permit […]

Planet-Intra.Com Thursday released a downloadable Linux version of its namesake intranet-building software, Planet-Intra. Designed for small- to medium-sized businesses, Planet-Intra provides a no-programming, secure and customizable intranet, the company said. The current tool includes search capabilities, a user database, dynamic directory structure and file and document management. Future versions are set to include a calendar, […]

A day after the company augmented its mortgage services, Priceline.com Inc. Thursday expanded its name-your-price new car shopping service. Priceline.com (PCLN) already operates its new car buying services in New York and Florida, but Thursday expanded its reach to southern California, Florida, Connecticut, New Jersey and the greater Philadelphia area. The service is designed to […]

Art portal Artnet.com AG Wednesday struck a deal with America Online, Inc. to provide its art auctions, services and resources to AOL users. Under terms of the agreement, Artnet becomes an anchor tenant on AOL’s Shop@AOL Art & Antiques area, as well as a silver tenant in the Auctions department. In return, AOL (AOL) will […]

The security breach Monday of Microsoft’s Hotmail e-mail service was resolved in approximately 10 hours, but opened up the issue of e-mail security throughout the industry. Some 50 million Hotmail accounts were exposed on Monday by a group of hackers, calling themselves “Hackers Unite,” who set up a Web site that could log in to […]

On the heels of its successful name-your-price airfare and hotel service, Priceline.com Inc. Wednesday expanded its real estate offerings by partnering with Alliance Capital Partners for name-your-price mortgages and other homebuying services. Under terms of the agreement, Alliance’s Mortgage subsidiary will provide loan decisions at Priceline.com’s mortgage area. Alliance Mortgage is an approved Fannie Mae […]

Aiming to widen the international telephony market, AT&T Corp. and Net2Phone Inc. Tuesday partnered to bring Net2Phone’s Internet telephony services to AT&T’s global network. Under the terms of the five-year agreement, AT&T (T) will provide Net2Phone (NTOP) access to its Global Network Services, enabling Net2Phone to deliver its PC-to-telephone services to 17 countries, with future […]

Looking to increase intranet functionality, IntraNet Solutions Inc. Monday rolled out a new PDF to HTML conversion capability for its Intra.doc! Management System. IntraNet Solutions (INRS) worked closely with Adobe ((ADBE) to incorporate Adobe’s Document Server technology for PDF to HMTL conversion. The tool converts PDF documents into HTML (including those that have embedded GIF […]