Elizabeth Clampet

Users logging on to financial Web site E*Trade ran into difficulties for the third straight day Friday when they were unable to trade or view their accounts early in the afternoon. Users were prevented from accessing the site’s trading functions from approximately 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. EST, smack in the middle of the trading […]

Seeking to accommodate its users’ need for speed, California telco GTC Telecom, Inc. Friday began offering T1 wireless Internet service. The T1 wireless service is a dedicated high-speed network designed for businesses. Speeds for the T1 service will start from 384kilobytes-per-second, as opposed to a maximum dial-up connection of 56Kbps. Pricing was not disclosed. Mark […]

Looking to gauge the levels of customer service and support available in the Internet service provider market, communications firms ICG Netcom and Southwestern Bell Corp. are sponsoring a study of ISP users. Entitled “The 1999 U.S. Study of ISPs’ Performance in Customer Service and Support,” the study will be run by consulting firm Pittiglio Rabin […]

@Home Network Wednesday announced that it finalized its acquisition of Narrative Communications, with a final price tag of $96 million. Under terms of the agreement, @Home acquired all outstanding shares and assumed all outstanding options and warrants of Narrative in exchange for 1.35 million shares of @Home common stock. Narrative’s Enliven Business Unit is the […]

In an effort to personalize its services, Gateway 2000 Inc. Wednesday signed an agreement with Yahoo! to offer co-branded, customized Web pages to gateway.net subscribers. The agreement calls for Gateway My Yahoo! to be the default homepage bundled in select Gateway computer systems with access to gateway.net. Users can personalize their start pages to include […]

TradeWeb, a Web site devoted to bond trading, Thursday announced that Barclays Capital has become the latest participant in its network. Barclays Capital joins fellow participants Credit Suisse First Boston, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Salomon Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch as a primary dealer on TradeWeb’s site. “We are hitting critical mass,” said Jim Toffey, […]

Looking to tap into the growing online financial market, Qwest Communications International Inc. is teaming up with ADP Brokerage Services Group to jointly develop and market a solution to help securities firms offer Web-based brokerage services. The companies said Monday they are looking to develop an end-to-end network and securities processing environment that will provide […]

Microsoft Corp.’s legal team is keeping busy, as a new lawsuit against the computer giant was filed Tuesday over alleged patent infringement involving plug-in and applet technology. Eolas Technologies Inc., a Chicago-based Internet technology firm, filed suit for infringement of its patent on browser technology, charging that Microsoft’s Windows 98, Windows 95 and Internet Explorer […]

CyberGuard Corp., Monday announced that the current versions of its firewall have been officially certified to the E3 level of assurance in accordance with the European Information Technology Security Evaluation Criteria (ITSEC). A standard recognized internationally, ITSEC certification rates the level of trust of IT security products. Many European governments, including the U.K., require E3 […]

ePALS Classroom Exchange, an international network of grade school classrooms, announced this week that it has register more than 10,000 online classrooms into its network. The site now connects more than 850,000 students in more than 90 countries around the world. It is designed to introduce students to a variety of different cultures. The site […]

To tap into to the increasing popularity of handheld computers, InfoSpace.com, Inc. formed a partnership with AvantGo, Inc. Thursday to bring its Web content channels to the portable devices. As a participant in AvantGo’s Content Partner Program, InfoSpace.com will provide a wide variety of content, including business, entertainment, finance, national, world, technology, top stories and […]

Ticketing service Advantix, Inc. this week announced a merger with Tickets.com in an effort to go up against recently merged Ticketmaster/CitySearch. The merged company, to be called Tickets.com, is designed to establish the “first globally-branded company for entertainment, sports and travel tickets,” the company said. It will provide ticketing information and services for sports and […]