Elizabeth Clampet

Internet service provider Rocky Mountain Internet Inc. Wednesday completed its $1.7 million acquisition of Overland Park, Kansas-based Unicom Communications. The deal marks the first time the Denver-based company has expanded outside Colorado. Unicom specializes in Internet access and Web hosting. It has a subscription base of 3,500 including Kansas City Power and Light, Data Supply […]

Online retail giant Amazon.com increased its presence in the music market Tuesday by signing a deal with Microsoft to be the exclusive music merchant on its MSN portal. MSN will feature Amazon.com’s “Buy Music Quick” links as well as rotating merchandise banners on its front page, shopping channel and other selected spots on the site. […]

Communications firm ICG Netcom Tuesday expanded its IP telephony service available to 70 new U.S. cities, bringing the total number of metro areas served to 101. Service was added to cities in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia […]

RealNetworks Inc. Monday released the final version of its popular RealSystem G2 streaming media player. The product, which was first released in beta form in July, is designed offer comprehensive multimedia content via both the Internet and corporate intranets. Its features include RealAudio and RealVideo technology, with 70 RealChannels streaming specific categories of content. Content […]

Internet service provider EarthLink inked an agreement Monday with computer retail chain CompUSA to become the chain’s official ISP. Under terms of the deal, EarthLink’s services will be offered via CompUSA’s private-label computer systems and will be the default ISP during all training courses administered by CompUSA. CompUSA will also promote EarthLink’s services during a […]

Network software developer J. River Inc. Friday debuted its ICE.PPN, designed for use by desktop users on a LAN, remote offices, or “road warriors” who need secure access to UNIX corporate servers. Unlike a virtual private network, ICE.PPN can secure data inside the LAN and from the client to the individual server, not just to […]

America Online subsidiary ICQ said Friday it will use Inktomi search technology on its portal, ICQ 99. Scheduled to be released in a test version in the coming weeks, Inktomi’s search technology will be integrated into ICQ’s main client menu, supporting customized Internet searches with just one click from the ICQ desktop icon. Called Most […]

Looking to expand internationally, online brokerage Ameritrade Holding Corp. and Deutsche Bank AG Thursday formed a joint marketing venture that will allow their customers to trade online in both the German and U.S. securities markets. Under the agreement, U.S. customers will be able to buy and sell stocks of major German and European companies through […]

Online retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. Thursday relaunched its Web site, complete with a new look and a DVD movie store featuring more than 1,200 titles. The site was redesigned to enable easier online buying, the company said. “Best Buy Online allows our customers to experience the convenience of online shopping from a brand name […]

Network Associates Inc. unveiled Merlin Enterprise, a service application designed to work with Microsoft’s SQL Server 7.0, this week at the Comdex trade show. Merlin is designed to provide a central repository and interface for network and desktop issues, allowing IT organizations to quickly respond to network problems as they occur. Merlin employs a Web […]

Adding to its suite of personalization services, Internet service provider EarthLink Tuesday released a Web site creation tool for its members. Click-n-Build is a free tool designed to help members create, publish and update a personal Web site. Earthlink has previously made Web site space has available to all its members, but decided to add […]

Marketing and advertising software firm NetGravity Tuesday expanded its global presence in the Pacific Rim by signing more than 25 premier customers and opening a new office in Hong Kong. New customers include Japanese ad agency Dentsu, Taiwan’s Sysware, Telecom New Zealand and Telstra Corporation Ltd., provider of online resources from Australias leading telecommunications carrier. […]