Elizabeth Clampet

CompuServe Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of America Online, reported today it is reorganizing operations and laying off 500 employees in efforts to become more profitable. In conjunction with the CompuServe reorganization, AOL announced its own changes in management and service. The CompuServe reorganization comes after a review of how the company will best be […]

Breakthrough Software Inc., developers of the e-commerce Internet Business Breakthrough (IBB) application, and Verio Northern California joined forces to provide small- to medium-sized companies with a solution for conducting business on the Web. The e-commerce package is available through Verio Northern California and, after a one time set-up fee of $30, provides commerce site hosting, […]

3Com introduced today the V.pcm Interoperability Testing Program, an initiative developed to ensure 56K modem compatibility. The program will provide modem makers with an outlet to test interoperability among their products. 3Com will offer access to servers that modem manufacturers can dial into for testing. The company will also give client modems and technical assistance […]

The Internet posted its strongest performance to date, according to the latest report released today by Inverse Network Technology, in which the performance of 25 leading Internet Service Providers was tested. Inverse’s findings for the fourth quarter 1997 show that ISPs are continuing to improve their call failure rates, or the amount of times a […]

Ramp Networks introduced this week a high-speed Internet access device designed for telecommuters, power users, and home office workers. WebRamp PC is software that combines two modems to double the delivery speed of Web pages using regular telephone lines. The product requires two telephone lines and two Internet access accounts. The product is designed for […]

Orion Network Systems Inc. and IDT Corporation announced today they have partnered to deliver satellite-based Internet access services worldwide. Orion, provider of satellite-based Internet services for Internet Service Providers and corporate customers, and IDT, developer of Internet telephony services, will offer their services around the world, using Orion’s network of three satellites. With the addition […]

Concentric Network Corp. announced today it will acquire Santa Clara, CA-based InterNex Information Services, Inc. for $15.5 million in cash. Concentric said it plans to combine InterNex’s public peering arrangements with its dedicated private peering and transit connections to high volume network providers. InterNex is a provider of hosting and dedicated access services. “Our acquisition […]

America Online, Bertelsmann, Canal+, and Cegetel announced today they have joined to deliver Internet services in France. Under the agreement, Cegetel and Canal+ will acquire a 55% stake in AOL France and CompuServe France, once the acquisition of CompuServe Europe by America Online and Bertelsmann has been completed, pooling its list of subscribers. Subscribers to […]

U S WEST Communications announced it partnered with Cisco Systems and Intermedia Communications Inc. to develop its next-generation data communications network. U S WEST will install Cisco networking equipment in over 80 points of presence (POPs) across the U.S. through the end of 1998. Along with this deployment of Cisco switches and dial access systems, […]

SAVVIS Communications announced today it acquired Seattle-based Internet access provider Interconnected Associates (IXA). The acquisition reflects SAVVIS’s strategy to expand its services nationwide. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. IXA is a business-oriented service provider in the Seattle-Portland, OR region, offering Internet access at speeds ranging from Fractional T-1 (128 Kbps) to T-3 (45 […]

GTE Internetworking announced today some significant upgrades to its DiaLinx nationwide remote-access network. New enhancements include an expansion of International DiaLinx to 100 countries worldwide, the addition of 150 new points of presence (PoPs) nationwide, and ISDN capability. Internationally, in conjunction with telco provider EQUANT, DiaLinx traffic will be carried via EQUANT’s network to the […]

Sprint announced it will begin rolling out 56Kbps Internet access service nationwide the first quarter 1998. The company reports the high-speed 56K service will be available in many major cities across the country in about 60 days using a national access number. Sprint will be implementing 3Com’s x2 technology, and will work with 3Com on […]