Gretchen Hyman

Hewlett-Packard Compay took a bold step today against the backdrop of a still-shaky economy to accelerate the push for Linux-supported business solutions and display its improved lineup of Linux-based hardware, customized software, and service offerings for the business and telecommunications industries. Among its wares on display at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo are Linux-based workstations, […]

San Diego, Calif.-based WebSideStory is touting its new outsourced ebusiness service HitBox Enterprise Version 6.5 as one of the first analysis services that can measure and track user interaction with anything built with Macromedia Flash. With Flash being widely used in business applications for advertising, ecommerce, presentations, training courses, and promotional sites, the ability to […]

Web host WebSideStory of San Diego has raised $3 million in third-round funding. The round was led by private investment firm Westcliff Capital Management, and brings the company’s venture capital tally to $40 million to date. Existing investors Summit Partners and TA Associates did not participate in this round. WebSideStory jointly announced the launch of […]

Following a multimillion dollar infrastructure overhaul last year of the company’s streaming technology, idealab! prodigy FirstLook Inc. reintroduced itself today to the online community as an official syndicator of Hollywood-based content for media sites and online retailers. Formally a destination portal for consumers to access streaming previews of movies and music, FirstLook revised its business […]

Radio Free Virgin, a digital radio broadcasting company, has agreed to partner with Digital eStation to expand its current PC offerings to the Digital eBox, an Internet-based entertainment system delivered through a set-top box and user interface system. The Digital eBox contains a convergence hardware platform for all forms of digital entertainment. As part of […]

M7 Networks today announced the appointment of Bill Erickson as the company’s new president and CEO. M7 Networks is an infrastructure services startup that provides technology platforms and managed services to business application service providers and network operators. Erickson will replace interim CEO Hans Davidsson, a managing partner at founding company ideaEDGE Ventures. Prior to […]

Internet storage infrastructure provider Xdrive Technologies, Inc. today announced it has been tapped by Microsoft Corp. to provide third-party storage for Windows XP Beta 2 web services. Formerly code-named “Whistler,” Windows XP is the new Microsoft Windows operating system for the home and workplace. Xdrive’s storage service will be included as a function of the […]

As convergence issues weigh heavily on the minds of those in the music, broadcast, publishing, and entertainment industries, over recent months IBM Global Services has made stealthy progress in establishing its role in the digital conversion process. Through the introduction of a range of digital software and technology infrastructures, IBM has taken part in the […]

Los Angeles-based HostPro, Inc., the Internet and Web hosting subsidiary of Micron Electronics, Inc., has appointed Robert Hollander as vice president of business development and Garrett Mullins as vice president of sales. Prior to joining HostPro, Hollander served as vice president for global hosting at WorldCom, a global communications company. He brings with him 15 […]

Xdrive Technologies of Santa Monica, Calif., has laid off 16 employees from its 200 staff members as a result of shifting emphasis from free individual user services to enterprise software services, the company announced today. Xdrive is an infrastructure and software services company. The layoffs will occur across the board in all departments. In December […]

Technology tradeshow producer Key3Media Group, Inc. released results of a study today on application service provider (ASP) industry trends, indicating that the ASP marketplace is currently flourishing. The survey was conducted in conjunction with Survey.com and Omni Consulting Group LLP, and involved more than 1,500 participants. Omni Consulting is a research firm for the technology […]

Fasturn Inc. today announced the appointment of William Seagrave as CEO. Fasturn is a Los Angeles-based procurement solutions provider for manufacturers and retailers in the apparel and textiles industry. Seagrave has worked in the technology industry since the late 1970s. He will assume the CEO position previously held by Frank Litvack, who will remain with […]