Gretchen Hyman

Frontera Corporation, a Los Angeles-based application service provider, today announced that it will offer the BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform as part of its hosting solutions. WebLogic is an infrastructure that delivers workflow management and business-to-business collaboration solutions for customers in vertical markets. By delivering hosted solutions on WebLogic, Frontera expects to expand its customer relationship […]

It is either someone’s worst nightmare, or the answer to their prayers: a Web site where information on personal reputations is available online. Through a partnership between Los Angeles-based RepCheck Inc., the makers of this personal reputations database, and mobileStorm, a wireless applications developer, the site’s information will now be available over WAP-enabled mobile devices […]

After getting slapped with two lawsuits earlier this week and watching its stock value nosedive 14 percent following the Napster ruling, online music service MP3.com got some good news this week in the form of a glowing endorsement from Madonna’s Maverick Records. The home of big name artists Prodigy, the Deftones, and Jude, Maverick inked […]

Online movie ticketing site Fandango today announced that Loudcloud Inc. of Sunnyvale, California, will host its Internet site operations. According to the company, Loudcloud will design and manage Fandango’s infrastructure, including bandwidth, networking, storage, servers, and software using its proprietary Opsware automation technology. Loudcloud was formed in September 1999 by Netscape cofounder Marc Andreessen, and […]

PacketVideo today announced receipt of an undisclosed investment from Sun Microsystems and Motorola as part of its Series E round. The round’s total is expected to be between $80 million to $100 million and will be formally announced in March, said a company official. Today’s preliminary announcement comes on the heels of PacketVideo’s release of […]

StoreRunner Network, an Internet commerce infrastructure company that operates the online shopping portal StoreRunner.com, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In a public statement, the company attributed the measure to a need to reorganize and protect its current assets, valued at more than $60 million. StoreRunner.com functions as a shopping portal for more than 8,500 […]

MindArrow Systems Inc., a developer of software and services that deliver and track multimedia communications over the Internet, today announced the appointment of Joseph Matlock, Jr. to the company’s board of directors. Matlock comes to MindArrow with 25 years of experience in corporate and commercial banking. Prior to joining MindArrow, Matlock served as chairman, president, […]

Internet storage company StoragePoint has laid off 50 percent of its staff, amounting to eight employees and its chief executive officer. According to Chairman and cofounder Scott Zimmerman, the measure was taken pending series C funding which took longer than expected to raise. Zimmerman stated that the layoffs are considered unpaid leaves of absence and […]

In its second major alliance this week with an Internet music company, San Diego-based Qualcomm entered into a relationship with popular Internet music site Launch Media (launch.com) to develop Qualcomm’s Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW), an applications platform for Code Division Multiple Access wireless devices. In a public statement, Launch revealed plans to develop […]

Online film portal IFilm pocketed $10 million in its sixth round of funding. The company raised $35 million in a fifth round in January of last year. IFilm serves as a directory for the Internet film industry and as an online resource for film fans, filmmakers, and entertainment industry professionals. The site contains links to […]

Keeping its finger on the pulse of one of the fastest growing markets for digital music, MP3.com, Inc. today announced the launch of its Asia division, a venture that will combine local language sites with digital music content and services specific to Asian markets. MP3.com’s Asia presence will seek out partnerships with regional content providers […]

Taking advantage of its continuing research on the delivery of secure downloaded media, Kanakaris Wireless (http://www.kanakaris.com) will launch a CinemaWear DVOD (downloadable video on demand) service offering high-quality distribution of movies available from the company’s CinemaPop.com web site. Selected movie offerings will be available for direct download with complete security and delivery at the fastest […]