InternetNews Staff

E-mail has proven to be one of the most popular Internet applications with estimates from Jupiter Research (a unit of this site’s corporate parent) that there will be 115 million active e-mail users by the end of 2002. Unfortunately, almost as many users will also be exposed to the disappointments of the communication app, such […]

Telecom service provider SBC Communications is standardizing its data services across its regional subsidiaries as it expands its Internet protocol networks. The move aligns pricing for services such as frame relay , ATM and private line offerings, across the San Antonio, Texas, company’s coverage areas and provides a single contact for its business customers, a […]

New measurements from Nielsen//NetRatings that allow for more accurate tracking of Internet users revealed high traffic figures for Microsoft, Yahoo!, and AOL for the month of October 2002. “Digital Media Universe” (DMU) tracking is expected to add an estimated 10 percent increase to Nielsen//NetRatings’ previous measurement system by combining Web-based traffic with Internet applications and […]

Trellix Corp., a Concord, Mass.-based private-label ASP that specializes in of Web site publishing and hosting technologies, today announced a partnership with Bizopia, a hosting and site building provider for small businesses. Under terms the agreement, Bizopia will use the Trellix platform and hosting services to offer Web site creation, domain name services and Web-based […]

Stamford, Conn.-based research firm META Group, Inc. recently completed a study of the enterprise wireless local area network (WLAN) market. Based on its findings, META Group expects the WLAN market to grow at a compound rate of 30 percent annually. The study evaluates vendors that focus on providing comprehensive wireless solutions based on the IEEE […]

ARCi Debuts High Capacity 5 GHz System Wireless AP Designed to Root Out Rogue Users U.S. Robotics Joins Wi-Fi Alliance ARCi Debuts High Capacity 5 GHz System Campbell, Calif.-based Advanced Radio Cells, Inc. (ARCi), maker of 5 GHz, license-free equipment, introduced sub-$500 CPE pricing for its 20 Mbps subscriber transceiver/antenna plus modem. This cost-effective and aggressively […]

Dataquest, a division of Gartner, Inc., reports that the rate of broadband Internet use in the U.S. has nearly tripled over the past two years—growing at a rate of nearly 9 percent each month. Survey results also indicate that the number of U.S. households accessing the Internet via either broadband or dial-up grew at a […]

Looking to extend its reach and grasp onto more small and mid-size business customers, Web-based ASP NetLedger Inc. yesterday announced a three-tier reseller program that targets channel partners, certified consultants and advisors. The San Mateo, Calif.-based company says the goal of the program is to build an “industry ecosystem” around NetLedger’s Oracle Small Business Suite, […]

Content management software provider Vignette Corp. and IBM have expanded their strategic alliance as both companies look for a bigger slice of a smaller enterprise IT pie. As a result of their expanded relationship, IBM has dubbed Vignette its first “certified management business partner” for IBM’s latest enterprise product pitch called Dynamic Workplaces. The companies […]

SBC Communications is unveiling new bundled service offerings, saying customers want to simplify ordering and billing for Internet, phone and satellite TV services. Currently, 7 million, or 22 percent of SBC subscribers, pay for some version of aggregated service. The San Antonio, Texas, Baby Bell says independent research shows an additional 38 percent are interested […]

America Online has launched a new broadband version of its popular radio service, Radio@AOL, which features new content from the ISP as it looks for ways to convert its narrowband subscribers to high-speed connections. The service is similar to the Radio@AOL musical service that is among AOL’s most popular features. The Broadband Radio@AOL service, however, […]

Tape drive component manufacturer Read-Rite announced today that it has made a breakthrough in data storage technology, achieving a magnetic data storage world record of 146 gigabits per square inch using vertical recording technology. According to the company, this breakthrough shatters the previous perpendicular record announced earlier this week, by Seagate, by over 40%, and […]