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After years running on a hybrid application server platform, automotive information resources provider Edmunds.com Thursday selected BEA Systems to provide its WebLogic Enterprise Platform as the foundation for its new architecture. Edmunds.com offers consumers True Market Value pricing tools, insurance and financing resources, vehicle reviews and comparisons, warranty and performance information, and access to new […]

Centra Software Inc. , a Web-based enterprise collaboration software provider, today announced revenues of $8.5 million for its second quarter, which ended on June 30. The figure is down from $9.8 million for the same quarter last year, but exceeds the company’s previous guidance of $8.0 to $8.3 million and is a 13 percent increase […]

Sony today announced that the company’s global recording media business has received qualification from Quantum Corporation to manufacture DLTtape(TM) IV media. Sony DLTtape IV media uses half-inch MP (metal particle) tape in a single-reel cartridge, designed to store 80 GB of data (compressed) and to transfer data at up to 12 MB/s (compressed), when used […]

Imation and O-Mass AS, a subsidiary of Tandberg Data, today announced they have signed an agreement to work together to develop the world’s fastest performing, highest capacity tape drive based on a combination of magnetic and optical technologies. In addition, Imation will acquire a 12 percent equity stake in O-Mass AS for US $5 million, […]

Internet service provider (ISP) United Online reported progress on its efforts to move users from its free Internet program to its paid services. Reporting its quarterly earnings, the parent company of NetZero and Juno said paid subscribers jumped 7 percent in the quarter, rising to 1.7 million at the end of June. This still represents […]

Human-resources company TMP Worldwide , the parent of online jobs site Monster, announced the resignation of its president and COO, Jim Treacy, who is leaving to explore chief executive opportunities elsewhere. Treacy’s exit was nudged along by TMP’s decision in June to extend the contract of chairman and CEO Andrew McKelvey until May 2005. McKelvey […]

Sales of handheld devices in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan) have dipped for the first time, said IDC. Market analyst at IDC Asia-Pacific’s Personal Systems Research Group, Manny Lopez, explained: “In the midst of a gloomy economy and lack of consumer confidence, the handheld device market in Asia has contracted along with the rest of […]

Critical Path has announced a global agreement with EMC to cooperatively market advanced messaging solutions to leading carriers and enterprises around the world. The companies will initially offer a preconfigured, integrated solution along with tools and methodologies to support easy migration from other messaging systems. The advanced messaging solution will combine Critical Path’s messaging and […]

VeriStor Systems today announced it will resell the full line of data recovery and backup products from UniTrends Software, including UniTrends’ Backup Professional storage management software. “Our customers increasingly require data protection that is reliable, easy to operate and reduces their operating costs,” said Murray Granger, VeriStor’s Executive Director of Sales. “UniTrends products meet those […]

Tipped off by Italian authorities, the FBI’s National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) issued a warning Monday night to U.S. Internet providers to prepare for possible “wide-scale hacker attacks” on Tuesday morning. As of late Tuesday morning, there had been no reports of outages. “On the afternoon of August 05, 2002, the National Infrastructure Protection Center […]

Digex, Inc. , is eliminating approximately 200 positions, or about 20 percent, of its workforce. The initiative will begin immediately and is concentrated in non-service delivery organizations. These efforts are part of an overall plan for the Laurel, Md.-based Digex to become “financially self-sustaining, and to align and focus resources on servicing the company’s customer […]

Oracle today announced wide-scale support by storage technology providers that have integrated and validated their solutions with Oracle9i Database, including partners such as EMC, Hewlett Packard, Hitachi, Network Appliance, Legato, Sun and VERITAS. The collaborative work between Oracle and its storage partners is intended to provide customers with better integration, faster deployments, and better service, […]