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LSI Logic Corporation announced the certification today of its Fusion-MPT based LSI44929-O and LSI40919-O host bus adapters (HBAs) with Spectra Logic’s enterprise-class Spectra 12000 and 64000 tape libraries. “Certification of our HBAs with Spectra Logic’s enterprise-class tape libraries underlines our commitment to high-performance customer solutions,” said Robert Anderson, LSI Logic’s HBA group director. “Interoperability of […]

Tasked with heralding interoperable wireless technologies, the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA) reports that 232 Wi-Fi product certifications have been awarded to 61 member companies since March of 2000. WECA Chairman Dennis Eaton said the continued growth in certifications indicates that Wi-Fi is the world’s dominant wireless LAN technology. “There is no secret formula behind […]

Celarix, a Cambridge, Mass., provider of supply chain management software, has raised $17 million in financing for operations and product development. The privately held company also said it expects to reach break-even in the next six months. Austin Ventures lead the round. Previous backers Charles River Ventures, JP Morgan Partners, TL Ventures, Integral Capital Partners […]

By @NY Staff Acquirers spent $40 billion to snap up the assets of nearly 1,300 Internet and dot-com companies in 2001, half of which were infrastructure plays, said deal tracking firm Webmergers. But despite a flurry of going-out-of-business sales throughout the year, a “perfect storm” of factors conspired against dealmaking that saw at least 40 […]

WorldCom , the business data and Internet communications provider, today announced that eMachines, Inc., the desktop personal computers provider has selected WorldCom to host and manage the Web site for its new online direct sales channel. eMachines, which was founded in September, 1998 and sells its products through retailers internationally in addition to catalog and […]

Corporate expense management ASP and independent software vendor (ISV) Concur Technologies announced today that London-based travel industry giant Sabre (EMEA) will use Concur Expense to automate its travel expense process. While Concur offers both licensed and hosted versions of its applications, Sabre EMEA has selected the ASP model of Concur Expense. The service will allow […]

Citing research from analyst firm Gartner Inc. which predicts that the North American IT outsourcing market will grow from $101 billion last year to nearly $160 billion by 2005, Loudcloud, Inc., , the Sunnyville, Calif.-based managed services provider (MSP), says that its customers will save close to $70 million during the life of their contracts. […]

Bothell, Wash.-based storage area networking (SAN) solutions provider Vixel Corp. forged an OEM agreement with Avid Technology Inc. Tuesday, clearing the way for the integration of Vixel’s 9000 Series 2 Gigabit per second (2 Gb/s) Fibre Channel Switches with Avid’s non-linear video and audio editing systems. Avid’s products are used to make television and news […]

Natural language processing (NLP) technology provider Leverance, based in Bothell, Wash., partnered with Newfound Communications Tuesday in order to incorporate Newfound’s advanced grammar management technology with Leverance’s Language Enabled Application Platform (LEAP). Leverance said Newfound Communications’ technology adds parsing and searching capabilities to the platform. LEAP is a highly generalized language recognition engine aimed at […]

Hams Are Your Friends [November 9, 2001] Although you might worry about amateur operators with powerful transmitters interfering with your Wi-Fi network, members of the ISP-Wireless list say they are more often friend than foe. Glass That Cuts Signals [September 19, 2001] Members of the ISP-Wireless list share the secrets of tinted glass. Although most […]

Just one week after signing a $32 million agreement with Indiana’s M*Plan The TriZetto Group, Inc. , the Newport Beach, Calif.-based healthcare ASP, today announced it has signed a five-year, $14 million contract with Capital Blue Cross of Harrisburg, Pa. Under the terms of the agreement, TriZetto will host and manage Facets, its managed-care administrative […]

By @NY Staff Struggling Latin American portal StarMedia Networks has sold its Brazilian search engine, Cade, to Yahoo!’s Brasil subsidiary for an undisclosed amount. The combination of Cade with Yahoo! Brasil is expected to create the third largest portal in Brazil, the companies said. Brazil has the largest Internet market in Latin America, reaching about […]