InternetNews Staff

The computer revolution can almost entirely be placed at the feet of one company. What’s that you say? Microsoft? No, though that’s a good guess. It’s actually Xerox Corp. In 1970, Xerox, anticipating a paperless office, opened the Palo Alto Research Center or PARC. PARC was not a research and development center. Instead, its purpose […]

e-Business solutions and services provider NetObjects Inc. Wednesday snagged Orem, Utah-based MyComputer.com Inc for about $51 million in cash and stock. NetObjects has made an additional $6 million in common stock shares contingent on future performance of MyComputer. NetObjects also agreed to advance MyComputer $2 million. MyComputer is an application service provider (ASP) specializing in […]

AtomFilms today announced Atom Talent, an interactive online service designed to provide Atom filmmakers with tools they can use to guide their career. Atom Talent pages are unique in the online entertainment space, in that they are operated by the artist. A longstanding supporter and promoter of independent artists, AtomFilms launched this new initiative to […]

MusicReaper.net has launched a beta version of its music application service, which allows Web sites to add a virtual music presence without the need for extensive hardware and content infrastructure. The goal is to make it extremely easy for sites to add a musical presence as well as allow music to be used as a […]

AT&T Broadband has come one step closer to enabling a convergent experience with the help of one Seattle Company. AT&T announced yesterday that they have selected Seattle-based Qpass to provide eWallet transaction services for its advanced interactive TV platform. Built on open industry standards, Qpass will provide the secure commerce infrastructure to support transactions between […]

The “digital divide,” the ever-widening gap between those with and without access to technology, is often overlooked by American businesses. While most see the digital divide as a problem best left to governments and NGOs, some of America’s top businesses are now becoming involved and figuring ways to overcome the digital divide and benefit everyone […]

Gizmoz, creators of rich media content distribution networks, this week announced a partnership with pop soul crooners Boyz II Men to publicize the group’s new album, “Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya” via viral marketing. “This is the second gizmo we are doing with Boyz II Men,” said Gizmoz chief operating officer and co-founder Yossi Amossy. “The […]

[Berlin, GERMANY] VIAG Interkom calls for the federal government to refund what it sees as an “economically unjustifiable portion” of the sum for the UMTS license. Maximilian Ardelt, CEO of the telecommunications company, said at the awards ceremony for the Arbeitsplatzinvestor-Preis in Frankfurt on Main that the UMTS billions would dramatically reduce the short-range and […]

10-17-00 2:55pm Update: Ericcson has just announced the winners of the Ericcson Internet Community Award (ERICA). The Internet and wireless company is presenting the awards to five charitable and non-profit organizations to further their development of projects involving implementing Internet technology to better the lives and communities of those they serve. Each of the winners […]

Privately held Qpass has been selected by AT&T Broadband to provide eWallet transaction services for AT&T’s advanced interactive TV platform. Built on open industry standards, Qpass will provide a secure commerce infrastructure to support transactions between integrated online merchants and their customers for the sale of content, goods and services via advanced cable set-top boxes […]

[Berlin, GERMANY] The Federal Minister of Labor wants to regulate private Internet use in the workplace. The new guideline would allow independent agreements or wage agreements to restrict private surfing at work. The business magazine “Handelsblatt” reported today that company interests must not be affected by this in any way. The paper quotes the department […]

Walt Disney Internet Group Tuesday relaunched its Go.com Web search service. The revamped site vastly differs from its predecessor, which was a general interest portal competing with the likes of Yahoo and AOL. The new site focuses on the entertainment and leisure industries, noted Steve Bornstein, chairman of Walt Disney Internet Group. “Consumers are increasingly […]