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AdForce to Serve Ads on 1stUP.com Outsourced ad server and network AdForce this week announced it will manage and deliver ads for a fellow CMGI company, private-label Internet access provider 1stUp.com. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. 1stUp.com enables companies to offer branded dial-up Internet access to consumers. Banner ads are displayed on […]

Lotus Development Corp is giving providers the option of paying the company a flat-rate for ASP licensing. The announcement was the highlight of the company’s new ASP strategy announced Monday (Sep 11th). Under the new scheme, ASPs who enter a hosting contract with Lotus can pay a monthly fee that covers licenses for Domino, Notes, […]

Streaming media is hot, and according to a new poll can boost the value of your Web site. A new survey conducted by E-valuations.com for theDial shows that the availability of streaming audio boosts the value of a Web site. Results of the survey show that 64 percent of respondents believe streaming audio increases a […]

Microsoft Corp. Wednesday announced the acquisition of MongoMusic Inc., a digital music infrastructure company pushing a collaborative approach with record labels and artists, reportedly for an estimated $65 million in stock. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company plans to relocate its 65 employees to the software giant’s homebase of Redmond, Wash., a company official was quoted […]

Convera Corp., the company being formed by chip giant Intel and video management developer Excalibur Technologies Corp., has secured its first client: the National Basketball Association. The NBA has reached an agreement for Intel to develop and distribute interactive NBA content, including enhanced broadband programming and interactive game broadcasts. The initial products to be developed […]

Loc8.net, a Kirkland-based company providing wireless location-based services and portable tracking devices, announced today its name change to Locate Networks, Inc. According to Michael Crowson, co-founder and CEO of Locate Networks, the name change is meant to more clearly reflect the business of the company. “The new name more clearly reflects the business we’re in, […]

Lucent Technologies is delivering up some new software called Contact Assist that makes it possible for e-commerce Web sites to automatically identify customers who are encountering difficulties and offer them immediate help. The assistance comes in the form of customized help screens, or live agent contact via telephone callback, voice over IP, fax, online text […]

Labor Ready, Inc., which provides temporary manual labor through the Web has launched its online ordering system to service the entire United States. The Tacoma-based company is one of the first staffing companies to offer access to temporary labor services via the web. Labor Ready now operates 853 dispatch offices in all 50 states, Canada, […]

While it is clear that children have a great deal of influence regarding online purchases, the fact remains that kids have no money. According to new research by the AdRelevance division of Media Metrix, online advertisers wanting to reach this key demographic are shifting their focus away from children and on to families. The research […]

[Berlin, GERMANY] The Internet service provider 1&1 Internet AG in Montabaur will introduce a new flat-rate to the market before the end of September. As sources close to the company told the editors of de.internet.com, the flat-rate will cost DM 29 (US $12.80) a month and the amount of data is to be limited. Access […]

Microsoft, in a joint venture with Ericsson, today launched Ericsson Microsoft Mobile Venture AB. This previously announced joint company will develop and market mobile email solutions for operators. The first of these solutions from the new company are expected to be on the market by the end of the year. Preparations for the joint company […]

Report: Family Targeted Ads Rose, Children-Specific Declined Online advertising by companies targeting families grew 96 percent during the past quarter, while advertising by businesses targeting children declined 56 percent, according to a report released Monday by AdRelevance, a division of Media Metrix. The report, which analyzed standard 468×60 banner ad campaigns of 183 child and […]