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Web application and content management services firm Chase Bobko is establishing a new business unit scheduled to open in Bothell on August 1st. The company decided to open the new office due to its upsurge of clients on the Eastside and its rising number of staff members, which has caused CBI to exceed its capacity […]

Go2Net and Vulcan Ventures Inc., the investment organization of Paul Allen, announced yesterday a $20 million cash investment in Sandbox.com, a provider of interactive sports and entertainment games. As part of the agreement, Vulcan Ventures will receive a seat on Sandbox.com’s Board of Directors. Yesterday’s agreement also includes a multi-million dollar marketing and promotion component, […]

XpenseWise.com, an infomediary service for banks and other financial institutions, has announced that it has closed its first round of funding. A total of $3.8 million was raised, led by TD iCapital, along with Washington Mutual, Reliant Energy, and Staenberg Venture Partners. The XpenseWise service enables backs, online bill consolidators and other financial institutions to […]

E-commerce and payment services company First Data Corp. signed an agreement allowing it to incorporate HNC Software Inc.’s eFalcon real-time Internet fraud detection service into its suite of e-commerce offerings. The move will assist its Internet clients in lowering credit card fraud losses, First Data said. Financial arrangements were not disclosed. First Data is marketing […]

MP3.com, Inc. Thursday announced that the company has reached the milestone of 500,000 songs and audio files uploaded. The song “Self-Respect” by Buckley V. Valeo was the 500,000th song uploaded on the site and can be accessed at www.mp3.com/bvv. “This is truly an historic moment for our company and for the digital music space as […]

Seattle’s Onvia.com and the Forum for Women Entrpereneurs have announced an alliance to provide women business owners with Onvia’s small business services. The Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) is an entrepreneurial organization for women building and leading high-growth technology and life science companies. Under the terms of the agreement, Onvia will integrate a co-branded version […]

In a study released yesterday by the Center for Digital Government and The Progress & Freedom Foundation, Washington State was at the top of the list, scoring perfectly in Digital Democracy and in Management/Administration. Conducted by the Center for Digital Government and The Progress & Freedom Foundation, in conjunction with Government Technology magazine, the year […]

NextNet Wireless Inc. is one step closer to making its national broadband fixed wireless access system a working reality. The developer of desktop ready, plug-and-play customer premises equipment Wednesday announced it raised $10 million in second round venture capital funding. In addition to the $8 million raised from its first round financing, NextNet Wireless is […]

MP3.com, Inc. Wednesday announced a partnership with Women.com Networks, Inc., to create a co-branded “music center” where visitors can access and manage their personal digital music collection, receive free downloads of lifestyle and activity-oriented content, and access MP3.com subscription music channels. As an MSP Partner, Women.com will have access to MP3.com’s MSP Platform 1.0, a […]

InterNAP Network Services, a provider of Internet routing technology, has announced the company’s intention to acquire virtual private network Developer VPNX.com. InterNAP will exchange approximately 2.3 million shares, worth close to $92 million, for the California-based company. The acquisition has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies and is expected to close […]

FreeMe, Inc. Tuesday inaugurated its universal server program that allows Internet services providers to readily transform from a dial-up provider, into an application service provider. The Texas-based application delivery expert announced it successfully partnered with more than 40 Internet service providers to sign up some 1.5 million customers for its Web-based services. At the heart […]

MasterCard International launched the MasterCard e-wallet — an electronic wallet service designed to simplify online shopping. The new e-wallet service will be promoted in a national television commercial to be aired today during NBC’s coverage of the 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. MasterCard said the e-wallet allows cardholders to enter and store their MasterCard […]