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Artists Against Piracy, an artist-driven coalition formed to give recording artists a voice in determining how their music is distributed on the Internet, Tuesday released a list of artists who have added their names in support of the intellectual property rights issues championed by Metallica and Dr. Dre. AAP’s goal is to create public awareness, […]

DocuTouch, a Seattle-based ASP specializing in online technology for creating and authenticating legally binding documents, has released a beta-version plug-in for Microsoft Word2000 that allows users to mark and sign documents at the paragraph level. The plug-in for MS Word2000, called DocuSign, consists of two parts: a DocuSign icon which resides on the Word2000 toolbar […]

Broadband service provider Flashcom Inc. Monday acquired network management firm Worldwide Axcelerant Group Inc. in a deal that will allow the high-speed ISP to deliver enhanced, secure business-to-business broadband services over the Web. Axcelerant will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Flashcom. The purchase is an all-stock transaction, which Flashcom could not detail due […]

SkyStream Networks Monday announced that China Education Television (CETV) has selected its networking equipment as the primary broadcast networking technology for a nationwide infrastructure that will deliver multimedia-rich Internet content and video to students and teachers throughout the People’s Republic of China. Using SkyStream’s DBN-26 Source Media Routers (SMRs) integrated with Lucent Technologies’ WaveStar DVS […]

FastFocus, a provider of e-commerce solutions recently signed a software license agreement for the use of their Decision System software with Sharp Microelectronics of America. According to Dan Mintz, vice president of marketing and business development at FastFocus, Sharp spent over eight months researching software solutions for their Web-based parts database before it decided to […]

Local online sporting-goods retailer Gear.com has announced that it has raised $12 million in its latest round of funding. The round was funded by a number of local firms including Madrona Venture Group, Sugar Mountain Capital and Kellett Investments, as well as East Coast firms: Elliott Associates and Westgate International. Gear.com will use the funding […]

Tokyo-based Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.’s potential takeover of Web hosting firm Verio Inc. is being scrutinized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. According to the Wall Street Journal, the FBI Thursday raised national security concerns about the Japanese company’s attempt to acquire the U.S. Internet service provider. The FBI registered concerns with the Treasury […]

With offices in Kirkland and Portland, Olympic Venture Partners has built a reputation of being a uniquely Northwest firm. Seattle.internet.com recently caught up with two of Olympic’s partners, William Miller and Charles Waite, Jr., to talk about what makes the Pacific Northwest venture community so unique. Both partners are quick to point out Seattle’s advantage […]

In a customer-focused effort, Onyx Software, based in Bellevue, has announced that it will provide a free netcast seminar about taking a customer focused approach to e-business. The seminar, to be webcasted Wednesday, July 12 at 1pm Pacific, will give interested business people the opportunity to join an interactive panel discussion. According to Onyx Officials, […]

Kaeser Kompressoren GmbH, a leading supplier of precision compressed air equipment, Wednesday licensed BackWeb Technologies’ Polite push technology to keep the company’s sales force and resellers up-to-date with the latest sales and product information. Germany-based Kaeser is deploying BackWeb’s Sales Accelerator system via its global intranet site to bring sales presentations, promotion information and other […]

Redmond’s Apex Inc. has announced a merger with Cybex Computer Products Corporation. The final approval from shareholders came Friday, and is currently trading under its new name Avocent Corporation (Nasdaq: AVCT). The merger will allow the Avocent Corporation to supply connectivity solutions for enterprise data centers, service providers, and financial institutions worldwide. Within the new […]

MSNBC.com has announced the launch of an MSNBC online auction site through a partnership with FairMarket, Inc. FairMarket’s solution enables MSNBC.com to provide a distributed selling approach for businesses and consumers looking to sell merchandise through an auction format. Providing e-commerce solutions customized to fit the needs of retailers, manufacturers and businesses, Auctions@MSNBC features merchandise […]