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Panasonic Wednesday announced plans to collaborate with RealNetworks Inc. The relationship is designed to enable consumers to download audio content to RealJukebox and to Panasonic SD Memory Card compatible devices. The two companies also announced the RealJukebox will be the only music management application to be bundled with portable SD Audio players in the U.S. […]

PacketVideo envisions a future for wireless streaming video, and its new technology — a standards-compliant MPEG-4 software that enables the encoding, decoding and transmission of full motion video over wireless networks — may fulfill that vision. PacketVideo has struck deals with more than 35 global media and online companies to trial the delivery of video […]

iBEAM Broadcasting Corporation announced a streaming media distribution agreement with The MTVi Group, whose sites includes MTV.com, VH1.com and sonicnet.com. Per the agreement, iBEAM will stream MTVi content, which includes music, events, chat, and shows through its streaming media network. Music fans can create personalized music programs at sonicnet.com and listen to the streams from […]

Covad Communications, Inc. Wednesday connected four new metropolitan markets to its digital subscriber line services in Bell South Corp. territory. Covad successfully deployed broadband services in Louisville, KY, New Orleans, La., Jacksonville and Tampa, FL. Tom Wagner, Covad president and general manager, said expansion into the Bell South region further builds out its network of […]

Bellevue’s Onyx Software announced this week three major sales and distribution partnerships in Brazil. Alliances were reached with Softek, Sonda and TBA. The three companies will be co-responsible for selling and implementing Onyx’s e-business applications in that market. “These partners each have resources, expertise and strengths in a complementary area and will focus on different […]

In the midst of a snowballing e-commerce shakeout, eToys Inc. bucked the trend Tuesday, selling $100 million in stock and warrants. The sale of securities was made to a group of institutional investors led by Promethean Asset Management; the other investors were not named. The preferred stock is convertible into eToys Inc. common stock at […]

Denver-based RMI.NET, Inc. Tuesday acquired ImageNet Inc., a Web hosting and Internet access provider operated based in Loveland, Colo. ImageNet has approximately 5,000 customers and $1 million in annualized revenues. Founded in 1996, the local ISP serves the Interstate 70 corridor from Denver west to Grand Junction, plus the northern Front Range and Winter Park […]

National wireless Internet services provider GoAmerica Inc. Tuesday merged Wynd Communications Corp. into its operations as a wholly owned subsidiary. Wynd’s wireless instant messaging technology for people who are deaf or hard of hearing adds a unique capability to GoAmerica’s mobile services. Aaron Dobrinsky, GoAmerica president and chief executive officer, said there were three key […]

Internet traffic switch maker F5 Networks Inc. Tuesday unleashed its next generation content switch designed to manage large amounts of Internet content and traffic at top line speeds. Dubbed the BIG-IP Content Switch, the first switch of its kind will be put to use delivering dynamic traffic solutions on an advanced network operated by Intel […]

KPNQwest Tuesday confirmed the company is proceeding smoothly with its digital subscriber line deployment in Germany. The pan-European offspring of KPN and Qwest Communications Inc. connected its first customers in Dusseldorf, one month ahead of its DSL deployment schedule. KPNQwest installed high-speed DSL equipment in 23 central offices in Dusseldorf that can reach 93 percent […]

StreamSearch.com Tuesday introduced a personalized online multimedia community. Members who sign up for the free MY STREAMS service can customize their home page with the entertainment and information they want to see and hear — from categories such as movies, music, sports, news, live events and more. “Members have access to a flexible, customized destination […]

Turnkey marketing tools using streaming video and audio e-mail technology have been unveiled by ImageMind Software Inc. Video Express Album is designed for Web portals, allowing membership the ability to create branded personal, web-based video albums where video clips can be privately accessed and streamed directly to others. The product is a Web-based application that […]