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NorthPoint Communications Inc. Monday agreed to deploy a G.lite solution from Copper Mountain Networks Inc. as part of its full-scale expansion into the broadband consumer marketplace. Copper Mountain is to supply a high density G.lite solution that supports a 24-port line card, which makes it more cost-effective for NorthPoint to deploy services to the high-volume […]

Microsoft Corp. Monday launched the Microsoft TV Platform, an open, standards-based solution that provides a scalable platform for enabling enhanced-TV services. The Microsoft TV Platform includes technologies that will enable network operators to deliver Enhanced-TV services to both set-top boxes currently on the market and new, advanced set-top boxes expected to be rolled out later […]

DataDirect Networks Inc. Monday announced it will debut the first in a family of advanced enabling infrastructure technology solutions. The product will be unveiled at Network Interop 2000 in Las Vegas, May 9-11. The SAN DataDirector is part of the company’s SANappliances product line. DataDirector is a network infrastructure device that incorporates the key functionality […]

Media delivery provider RealNetworks Inc. Monday established partnerships with 45 new content partners for real.com Take5, including eMusic.com, Riffage.com and Garageband.com. An agreement with Liquid Audio, to promote secure music downloads from the Liquid Music Network, was also announced. The content partners’ programming is available to Internet users through Take5, a programming showcase that is […]

Akamai Technologies Inc., a provider of distributed content, streaming media and applications delivery, and McAfee.com, an ASP of on-line PC security and management services, Monday announced they jointly helped to resolve issues resulting from the “I Love You” virus. Through the use of the Akamai (AKAM) FreeFlow service, McAfee.com (MCAF) handled record-breaking traffic to its […]

Virtual office specialist HotOffice.com Friday struck strategic alliances with six partners to reach new users with an range of business services. HotOffice.com signed reciprocal distribution agreements with U S West USW, LiveCapital.com, OneCore.com, Peak.com, SherpaOnline.com and SkillsVillage.com. Each of the partners has chosen to distribute HotOffice.com’s suite of virtual office tools to complement its own […]

Global Logistics Technologies Inc. (G-Log), a provider of Internet-based logistics systems, raised over $20 million in equity financing led by the Mayfield Fund and FBR Technology Venture Partners. Other participants in this round include Apodaca Investment Partners LP and Apodaca Investment Offshore Ltd. as well as New Meadows Venture Partners. As part of the agreement, […]

Qualcomm and Hikari Tsushin committed a combined $20 million in funding to SkyDesk, Inc., the company announced yesterday. ASP SkyDesk, Inc. focuses on delivering data storage and document management solutions to small and medium-sized businesses and individuals. According to a release, the investment proceeds will support the development of wireless products and services that will […]

CheckFree Holdings Corp. said that BlueGill Technologies, which it acquired on April 28, will become a new operating group called CheckFree i-Solutions within the company’s Software Division. CheckFree (CKFR) i-Solutions “combines the strengths of CheckFree and BlueGill Technologies to provide integrated software and services to accelerate business-to-consumer and business-to-business electronic billing and payment and statement […]

B2B solutions providers NetVendor Inc. and Commerce One Inc. signed a preliminary partner deal to benefit companies seeking to sell materials in the industrial, electronics and automotive vertical markets via the Commerce OneMarketSite Global Trading Portal. The companies said they intend to link their solutions to better facilitate real-time business transactions between buyers and sellers […]

Inter-enterprise solutions provider SAP this week announced it enhanced the features of mySap.com. The new offering will focus on B2B payment processing functions and support for mobile users connecting with WAP-enabled devices. SAP (SAP)also plans to offer payment and data delivery services by integrating Visa International’s corporate purchasing system into mySAP.com, allowing companies to streamline […]

Et-China.com, a Chinese e-commerce travel Web site, is partnering with The Bank of China for credit card processing help. Et-China.com Chief Executive Officer Matthew Ng said the deal “is significant because of the bank’s dominant market share in processing foreign credit cards and ePOS (Point of Sales) terminal transactions, which allow passengers in China to […]