InternetNews Staff

Siemens Medical Engineering Group, U.S. affiliate of the Medical Engineering Group of Siemens AG, today announced it will acquire Shared Medical Systems Corp. (SMS) in a cash purchase of stock. For $73 a share, Siemens will own a leading supplier of services and IT systems for administrative and clinical processes in the healthcare industry. Shared […]

You’ve got a decent online classifieds business, with cheap and searchable help wanted ads, personals, apartments, etc. But with all that content, is there a way to create another channel for usership and revenue over the long-term — especially in a crowded online advertising market? That was the dilemma facing AdOne, a mature Silicon Alley […]

Communications ASP Brainshark (Waltham, MASS) unveiled its offerings this morning at Red Herring’s Venture 2000 Conference. Brainsharkprovides an automated self-service solution using PowerPoint, a telephone and an Internet browser to deliver mission-critical information directly from the expert to the audience. “We spoke to companies like Cisco and heard one complaint across the board,” Joe Gustafson, […]

Last week J.D. Edwards Canada Ltd. and IBM Canada Ltd. inked a deal to provide an application hosting initiative to Canada called JDe.sourcing. This marks the first time thatJ.D. Edwards Canada Ltd. will deliver its applications via the Web as an ASP in a new delivery mode with IBM. The company chose IBM Global Services […]

Yesterday was a big news day for Open Text Corporation as it announced results for third quarter of fiscal 2000 and made public the appointment of Alan Hoverd to chief financial officer. Open Text Corporation (OTEX) experienced a seven percent increase in third quarter revenues over the previous quarter and 28 percent year-to-date. The quarter […]

iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, a Sun-Netscape Alliance operation, launched iPlanet TradingXpert Bid/Quote Extension software that allows users to automate the process of getting the best supplier at the best price. The Web-based app is an add-on module for the iPlanet TradingXpert software and is targeted for enterprises, Application Service Providers (ASPs) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). […]

Collaborative intranet, extranet and e-business applications provider Open Text Corporation yesterday announced an ASP strategy to create a worldwide network of ASP partners. The company hopes to extend its market reach through the Affinity ASP, targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through its ASP partners. SMEs are now investing in the development of e-business applications […]

ACT Teleconferencing, Inc., a provider of audio, video, data and Internet conferencing products and services, The launch culminated with a three-hour broadcast for ACT’s (ACTT) Netherlands-based client Bedrijfs Telecommunicatie Grootgebruikers (BTG), which is an association of telecommunications managers representing the top 200 international companies in Holland. BTG members include Shell Oil, Siemens, Ericsson, Philips, Reuters, […]

The MTVi Group, an Internet music content company, has inked a multi-year agreement with Beatnik Inc., a provider of interactive audio technologies and content for the Web. The agreement designates Beatnik as a featured technology solution for interactive audio for the MTVi network of Web sites, including MTV.com, VH1.com and SonicNet.com. The MTVi experience includes […]

eMake, a wholly owned subsidiary of USDATA, (USDC) today announced it will launch their ASP service for the make-to-order manufacturing market using Data Return Corporation. Data Return Corporation (USDC) is a provider of managed hosting services for the Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 platform. As an application infrastructure provider (AIP), Data Return will supply eMake with all […]

Technology research and consulting firm Gartner Group Inc. launched eMetrix powered by InfoRay as a new standard for measuring B2B e-business. eMetrix is a real-time monitor that enables e-businesses to react to critical changes across all business and technology areas. It is designed to provide decision-makers with real-time views into vital data housed in traditionally […]

Global communications provider Sprint and Microcast, a provider of video streaming services to the media industry, launched a multimillion dollar agreement in which Sprint (FON) will provide Microcast with dedicated Internet services. Microcast, which gives viewers access to video that is streamed online from content owners web sites, delivers targeted advertising with e-commerce capabilities. As […]