InternetNews Staff

A new report predicts chaos will reign over the Internet audio market until security and several other issues are resolved. Forward Concepts’ “Internet Audio-Beyond MP3,” said the market has staggering growth potential, but the market is presently fraught with problems, as new audio compression formats have been introduced to compete with MP3 and security issues […]

Wholesale Internet service provider ZipLink Inc. Tuesday signed a $25 million Internet connectivity agreement with Spinway.com to further extend the free Internet access company’s footprint throughout the U.S. and Canada. Christopher Jenkins, ZipLink (ZIPL) president said the new two-year agreement firmly establishes its leadership in the free ISP market segment. Danny Robinson, Spinway.com chairman and […]

ThinkFree.com yesterday debuted its Partner Program and announced its first 30 partner companies. ThinkFree.com is a Web-based office productivity solutions provider, with full Microsoft Office compatibility and cross-platform support. According to the company, the new partners cover a wide-range of markets and technologies including the Linux/UNIX marketplaces as well as the Web-based software, hardware and […]

BlueLight.com, an independent e-commerce company formed by Kmart and Softbank Investment Capital, signed a long-term agreement with SubmitOrder.com for e-fulfillment at its upcoming online shopping destination, www.bluelight.com. As part of the partnership, BlueLight.com, set for full launch this summer, is taking an undisclosed equity stake in SubmitOrder.com. SubmitOrder.com will manage e-fulfillment, including pick, pack and […]

Everdream Corp. and Netopia yesterday announced a partnership that would give Everdream customers access to Netopia’s e-commerce Web platform. Everdream Corp. offers subscription computing for small business. Netopia provides DSL Internet equipment and e-commerce Web platforms to small and medium size businesses. Access to Netopia’s e-commerce Web platform means the ability to create a professional […]

Angara, a start-up provider of online marketing services, began operations with the launch of the Angara E-Commerce Targeting Service, a hosted application service for lowering customer acquisition costs by targeting content to unknown site visitors in real-time. Focused on the business-to-consumer marketing sector, the company is headed by chief executive officer Mark Metcalfe, former president […]

Cisco Systems Inc. Monday unveiled a portfolio of broadband solutions for remote access and enterprise virtual private networks. The solution is anchored by the new Cisco (CSCO) VPN 3000 Concentrator series, providing scalable aggregation for enterprise-class deployment and central site aggregation of single-user and remote office connections. It also includes an integrated VPN client, bringing […]

Internet stocks plunged lower in Monday’s trading following comments made by Merrill Lynch chief market analyst Richard McCabe. He suggested that investors reduce their exposure to the technology sector. That recommendation translated into heavy losses for some former high-fliers, including Internet Capital Group, Inktomi and Juniper Networks. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index lost 78.53, or 8.42 […]

Computer Outsourcing Services, Inc. today announced it will use a $60 million investment from DB Capital Partners and Sandler Capital Management to build a network of Internet Data Centers to provide ASPs and ISPs with colocation services, complex managed Web-hosting services and other value-added e-commerce services. DB Capital Partners is the merchant banking arm of […]

Last week, LogicTier Inc. combined its Total Performance Management services with the global broadband network and Internet and communications facilities of Level 3 Communications, Inc. in a five-year $100 million agreement. LogicTier, Inc. is an e-business operations sourcing company that guarantees Web site end-user performance levels. Level 3 Communications, Inc.is an international communications network using […]

Active Research, a provider of Web-based market research automation services, launched ActiveFlash, a custom outsourced service that surveys e-commerce consumers as they decide what products to buy across the Internet. The company said the service allows businesses to pose questions on any subject and receive timely market feedback to aid day-to-day decision making. ActiveFlash is […]

Internet stocks rocketed higher in afternoon trading; internet.com’s ISDEX was up almost 5 percent. Leading the charge were shares of Check Point Software, Inktomi, and VeriSign. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index was up 41.74, or 4.69 percent, to 932.24, the Nasdaq composite jumped 178.88 to 4,446.44, and the Dow Jones industrial average slipped 2.79 lower to […]