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Enterprise service provider BullSoft Tuesday rolled out an enhanced version of its AccessMaster NetWall firewall that promises to reduce the cost of managing the multiple firewalls needed to protect the different parts of an enterprise’s e-infrastructure. The new NetWall V5.2 software makes it possible to translate an organization’s business-oriented security policy directly into the configuration […]

EcoNet idealab! Tuesday culled $1 billion in financing from major companies worldwide to aid in its goal to hatch more dot-coms. idealabs! host of investors include BancBoston Capital, Dell Computer Corp., Hikari Tsushin, Ignition Corp., Investor AB, advised by its affiliate Investor Growth Capital, N.Y., Kline Hawkes & Co., Petersen Properties, Sumitomo Corp., T. Rowe […]

The buzz surrounding Yahoo! (YHOO) has sent its stock down lately, following speculation of a potential merger or strong alliance with offline media giant News Corp. (NWS). But will a traditional media match slow the sector leader down? Investors drove the stock down $3-1/4 to $161-15/16 on Feb. 28, after catching wind of a possible […]

Small businesses gained an Internet partner Tuesday as Internet service provider EarthLink, Inc. officially launched its new business services branch, dubbed EarthLink Biz. The new business services area builds on the recently merged MindSpring Enterprises, Inc. small business service model by combining a variety of popular EarthLink (ELNK) and MindSpring (MSPG) small business resources. EarthLink […]

Softbank Investment (International) Holdings Ltd, plans to acquire a three percent stake in DiGi Swisscom Bhd, a Malaysian mobile phone operator. The former company is a subsidiary of Softbank Corp, a Japanese player with a global portfolio of over 300 Internet companies. The transaction will be settled with shares in Cheung Wah Development Co Ltd, […]

Net service provider Freeserve has announced two unmetered Internet pricing plans to compete with the flood of offers made by rivals during the last month. BT telephone line users will be offered unlimited off-peak access for £6.99 a month from May 2000. For users prepared to switch telecoms provider, Freeserve will offer unmetered access at […]

Ninemsn has sought to increase its stand in the online shopping arena by entering into a deal with ozbuy which will see the technology retailer become one of ninemsn’s 35 merchants at its shopping portal. Under the deal, ninemsn will enter a long-term distribution relationship with ozbuy and will make an initial equity investment, with […]

Internet stocks fell in afternoon trading with all tech-related issues down due in part to a warning from Japanese officials who cautioned that nation’s economy had again soured. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index lost 29.75, or 2.70 percent, to 1070.65, the Nasdaq Composite plunged 141.29 points lower to 4907.33 and the Dow Jones industrial average added […]

Not wanting to be left in the dust by the slew of players riding the wireless applications train, IBM Corp. Monday unveiled a series of initiatives with Nokia, Motorola and Cisco — all wireless infrastructure heavyweights. First, IBM (IBM) said it would work with Nokia (NOK) to help network operators, ISPs and ASPs to deliver […]

Lucent Technologies Monday inked a $30 million deal with Canada-based Gateway Networks to offer Internet service providers and communications carriers a full suite of wholesale services. When completed, the network will span 21 cities in the U.S. and Canada serving up wholesale Internet access and long distance telephone services across its wholly converged fiber network. […]

Logistics outsourcer and Internet transaction operations network Electron Economy secured $70 million in a second round of funding led by Softbank Capital Partners. Other investors included Softbank Venture Capital, Chase Capital Partners, Flatiron Partners and Crosspoint Venture Partners. In January the company launched Internet TONE, its Internet Transaction Operations Network, and its first service, E-Commerce […]

New Edge Networks Monday inked a deal with CoolCast to deliver video and audio streaming content over its national DSL network covering small, midsize and semirural markets. Under terms of the agreement, New Edge Networks will deploy CoolCast technology to its broadband customers, which enables computer full-screen or picture-in-a-picture viewing of video and audio programs. […]