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ICSA Inc. Wednesday added an intranet module to TruSecure, its network security offering. TruSecure now includes an intranet module that provides system evaluation and information for administrators of internal corporate networks. The product’s intranet security controls, developed by ICSA labs, allow administrators to look at evolving and changing threats to network security and keep administrators […]

Cybersurf Wednesday received $5 million in cash from Call-Net Enterprises Inc. and has begun preparations for the Toronto launch of its free Internet access and e-mail service 3web Network. Call-Net will add another $7 million in network services when 3web launches in Toronto this fall. Cybersurf is expanding the 3web hardware infrastructure and will begin […]

Bell Atlantic Corp. Wednesday announced plans to accelerate the rollout of its Digital Subscriber Line service. Bell Atlantic plans to equip 700 central offices handling 17 million lines with DSL technology by year’s end. By the end of the first quarter of 2000, plans call for 1,000 central offices with 21 million lines to be […]

E*TRADE Group Inc. and Electronic Share Information Ltd. Wednesday launched E*TRADE United Kingdom (UK), the first Internet-only brokerage approved in the UK. The new site also marks the fifth E*TRADE site launched outside of the United States. The company also operates in Canada, Australia, France and Sweden. The service will target individual investors in the […]

Royal Bank of Canada Tuesday acquired a 20 percent stake in AOL Canada, Inc. for $60 million. The agreement also holds that Royal Bank and its U.S. subsidiaries, online bank Security First Network Bank and online brokerage Bull & Bear Securities, will launch a $7.5 million co-marketing project across AOL’s North American properties. Royal Bank […]

Network Solutions Inc. is delaying the launch of its Dot-Com Directory. The directory, which has already stirred controversy, allows Web users to search for businesses on the Internet. The directory uses data NSI has gathered when businesses register domain names. The Commerce Department late Friday formally requested NSI open the data to other companies. House […]

Web and intranet developer SurfMap Inc. Monday released the beta version of its Portal Author, a tool enabling smaller size corporations to organize and manage information in an intranet site. Designed for small-to-mid size businesses and departmental applications, Portal Author centralizes corporate information at a single portal. The portal includes a simplified search and news […]

They’re not-exactly long lost twins, but they have found each other: online business and finance information provider EDGAR Online Inc. Monday bought fellow EDGAR-based data retriever FreeEDGAR.com. FreeEDGAR.com was purchased for approximately 950,000 shares of EDGAR Online stock. Based on current stock prices, the deal is valued at slightly more than $11.2 million. “The addition […]

An intense battle is brewing over instant messaging involving two Internet heavyweights. Last Thursday Microsoft Corp. belatedly launched MSN Messenger, an instant messaging service that allowed any Internet user to get a free Hotmail account and a free America Online Instant Messaging account through MSN or AOL. On the first day of its release, MSN […]

Network Solutions’ Monday launch of a new Internet business directory is drawing increased scrutiny from the federal government. NSI’s Dot-Com Directory allows Web users to search for businesses on the Internet. The directory uses data NSI has gathered when businesses register domain names. A dispute is brewing because NSI has refused to give competitors access […]

Shares in Freeserve traded at 45 percent above the launch price, quickly reaching 220p ($3.52), some minutes after trading started in London and on the Nasdaq. Around one-fifth of Freeserve was floated by its owner, electrical retailer Dixons, at a price of 150p ($2.40). Institutional investors took the bulk of the shares, which were oversubscribed […]

Microsoft Brasil has announced new technical support for Web developers provided by SofHar with the goal to provide low cost technical support for the industry. “In spite of the importance of this industry, there isn’t anything similar available,” says Andrea Bonfiglioni, SofHar’s partners and developers manager. There are currently nearly 40,000 Web developers in the […]