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Telecommunications company IDT Tuesday teamed with RealNetworks to build the first distributed multi-tier Internet broadcast architecture. IDT, through the installation of RealSystem G2 broadcast hubs, will assist in the multimedia delivery to IDT’s Web users via RealNetworks’ Real Broadcast Network (RBN). IDT customers using RBN will be routed to broadcast hubs throughout IDT’s points of […]

Spyglass Inc. said Tuesday Sony Corp. will license its Spyglass Internet software for use in upcoming appliances, including advanced digital set-top devices. The agreement calls for Sony to use Spyglass Device Mosaic, an embedded Web browser, and Spyglass ThinGUI Library, a small footprint graphics library. The Naperville, Ill.-based solutions provider cited a report from market […]

Internet Ventures, Inc. Tuesday re-launched its PeRKInet brand as a single-source portal of more than 75 Internet-delivered television broadcast stations. The revamped site was created with the expressed intent of delivering the “widest possible diversity of information sources and diverse sources of video programming” according to Don Janke, president of Internet Ventures. Subscribers to the […]

Aiming assist remote employees’ work output, IXC Communications, Inc. Tuesday announced plans to begin a six-month field trial of a new high-speed IP-over-cable voice and data service on May 17. The Austin, Texas, trial will focus on reducing latency and quality of service capabilities usually associated with remote access technology. Remote office services being tested […]

Anticipating more competition from private Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (VSNL), India’s first ISP, is revamping its Internet access and providing new services, including a common mail server. VSNL is optimizing its spending and floating tie-ups with major international carriers. “These steps would cut our spending on international bandwidth by 30 to […]

SightPath, Inc. and encoding.com Monday entered into a strategic partnership to market and sell a complete solution for fast, high-quality encoding, publishing and delivery of digital media over the Internet. Under terms of the agreement, the companies will provide using SightPath’s Internet Media Appliances and encoding.com’s Optimized Encoding System designed to provide an end-to-end solution […]

A new scheme, Casetrust, emerges to help promote e-commerce in Singapore by giving consumers the assurance that Casetrust-approved retailers have clear refund policies and consumer privacy protection measures. Casetrust is a joint initiation by the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE), the Retail Promotion Center (RPC), and CommerceNet Singapore (CNSG) to recognize Singapore-based Web and store […]

Accent Software International Monday released its language software that translates English, French, Italian, German and Spanish, and is available via their site, LanguageWare.net. Translation is provided by Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V.’s machine translation engine. Users can upload files to the LanguageWare Transaction server, which analyzes requests and sends back a price quote through […]

RealNetworks Inc. announced Monday at the National Association of Broadcasters Conference it is teaming with a host of backbone, broadband and Internet service providers to expand distribution of its multi-tier broadcast service. The company said its Real Broadcast Network (RBN) is offering several improvements in both capacity and service. It is now available via several […]

Irvine, CA-based E-Commerce Exchange (ECX), an Internet and conventional payment service provider, announced a strategic alliance with Interland Inc. Web hosting service and SoftQuad Software Inc. to offer a total solution for creating online shopping sites. The one-stop shopping solution is called Easy E-Commerce Gameplan. Financial arrangements among the companies were not disclosed. “The Easy […]

New Orleans-based Advanced Software Development Corp., developers of the U.A. Corporate Accounting suite of business automation solutions, said it will soon release an end-to-end Web-based store front solution. The design provides fast-growing companies the capability to go online quickly by integrating U.A.’s store front development tools with the U.A. Corporate Accounting business automation back-end solutions. […]

San Francisco-based Personify Inc., a provider of interactive marketing software and services, said that BabyCenter, chipshot.com, Fogdog Sports, and apartment finder site SpringStreet have signed as customers. By collecting behavioral data about users from multiple sources, Personify software uncovers distinct audience segments that can be used to help marketers determine the most effective action for […]