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Brooklyn North Software Works Inc. Wednesday released Blueprint, a 32-bit Web site analysis and management application. The tool is made to identify broken links on conventional Web pages, as well as those served over intranets and allows the user to make repairs directly from the application. Blueprint said the product, which can be used with […]

Microsoft Corp. said it couldn’t be done and has spent untold millions trying to convince the government that its Internet Explorer browser and Windows 98 operating system cannot be separated. Now a Hyattsville, Md. biology researcher has refuted the software giant’s claims and has come up with 98 Lite, a custom installer that can provide […]

Internet music store CDnow and UltraStar, developer of the new (David) BowieNet ISP, formed a partnership that will provide UltraStar members with direct access to CDnow’s catalog of more than 300,000 items. Financial arrangements were not disclosed. UltraStar is a management and technology partnership that brings major entertainment, sports and fashion clients to consumers through […]

America Online Inc. reported Wednesday holiday spending in its AOL Shopping Channel has skyrocketed 350 percent over last year. The company also announced a deal with online broker E*Trade that will give AOL members who open an account and trade with the broker points they can accumulate to earn free products and services. AOL said […]

MovieFone Inc., a movie listing and ticketing service, reported record usage of its services and said it has signed new, expanded relationships with three of the country’s top theater chains. The company said that use of the MovieFone telephone service and its online sister service, Movielink.com, is expected to be up 30 percent, to 110 […]

America Online Inc. Tuesday set it sights on Latin America, announcing a deal with entertainment conglomerate Cisneros Group. The two will invest $100 million in an equal partnership to bring AOL to Brazil, Mexico and Argentina. The service is slated to launch in about a year, with AOL rolling out Latin American versions of AOL.com. […]

Internet broker National Discount Brokers expanded its services Tuesday by teaming up with Wit Capital to offer initial public offerings. The agreement makes NDB part of Wit’s E-Syndicate and will allow qualified NDB customers to get a share of IPOs offered through Wit Capital. The company said it expects to begin offering IPOs in the […]

Web server firm Encanto Networks Inc. Tuesday signed a deal with IBM Corp. to provide Internet access services for users of Encanto’s Web servers. The agreement calls for IBM’s Internet connection services to be integrated with Encanto’s e.go Web servers, intended to provide small businesses solutions for Web site hosting, Internet access, e-mail and e-commerce. […]

IBM Corp. Tuesday sealed a deal with Software.com to deliver carrier-scale messaging solutions targeted to Internet service providers. Under terms of the agreement, IBM has a worldwide license to market, sell and distribute Software.com’s InterMail messaging and directory products to ISPs. InterMail is a secure messaging server solution, designed for ISPs to provide its users […]

The rise of private Indian ISPs will contribute to growth in the domestic audience and increase ad revenue opportunities for online Indian publishers. So says Sunil Rajshekhar, vice president of Times Interactive, the online publishing and marketing wing of the Times of India group. Although the domestic Internet user base is small, currently online publications […]

Baltimore Technologies, a provider of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) systems, formed a partnership with Datakey Inc., a supplier of cryptographic information security solutions that deliver a certificate-based smart card solution for strong, end user authentication. With the integration of Datakey’s SignaSURE smart card product and Baltimore’s UniCERT Certificate Authority system, users can be identified and […]

Network Solutions Inc. said Tuesday it will become a premier merchant on Yahoo!’s sites and will offer its global domain name registration services, expanding an earlier alliance between the two Internet companies. Under terms of the agreement, Network Solutions will become a major advertiser on Yahoo! and its services will be promoted across Yahoo!’s network […]