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Lucent Technologies today said it will provide passive optical networking (PON) technology for a new Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT) access network in Japan. Lucent said it will use its Optical Network Units for the project, and will employ its Optical Line Terminals installed at NTT’s central offices. The NTT project is known as the […]

Lucent Technologies and Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced today they have entered into an international partnership to offer a pre-packaged suite of networking products and services for Internet service providers. The package, called the “ISP bundle,” is designed to enable ISPs to quickly and cheaply deploy new applications and services, including Internet telephony, security, and messaging […]

FORE Systems Inc. today announced that Time Warner Inc. will employ its asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) backbone to deliver Time Warner’s Road Runner Internet access service to customers in Florida. The newly unveiled “ForeRunner” network, announced today at the SuperComm ’98 trade show in Atlanta, will be made available to residents in the Tampa, St. […]

Kellogg’s and Magnet Interactive are partnering with Curiocity’s FreeZone to provide free online fun for kids with the Kellogg’s Club K. The online community site for kids, developed by Magnet Interactive and Curiocity for Kids, will feature interactivity with Tony the Tiger and other Kellogg’s characters. The site will provide activities that combine learning with […]

Austin, TX-based Deja News Inc., the discussion network, unveiled an ad-backed new media outlet based on the contributions of millions of active Deja News discussion participants. With a professional editorial staff now in place, Deja News said it is drawing from those discussion contributions and bringing the most entertaining and informative to the forefront. The […]

AdKnowledge in Palo Alto, CA, delivered MarketMatch Planner, a tool for researching and planning online media campaigns. MarketMatch is a Web campaign management solution for ad agencies and advertisers. The MarketMatch suite includes three recently announced modules: Planner, Campaign Manager and Administrator. The new Planner module features syndicated market research from research organizations MRI and […]

Saatchi & Saatchi plc in London said it has agreed to sell Siegel & Gale Inc. in New York City to a newly formed company owned by third party investors and the management of Siegel & Gale for $33.8 million. Siegel & Gale is a strategic marketing and communications business specializing in corporate and brand […]

THINK New Ideas Inc. in New York City said that it acquired Interweb Inc. in Atlanta, a technology developer and Web presence solutions provider for Fortune 500 companies. Specializing in the development of application-specific, enterprise-wide technologies, Interweb will add a strong technology presence to THINK’s existing Atlanta presence, while providing access to THINK’s full range […]

Parable in Newton, MA, an Internet multimedia company, rolled out ThingSearch, a new form of Internet content distribution, and signed an agreement with Lycos effectively making Lycos the first host of syndicated multimedia content. ThingSearch is a new service that allows for the syndication of Parable’s ThingWorld database at other Web sites, communities and portals. […]

Switchboard Inc. in Westboro, MA, the majority-owned Internet directory service subsidiary of Banyan Systems Inc., said Microsoft signed a one-year sponsorship deal. The pact calls for the purchase of sitewide advertising positions on the Switchboard Internet site for four Microsoft Internet properties: the Microsoft CarPoint online automotive service, the Expedia.com travel service; Microsoft Investor; and […]

Bell Canada announced it launched Internet Call Display, a service that allows customers to surf the Web without missing important telephone calls. The new offering allows customers connected to the Internet via their telephone line to see a message displayed in a pop-up window showing the caller’s name and number. The user can then: automatically […]

NBC today said it agreed to buy an equity stake in Snap!, the portal division of Internet media player CNET, Inc., and announced it will run the service as a joint venture. The move is the first major example of a traditional media giant aligning with a search and navigation guide in an effort to […]