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ActiveState Tool Corp. this week announced the release of PerlEx, a plug-in for Microsoft Windows NT Web servers designed to improve the performance of Perl scripts by up to 30 times. PerlEx will operate on Windows NT-based Web servers from O’Reilly & Associates, Microsoft and Netscape. The tool can be used with existing Perl scripts […]

A Florida Internet service provider is taking on Sun Microsystems in federal court to defend the use of the name “Sunline.” Involved in the tangle is Sun Coast Media Group, publisher of the Port Charlotte Sun Herald, a western Florida daily,and owner of Sunline, an ISP with 5,000 subscribers. Sunline is also home to the […]

PaceWorks Inc. in Foster City, CA said it has added JustInTime Banners to its BannerSource server software, allowing for rapid changes in banner ads. With PaceWorks’ new capability, even non-designers are able to create Web advertising at less than one-tenth the current effort, time and cost, the company said. The JustInTime Banners system lets anyone […]

Electronic Business Network (EBN) acquired Web’s Greatest Hits and formed a new subsidiary called Traffic Director, an ad banner network consisting of thousands of small sites. “New online ad agencies are sprouting up every day” said EBN president Garland Harris. “We are taking a unique approach by offering highly targeted banners on small, almost unknown […]

Netscape Communications Corp. and TMP Interactive Inc. a division of TMP Worldwide, signed a strategic agreement to launch Netcenter Career Center, a career-building and recruitment resource, on the Netscape Netcenter portal site. Through the exclusive agreement, The Monster Board and Online Career Center (OCC) will provide Netcenter’s visitors with access to a database of job […]

24/7 Media Inc. in New York City said EarthLink, Bigfoot, Channel One, Talk City and WorldPages have signed on for ad representation on its network of sites. EarthLink is a large independent ISP; Bigfoot is an directory and e-mail firm; Channel One is the online companion to the Channel One in-school television network; Talk City […]

Responsible spam? Frank Catalano thinks it’s possible, but not so his editors, who asked that a chapter on the subject be removed from the manuscript for “Marketing Online for Dummies” published by IDG Books Worldwide. However, ClickZ picked it up, presenting a piece that presents a more “humane” way to spam, if you will, for […]

NTN Communications Inc. said that IDV North America committed to a full advertising schedule on the NTN Network, an interactive television network that broadcasts sports and trivia games to thousands of bars and restaurants across North America. IDV, which markets Smirnoff vodka, Jose Cuervo tequila, Black Velvet Canadian whiskey and other leading brands, will reach […]

AlphaWorks, a division of IBM, this week announced the release of the updated version of its XML parser, XML for Java. XML for Java is an XML processor written in 100% pure Java, together with a library (package) that is used for parsing and generating XML documents. The XML for Java package (com.ibm.xml.parser) contains all […]

Aufrance Associates today announced the release of Calendar Internet, a server-based calendar program that enables developers to create and manage an online calendar or schedule of events on the Web or an intranet. Calendar Internet doesn’t require any particular client software, and enables end-users to update the calendar’s database of events from anywhere via the […]

In dramatic last-minute settlement talks with the U.S. Department of Justice, Microsoft Corp. agreed to put off shipment of Windows 98 until Monday, and confirmed that antitrust lawsuits expected to be filed against the software giant today are also on hold. In a brief press announcement, Microsoft said the truce was struck with the Department […]

InterVU Inc. entered into a co-marketing agreement with Macromedia Inc. today, and announced plans to support and deliver media content developed with Macromedia’s suite of authoring tools. Under the co-marketing alliance, InterVU will have the right to use some Macromedia trademarks in relation to the company’s use of software authoring and playback tools, including Macromedia […]