Jim Wagner

Looking for a catalyst to bolster its sagging stock value, Sony Corp. Tuesday announced intentions to get its Internet service provider arm, So-Net, listed as a tracking stock on the Toyko Exchange. The ISP has been enjoying a successful year and Sony officials are anxious to see how well it performs on its own. Sony […]

EarthLink, Inc. and Time Warner, Inc. struck a landmark agreement Monday, which allows the Atlanta-based Internet service access the media giant’s cable network. Officials said the deal is a “sign of good faith” demonstrating Time Warner’s commitment to sharing its cable network with rivals. But some analysts believe that the agreement is simply a form […]

Time Warner officials have picked up the pace in its contract talks with national Internet service providers Juno Online Services Inc. and EarthLink Inc., it was reported Wednesday. Time Warner is taking the three-week reprieve given to them by the Federal Trade Commission to firm up commitments necessary to gain approval for its acquisition by […]

Covad Communications is bringing the Internet to a new type of customer, penning a deal recently to provide Covad-powered dial-up and broadband services to Sony employees. It also marks the broadband provider’s entrance into end-user services, when visitors to Sony’s new e-commerce Web site, SonyStyle, subscribe to dial-up and broadband access co-branded and powered by […]

AT&T Broadband reached a milestone Wednesday with the signing of its one millionth customer to its cable Internet service. The cable network owner offers cable service for high-speed Internet use through its AT&T@Home and AT&T Roadrunner programs. According to AT&T Broadband officials, the milestone puts the company on pace to reach the 1.1 million customer […]

In the wake of the U.S. District Court ruling Friday declaring open access unconstitutional, AT&T Broadband outlined its solution to include independent Internet service providers on its cable network. And unless the Federal Trade Commission sets a precedent with the merger conditions of America Online, Inc. and Time Warner, Inc., it’s a platform liable to […]

Winfire and its FreeDSL service is bringing in more than it’s taking out, officials were more than happy to announce at a press conference Tuesday. Officials have plenty of reason to crow. The Internet service provider’s service and its digital subscriber line free-to-pay model, subject to criticism by peers, the press and analysts, is bringing […]

Starting next month, Internet service providers can offer its subscribers a combined anti-virus/content filtering option from security software developers Symantec Corp. In the final stage of its beta release, the I-Gear for Inktomi Traffic Server gives ISPs who use the Inktomi, Inc., line of caching machines the opportunity to set content filtering standards and let […]

Fixed broad wireless manufacturer Western Multiplex Corp. nabbed competitor Adaptive Broadband Corp. for $645 million in stock Monday. The deal, unanimously approved by both company’s board of directors, was met with investor approval as Adaptive’s stock saw a nearly 25 percent surge, to $16 per share before market open. Daniel Scharre, Adaptive Broadband president and […]

IBM and Mercantec launched a new program at ISPCon Friday making it easier for Internet service providers to scale e-storefronts to its subscriber base. The usage-based e-commerce program lets ISPs pay for what it uses, compared to the industry standard of buying a pre-determined amount of service from another e-storefront provider. Per Larsen, IBM WebServers […]

AbsoluteFuture gained U.S. regulator approval to market its encrypted email program to worldwide companies, it was announced Thursday. The company received the blessings of the U.S. Bureau of Export Administration Oct. 28, and expects to gain federal approval to sell its SafeMessage software solution to foreign government agencies within 60 days. The Bureau reviews all […]

Gateway Inc., and Broadcom Corp. are getting together to work on a Net appliance solution that brings the PC, TV and eventually the telephone together. The Thursday announcement adds Broadcom to a growing alliance of companies pitted against the net appliance line released this fall by the Microsoft Corp.-Compaq Computer Corp. coalition. Microsoft and Compaq […]