John Lewell

Advanced Internet Solutions (AIS) is now shipping its Carello shopping cart solution. According to the company, the product allows anyone with basic HTML skills to create professional-level online shopping malls. Installing Carello onto NT Internet server may need a Webmaster’s skills, but with that completed, all the catalog creation and maintenance are via a Web […]

Star Division Corp. is allowing non-commercial users to download StarOffice 5.0 Personal Edition, an office productivity suite that runs on Windows 95, 98 and NT, Solaris, Linux, OS/2 and Java. The suite provides a powerful and extensive set of applications, including word processing, spreadsheet, graphic design, presentations, database front-end, HTML editor, mail/news reader, event/task scheduler, […]

In an attempt to increase its overall performance, IDT, Inc. Wednesday launched a redesigned version of its Internet telephony product Net2Phone. Net2Phone 9.0, like previous versions, is a PC-to-phone tool that allows users to place telephone calls anywhere in the world via the Internet. New features include an improved graphical user interface, seven language integration, […]

WebCom introduced WebCommerce, a turnkey Internet commerce package aimed at small entrepreneurs. The Web hosting firm enters this highly competitive market by teaming with neighboring developer Lutris Technologies, and will offer a 30-day free trial of the new software. WebCommerce is browser-based and does not need to be downloaded. The turnkey package brings all the […]

CatchWord introduced two additions to its RealPage electronic publishing solution, increasing the number of choices available to providers of electronic journal services. RealPage WIS (Web Integrated Solution) is made to enable publishers with established branded Web sites to outsource delivery services. RealPage SOLO (Self Operated Licensed Option) allows publishers to handle their electronic publishing in-house. […]

ImaginOn is set to release WebZinger 6.0 in late January next year, an all-in-one “supra-search engine” for Internet searchers that will permit searching, locating, downloading, formatting, presenting and browsing. It is said to be the first product of its kind to combine all these features into a single application. Written in Java, it runs on […]

World Telecom plc has chosen Micromuse’s Netcool for Windows NT suite of applications to ensure the availability of its value-added voice service offerings. Among these services, which World Telecom is rapidly deploying, are pre- and post-paid calling cards, single number voice/fax lines, cellular phone and discount PSTN services. “Because our network infrastructure and our portfolio […]

Macromedia is shipping Generator, its dynamic graphics server, for the Sun Solaris operating environment. Generator works with Netscape’s Enterprise or the Apache Web server to deliver dynamic graphics on-the-fly. It enables frequently updated data, such as headlines, ad banners, maps, calendars, charts, etc. – to be edited with new content and served quickly. “Macromedia Generator […]

The World Chambers Network (WCN) introduced e-Club, a marketing service developed by IBM Global Services that will enable WCN members to take advantage of highly targeted business opportunities. Subscribing members can use e-Club to send e-mail to potential customers who have expressed interest in selected business categories. WCN is an Internet service run by a […]

London’s official Web site, www.LondonTown.com relaunched as part of an international campaign called London Millennium City, conducted by the London Tourist Board and Convention Bureau (LTB). The site will be the most comprehensive source of information about millennium events, activities and projects in London. Over #6 billion is being spent on London’s tourism facilities in […]

Plaid Brothers Software announced that Robert W. Baird & Co. is the first brokerage firm to use WebPlaid, the browser-based version of its enterprise-wide contact and portfolio management software for the retail brokerage industry. Baird is deploying the system, which carries information about client positions, balances and costs, to 650 investment officers and branch managers […]

Eurotunnel has published its 1999 fares on the Internet–priced in Euros with local currency conversions. The fares are also available through Eurotunnel’s Call Centre and travel agents. This latest move by Eurotunnel suggests that European use of the Internet is coming of age–a fact confirmed by a recent telephone survey of consumers in the UK, […]