Kathleen Murphy

Mecklermedia Corp. further strengthened Internet.com’s Web development-related offerings this week with the acquistion of Web Developer’s Virtual Library, a comprehensive encyclopedia of Web technology and techniques for Webmasters, designers, and developers. WDVL.com now joins the Internet.com network of sites that already includes industry-leading resources such as WebDeveloper.com, WebReference.com, and Java Boutique. Founded in 1994 by […]

Cisco Systems, Inc. reported it acquired NetSpeed Inc., a provider of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technology. Under the terms of the agreement, between 3.7 and 4.0 million shares of Cisco common stock (subject to certain adjustments) will be exchanged for all outstanding shares and options of Austin, TX-based NetSpeed, a deal worth close to $236 […]

Icon CMT Corp. announced that it is discontinuing publication of its electronic magazines “Word” and “Charged.” “While our online publications played an important role in establishing Icon CMT as a leading producer and distributor of online information and applications, the publishing business is no longer part of our core strategy,” said Scott Baxter, president and […]

The Internet Council of Registrars (CORE) announced today that it is again accepting applications from companies wanting to act as registrars of new domain names. Operating under its own constitution and set of guidelines, CORE currently lists 87 registrars in 23 countries. CORE’s original plan to form a competitive registration system for seven new generic […]

Engage Technologies and Aptex Software say they will combine their profiling technologies to create a comprehensive profile network of anonymous Internet-user data. These behavior-based profiles will be offered to companies that want to create high-level marketing and advertising campaigns. Web users who access sites enabled with the Engage and Aptex technology will receive “red carpet […]

Digimarc Corp., based in Portland, Oregon, announced it received a patent for its digital watermarking technology. Digital watermarks allow image creators to authenticate and track digital media such as pictures and video. The technology embeds an invisible “watermark” into image pixels, allowing image authors to embed identification and copyright information. The U.S. Patent No. 5,710,834, […]

CitySearch, a provider of information for online city guides, announced it has formed partnerships with three more metropolitan news companies: The Baltimore Sun, The Dallas Morning News, and The San Diego Union-Tribune. This will bring new city sites to Baltimore, Dallas and Fort Worth, and San Diego. The deals call for CitySearch to provide technology […]

According to the results of a new survey conducted by Lycos, Inc., Internet users are more concerned about credit card transaction security, privacy, and free access to information than online violence and pornography. Cyber Dialogue, an Internet marketing researcher, designed and conducted the study for Lycos in an attempt to gauge how “cybercitizens” are affected […]

Mecklermedia Corporation today acquired PCWebopaedia.com from Rockport, MA-based Sandy Bay Software. A critically acclaimed dictionary and search engine of hi-tech terms on the Internet, PCWebopaedia.com will be incorporated into the Internet.com network, the leading source of real-time news and information resources for Internet professionals and Web developers. The acquisition is expected to drive Internet.com’s monthly […]

@plan, a provider of online market research, said its survey results show that 24% of Web users are actively shopping online. The growth is attributed to significant increases in e-retailing across a range of shopping categories, including airline reservations and the stocks and mutual fund sector, according to @plan. “With the release of this data, […]

Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, before a U.S. Senate panel Tuesday, refused to concede that his company is a monopoly while competitors argued that the software giant crosses the line into anticompetitive behavior. During the four-hour hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Gates said the high-tech industry is healthy and competitive, based on lower prices for […]

IBM introduced today a series of business intelligence (BI) products and services including data gathering, management, and analyses tools designed to help companies effectively conduct “e-business.” The BI initiative comprises new solutions tailored to meet specific industry needs, such as tools for the finance market or the banking industry; data analysis and management products for […]