Kevin Newcomb

Longtime UNIX software developer The Santa Cruz Operation Inc. has gained shareholder approval for the sale, announced in August 2000, of its Server Software and Professional Services divisions to UNIX and Linux developer Caldera Systems Inc. , and will go forward as Tarantella Inc., named for its remaining division and flagship application. The company plans […]

Interliant Inc. posted a net loss of $1.65 per share for the first quarter, but experienced a 26-percent increase in recurring hosting revenue on its four core product lines that remain from an April 2 restructuring. This quarter has been tumultuous for the Purchase, N.Y.-based ASP. Last week, Herb Hribar resigned as president and CEO, […]

Nashua, N.H.-based application and system management software developer Dirig Software has unveiled its latest management product for application server component management, named after the Boston Red Sox ballpark. Introduced to the market in January, Fenway is capable of proactively managing a complete eBusiness infrastructure, from front-end Web server, through the application server and its components, […]

Managed services provider Loudcloud Inc. announced this week it will lay off 19-percent of its workforce and implement cost reductions expected to allow the company to reach cash flow breakeven with its existing cash resources. “At the time of our offering, we had already completed a series of steps to make our cost structure more […]

The ASP Industry Consortium (ASPIC) has commissioned the largest-ever study of the ASP market, with the aim of measuring worldwide supply and demand for ASP services. The global study will create a greater understanding of the evolution of the business model, as well as give ASPIC the ability to track and assess both successful and […]

Who says shrink-wrapped software is not compatible with the ASP model? Certainly not small business ASP NetLedger Inc. – the San Mateo, Calif.-based developer of accounting, payroll, HR, CRM and other office solutions announced Monday (April 30) that it will begin selling a boxed starter kit of its Accounting Pro ASP service through retail channels. […]

Service Level Management ISV Response Networks Inc.Monday (April 30) unveiled Pulsar xSP, a policy-based service level compliance platform aimed at ASPs, MSPs, AIPs and other service providers managing SLAs across an application hosting supply chain. Pulsar xSP is designed to monitor hosted applications from the end-user perspective. It enables service providers to create policy-based SLAs […]

FutureLink Europe, the business arm of Lake Forest, Calif.-based application infrastructure provider FutureLink Corp. , will provide an ASP-enabled office system supporting 385 outlets across the U.K. for Jewson, a leading builders’ supply chain. “They had 5 major IT projects planned, and branch connectivity was number 5,” Dave Mills, VP commercial for FutureLink Europe, told […]

USinternetworking Inc. this week announced that it beat analyst estimates with $36.7 million Q1 revenues and a $0.33 net loss, and will undertake a 20- to 25-percent workforce reduction and cost-cutting measures expected to save the Annapolis, Md.-based ASP $35 million. “Our continuing penetration of new enterprise clients, as well as success in expanding services […]

NEW ZEALAND — New Zealand needs a new flag, a good slogan everyone can relate to, new myths and an optimistic spirit, according to New Zealand Edge web site co-founder and editor Brian Sweeney. Mr Sweeney says New Zealand needs to improve its image internally and externally and a good start would be to get […]

E-business enterprise application provider Onyx Software Corp. (Nasdaq: ONXS) Wednesday (April 25) debuted a new XML-based platform designed to speed the deployment of Internet-based CRM (customer relationship management) solutions. “Our XML-based application server is a major breakthrough for large organizations struggling with the high costs and technical complexities of integrating data from traditional CRM systems, […]

Nashua, N.H.-based application and system management software vendor Dirig Software this week unveiled version 3.0 of its Proctor management technology, with 3 tiered levels of service and added features like an integrated database, XML support and SNMP data import capabilities. “The new packaging makes us more competitive,” Dirig Product Marketing Manager Frank Moreno told InternetNews. […]