Kevin Newcomb

Cable & Wireless a-Services Tuesday (April 10) announced the introduction of the Webtop suite of hosted business applications which allow users to access their virtual desktop from any Internet-connected personal computer. Three versions of Webtop are available – C&W a-Services Webtop Productivity, Webtop Collaboration, and Webtop Productivity Plus. Users log into the C&W a-Services Webtop […]

Software infrastructure services provider Loudcloud Inc. this week entered into agreements with technology consultancy Accenture and ASP aggregator Jamcracker Inc. The Accenture alliance, announced on Tuesday (April 10) calls for the companies to identify, pursue and refer each other to enterprise customers who might benefit from each other’s services. The deal will take advantage of […]

Cable & Wireless IDC, C&W’s Japanese subsidiary, has opened a 20,000 square foot hosting center in Osaka, Japan, bringing the hosting space in the country to 75,000 square feet in four hosting centers. Cable & Wireless currently operates 22 data centers around the world to meet the growing demand for outsourced managed hosting services. In […]

Wireless ASP Semotus Solutions announced Monday (April 9) the completion of a stock-for-stock acquisition of e-commerce infrastructure provider WizShop.com. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The boards of both companies, and the shareholders of WizShop.com have approved the transaction. The purchase brings to Semotus approximately $1.2 million in cash, a reliable revenue stream and […]

Web analytics and Web site management tools ASP MyComputer.com announced Thursday (April 5) that it has abandoned its free, advertising-supported services in favor of its subscription-based services. In the 17 months since it launched its paid services, MyComputer.com has signed up more than 14,000 customers. The company says that by converting advertising-supported users to paying […]

Small business accounting and services ASP NetLedger Inc. Thursday (April 5) announced that it has secured $30 million of funding from its existing investors, including Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and StarVest Partners L.P. “This funding will allow us to fulfill our promise to deliver the ultimate solution to small businesses and help them grow and […]

ASP Interliant Inc. this week announced it will immediately eliminate approximately 190 positions, or 14 percent of its workforce, to accommodate a narrowing of its business focus to key areas. The company also said it expects first quarter revenues to be $37 million, down from $48 million last quarter and below its previous guidance of […]

Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today (April 5) announced the completion of its acquisition of Great Plains Software Inc. in a stock transaction valued at $1.1 billion. Microsoft Great Plains will continue to develop, market, sell and support its midmarket business applications, Dynamics, eEnterprise and Solomon, under the Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions brand. As part […]

EYT, formerly Ernst & Young Technologies, added to its GoEYT suite Wednesday (March 28) with an upgrade to its GoFinancials ASP offering. GoFinancials 2.0, powered by Lawson Software, is intended to bridge the gap between a basic accounting package and a full-fledged financial Enterprise Application Package. It provides a scalable Web-based platform aimed at high-growth […]

Tarantella Inc. gained broader access to ISVs through an agreement with IBM announced Tuesday (March 27) to participate in IBM’s ASP Prime program for ISVs and software developers. “The speed at which applications can be migrated to a hosted, web-based subscription environment is key to enabling ISVs to take advantage of the ASP business model,” […]

The Sage Group plc, a UK-based supplier of business management solutions and services to SMEs, Wednesday (March 28) announced plans to acquire CRM vendor Interact (NASDAQ: IACT) for $12 a share in an all-cash deal valued at $263 million (£183 million). Interact, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., sells CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software targeted at small […]

Performance management ASP Peakstone Corp. Tuesday (March 27) unveiled a set of managed services within its eAssurance Internet service assurance suite. The three new eAssurance service offerings – Infrastructure Service Assurance, Business Service Assurance, and Business Plan Assurance – aim to ensure Web application infrastructure service quality, optimize infrastructure capacity utilization, and reduce operational costs […]