Kevin Newcomb

Cygent Inc., which offers a comprehensive eBusiness Support System (eBSS) solution for the communications industry, today (Jan 2) announced that Genuity Inc. (Nasdaq:GENU) has licensed Cygent to provide Genuity partners and enterprise customers with ordering and customer service capabilities across all interaction points. “Cygent’s vision of integrating the customer-retailer-wholesaler demand chain is both innovative and […]

The SCO Server Software Division (SSD), an independent business unit of The Santa Cruz Operation Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOC), and ASP infrastructure provider Allegrix Inc. today (Jan 2) announced the availability of the Allegrix ASP-in-a-Box Program for the SCO SSD reseller channel. The program provides channel-based partners with a complete business assessment kit to quickly add […]

VerticalNet Inc. (Nasdaq:VERT) announced Friday (Dec 29) that Truckee Acquisition Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of VerticalNet, is extending its offer to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of SierraCities.com Inc. (Nasdaq:BTOB) until midnight, New York City time, on Tuesday, January 16, 2001. The offer was previously scheduled to expire at midnight on Friday, […]

Global ASPInterliant Inc. (Nasdaq:INIT) today (Jan 2) announced the addition of an integrated, browser-based e-Commerce development and hosting application from Miva Corporation to its dedicated server solution lineup. The Miva Commerce Server solution allows businesses to develop and manage online storefronts via a standard Internet browser. Through its relationship with and ongoing purchase of products […]

European e-business enabler euro909.com A/S (Nasdaq ADS: ENON) Thursday (Dec 28) announced it has received a $4 million investment by Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Limited, an affiliate of Credit Suisse First Boston (www.csfb.com). “We’re very excited about this show of confidence by Credit Suisse First Boston,” said Aldo Petersen, CEO of euro909.com. “We see […]

Norwegian ASP TeleComputing, (OSE:TCO), a leading supplier of Microsoft Windows-based computing services that extend from the server to the desktop, today announced the signing of eight new customer agreements in Norway and Sweden having a combined contract value of approximately 18 MNOK ($2.0 million). TeleComputing is pleased to announce, among others, the following companies as […]

Tarantella Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Santa Cruz Operation Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOC), has released web-based shipments of Tarantella Enterprise 3 and Enterprise 3 ASP Edition web-enabling software. The new Tarantella Enterprise 3 software provides users with significant improvements and refinements over previous editions of the award-winning web-enabling software, while maintaining all the benefits […]

Data Return Corporation (NASDAQ:DRTN) today (Dec 27) announced it is providing managed hosting services to LifeCast, the leading provider of online services for private clubs and their members. With more than 1000 affiliate clubs, golf and country clubs, yacht clubs, and city clubs, LifeCast creates members-only, interactive web communities. Data Return’s engineering and support teams […]

Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU), a leading provider of small business accounting and management solutions, today (Dec 21) announced it has completed its acquisition of EmployeeMatters Inc., a Stamford, Conn.-based provider of human resource management, benefits and payroll services via the Internet. Intuit announced it had reached an agreement to acquire EmployeeMatters on Nov. 16, 2000. […]

Digex, Inc. (Nasdaq: DIGX), a leading high-end managed web and application hosting service provider for businesses worldwide, today (Dec 21) announced the availability of standardized, firewall-based virtual private networks (VPN), which will provide Digex clients a fast, secure and cost-effective method for deploying intranet, extranet and remote access VPNs. “As more and more enterprise clients […]

Microsoft Corp. today (Dec 21) announced it has reached an agreement to acquire business management software giant Great Plains Software Inc. . “In 19 years of operations Great Plains has proved to be one of Microsoft’s most innovative partners,” said Steve Ballmer, president and CEO, Microsoft Corp. “Microsoft and Great Plains see the future of […]

Merisel Inc. (Nasdaq:MSEL) Tuesday (Dec 19) announced that its new e-services subsidiary will operate under the name Optisel. The new Commerce Service Provider will offer a complete menu of turnkey e-services to manufacturers and brick-and-mortar retailers interested in growing Internet revenues while avoiding the high cost associated with systems implementation and warehousing. “Businesses cannot afford […]