Maura Ginty

PSINet Inc. Monday continued its ISP buying spree in Brazil with the acquisition of STI, the fourth largest Brazilian ISP. The move follows PSINet’s April acquisition of Openlink (Rio de Janeiro) and Horizontes Internet (Minas Gerais), two other ISPs in Brazil. PSI now ranks as the third largest ISP in the country, up from fifth […]

GO Network Monday unveiled several changes in an effort to add more personalization and increases the site’s speed. Customers can now select, delete and move elements on the GO Network home page with the new My Page tab to personalize the service. Finance-minded customers can move their investment portfolio to the home page and display […]

Online mortgager E-LOAN Friday rolled out its 24-hour E-Track Pro service that enables realtors to track client mortgage applications. E-Track Pro targets real estate agents, providing continuous access to the status of their clients’ home loan applications as well as appraisal information and closing timetables. E-Track Pro also allows agents to print loan approval certificates […]

Internet provider Enron Communications Thursday announced plans to trade bandwidth as a commodity, enabling businesses to order and reserve capacity for bandwidth-intensive Internet applications. Enron expects that bandwidth trading will make Internet application more efficient and cost-effective, as well as pave the way for development of new applications. The innovation also means companies will easily […]

Internet measurement firm Media Metrix reported Thursday Internet usage at work substantially outpaced home surfing. The statistics were part of its report on the top 50 digital Web site rankings for April. Media Matrix found that users spent 37 percent more time on the Internet at work than at home and that most of this […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission censured Datek Online for using customer deposits for company expenses and handed Datek a $60,000 fine as part of a settlement reached this week. Tuesday’s action, which marks the agency’s first intervention in the Internet stock trading market, may be followed by similar investigations involving violations of consumer protection provisions […]

Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson Tuesday made a move to convert remote access users to wireless service with its new WebOnAir solution, which decreases the download time of Web pages to laptops, personal digital assistants and mobile phones. Ericsson claims that wireless downloading with WebOnAir is up to four times faster than other solutions. WebOnAir Filter […]

Lycos Inc. became the latest portal to try and capitalize on the online auction craze Tuesday. The company is taking a stake in Web auction and e-commerce solution provider FairMarket Inc., whose technology will drive Lycos’ online auctions. The agreement allows Lycos to purchase up to 9 percent of FairMarket. “FairMarket has built a technically […]

MP3 software developer PlayMedia Systems, Inc.Monday named MP3-related software Web site MP3.COM, Inc., as a co-defendant in its lawsuit against Nullsoft, Inc., developer of the popular “Winamp” MP3 Internet music player. PlayMedia seeks $15 million in damages from MP3.COM. The figure is based on PlayMedia’s estimate of the number of allegedly infringing Winamp players that […]

Lycos Inc. Monday partnered with desktop browser/portal NeoPlanet Inc. in an agreement which will direct searches conducted by NeoPlanet’s 1.3 million users to the Lycos Network. The alliance will bring Lycos portal services to the desktop via NeoPlanet’s browser interface. Browser/portal integration features include tools for site personalization, Lycos content on NeoPlanet’s channel bar, and […]

Go2Net Inc. Friday acquired IQC.com for approximately $20 million in stock in an effort to boost its financial information suite. IQC.com will be integrated into to Go2Net’s Silicon Investor and its entire line of financial analysis, discussion and charting services. IQC’s IQ chart service, which continuously monitors market indices and individual company performances, will be […]

Domain registrar Network Solutions Inc. this week said an Indiana judge’s May 7 decision to exempt the company from antitrust liability will make the company “immune” from future antitrust lawsuits over its domain registration services. Bruce Watts’s case against NSI was based on a challenge to NSI’s “first-come, first-serve” registration policy, which Watts claimed failed […]