Michael Singer

You have a big Web event coming up but you want to make sure that the throngs of users hitting your site won’t give you a black eye. Managed services provider Loudcloud Tuesday says its new High Alert Service is just the thing to have to make sure Web sites will operate smoothly during a […]

Content infrastructure software maker Interwoven , Thursday says the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has selected its XML-centric solutions to underpin its new online portal Mass.Gov. The deal is part of the first phase the state’s initiative to embrace “one-stop shopping” for government services without a lot hassle. The plan is to allow some 160 state agencies […]

New York state is suing Network Associates (NAI) over its McAfee anti-virus software. The complaint? Violating free speech by blocking its customers from publishing product reviews without the company’s approval. Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed briefs Thursday in Manhattan asking the courts to “prevent enforcement of any clause restricting product reviews of the company’s software, […]

Do you like to watch? Vivendi Universal, the French-based entertainment conglomerate is hoping you do. The company’s Net USA division Wednesday soft launched MP4.com. The online destination is being touted as a place for users and filmmakers to share movies online. The full site is expected to hard launch by March. The company says MP3.com, […]

Redline Networks, which specializes in optimizing Web performance, Tuesday named Roy Johnson as its new president and CEO as well as to its board of directors. Johnson replaces Faye Pairman at CEO. Johnson is expected to direct the company’s business and technology strategy and establish a sustainable leadership position for the company in the high-growth […]

Customer relationship management (CRM) software maker E.piphany Tuesday says chief operating officer Bill Walsh will be leaving the company to pursue new leadership opportunities in Silicon Valley. In Walsh’s place, the San Mateo, Calif.-based company says it has promoted Karen Richardson to the position of Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations. “We are pleased to announce […]

Sun Microsystems Friday gave developers their first sneak peak at the company’s Web Services Development Pack (WSDP) and its accompanying tutorial. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based networking giant, which is expected to bundle the software for free distribution this June, made the first early access (EA1) download available as a convenience for developers to help them […]

Adobe Systems Friday says it has agreed to acquire Ottawa, Canada-based Accelio Corp in a stock transaction valued at $72 million. The deal still has to go through the U.S. and Canadian regulatory process. If approved by officials and shareholders, the deal should resolve by late March 2002. The San Jose, Calif.-based Web publishing software […]

Content infrastructure software maker Interwoven marked the departure of its founder and chairman of the board Peng T. Ong this week. Ong has left the board to pursue projects in Asia and will participate in the business on an as-needed basis. In 1995, Ong changed the company name from Codery to Interwoven and started with […]

The proposed merger between Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer took one large step closer to completion Thursday. The antitrust commission of the European Union voted in favor of the transaction, currently valued at $22.83 billion, “without conditions.” In a prepared statement the Commission said “A careful analysis of the merger… and of the competitive forces in […]

Embrace Networks Wednesday says it has enhanced its executive team with two new additions. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company says it has named Klaus Hofmann as vice president of sales and Michel Burger as its new chief technology officer. Hofmann will be responsible for driving Embrace’s sales and revenue growth, and Burger will be responsible for […]

A brand new worm slithering through the Web along Microsoft Outlook e-mail accounts promises a good time, but delivers a hangover. Anti-virus experts with Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team (AVERT), the anti-virus research division of Network Associates , Sunday identified the virus as W32/Myparty@MM or “MyParty” as a medium risk. The mass-mailing worm arrives in an […]