Michael Singer

Bankrupt broadband provider ExciteAtHome says it has shut down service to 850,000 of its AT&T customers this past weekend. The blocking began just past midnight Saturday after Judge Thomas Carlson cleared the way for Excite to cancel its contracts with other cable contractors. Excite had asked for the court’s approval in forcing its cable partners […]

After Interwoven acquired Redwood Shores-based iHarvest back in October, the content infrastructure software maker plotted how to best use the technology. Now Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Interwoven has come out with its plan. The company Wednesday says it will use iHarvest’s technology to enhance its products with visual annotation capabilities. Visual annotation gives content editors the ability […]

Intel Thursday says it is giving five individuals the company’s highest technical position: Intel Fellow. The list includes Eivind Johansen, Devadas Pillai, Peter Silverman, Seckin Unlu and Jean-Marc Verdiell. Intel Fellows provide strategic technical guidance to the company and represent Intel on various industry technical panels. Among the five Fellows named, two come from companies […]

Latitude Communications Inc. , which specializes in voice and Web conferencing services, Wednesday named Marty Hollander as its new vice president of marketing. A former VP at companies like ProactiveNet, CollectiveSpace, IntelliCorp and Silicon Graphics, Hollander will now oversee all corporate marketing, product marketing, software and hardware partnerships, and public relations functions for Latitude. “Marty […]

SiteROCK, which specializes in remote performance monitoring and management services, says it has named Tim Bacci as its new CEO. Bacci succeeds Charles Ketteman who is expected to remain on as a strategic advisor to SiteROCK’s board of directors. Prior to SiteROCK, Bacci co-founded Triptych CD and Vicinity, where he served as V.P. of finance […]

Web traffic management appliance maker ClickArray Networks is getting a makeover. The Campbell, Calif.-based company Monday dropped the Click portion of its name (opting to now be known as Array Networks), and appointed Donald Massaro as its new president and CEO. “Array Networks enticed me with the opportunity to grow the company into one of […]

Just like a bad penny that always seems to turn up, an e-mail worm that is distributed via e-mail to Microsoft Outlook users is rearing its ugly head again. Anti-virus experts at McAfee.com Monday say they have been receiving widespread reports of the Badtrans Internet worm from home users and small businesses. Home users sending […]

StarNet, the parent company of MegaPOP is doing something this week that not that many startups have done this year – planning on a potential IPO in the spring of 2002. The Palatine, Ill.-based Internet services wholesaler says it will squelch longstanding rumors that it is ripe for acquisition on Tuesday by announcing its entry […]

Closedloop Solutions, which specializes in Web-based applications that target financial planning Wednesday says it is embarking on a new partnership with salesforce.com. The partnership is expected to combine Redwood City, Calif.-based Closedloop’s Dynamic Financial Control platform with salesforce.com’s online customer relationship management (CRM) solution. The goal, say execs with both companies is to sell the […]

Intel says its online services are so good they practically run themselves. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip making giant Monday says its Online Services division has released a new automated service technology that lets companies remotely manage and add services. The technology, known as Intel Open Control Technology, gives customers and system integrators shared management […]

The “H-P Way” is getting scrutinized and criticized as details of the mega-merger between Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer . The companies Thursday filed S-4 forms with US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The official documents outline the terms of the $22-billion deal. But no sooner did the 115 plus page paper hit the streets, than […]

Sagent Thursday says it has named Steven Springsteel as its new chief financial officer. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company provides real-time e-business intelligence solutions. Information can be extracted from multiple sources (internal and external), optimized and delivered in a customized format for Web-based or client applications. Springsteel replaces David Eliff, who had been serving as […]