Patricia Fusco

AT&T Wireless Group Inc. and BT Wireless late Tuesday introduced the pacts first two communication services designed to enhance the global reach of wire-free voice and data communications. Dubbed WorldConnect and WorldView, the service offerings are a first in a series of global products and services developed by the alliance formed in September 1999. WorldConnect […]

E-business application service provider Wizmo Inc. Tuesday secured second round private financing to the tune of $28 million. New York City investment firm Sandler Capital Management led the financial deal. Wizmo’s mission is to simplify technology for its clients. It delivers information technology and e-business services to small and medium businesses. Currently the company provides […]

Excite@Home Tuesday unveiled its e-commerce storefront service enabling dot.com start-ups to build online stores for free. Dubbed Freetailer, the service enables Excite@Home users to create and manage a fully functioning online stores at no cost. The free e-commerce service features a straightforward Web interface that requires no up-front investment from e-tailer wannabes. Mark O’Leary, Excite@Home […]

America Online Inc. Tuesday tapped Metromedia Fiber Network Inc. to provide one-hop connectivity to AOL’s data centers. Under the deal Metromedia Fiber Network subsidiary, AboveNet Communications Inc. will independently market collocation and optical Internet protocol services to America Online’s content providers. AOL content-provider customers will have access to Metromedia’s global one-hop Internet network. The deal […]

Broadband service wholesaler New Edge Networks Tuesday expanded its digital subscriber line footprint to Nebraska and Iowa. Its high-speed Internet services are being offered to residential and business users through independent Internet service providers that resell New Edge Networks DSL access. Des Moines, IA and Omaha, NE are the first cities welcoming New Edge Networks […]

Yahoo! Inc. Monday selected Internet service facilitator Spinway Inc. as its preferred partner for free dial-up services. The two firms agreed to co-brand free Internet access services for Yahoo!’s business and marketing clients. Yahoo! content will be featured as the start page for the free Internet service. Under the terms of the agreement, Yahoo! will […]

Alcatel Alsthom S.A and IBM Corp. Monday formed a pact integrating their information technology and communications software to build a system of advanced networking solution centers. The companies plan to construct a series of Internet data centers to operate as hubs for their collective infrastructures. Construct costs could exceed $100 billion during the three-year buildout. […]

Contend delivery service provider Mirror Image Internet Monday came to terms with Compaq Computer Corp. to build caching solutions into select server hardware. As a result of the deal, Compaq will offer direct connectivity to Mirror Image’s global network of Content Access Points on its TaskSmart server line-up. By tapping into Mirror Image’s speed boosting […]

Road Runner Monday unleashed BroadJump Inc. support software live on the Web to deploy a customized version of its subscriber management tools. The deal is an extension Road Runner’s agreement in June to utilize BroadJump’s installation programming and streamline new user cable modem hook-ups. BroadJump’s Correct Connect programming automatically adjusts a subscriber connection with Road […]

E-government application service provider govWorks Inc. Friday partnered with agreement with Internet election firm election.com Inc. The two companies intend to provide online voter registration services through govWorks’ Web portal. The deal expands govWorks online aggregation of civic tools, while election.com increases its reach to a broader Web constituency. Both firms set their collective sights […]

The U.S. Internet Industry Association Friday filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission asking that cable Internet services be required to open their networks to rivals. Dennis Hayes, USIIA chairman, cited the 9th U.S. Circuit Court’s June ruling in Portland as the basis for its filing. “The court has declared cable Internet to be […]

Freewwweb LLC Thursday filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York seeking a Title 11 order authorizing debtors to line up and issue their terms. At the front of the list is Juno Online Services Inc. The national ISP that on Thursday announced it would start transferring WorldSpy’s […]