Patricia Fusco

Juniper Networks Inc. Tuesday introduced its next-generation Internet processor that will be put to work thwarting denial of service attacks. Juniper’s (JNPR) application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) Internet Processor II is designed to break through performance limitations of current software based approaches for load balancing, packet filtering and traffic shaping. Internet service providers can scale their […]

Search engine firm IntelliSeek Inc. Monday acquired ProFusion.com in a deal to enhance its relevant meta search capabilities. IntelliSeek bought out the privately-held company for an undisclosed amount and gained access to ProFusion’s savvy Internet search site which attracts more than 600,000 unique users every month. ProFusion is known for its category-specific meta search services […]

Broadband service provider NEXTLINK Communications Inc. Monday introduced its suite of broadband Internet services across its high-speed nationwide network. Code named “Generation Next,” the service lineup offers fully integrated Digital Subscriber Line Internet access, Web hosting, and local or long distance voice services. NEXTLINK (NXLK) bundled its enhanced service offering into a simple billing procedure […]

Integrated Communications Provider CTC Communications Group, Inc. Monday signed agreements totaling more than $190 million to buildout its fiber optic network. The fiber rollout is fueled in part from proceeds of its recent $200 million convertible preferred stock offering and is expected to take two years to complete. CTC (CPTL) agreed to purchase more than […]

A nationwide program to connect schools, libraries and under-served communities to the Internet will receive $2.25 billion in funding this year. The Federal Communications Commission this week announced that the institutions and communities would receive the full amount of Internet subsidies allowed under rules of the “E-Rate” program. Last year, 82 percent of the nation’s […]

Network Solutions Inc. Thursday selected America Online Inc. to host the first two new top-level domain name servers for leading Internet registrar. America Online’s (AOL) facilities in Dulles, Va. and Mountain View, Calif. were chosen by NSI (NSOL) to be the initial production deployment centers of the two new top level domain name servers. AOL […]

America Online Inc. and Net2Phone Inc. Wednesday invested $15 million in unified messaging provider Webley Systems Inc. The cash infusion is the result of Webley’s second round financing initiative. Net2Phone (NTOP) last month sold a 32 percent share of its company to a consortium of corporate investors led by AT&T Corp. (T). By acquiring a […]

New Networks Institute Wednesday released the results of its survey on the relationship between U.S. Internet providers and local phone companies. According to Bruce Kushnick, NNI executive director, local phone companies including Bell Atlantic Corp. (BEL), BellSouth (BLS), SBC Communications Inc. (SBC) and subsidiaries Ameritech, PacBell, Southwestern Bell, as well as US West (USW), and […]

EarthLink Inc. is filling the demand for B2B high-speed Internet access with the Wednesday launch of its EarthLink Biz Digital Subscriber Line Internet service. EarthLink’s (ELNK) B2B broadband access is available in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The service is designed to bridge the gap between consumer DSL offerings and pricier commercial connections […]

Vignette Corp. Tuesday released the V/5 eBusiness Platform, its most ambitious software project to date. Vignette hopes the new product will help it keep ahead of rival BroadVision Inc.. Vignette’s (VIGN) cornerstone application is designed to replace its main software program that helps businesses manage relationships with Internet customers. Vignette’s new software allows companies to […]

Cable & Wireless Tuesday signed a $26 million deal with global internetworking service provider SAVVIS Communications Inc. to expand the bandwidth of its private Internet network in 14 major U.S. cities. The three-year deal is an extension of the two companies’ service level agreements. It’s designed to provide SAVVIS (SWS) with greater bandwidth and enhanced […]

RealNetworks Inc. Monday announced the deployment its first live Internet ad insertion program over broadband platforms. Internet broadcasters can put RealNetwork’s robust new server to work on inserting advertising messages into live TV and radio broadcasts. Martin Plaehn, RealNetworks (RNWK) senior vice president of media systems, said its Real Broadcast Network offers Internet broadcasters a […]