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TurboLinux previews its new high availability clustering Web server this week at the Linux World Conference in San Jose, pushing the viability of high-end open-source solutions for e-commerce The TurboCluster Server, which has been ported to the Alpha Processor, is a "breakthrough for Linux," stated Cliff Miller, CEO of TurboLinux. "More and more o...
Using public-key infrastructure (PKI) technology provided by Entrust Technologies, the Bank of Bermuda recently initiated the launch of its Secure Clients Access service to offer international customers trusted online banking As a result of its agreement with Entrust, the Bank can now not only offer digital signatures and e-mail encryption for file...
When Internet investor Softbank Corp or software giant Microsoft talk, people pay attention. When they talk together, the audience is tuned in even more The two industry heavyweights are reportedly talking about establishing a joint-venture to offer low-cost Internet access to the Japanese market, a move that could bump the 10 percent Internet user...
Monday was a historical day for the era of Internet postage, as the U.S. Postal Service approved the technology of online postage companies E-Stamp and Stamps.com (Nasdaq: STMP). Monday was also the day Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) made its own major push into the emerging market On Monday, Yahoo! launched its own Postal Center. The new area on Yahoo! wil...
RealNetworks Inc., the top maker of software used to download music online, announced yesterday that it was teaming up with Warner Music Group, and Trans World Entertainment Corp., to let Internet users download and play songs for free from various Warner artists While terms of the deal weren't disclosed, later this month users will be able to samp...
The ongoing cyber street fight between Microsoft and America Online over instant messaging is just the opening gamut of a battle between the two Internet titans that could end up shaking the foundations of both companies The dispute flared up a few weeks ago, when AOL began to electronically block messages from MSN members trying to contact AOL sub...
Applix, Inc., through its e-commerce site, has added to the momentum and thrust of the open-source movement, with the release of a new version of its Office Suite for Linux The latest version -- Applixware Office Suite 4.4.2 -- features several productivity components, including Data, Graphics, Mail, Presents, Spreadsheets and Words. "It also incor...
NexTag.com Inc. launched an online buying service today, where brand-name sellers compete for buyers. This is a switch from the popular e-commerce model where buyers bid against each other for products The San Mateo, California-based company said the new e-commerce site would help small businesses and individuals to negotiate easily and simultaneou...
Network Solutions Inc. and the U.S. Department of Commerce agreed to extend the test phase of their shared domain name registration project until September 10th. They will also allow more registrars to begin registering domain names, once they are accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers In the early stage of testing, f...
WebTrends Corp. (Nasdaq: WEBT) recently announced that its Security Analyzer product has been updated, enabling it to run security vulnerability tests to address a significant Microsoft Office security hole discovered last month The vulnerability could "allow hackers to execute malicious and potentially destructive programs" on a wide range of syst...
Online grocer Webvan Group Inc., announced Friday that it has filed for a $345 million initial stock sale to raise money to build and equip its planned brick-and-mortar distribution centers While the Foster City, California-based company didn't disclose how many shares would be in the IPO, their price range, or other details in its preliminary fili...
Here we go again. On Friday, leading auction site eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) suffered another embarrassing outage that will be costly in more ways than one. eBay's site was down for about 14 hours on Friday, beginning at 4:30 a.m. Pacific Time. In June, eBay also suffered a major outage. That 22-hour outage led to an estimated $3 million (US$) to $5 million of lost revenue for eBay, largely because the company refunded listing and transaction fees...
As it prepares to meet in New York on September 14 and 15, the Advisory Commission On Electronic Commerce plans to get public input on the issues of taxation in cyberspace. The group's Work Plan subcommittee, meeting Friday afternoon to develop a list of tax-related issues to explore, agreed to review written comments from organizations, companies and individuals. A handful of respondents will then be invited to testify in person at the New York meeting, the group decided...
Drawing on its existing relationship with professional services firm KPMG LLP and its strategic alliance mindset, Cisco Systems, Inc.(Nasdaq: CSCO) announced Monday that it has signed a letter of intent to invest $1 billion (US$) in KPMG's Internet services business The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, is scheduled to be finalized nex...
In what it says is the first new form of U.S. postage since the invention of the postage meter 80 years ago, Stamps.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: STMP) announced today that it has received regulatory approval from the U.S. Postal Service to start selling stamps over the Internet The Santa Monica, California-based company was one of two online companies to be ...
Birthday wishes came true at the Kirkland, Washington headquarters of Birthday Express.com Tuesday, as the company announced it sold a minority stake to venture capital firms for $13.1 million (US$) With the infusion of an additional $12 million out of the company's till, BirthdayExpress.com has amassed a $25.1 million treasure chest, which it says...
Like many traditional brick-and-mortar retailers that have caught the e-commerce bug, the fiercely traditional Tupperware Corporation (NYSE: TUP) has also succumbed to the lure of selling its wares online In an announcement Tuesday that clearly illustrates the growing reliance on e-commerce by American retailers, the makers of the ubiquitous line o...
So far this week, four highly touted Internet initial public offerings have come out of the box flat. Some think their less than spectacular performance could be a signal that finally the supply of new IPOs has caught up with -- or exceeded -- Wall Street's demand For instance, 1-800-Flowers.com, an online florist, sold more than $2 (US$) below its...
Unknown to many of us here on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, the Scandinavians have been out in the forefront of many Internet-related matters. Today's Norwegian, Swede, Finn or Danish software engineer is the modern-day version of Eric the Red and his Viking cohorts, leading the rest of Europe Jupiter Communications is well aware of the fac...
In response to a recent firestorm of criticism regarding the security of its products, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) left a Web server with a beta version of Windows 2000 and the embattled Internet Information server (IIS) outside its firewall this week This enticing announcement openly invited members of the hacking community to crack the new program.
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