dot.COM articles from November 1998

dot.COM archives from November 1998

ADVERTISING: Flycast Offers Promotion Options.
November 19, 1998... Flycast has moved into promotions on the Web. Flycast Communications (181 Fremont St., Ste. 120, San Francisco, CA 94105; Tel: 415/977-1009, Fax: 415/977-1009), an Internet advertising network, and RealTIME Media, Inc. (15 Haverford Station...

Web Advertising Goes Beyond the Banner.
November 19, 1998... Proteus, Inc. (1233 20th St., NW Ste. 206, Washington, DC 20036; Tel: 202/452-6800, Fax: 202/452-6866) has developed an advanced online advertising campaign that creates a dynamic customer database and builds branding with a quick-loading...

New Web Ratings Method Offered.
November 19, 1998... Millward Brown Interactive (425 Second St., 6th Fl., San Francisco, CA 94107; Tel: 415/538-8300, Fax: 415/538-8305) has always stressed that although Web ratings (i.e., site ratings) may have directional value, they are the wrong metrics to...

BANKING: Women.com Offers Financial Power.
November 19, 1998... Union Bank of California (UBOC, 350 California St., San Francisco, CA 94104-1476, Fax: 415/765-2220) now brings online banking directly to its critical female market through Women.com, a popular destination for women on the Web. Visitors to...

Net.Bnk in the Black, Offers Credit Cards.
November 19, 1998... Net.Bank (950 North Pt. Pkwy., Ste. 350, Alpharetta, GA 30005; Tel: 770/343-6006, Fax: 770/396-7870) will soon offer Visa and MasterCard credit cards to its online banking customers. Net.Bnk achieved profitability for the second quarter...

Commercial Real Estate Loan Extranet Launched.
November 19, 1998... Seagull Technology (16400 Lark Ave., Los Gatos, CA 95032; Tel: 408/358-7100, Fax: 408/358-7071) and Wells Fargo Bank activated the Real Estate Information Management Service (RIMS), an "extranet" vendor contracting and management system, to...

Online Credit Decisions a Reality.
November 19, 1998... American Management Systems (AMS) (4050 Legato Rd., Fairfax, VA 22033; Tel: 703/267-8000, Fax: 703/267-5111) announced the release of ACAPS Credit Xpress, a Web-based software application that enables financial institutions to provide their...

Why Do Banks Want Online Customers?
November 19, 1998... A new Forrester (1033 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138; Tel: 617/497-7090) report answers the question: Who are Internet banking customers and why do banks want them? The study found Internet banking customers are in 3 distinct...

DEALS: NetSage Merges to Lead in Social Interfaces.
November 19, 1998... NetSage Corp. (1300 Jackson St., Golden, CO 80401; Tel: 303/279-4984, Fax: 303/379-4663) has joined with FunArts Software to produce a new company that will explore and drive the emerging wave of intelligent social interfaces. NetSage has also...

NextPoint Secures $12 Million in Venture Financing.
November 19, 1998... NextPoint Networks (68 Tadmuck Rd., Westford, MA 01886; Tel: 978/392- 2026, Fax: 978/392-3027), creators of Business-Centric Network Management solutions, has raised an additional $12 million in private equity financing from Baker Capital Corp....

VocalTec Gains in Third Quarter.
November 19, 1998... The IP telephony company VocalTec Communications Ltd. (1 Maskit St., Herzliya 46733, Israel; Tel: 9729/9707777, Fax: 9729/9561867) announced revenues of $6.5 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 1998, an increase of 48% over...

Big Gains at VeriSign.
November 19, 1998... VeriSign Inc. (1390 Shorebird Way, Mountain View, CA 94043; Tel: 650/961-7300, Fax: 650/961-7300) announced revenue of $10.5 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 1998, a 174% increase over revenue of $3.8 million reported in...

Inktomi's Results Grow 317%.
November 19, 1998... Inktomi Corp. (1900 S. Norfolk St., Ste. 310, San Mateo, CA 94403; Tel: 650/653-2800, Fax: 650/653-2801) announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended September 30, 1998. Revenues for the quarter were $8.3 million, a 317%...

Novell Invests in Developer.
November 19, 1998... Novell Inc. (122 E. 1700 S., Provo, UT 84606; Tel: 801/861-7000, Fax: 801/228-7077) has made an equity investment in NetObjects Inc. (602 Galveston Dr., Redwood City, CA 94063; Tel: 650/482-3200, Fax: 650/562-0288), a website...

ISS Reports Record Quarter.
November 19, 1998... ISS Group Inc., (6600 Peachtree-Dunwoody Rd., Bldg. 300, Atlanta, GA 30328; Tel: 678/443-6000, Fax: 678/443-6477), the parent company of Internet Security Systems Inc. (ISS), announced revenues of $9,430,000 for the third quarter ended...

Beyond.com's Third Quarter Results.
November 19, 1998... Online software superstore Beyond.com (1195 W. Fremont Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94087; Tel: 408/616-4200, Fax: 408853-0800) announced its financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 1998. Revenues were a record $9.7 million, a...

Intel Bids for Virtual Private Network Acquisition.
November 19, 1998... Intel Corp. (2200 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95052-8119; Tel: 408/765-8080, Fax: 408/765-6284) is reportedly willing to pay approximately $182 million to acquire Shiva Corp. (28 Crosby Dr., Bedford, MA 01730; Tel: 781/687-1000, Fax:...

Chemdex Second Round of Investment Raises $13 Million.
November 19, 1998... Chemdex Corp. (3950 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303; Tel: 650/813- 0300, Fax: 650/813-0304), a provider of electronic commerce solutions to the life sciences research industry, has raised $13 million in a second round of venture financing....

eSoft's Third Quarter Results.
November 19, 1998... eSoft Inc. (5335-C Sterling Dr., Boulder, CO 80301; Tel: 303/444-1600, Fax: 303/444-1600), developer of the IPAD family of communication products that simplify company connections to the Internet, announced its third quarter sales results...

FINANCIAL: Internet Investment Advice Available.
November 19, 1998... Financial Engines Inc. (1804 Embarcadero Rd., Ste. 200, Palo Alto, CA 94303; Tel: 650/565-4900), a pioneering provider of online investment advice, introduced an Internet-based advisory service that provides personalized, institutional-quality...

Briefing.com Launches Live Market Analysis.
November 19, 1998... Briefing.com (499 Park Ave., New York, NY 10022; Tel: 212/318-2000, Fax: 212/980-5851), with a base of 11,000 paid subscribers, now brings its Internet live market analysis expertise to Bloomberg institutional network users. A free trial...

Upside Takes an In-Depth Look at Etrading.
November 19, 1998... Now more than ever, record numbers of investors are replacing their stockbrokers with a keyboard and mouse. However, as Upside Magazine (2015 Pioneer Ct., San Mateo, CA 94403; Tel: 650/377-0950) reports in its November issue, this convenience...

Schwab Has Record Q3, New Projects.
November 19, 1998... Charles Schwab Corp. (101 Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA 94104; Tel: 415/627-7000, Fax: 415/627-8840) reported a 28% jump in third- quarter profits as it signed up 278,000 new customers and gathered more assets over the turbulent summer...

FOREIGN: EU Spreads Legislation on New Website.
November 19, 1998... Citizens of the European Union (EU) member states are increasingly seeking information on EU legislation. Using the Internet to create a directory of legislation in force, the information on the website is updated monthly in all 11 EU...

HARDWARE: New Industry Standard in Hosted Website Security.
November 19, 1998... First-tier, national Internet carrier Digex Inc. (1 Digex Plaza Beltsville, MD 20705; Tel: 301/847-5000) announced the debut of DigexSecure Web Server, a scaleable high-security solution designed especially for companies that intend to host...

Worldwide Chip Card Market to Explode.
November 19, 1998... Driven by strong sales in Europe, the worldwide chip card market reached $1.4 billion in 1997, and the market is forecast to continue to show strong growth with revenue reaching $6.8 billion in 2002, according to Dataquest (251 River Oaks...

Company-Wide Internet Access Management.
November 19, 1998... NetPartners Internet Solutions Inc. (92105 Sky Park Ct. San Diego, CA 92123; Tel: 800/823- 1166, Fax: 619/495-1950; has unveiled WebSense Enterprise, the first Internet policy enforcement solution deployed across the enterprise network....

Network Management Made Easy.
November 19, 1998... Conduct Software Technologies Inc. (2350 Mission College Blvd., Ste. 705, Santa Clara, CA 95054; Tel: 408/982-8200, Fax: 408/982-8202) has introduced SiteRunner, the first tool to provide comprehensive intelligence on network...

Sonic Has Inexpensive All-in-One Internet Box.
November 19, 1998... Sonic Systems Inc. (5400 Betsy Ross Dr., Ste., 206, Santa Clara, CA 95054-1101; Tel: 888/222- 6563, Fax: 408/844-9100) announced SonicWALL VPN, an Internet security appliance. SonicWALL VPN enables companies to establish transparent links...

An Internet Phone Does It All.
November 19, 1998... The Big Planet Store is starting to carry InfoGear's (2055 Woodside Rd., Ste. 200, Redwood City, CA 94061; Tel: 650/568-2900, Fax: 650/568- 2909) iPhone, which functions as a phone, web browser and email connection. With an introductory retail...

Low Power Modem for Remote Access.
November 19, 1998... Data Race (12400 Network Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78249; Tel: 800/329- 7223, Fax: 210/263- 2075) announced the availability of the Lamprey Low Power Modem, a technological breakthrough for hand-held computer applications. Whereas conventional...

INFRASTRUCTURE: Small Businesses Can Lease Through Internet.
November 19, 1998... FreeGate Corp. (1208 E. Arques Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086; Tel: 408/617-1000, Fax: 408/617- 1261) is a provider of Internet thin server systems for small and medium size businesses and has announced a leasing program for their hardware. The...

Launch Station Introduces Custom Printing Company.
November 19, 1998... Imageworks Manufacturing Inc. (49 South St., Park Forest, IL 60466; Tel: 708/503-1122, Fax: 708/503-1133) a custom printing company specializing in computer accessories, introduces Launch Station, a new-generation patented PC input device that...

MARKET RESEARCH: hina Will Lead in Asian Web Users by 2001.
November 19, 1998... China will have more Internet users than any other country in Asia by 2001 (excluding Japan), according to new research from IDC Inc (5 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701; Tel: 508/872-8200, Fax: 508/935- 4015). Asia/Pacific. IDC's research found...

Voters Are Online, Mobilized.
November 19, 1998... People on the Internet are more likely than the general public to be registered voters, and 47% percent say they are "absolutely certain to vote" in the November 3 congressional election. Eighty-four percent of the 2,000 Internet users surveyed...

MEDICINE: Web Health Surfers a Growing Population.
November 19, 1998... Nearly 18 million U.S. adults sought health and medical content online in the past year, roughly comparable to the number that sought investment information and only slightly smaller than the total who go online for news headlines, according to...

PORTALS: Custom-Branded Portal Site Network Online.
November 19, 1998... Z.Com (20 Sunnyside Ave., Ste. A-113, Mill Valley, CA 94941; Tel: 888/777-8090, ext. 41, Fax: 706/769-6969) announced the official launch of 1500 syndicated and custom-branded portal sites for radio stations, TV stations, newspapers, and...

PUBLISHING: 22 Online Sees Hits High in First Month.
November 19, 1998... 22 Online (1668 Barrington St., Ste. 500, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 2A; Tel: 902/420-1577, Fax: 902/425-8260), Canada's first daily satirical news website, registered 1/4 million page impressions in its first month. Produced by Salter New...

RETAILING: Holiday Online Sales in Billions.
November 19, 1998... Shoppers are expected to spend $2.3 billion online during the 1998 holiday shopping season, up from $1.1 billion in 1997, according to research released today by Jupiter Communications (627 Broadway, New York, NY 10012; Tel: 212/780-6060, Fax:...

18% of Travelers Book Online.
November 19, 1998... More Internet users are booking travel arrangements online, but getting browsers to buy is still the number one challenge for Internet travel services, according to results from The 1998 PhoCusWright Travel (36 Big Trail, Sherman, CT...

SECURITY: Global Trust Receives Security by VeriSign.
November 19, 1998... VeriSign Inc. (1390 Shorebird Way, Mountain View, CA 94043; Tel: 650/961-7300, Fax: 650/961-7300) will enhance its public key infrastructure (PKI) and digital certificate offerings to support the needs of global banks participating in the...

NDS Previews Strong Encryption Product.
November 19, 1998... NDS Ltd. (1 Hearthrow Blvd., 286 Bath Rd., W. Drayton, Middlesex UB7 0DQ U.K.; Tel:44181/4768000; 44181/4768100), a security provider for broadcast television, previewed, in a technology demonstration at Networld+Interop, a new remote access IT...

Company Bundles Biometrics.
November 19, 1998... SAFlink Corp., a subsidiary of The National Registry Inc. (2502 Rocky Pt. Dr., Ste. 100, Tampa, FL 33607; Tel: 813/636-0099, Fax: 813/636- 0422), announced Version 1.0 of its SAFsite product for Internet security with built-in support for 3...

Company Plans Revolutionary Security.
November 19, 1998... Network Associates Inc. (3965 Freedom Circle, Santa Clara, CA 95054; Tel: 408/988-3832, Fax: 408/970-9727) announced its AutoImmune technology strategy that enables companies to automatically detect, remove, and create a cure for previously...

Entrust-Ready Plugins Available to Users.
November 19, 1998... General Network Services Inc. (Ste. 1203, 275 Slater St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 5H9; Tel: 613/230-3980, Fax: 613/230-9789) is offering the FormLock Suite of browser plugins to be distributed for free on an unlimited license basis. The...

Beyond.com Is 12th Most-Visited Website.
November 19, 1998... Online software superstore Beyond.com (1195 W. Fremont Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94087; Tel: 408/616-4200, Fax: 408/853-0800) was September's 12th most-visited shopping site on the Internet, increasing its audience reach 550% since April,...

SMALL BUSINESS: Program Helps Small Businesses Think Big.
November 19, 1998... A new program called SmartOpps, from SmartAge (3450 California St., San Francisco, CA 94118; Tel: 415/674-3787, Fax: 415/674-3782) has been launched by SmartAge Inc. which enables small businesses to partner with some of the Web's biggest names...

Business Week Online Grows Biz Section.
November 19, 1998... Business Week Online (1221 Ave. of the Americas, 46th Fl., New York, NY 10020; Tel: 212/512-6221) has introduced a separate and expanded web service for owners and executives of small businesses. The Enterprise site brings the traditional...

Sprint's Special Offer to Home Businesses.
November 19, 1998... Sprint (2330 Shawnee Mission Pkwy., Westwood, KS 66205; Tel: 913/624- 3000, Fax: 913/624- 3088) has announced a special offering for home- based businesses Internet access at $9.95 per month. The offer is good for any home business that signs...

Visto Introduces Shared Info on the Web.
November 19, 1998... Visto Corp. (1937 Landings Dr., Mt. View, CA 94043; Tel: 650/930-5000, Fax: 650/930-5010) has expanded its Visto Briefcase service to enable work groups, clubs and personal communities to share information (such as calendars, files, and photos)...

New Digital, Audio Technologies Out.
November 19, 1998... Lucent Technologies (600 Mountain Ave., Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0616; Tel: 888/458-2368) and Cognicity Inc. (7171 Ohms Ln., Ste. 100, Edina, MN 55432; Tel: 612/841-7100, Fax: 612/841-7101) demonstrated the latest digital audio and watermarking...

Personalized Music Delivered.
November 19, 1998... To shift the focus from customer acquisition to customer retention, Post Communications Inc. (1550 Bryant St., Ste. 600, San Francisco, CA 94103; Tel: 415/431-3000, Fax: 415/431-3007) and N2K's Music Boulevard (55 Broad St., 26th Fl., New York,...

Online Radio Offers Variety.
November 19, 1998... OnRadio (1500 Green Hills Rd., Scotts Valley, CA 95067; Tel: 831-440- 0300, Fax: 831/440-0160), the largest integrated media network for the radio industry, has changed its name from ElectricVillage to OnRadio to better reflect the company's...

Amazon.com Signs Deal, Taps into OnRadio.
November 19, 1998... OnRadio (1500 Green Hills Rd., Scotts Valley, CA 95067; Tel: 831/440- 0300, Fax: 831/440-0160) announced an agreement with Amazon.com Inc. (1516 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98101; Tel: 206/622-2335, Fax: 206/622- 2405) that will enable the...

Real-Time Speech on Web Possible.
November 19, 1998... The ability to have a real time conversation with any web page is here. Speech Solutions (1546 Magee Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19149; Tel: 215/533-9902, Tel: 215/533-1276) has released a product that makes having a conversation with any web...

Turnkey Telephony Gateways Available.
November 19, 1998... Comdial Corp. (1180 Seminole Trail, Charlottesville, VA 22901) announced ctvoice, a turnkey Internet Protocol (IP) telephony gateway designed for installation and use by businesses with multiple locations. Ctvoice, jointly developed by...

Motorola, Others Invest in V-Commerce.
November 19, 1998... Motorola Inc., Visa International, and BroadVision Inc. joined with Nuance Communications (1380 Willow Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025; Tel: 650/847-000, Fax: 650/847-7979) to introduce V-Commerce. V- Commerce enables anybody who is away from a...

WASHINGTON: GTE'S ADSL Internet Access Is Interstate.
November 19, 1998... This from the FCC: "The FCC has found that a new service offered by GTE, which permits ISPs to furnish customers with high-speed access to the Internet through a dedicated connection, is an interstate special access service and therefore...