Internet Business News articles from July 2008

Internet Business News archives from July 2008

Wavion Base Stations to be used in Argentinian WLAN network.
July 1, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Wavion, an Israeli based manufacturer of wireless network equipment, announced on 1 July that its Wavion WBS-2400 Base Stations have been deployed in San Luis Province, Argentina....

New Spanish version of JetBlue website launched.
July 1, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD In partnership with website language management (WLM) company MotionPoint Corporation, JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) has announced the launch of the Spanish version of...

GMX announces success of GMX.co.uk e-mail service.
July 3, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD GMX Internet Services Inc (Global Mail Exchange), a specialised freemail provider and a subsidiary of United Internet Group, revealed on Wednesday (2 July) the success of the beta...

IIJ to add Fixed IP feature to its Mobile Access Service.
July 3, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet Initiative Japan Inc (IIJ) (Nasdaq:IIJI) (TSE1:3774), a Japanese ISP, announced on 3 July that it will provide an option for corporate customers to obtain fixed IP addresses...

Outrigger launch new Hawaiian holiday website.(Website overview)
July 3, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Outrigger Enterprises Group, a privately-owned leisure and resort group operating in the Pacific region, announced the launch of its new web site, OutriggerHawaii.com...

Opera adds Ask.com search to its Web browser.
July 3, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Opera Software ASA (OSX:OPERA), the developer of the Opera web browser, has added Ask.com integration to the latest version of the cross-platform web browser. The collaboration...

CryptoLogic adds new features to Internet poker software.
July 7, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD CryptoLogic Ltd (Toronto:CRY.TO) (Toronto:CXY.TO) (NasdaqGS:CRYP) (LSE:CRP.L), a developer and supplier of Internet gaming software, has introduced two features to its Internet poker...

TNA to be covered on IGN web video.
July 7, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IGN Entertainment, a division of Fox Interactive Media Inc, is to host a web-based interactive programme featuring Total Non-stop Wrestling (TNA) called 'TNA on IGN'. The...

EA and Hasbro to offer SCRABBLE games on Facebook and Pogo.com.
July 8, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Electronic Arts Inc (EA) (Nasdaq:ERTS), an interactive, entertainment software company, and Hasbro Inc (NYSE:HAS) announced on Monday (7 July) that the companies will deliver...

Legalease awards website development contract to New Bamboo.(Website overview)
July 8, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Legalease, a legal referral site, has awarded its website development to New Bamboo Ltd, a specialist in bespoke software development using Ruby on Rails. According to the...

BT becomes founding sponsor of Web Science Research Initiative.
July 8, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BT, a provider of communications solutions and services, became on Monday (7 July) a founding sponsor of the Web Science Research Initiative, an international body established to...

CircleID launches revamped website.
July 9, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD CircleID, a website run by founder Ali Farshchian which concentrates on issues, news and opinion relating to the infrastructure behind the Internet, has launched a revamped website....

ExpertFlyer.com adds United Airlines to Awards & Upgrades.
July 9, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ExpertFlyer.com, an air travel information website, has announced that it has added United Airlines to its Award & Upgrade feature. The Award & Upgrade feature allows subscribers...

Launch of Weather2Flights.com.(Brief article)
July 9, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new website, combining meteorology and flight information has been launched. The website, a spin-off from Weather2Travel.com, is available at http://www.weather2flights.com...

OAG partners ProfessionalTravelGuide.com.(Official Airline Guide )(Brief article)
July 9, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Official Airline Guide (OAG), a global flight information and data solutions company, has signed a partnership deal with ProfessionalTravelGuide.com. The partnership will...

EzRez announces partnership with Cebu Pacific Air.(Website overview)
July 9, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD EzRez Software Inc, a software as a service company, has announced a partnership with Cebu Pacific Air (CEB), an airline based in the Philippines. The partnership will enable...

CareerBuilder.com announces acquisition of Lesjeudis.com.
July 10, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD CareerBuilder.com, an online job site in the US jointly owned by Gannett Co (NYSE: GCI), Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB), The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) and Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq:...

Systech launch new website showcasing network products.(Website overview)
July 10, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Systech, a company specialising in distributed network systems for connecting serial devices and dial-based devices to IP networks, has launched its new website at...

PlanetEye travel website launched.(Website overview)
July 10, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD PlanetEye, an online travel planning service, has licensed technology from Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to launch its new website at http://www.planeteye.com. Using Microsoft's...

Guardian Media to buy ContentNext.
July 11, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Guardian News and Media (GNM), the UK newspaper publisher and a division of the Guardian Media Group plc, has announced today (11 July) that it has reached a deal to acquire...

EuroDNS to distribute .tel TLD.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD EuroDNS SA, a Luxembourg-based ICANN-accredited domain name registrar, will distribute the .tel top level domain (TLD). The announcement was made jointly with Telnic Ltd, the...

Midway introduces two new digital storefronts.
July 14, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD On 14 June Midway Games Inc (NYSE: MWY), an interactive entertainment software publisher and developer, announced the launch of two new online storefronts for downloadable...

Gibson Guitar takes occupancy on Second Life Island.
July 15, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Gibson Guitar Corporation (Gibson), a musical instrument manufacturer founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1894 and headquartered in Nashville since 1984, will launch its Second Life...

Odeo.com relaunches website.(Website overview)
July 16, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Odeo.com, a website owned by SonicMountain Inc which features online syndicated audio and video clips, has relaunched its website. The redesigned site allows users to search over...

StepStone ASA acquires French website group.(Les Villages Emploi )(Brief article)
July 16, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Norwegian on-line recruitment and talent management solutions and services provider StepStone ASA (OSE:STP) announced on Wednesday (16 July) the acquisition of Les Villages Emploi...

Omniture to measure visitor interaction for TV Guide Online.(Brief article)
July 17, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Omniture Inc (NasdaqGM:OMTR), which provides online business optimisation software, revealed on 16 July that Omniture SiteCatalyst has been chosen by the TV Guide Online Network of...

Earthtone launched web e-commerce platform for print centres in the US.
July 17, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Earthtone Ltd, a company founded in 2005 which has been developing its e-commerce platform since then with the help of venture funding, will launch its service this July linking...

Omniture to increase online ROI for Circuit City.
July 22, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Omniture Inc (NasdaqGM:OMTR), a provider of online business optimisation software, declared on 21 July that its Omniture SiteCatalyst and Omniture Test&Target has been chosen by...

Security Companies launches data loss prevention educational website.
July 22, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ArcSight (Other OTC:ARSTF.PK), a provider of compliance and security management solutions, Blue Coat Systems (NasdaqGS:BCSI), a technology company, Reconnex, a provider of data loss...

VNL to market solar powered GSM network equipment for rural areas.
July 22, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Indian company Vihaan Networks Limited (VNL) have developed equipment that will allow mobile telecomms operators to deploy networks into rural areas with a poor infrastructure and...

emoze to make push e-mail available to standard handsets.
July 23, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD emoze, a subsidiary of the Emblaze Group (LSE:BLZ), has launched an application for Java enabled mobile phone handsets that will allow users to receive push e-mail. According to...

Caltech deploy Aruba wireless LAN.
July 23, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a private university in Pasadena California and the home of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Palomar Observatory, has deployed...

Solution1 to supply Pelamis Wave Power with managed communications service.
July 23, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Solution1, a communications service provider based in Edinburgh, Scotland, has been chosen by Pelamis Wave Power Ltd (PWP), a developer of wave power generation equipment, to provide...

Sprint Nextel sells towers to TowerCo.
July 24, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) has agreed to sell approximately 3,300 transmission towers to TowerCo for around USD670m in cash. The agreement will allow Sprint Nextel to concentrate on...

Telstra, Netcomm and Sierra Wireless combine to produce mobile broadband gateways for business and home use.
July 24, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Telstra, an Australian telecomms company, has launched a new mobile broadband gateway device developed in partnership with Netcomm Limited, an Australian data communications...

Nortel network helps solve City University network problems.
July 24, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Nortel (NYSE: NT) (TSX: NT) channel partner Redstone Converged Solutions, a member of the London-headquartered Redstone Plc group of companies, has used Nortel network equipment to...

Embarq introduce new VoIP product.
July 24, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Embarq Corporation (NYSE: EQ), a provider of business telecommunications solutions, has launched a new product designed for businesses that wish to avoid the expense of installing an...

Mozy online backup service doubles customer base in 6 months and signs reseller agreement with Thrive.
July 24, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mozy Inc, an EMC company (NYSE:EMC), a service organisation providing online back storage, has announced today (24 July) that its customer base has doubled in the last six months....

QLogic announce iSCSI mezzanine adapter for HP BladeSystem C-Class servers.
July 24, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD QLogic Corp (Nasdaq: QLGC), a company specialising in networked storage solutions for high performance computers, today (24 July) announced the availability of a iSCSI mezzanine...

Confirmit Pulsar Web launched as an On-Demand (ASP) service.
July 25, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Confirmit (OSE:CONF), a provider of software for Market Research (MR) and Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM), has announced that its web-based survey analysis tool, Confirmit...

FalconStor announces collaboration with HiNet.
July 25, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD FalconStor Software Inc (Nasdaq:FALC), a developer of data protection solutions, announced on Thursday (24 July) its collaboration with HiNet, the Internet service provider (ISP) arm...

Yahoo! introduces Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop.
July 25, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet company Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO) announced on Thursday (24 July) the release of Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop Beta. Zimbra, a Yahoo! company, is a provider of messaging and...

New Facebook application provides interactive TV entertainment.
July 25, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD LiveHive Systems, a producer of interactive entertainment products, has released an application called tvClickr based in the Facebook social community website platform that allows...

Napster makes all tracks from ABBA catalogue available online.
July 25, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Napster (Nasdaq:NAPS), an online digital music retailer, has announced that all the tracks from the complete ABBA catalogue are now available for purchase through its online store....

Northwest Airlines and PayPal join to offer delayed payment option.
July 25, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Northwest Airlines (NYSE:NWA) and PayPal have joined to offer Northwest customers the opportunity to book flights and pay for them at a later point. The companies will be using...

Chicago Public Schools partners with Sapient to launch new website.(Brief article)
July 28, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Chicago Public Schools (CPS), a public school system in the US, announced on Friday (25 July) that it partnered with Sapient (Nasdaq:SAPE), an e-services consultancy, to launch a...

Universities UK celebrates 90th anniversary with website re-launch.(Website overview)
July 28, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A British representative body and membership organisation for the higher education sector, Universities UK (UUK), is celebrating its 90th anniversary with a re-launch of its...

Northwest Airlines releases warning over fake e-mails.
July 28, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Northwest Airlines (NYSE:NWA) has released a warning to customers about fake e-mails being circulated. The e-mails include fake ticket confirmation and enrolment information...

Midwest Airlines issues warning about fake e-mails.
July 28, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Midwest Airlines has released a warning to customers about fake e-mails using the company's name. The e-mails contain an attachment called "E-ticket", which, when opened, is...

Alaska Airlines launches new website service.
July 28, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alaska Airlines has launched a new service for customers on its website. The 'Low Fare Calendar' searches for the lowest fare to a specific destination over a selection of...

RatePoint and 1&1 Internet announce strategic partnership.
July 29, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RatePoint, a provider of customer feedback and online reputation management services, and 1&1 Internet Ltd (1&1), a UK-based web hosting and domain name registration company,...

Northwest Airlines adds facility to website for pre-paying bag fees.
July 29, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Northwest Airlines (NYSE:NWA) has made changes to the check-in service on its website. When checking in online, customers travelling within the US will now be able to select the...

Bango's mobile analytics integrated into Decktrade platform by Millennial Media.
July 30, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile advertising company Millennial Media has integrated mobile analytics from Bango (AIM:BGO), a mobile web technology provider, into its Decktrade marketplace platform. ...

Scrabulous removed from Facebook at developers request in response to Hasbro action.
July 30, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD According to a report published in the on-line version of the Chicago Tribune, the online game Scrabulous has been blocked for US and Canadian surfers at the request of the game's...

Yorkshire based on-line marketing company HMA re-launches own website.
July 30, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD HMA Digital Marketing, an on-line marketing and website design company based in Yorkshire in the UK has re-launched its own website. The company said that it had taken much...

Equinix to expand European network for Tiscali International Network.
July 30, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Tiscali International Network (TINet), a carrier focussed on the wholesale IP-MPLS market, and Equinix Inc (Nasdaq:EQIX), a provider of network-neutral datacentres and Internet...

Zubed launches website mapping London crime data.
July 31, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Zubed Geospatial Ltd, a division of Triad Group PLC, a UK-based IT services company, launched on Wednesday (30 July) ZubedPI, a free website that maps London crime data, making it...

Interwoven Inc's TeamSite selected by CPS Energy to overhaul its website.
July 31, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Interwoven (Nasdaq:IWOV), a designer, developer and marketer of content management software solutions, disclosed yesterday (30 July) that when CPS Energy decided to revamp its...

Virgin launches US sale marketing campaign with 'theft' video.
July 31, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Virgin Megastores, the on-line and high street electronic media store, has launched a US advertising campaign by 'leaking' footage of a 'theft' from its Hollywood and Highlands...

Mazzive launches new search site.
July 31, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mazzive LLC has launched the first version of a new web search site, Pearlvui, which the company claims provides a unique user experience to allow people to find what they are...

Northwest Airlines launches new website.(Website overview)
July 31, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Northwest Airlines (NYSE:NWA) has announced the launch of the final phase of the redesign of its website, http://www.nwa.com. The new website features more personalised products,...