Internet Business News articles from October 2008

Internet Business News archives from October 2008

Alma Media Corporation subsidiary acquires Finnish blogging service.
October 1, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Finnish media group Alma Media Corporation (OMX Helsinki:ALN1V) said on Wednesday (1 October) that its subsidiary Iltalehti Oy has acquired the Finnish blogging service,...

New website launched by Laser Design/GKS.(Website overview)
October 2, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Laser Design Inc and GKS Inspection Services, which are both providers of 3D laser scanning systems, have announced that they have launched their new website. The new site,...

Saks Direct enters into agreement with E4X for ecommerce.
October 2, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Retailing company Saks Incorporated (NYSE:SKS) announced on Wednesday (1 October) that Saks Direct Inc, the ecommerce division of the company, has signed an agreement with E4X Inc, a...

Integrated 3G and Wi-Fi mobile broadband service introduced by FREEDOM4.
October 3, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD FREEDOM4 Group Plc, a provider of personal wireless broadband services, has launched a new service to enable customers to get the best broadband wireless connection while on the...

ntl:Telewest Business to provide IP telephony to Harlaxton College.
October 3, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ntl:Telewest Business, a supplier of communications services to the public and private sectors, announced on Thursday (2 October) that it is to increase broadband speeds over a Next...

Conjungo launches technology information resource and search engine.
October 3, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Conjungo has launched an independent technology information resource and search engine. The search engine is reportedly aimed at helping buyers of ICT products and services find...

Jones New York launches new e-commerce site at JNY.com.
October 3, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Jones New York, a leading brand of lifestyle women's clothing and a division of Jones Apparel Group (NYSE: JNY), a designer, marketer and wholesaler of branded apparel, footwear and...

Titan Telecom's business broadband service launched.
October 3, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK telecomms company Titan Telecom announced on 3rd October the launch of its new business broadband service. The new service, which is aimed at small businesses, incorporates...

VISI introduces 'Interstellar Pizza Express' online game.
October 6, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD VISI, a managed hosting and connectivity provider in Minnesota, USA, has introduced a new online game called 'Interstellar Pizza Express'. According to the company, the...

Telecable initiates deployment of Eutelsat's Tooway satellite broadband in Spain.
October 6, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Following a contract signed on 27 July 2008 between TeleCable and Skylogic, Eutelsat's broadband affiliate, TeleCable, a telecomms operator, broadband Internet and Pay TV company in...

RedFlagDeals.com launches Scarlett Lounge.
October 6, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RedFlagDeals.com, an Internet company which alerts bargain-hunting consumers to shopping deals in Canada, reported on 6 October the launch of Scarlett Lounge, its newest addition to...

WineSpectator.com launches a mobile version of its website.
October 6, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD WineSpectator.com, an online fine dining, wine, travel and entertainment publisher, reported on 6 October the launch of Wine Spectator Mobile, a new mobile platform of its website....

Panda Open Source platform introduced by New Bamboo.
October 7, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD New Bamboo Ltd, a specialist in bespoke software development using Ruby on Rails, has launched Panda, a new Open Source platform to help web developers, design agencies and...

iBAHN chosen by Hilton Garden Inn Luton North.
October 7, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD iBAHN, a provider of digital converged services for the hospitality and meeting industries, announced on Monday (6 October) that it has completed a full High Speed Internet Access...

Bango and SiteSpect announce partnership.(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile analytics provider Bango (AIM:BGO) and SiteSpect Inc, a provider of mobile website optimisation, have partnered to enable brands, agencies and mobile website owners to improve...

Interwoven signs contract with Nectar to improve website efficiency.
October 7, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Nectar, the UK coalition loyalty programme owned by Groupe Aeroplan Inc, disclosed on 6 October that it has signed a contract with Interwoven (Nasdaq:IWOV) to increase the efficiency...

Air France offers online booking for unaccompanied children.
October 7, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air France has announced that it is introducing the possibility of making online reservations for children under 12 travelling alone. It will be possible to book flights for...

American Airlines to filter inappropriate content from its Gogo inflight Internet system.
October 8, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines has reported that, in response to feedback from its customers and employees, it is finalising plans to ensure pornographic material is filtered out of the Gogo...

Borderlinx partners with eBay in Belgium.
October 8, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Borderlinx, a global provider of e-commerce management solutions, has launched its service to online auction site eBay users in Belgium. The announcement means that eBay will now...

Amazon reduces prices for S3 storage.
October 9, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc (Nasdaq:AMZN), announced on 9 October that it will lower prices for the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) effective 1...

Datacom launches PerfectMeetings web conference application.(Conference news)
October 10, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Datacom, a provider of video and communications technology and services, today announced the launch of PerfectMeetings, its web conference application aimed at larger SMEs and...

Momail and JAJAH announce collaboration.
October 10, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Momail, a developer of mobile e-mail technologies, and JAJAH, an IP-based telecomms company, have announced their collaboration aimed at making phone calls over Internet easier to...

HourDoc re-launches Time and Labor Management platform.
October 10, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD HourDoc LLC, a time management technology company, announced on Thursday (9 October) the re-launch of its HourDoc.com Time and Labor Management platform. According to the...

Ragentek licences Winwap applications for new smartphone product.
October 10, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Winwap Technologies Oy, a specialist in mobile Internet browsers (WAP) and multimedia messaging (MMS) software, announced on 9 October that Shanghai's Ragentek Communication...

Truphone appoints new CEO.
October 13, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Truphone, a provider of Internet telephony for mobile phones, unveiled on Friday (10 October) the appointment of Geraldine Wilson as its new chief executive officer. According...

Openreach announces fibre pilot sites.(Brief article)
October 13, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Openreach, the local access division of BT, a British telecomms operator, announced on 13 October the two sites for operational pilots of fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) to begin in...

Zmanda Internet Backup available on limited release.
October 13, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Zmanda, a provider of open source backup and recovery solutions, announced on 13 October the limited availability of Zmanda Internet Backup (ZIB), a cost effective and easy-to-use...

Verizon Business announces expansion in India.
October 14, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Verizon Business, a division of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and an operator of a connected public IP network, announced on Monday (13 October) that the company is expanding its...

Symantec launches new PC help service.
October 15, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT security company Symantec Corp (Nasdaq:SYMC), the makers of Norton security software, today announced its new remote PC help service, Norton Premium Services, designed to deliver...

Blue Systems announces upgrade to blue mobile.
October 15, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Blue Systems, a UK-based provider of financial information software, announced on Tuesday (14 October) an upgrade to blue mobile, its real-time financial market data application for...

Interwoven Inc's website solutions chosen by Premier Farnell.
October 15, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Interwoven Inc (Nasdaq: IWOV), a company that provides content management solutions, disclosed yesterday (14 October) that the company's solutions have been chosen by Premier Farnell...

i365 expands EVault Online Backup and Recovery Service in Europe.(Brief article)
October 15, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD i365 Inc, a Seagate company (Nasdaq:STX), announced on 15 October the launch of its EVault online backup and recovery Software as a Service and managed service offerings in Europe....

Vodacom, GSMA and Qualcomm connect Internet cafes in Tanzania.
October 16, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Vodacom, a pan-African cellular network provider, supported by the GSMA Development Fund and by Qualcomm (Nasdaq:QCOM), a provider of digital wireless communications products and...

Baycom completes acquisition of TheGlobalNet.
October 16, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Baycom Broadband, a provider of wireless communications solutions, announced on 16 October that it has completed the acquisition of TheGlobalNet, a wireless internet service provider...

Opera Widgets introduced by Opera Mobile 9.5.
October 21, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Opera Mobile 9.5, developed by Opera Software ASA (OSX:OPERA), a software development company, has introduced Opera Widgets for mobile Internet users, enabling one-click web content...

iBAHN installs Internet access in new London hotel.
October 21, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD iBAHN, a provider of digital entertainment and Internet solutions for the hospitality and meeting industries, announced today (21 October) that it has completed installation of high...

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group selects content management solutions from Siteworx and SDL Tridion.
October 23, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Siteworx Inc, a web design and application development firm, and SDL Tridion, a provider of web content management (WCM), announced on Wednesday (22 October) the implementation of...

Paynova AB expands Internet payment deal with Swedish train operator SJ.
October 24, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Swedish Internet payment services provider Paynova AB said on Thursday (23 October) that it has expanded its cooperation with the Swedish train operator SJ. Under the expanded...

NetIDme launches new version of ChatShield program to coincide with Internet Watch Foundation Awareness Day.
October 24, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Technology company NetIDme today (23 October) launched a new version (2.0) of its free-to-download ChatShield tools, designed to protect children while they chat on-line using...

Intent.com website launches.
October 24, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Intent.com, a website intended to create a community of individuals to 'Share dreams, inspire others and find support' was launched on 23 October by co-founders Mallika Chopra and...

ACE Westchester gets a new interactive website.
October 27, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ACE Westchester, the US property and casualty operation of the ACE Group of Companies, headed by ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE), a provider of property and casualty insurance and...

"My B&N" launched by Barnes & Noble.
October 28, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS) has announced the launch of "My B&N", a fully-integrated web experience on Barnes & Noble.com, http://www.bn.com. "My B&N" allows users...

New web site aims to attract more women to science.
October 29, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IBM (NYSE:IBM) and The Feminist Press at The City University of New York have launched a website for young women in science which aims to encourage them toward careers in science,...

Skyscanner launches WhoFlies Widget.(Brief article)
October 29, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SkyScanner, a European flight search engine, today (29 October) launched the WhoFlies widget, the second in a series of 'Skytools'. The 'Skytools' series is a suite of free...

NewNet launches NewNet Extension Service (NES).(Brief article)
October 29, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NewNet plc, a UK based provider of Internet connectivity and data storage solutions has announced the introduction of their NewNet Extension Service (NES). The company said that...

Saxo Bank launches SaxoMobileTrader for iPhone.
October 30, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Saxo Bank, an on-line trading and investment specialist, today (30 October) launched SaxoMobileTrader for iPhone. The application allows a user, with either an iPhone or an iPod...

Intel to estalish Taiwanese development centre and invest in Taiwanese carrier.
October 30, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), a technology company, announced on 30 October that its investment organisation, Intel Capital, intends to make a multi-million dollar investment in...

Yatinoo moves into North America.(Brief article)
October 30, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Yatinoo, a trilingual (English, French and Arabic) Internet based portal, community and search engine offering various services, tools and contents to an international audience, has...

Wavion WBS-2400 Base Stations deployed by Emperion in Nigeria.
October 31, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Wavion, an Israeli-based manufacturer of wireless network equipment, and Emperion, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Emperion A/S Denmark, announced...

New alliance announced by AT&T, Lenovo and Ericsson.
October 31, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US communications holding company AT&T (NYSE:T), computer company Lenovo (HKSE:992) (ADR:LNVGY) and telecomms solutions provider Ericsson (Nasdaq:ERIC) announced on Thursday (30...

VideoThang adds support for Picasa, Flickr and Photobucket.(Brief article)
October 31, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD VideoThang, a free multimedia content generator, editor and desktop ad platform, announced on Thursday (30 October) that it has added new features that will allow users to access and...