Internet Business News articles from September 2008

Internet Business News archives from September 2008

Continental Airlines offers PayPal option.
September 1, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL) has announced that it will be offering customers the option to pay for flight using PayPal. Customers with a PayPal account will be able to use...

40% of Britons unaware that private e-mail is scanned to target advertising.
September 1, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD GMX, a British freemail provider, has released the results of a survey which reportedly showed that 40% of British web users did not know that some large providers of free e-mail...

German WHOIS service launched by EuroDNS.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD EuroDNS, a Luxembourg-based domain name registrar, in partnership with Sedo, has launched the whois.de service. According to the company, users of the service can look up...

mobizill.com mobile portal launched in beta by 7Seas Technologies.
September 2, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD 7Seas Technologies Ltd, an IP-based game developing company in India, launched on Monday (1 September) the beta version of its mobile gaming portal www.mobizill.com. According...

WatchMouse adds eight monitoring stations.(Brief article)
September 2, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD WatchMouse, a remote performance monitoring company, has added another eight monitoring stations to its network, in India, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa,...

Reed Exhibitions selects web platform from Sweden's EPiServer AB.
September 2, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Swedish web publishing platforms developer EPiServer AB said on Tuesday (2 September) that the UK-based international event organiser Reed Exhibitions, part of Reed Elsevier Group...

Multiverse launches new social network and virtual reality game.
September 3, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Multiverse, a developer of virtual world development technology, announced on 3 September the launch of a beta version of Multiverse Places, a combination of a social network and a...

Online sales of overseas holidays decrease, says froggybank.co.uk.
September 3, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A survey conducted by online cashback network froggybank.co.uk, published on 2 September, has revealed that British travellers are taking short trips and local holidays rather than...

TACA joins Points.com's network.
September 3, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Points International Ltd (TSX:PTS) (OTCBB:PTSEF), the owner and operator of a loyalty point management programme, has announced that El Salvador-based airline TACA International...

Baidu Europe to sell brand and domain names.
September 4, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Baidu Europe, a Dutch Internet company, is selling its brand name and domains names after competition from the Chinese search engine Baidu caused difficulties for the company. ...

Neolane chosen by Confetti.(Brief article)
September 4, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Neolane, a provider of customer marketing and communication software solutions, announced on Wednesday (3 September) that Confetti, a UK wedding and special occasion web, retail and...

Verizon Communications and Yahoo! announce new agreement.
September 4, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ), a provider of broadband and other wireline and wireless communications, and Internet company Yahoo! Inc (Nasdaq: YHOO) announced a new...

New product enables airlines to offer hotel sales online.
September 4, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD EzRez Software Inc, a company that provides a travel inventory network and ancillary revenue tools, has introduced a new product to help airlines sell hotel accommodation online. ...

Pay88 Inc reveals success of initial testing of seven new online multiplayer games for Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd.
September 4, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Pay88 Inc (OTCBB:PAYI.OB), a seller of prepaid multi player online game cards, revealed on 3 September the successful initial testing of seven new online multiplayer games for Shanda...

Verizon offers free parental control application.
September 5, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ), a US telecomms operator, announced on 4 September that a free parental control application, which can help parents protect their children while...

Online advertising auction launched on Ryanair's Ski Site.
September 8, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Ireland based economy carrier Ryanair has revealed that on Friday 19 September it will launch an online auction for advertising space on its Ski Site, http://www.ryanair.com/ski. ...

JetBlue Airways auctions flights on eBay.
September 8, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD More than 300 roundtrip flights and six JetBlue Getaways Vacation packages are being auctioned by JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq:JBLU) via online marketplace eBay. The...

Vodafone UK trials Facebook messaging application.
September 9, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Vodafone UK, a UK mobile operator, is testing a service that enables UK mobile users to send text messages from their social networking site Facebook profile to friends. The...

AT&T selects Yahoo! oneSearch as default mobile search engine.
September 9, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US communications holding company AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) and Internet company Yahoo! Inc (Nasdaq:YHOO) announced on Monday (8 September) that, effective immediately, Yahoo! oneSearch will...

Trovus launches website marketing analysis tool.
September 11, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Trovus, a specialist in website marketing technologies, today (11 September) launches a new web analytics tool called Trovus Revelations. The company said the tool will be useful...

Moneybookers and Clickatell announce partnership.(Brief article)
September 11, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Moneybookers, an online payment system, and Clickatell, a provider of mobile messaging solutions, announced on Wednesday (10 September) a partnership to offer mobile SMS alerts on...

New classical music website launches.
September 11, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new classical music website, Passionato (http://www.passionato.com), launches today (11 September) offering customers access to single tracks, works or albums from its catalogue of...

Air Canada and Spafax announce launch of new website.(Website overview)
September 11, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air Canada has announced that it has launched a new entertainment and shopping portal, in conjunction with Spafax Canada, the publishers of the airline's in-flight magazine, enRoute....

VizSeek names new VP of marketing.
September 11, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD VizSeek, a shape-based search engine provider, today announced the appointment of Robert J Harrington as vice president of marketing with oversight of both marketing communications...

Qantas adds further options to online check-in.
September 12, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Qantas has announced plans to introduce new Internet-based check-in options early next year. Customers will be able to check-in online for international flights and choose seats...

Mobyko launches on-line mobile address book.(Brief article)
September 12, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobyko.com, an independent service for users of mobile devices, announced today (12 September) the launch of a new 'Living address book' service which will allow users registered...

NEC reaches MoU with Telecom Italia.
September 15, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NEC Corporation, a provider of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions, announced on Friday (12 September) that it has agreed with communications services...

AlertMe.com announces agreement with PrimeTel.(Brief article)
September 15, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AlertMe.com, a home monitoring, networking and notification service, has announced an agreement with PrimeTel, an alternative telecomms provider in Cyprus, to bring the AlertMe...

Alexander McCall Smith releases first instalment of serial novel.
September 15, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alexander McCall Smith has introduced the first chapter of Corduroy Mansions, the new serial novel being written daily and published online at http://www.telegraph.co.uk. The...

Dennis Publishing announces agreement with 123play.com for free mobile games.
September 15, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD www.123play.com, a provider of ad-funded mobile games, has announced that it has entered into a partnership with independent publisher Dennis Publishing to enable readers to download...

Norton Internet Security to be offered on IdeaPads by Symantec and Lenovo.
September 15, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Symantec Corp (Nasdaq:SYMC), a provider of security, storage and systems management solutions, has announced that it has entered into an agreement for the global distribution of...

WorkLight introduces support for Apple iPhone.(Brief article)
September 16, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD WorkLight Inc, an Enterprise 2.0 company, announced on Monday (15 September) at Gartner Web Innovation Summit the release of the WorkLight Server support for the Apple iPhone, which...

Internet Movie Database to offer free movies and TV shows.
September 16, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Internet Movie Database (IMDb), a website offering information on movies, TV and celebrities operated by IMDb.com Inc, a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc (Nasdaq: AMZN), announced on...

New UK memory website launched.(Website overview)
September 16, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new website (http://memory.co.uk) dedicated to selling memory products to UK consumers launched today (16 September), backed by entrepreneur Ben Hardyment. The website takes...

Site9 releases collaborative web project software.
September 16, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Site9, a US based software developer, announced on 16 September the release of ProtoShare 2.0, which is collaborative software intended to facilitate collaboration across web...

Belo and Noofangle Media enter into strategic partnership.
September 17, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Belo Corp (NYSE: BLC), a pure-play, television company, announced on Tuesday (16 September) that the company has entered into a strategic partnership with Noofangle Media. Under...

GI Direct launches new website.(Website overview)
September 17, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD GI Direct, a provider of integrated direct marketing and multi-channel customer communications, has launched a new website to help companies looking for inspiration when planning...

SecureMac releases MacScan 2.6 upgrade.
September 17, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SecureMac, a company specialising in security software for Apple Mac computers, announced on 17 September the recent release of MacScan 2.6, the latest version of its anti-spyware...

Sears transforms e-commerce with IBM and My Virtual Model.
September 18, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Broadline retailer Sears (NasdaqGS: SHLD), information technology company IBM (NYSE:IBM) and My Virtual Model Inc, a provider of virtual identity products, on 17 September unveiled a...

EuropebyAir.com adds interactive map to website.
September 18, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD EuropebyAir.com has announced that it has added a new 'Fly-to-Europe' interactive flight map to its website. The map shows users almost all available direct flight possibilities...

Justmeet.com offers on-line virtual meeting space.
September 18, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Justmeet.com, a service developed by Applied Software Engineering, announced on 18 September the availability of their virtual on-line meeting solution. A virtual space can be...

Emote Games partners with Avalanche Studios to launch online hunting game.
September 19, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Emote Games, an online games publisher, and Avalanche Studios, a game developer specialising in real-life landscape technology, have formed a partnership to launch The Hunter, a free...

Artisan unveils new website.(Website overview)
September 19, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Artisan Software Tools, a developer of industrial-grade, collaborative modelling tools for complex systems and software, has launched a new website designed to reinforce its...

Pay88 signs agreement with Shanghai Hongli Digital Technology.(Brief article)
September 19, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Pay88, Inc (OTCBB:PAYI), a reseller of online multiplayer game cards and Internet game time in China, has signed an exclusive agreement with Shanghai Hongli Digital Technology, Ltd,...

Hotgate to introduce free Wi-Fi services in Penang, Malaysia.
September 22, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Residents of Penang, Malaysia, will soon be able to use free wireless Internet services, which will be provided by Hotgate Technology (M) Sdn Bhd (Hotgate), an Internet-enabled...

Dassault release latest version of Microsoft Virtual Earth-3DVIA.
September 22, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Dassault Systems (DS) (Nasdaq:DASTY) (Paris:DSY), a supplier of 3D and product lifecycle management products, today (22 September) announced the latest version of Microsoft Virtual...

British Airways renews contract with bigmouthmedia.
September 22, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British Airways has stated that bigmouthmedia will continue to be the airline's online search optimisation agency. The airline uses search optimisation to insure that the British...

Lufthansa receives certificate for transparent pricing in online booking system.
September 22, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Lufthansa has announced that it will be receiving an official certificate of approval for its transparent pricing in its online booking system. TUV Rheinland, a...

clickair launches new Internet portal for business fares.
September 22, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Low-cost Spanish airline clickair has reported the launch of a new Internet portal, clickair professional. clickair has stated that the portal will make prices for business...

KB Crawl SAS opens London office.
September 23, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD KB Crawl SAS, a web monitoring software provider, announced on 23 September that it has opened a London office to service increased demand for its applications. The KB Crawl...

Gogimon announces Internet Search Channel.
September 23, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Gogimon, an Internet search company based in Israel, announced on Monday (22 September) the world's first Internet Search Channel. According to the company, Gogimon's Search...

washingtonpost.com announces launch of The Political Browser.
September 23, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD washingtonpost.com, a news and information website and a business division of The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO), on Monday (22 September) announced the launch of 'The Political...

UK Health Protection Agency unveils New Culture Collections website developed by System Associates.
September 24, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK Health Protection Agency has launched a New Culture Collections website, developed by specialist public sector web services company System Associates. The new e-commerce site...

GyPSii signs up China's eLong to offer hotel bookings.
September 24, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD GeoCentric Oyj (Nasdaq:GEO1V) (OMX:GEO1V) announced on 24 September that its GyPSii mobile digital lifestyle application and social networking platform has signed an agreement with...

Mjoelner Informatics and Dynamicweb Software win tender for climate conference website.(Conference news)
September 24, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Dynamicweb Software, a European content management vendor, announced on 24 September that Mjoelner Informatics has won the contract for the development and running of a website which...

KPN deploys Nortel 40G optical solution in the Netherlands.
September 24, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Nortel (NYSE:NT) (TSX:NT) announced on 24 September that Dutch telecomms operator KPN Belgium NV/SA, a subsidiary of KPN, has updated its optical backbone network using Nortel...

Talktalk and AOL Broadband sign contract with D-Link.
September 24, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD D-Link, a vendor of networking equipment, announced on 24 September that it has signed an contract with the TalkTalk Group, a subsidiary of The Carphone Warehouse Group Plc, to...

Alcatel-Lucent to provide Neo-Sky with test WiMAX network.
September 24, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris:ALU) (NYSE:ALU), a communications solutions provider, announced on 24 September that it is one of the companies selected by Neo-Sky, a company of the...

ntl:Telewest Business consolidates customer portal capabilities.
September 25, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ntl:Telewest, a UK supplier of telecomms services to service providers, carriers and system integrators, announced on 25 September the launch of a new desktop application portal...

PersonalNumber.com offer mobile service with free call forwarding.
September 25, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD PersonalNumber.com, a virtual mobile network operator, today announced the launch of a new service which offers free forwarding to any mobile or landline number in the UK or the US...

Partnership agreement announced by Boeing and AeroLogic.
September 25, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Aircraft manufacturer Boeing (NYSE:BA) has announced that AeroLogic has adopted the company's web-based solutions, Maintenance Performance Toolbox and Airplane Health Management. ...

Gateway Communications leases capacity on Africasat-1.
September 25, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd (MEASAT), an satellite services supplier, announced on 25 September that Gateway Communication, a provider of satellite communications services to...

New on-line community website launched for customers of Maximizer CRM.
September 26, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Maximizer Software (TSX:MAX), a provider of CRM solutions, announced on 25 September the launch of a new on-line resource for customers for the Maximizer customer relationship...

Sophos launches WebAlert service.(Brief article)
September 26, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT security and control firm Sophos announced on 25 September the launch of a new service, free to customers of Sophos' Premium and Platinum Support services, which will notify web...

NETCOM to launch second level Cameroon domain.(Brief article)
September 26, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NETCOM.cm Sarl, the official registry for country code top level domains in the Republic of Cameroon, announced on 25 September that it will launch the .com.cm .net.cm and .co.cm...

Kount gets US patent for device fingerprinting.
September 26, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Kount Inc, a specialist in e-commerce fraud prevention, announced on 25 September that it has received US patent number 7,330,871 in respect of its device fingerprinting technology,...

Vince launches e-commerce site.
September 29, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Fashion brand Vince launched on Friday (26 Setpember) an e-commerce web site - Vince.com. To launch the new site the company has reportedly partnered with eFashionSolutions,...

Corporation Service Company to help Air China in expansion of international Internet presence.
September 29, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air China has chosen Corporation Service Company (CSC), a corporate identity and brand protection company, to assist in the expansion of its international presence on the Internet....

1&1 Internet debuts MailXchange service for SMB and private customers.
September 29, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD 1&1 Internet Ltd, a web hosting service, today (29 September) announced the debut of a mail hosting service, MailXchange, based on Open-Xchange Inc's collaboration technology. ...

KPN selects Alcatel-Lucent for deliver of network.
September 29, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris:ALU) (NYSE:ALU), a network technologies company, announced on 26 September that it has signed a three year contract with Dutch service provider KPN for...

Alcatel-Lucent to implement eircom's all-IP network.
September 29, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris:ALU) (NYSE:ALU), a network technologies company, today (26 September) announced that it has been selected by eircom, an Irish fixed-line service...

MLL Telecom launches TrueView network management tool.
September 29, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD MLL Telecom, a specialist in building and operating high capacity wireless networks, today (29 September) announced the release of its TrueView wireless network management tool. ...

Vodafone UK launches managed mobile e-mail service.
September 30, 2008... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Vodafone UK, the British division of Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) (LSE: VOD), announced today (30 September) the launch of a new managed mobile e-mail service, Vodafone Enhanced Services for...