NewsHosting news - 09 Apr 2002 - Listing Page: 3494

Akamai Meets Rising Demands For Online Digital Asset Distribution - 📅 Apr 9, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc., an outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software provider, today announced that it is seeing an increasing demand for its digitized download solution. Managing the process of delivering digital assets to end, Akamai's digitized download offering simplifies IT infrastructure requirements for e-business operations.




Exploiting the advantages of online file distribution, Akamai's (akamai.com) platform and expertise in application ...

Level 3 Prepares To Bid On Troubled Rivals - 📅 Apr 9, 2002 - The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that Level 3 Communications Inc., a high-speed communications network operator, is considering the purchase of troubled rivals, including Global Crossing Ltd. However, no specific bid for the bankrupt telecom company is pending.



Having already expressed interest in Williams Communications Group Inc. and Flag Telecom Holdings Ltd., Level 3 has proven that it has the inclination to acquire new telecoms.

"We have financial dry ...

IBM, SuSE Form Services Alliance - 📅 Apr 9, 2002 - SuSE Linux (suse.de) and hardware giant IBM (ibm.com) said yesterday they had formed a services alliance to jointly provide Linux-based support and services to corporate customers worldwide.



According to a joint release from the two companies, SuSE Linux and IBM Global Services will "collaborate on support and professional services." SuSE Linux, which provides a range of software services based on the Linux Operating System, will provide development, maintenance, and support ...

Statement Concerning Draft RIR-ICANN Agreement - 📅 Apr 9, 2002 - For quite some time, the managements of ICANN and the Regional Internet
Registries (APNIC, ARIN, and RIPE NCC) have been discussing the terms
of a draft "Relationship
Agreement" on matters of roles, responsibilities, and procedures
relating to Internet Protocol (IP) address management and global IP address
management policies. Recently ...

Level 3 Signs Multimillion-dollar Contract With United Online - 📅 Apr 8, 2002 - Level 3 Communications, Inc., an IP and colocation services, and broadband transport provider, today announced the signing of a three-year, multimillion-dollar agreement made with United Online, Inc., a value-priced ISP. Under the terms of the contract, United Online is buying (3)Connect Modem service in hundreds of U.S. cities to serve its customers, making Level 3 (www.Level3.com) a primary provider of wholesale dial-up Internet access service for United Online.



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Loudcloud Suspends Prior Revenue Guidance - 📅 Apr 8, 2002 - Sunnyvale, California-based managed services firm Loudcloud (loudcloud.com -> hostinger.com) said late Friday it would suspend its prior revenue guidance for the full fiscal year after one of its largest customers announced it was ceasing operations.

Atriax, which provides electronic marketplace services for the financial sector, said Friday it would cease operations.

"In light of this, Loudcloud, Inc. today reiterated its previous revenue guidance for the first quarter of fiscal year ...

Digital River To Provide E-Commerce Operations for infoUSA - 📅 Apr 8, 2002 - Digital River, Inc., a global e-commerce outsource provider, today announced that it has signed a contract to provide complete e-commerce operations for the Consumer Products Division of infoUSA, a business solutions provider. Building a new e-commerce site for infoUSA's (datadiscusa.com) consumer products, Digital River provided hosting and managing services as part of the agreement. The company is also supplying transaction management, physical product fulfillment, 24/7 customer service, ...

divine Unveils New Portlets and Enhances Oracle's 9i Portal - 📅 Apr 8, 2002 - divine, inc., a business solutions provider, today announced the availability of divine/Northern Light portlets for the Oracle 9i Application Server Portal Framework. Deploying divine's search and content integration technology, the portlets allow business users to quickly access Web content, corporate information and a comprehensive library of over 7,000 business publications. As a member of the Oracle (http://www.oracle.com/) Portal Partner Initiative (OPPI), divine (divine.com) is ...

Digex, divine Achieve Microsoft Gold Certification - 📅 Apr 8, 2002 - Digex Incorporated (digex.com), a leading provider of managed hosting services, and divine Inc. (divine.com), a supplier of extended enterprise solutions, both announced on Monday that they have been named Microsoft Gold Certified Partners.



Microsoft Gold Certified Partner certification is awarded to service providers that demonstrate a commitment to high levels of customer satisfaction. Certification involves an on-site review of facilities from Microsoft's Certification Advisory ...

Cogent Expands Reach Through Colo Agreement - 📅 Apr 8, 2002 - Cogent Communications (cogent.com), a tier-one optical ISP, announced on Monday that it has expanded its network reach through a colocation arrangement with Colo4-Dalas, a carrier-neutral facility based in Dallas.





The arrangement, says Cogent, enhances the company's ability to provide high-speed Internet connectivity as well as long-haul and metropolitan data transport services to its carrier, service provider and end-user customer base.



Colo4-Dallas has ...