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Report From COMDEX: Microsoft Heralds New Era Of Computing With .NET Platform - 📅 - If software giant Microsoft gets its way, Web hosting companies can look forward to implementing a slew of applications that will introduce entirely new methods to data storage.


At his Comdex 2001 keynote speech in Toronto Thursday, Microsoft Canada President Frank Clegg outlined a new system of data storage and distribution based on Microsoft's new .Net OS platform. The company hopes .Net will become the industry-standard platform for business computing requirements, whether ...
Ebone Offers Broadband Network Provisioning In Just 24 Hours - 📅 - Ebone (ebone.com) announced today a new initiative to deliver IP and optical backbone services to European networks in just 24 hours from the time the order is received.



The pan-European networking company says this is an industry first, shattering the previous standard provisioning times of 15-20 at best. Ebone will roll out its new policy with no increase to costs, and the service includes live on-site testing of every customer connection and includes Ebone's existing ...
Flag Telecom to Provide Network Services in Egypt - 📅 - Flag Telecom (flagtelecom.com), a leading network services provider and independent carrier, today announced that EgyNet (egynet.net), the first privately owned public data network based in Egypt, has purchased managed bandwidth services and Internet connectivity between Cairo and New York on the Flag Telecom network.



This is made possible by the establishment of a Flag Telecom point of presence in Cairo under an agreement with Telecom Egypt (telecomegypt.com.eg)to jointly ...
Sony Picks Intel Online Services to Host ImageStation - 📅 - Web hosting services provider, and wholly owned Intel subsidiary, Intel Online Services Inc. (intelonlineservices.com), announced on Thursday that it has been chosen by entertainment and electronics giant Sony Corporation (sony.com) to provide managed hosting services for the Japanese version of its ImageStation Web site.

Sony Launched ImageStation, an online service designed for the digital imaging community, in Japan in September 2000. According to Sony, customers can use the site to ...
KSolutions, Compaq, United Training to Deliver Rapid Implementation of SharePoint - 📅 - Ksolutions (ksolutionsinc.com), Compaq (compaq.com), and United Training (unitedtraining.com) announced Tuesday that they have teamed to offer a five-day rapid implementation of Microsoft's SharePoint Portal Server technology.



The service, called K.SPRINT, unites leaders of the knowledge management, hardware and training industries to help make use of their technology investments in only five days.

Additionally, for small to mid-sized companies or individual ...
FutureSoft Introduces Win2K Support for Connectivity Software - 📅 - FutureSoft Inc (futuresoft.com) has introduced new editions of its host connectivity software, DynaComm Connectivity Series 8 (DCS 8) and DCS 8 Web Server Edition. The new versions, DCS 8.0.0.2, enhance deployment, implementation and management of secure access to host environments from PCs and thin clients, either locally or via the web.



In addition to several specific updates to DCS 8 and the Web Server Edition, a key enhancement in version 8.0.0.2 is broadened installation ...
Broadband Satellite Market Poised for Growth - 📅 - The market for broadband satellite services is still poised for long-term growth, according to a research report released yesterday by Northern Sky Research (northernskyresearch.com).



The report forecasts growth across multiple market segments, provides a complete assessment of potential broadband satellite services and profiles a large number of satellite players positioned for growth.

"While the satellite market is not immune from problems currently faced by the ...
SMARTS to provide Service Assurance for Juniper Networks - 📅 - SMARTS, an automated service assurance company for enterprises and service providers, announced that it has joined the new Juniper Networks (juniper.net) IP OSS Alliance.



This new program will develop network management solutions to seamlessly work with Juniper's Internet backbone routers.

Juniper Networks will be able to use SMARTS? InCharge solutions to automatically manage availability problems in the service delivery infrastructure based on their impacts on ...
Mercantec Unveils Integrated E-Com Solution in Chicago - 📅 - Mercantec (mercantec.com) announced yesterday that it will officially debut Power Commerce, a fully integrated suite of e-commerce solutions for small and medium sized businesses, at Internet World in Chicago, today and tomorrow.



"Success in the online marketplace is a game of survival of the fittest," says Mercantec CEO Tim Noe. "Mercantec Power Commerce empowers SMBs with an arsenal of strategic business marketing tools that they need to achieve a necessary competitive ...
Marsh, AT&T Unveil e-Business Insurance Solution - 📅 - Companies using AT&T's Internet Data Centers and managed Web hosting services are now eligible for e-business insurance from Marsh Inc., with preferred pricing and a streamlined approval process.



Recognizing the importance of e-business revenues to the success of many businesses, Marsh (mmc.com), a leading risk and insurance services firm, together with AT&T (att.com), developed Net Secure to provide a safety net for e-business risks. Marsh will handle all aspects of the ...