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Net Searchers Protects 40 of the Top 100 Brands - 📅 - According to Interbrand's (interbrand.com) 2001 assessment of the world's 100 most valuable brand names, 40 percent of the top brands use services provided by Net Searchers (netsearchers.com), a leading online brand protection specialist.



Furthermore, five of the top eight consumer brand portfolio owners are
clients of Net Searchers. The figure compares with 32 percent of
Interbrand's list in 2000, and is evidence that brand owners are
increasingly using Net Searchers to ...
Nortel to Build U.S. Optical Network for Southern Cross - 📅 - Southern Cross Cables Limited (southerncrosscables.com), has selected Nortel Networks (nortelnetworks.com) to supply ultra long haul dense wave division multiplex optical transmission equipment for the terrestrial portion of a 30,500-kilometer submarine cable network linking the U.S. mainland to Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji beginning in the third quarter of this year.



Southern Cross will deploy Nortel Networks OPTera Long Haul 4000 Optical
Line System to provide ...
interland.com logoMicron and Interland Shareholders Approve Acquisition - 📅 - Shareholders of Micron Electronics, Inc. (micronelectronics.com) and Interland, Inc. (interland.com 👉 Total Reviews: 2
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-> networksolutions.com) today overwhelmingly approved the acquisition of Interland by Micron during separate shareholder meetings held in Atlanta.



Of the Micron Electronics shareholder votes, more than 99 percent were in
favor of the transaction, which represents more than 71 percent of the votes
entitled to be cast. Of the Interland shareholder votes cast, more than 99
percent were in favor of ...
xo.comPlanet Hollywood Signs $1M Contract With XO Communications - 📅 - XO Communications, Inc. (xo.com 👉 Total Reviews: 5
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-> akamai.com), a rapidly growing provider of broadband communications services, yesterday announced it signed a multi-year, multi-location voice and data service agreement estimated to be worth more than $1 million, for Planet Hollywood (planethollywood.com), the worldwide developer of a movie and leisure consumer brand.



Under the agreement, XO will provide an array of integrated communications
services including hosting PlanetHollywood.com and providing ...
Stellar Studios Joins Cable & Wireless ESP Program - 📅 - Stellar Web Studios, Inc. (stellarstudios.com), a leading
technology solutions provider in the B2B arena, announced that it joined the
Cable & Wireless (cw.com) Enhanced Solutions Provider (ESP) program.



The program allows Stellar to offer customers its database integration,
e-commerce, e-learning, custom software and application hosting services
along with Cable & Wireless' menu of data and Internet services (including
dedicated Internet access, web hosting, DSL, ...
PFSweb Adds Managed Hosting Services - 📅 - PFSweb, Inc. (pfsweb.com), an outsourcer of business services, today announced the addition of managed hosting and web creative development services.



"E-commerce initiatives have as much potential today as they have in the
past," said Steve Graham, chief technology officer of PFSweb. "But now they
must be deployed in a profitable and timely manner just as any other new
effort. Our clients were asking for a comprehensive e-commerce
infrastructure that was cost-effective ...
qwest.comQwest Expands US Networks with Cisco Routers - 📅 - Cisco Systems, Inc. (cisco.com), a worldwide leader in
networking for the Internet, today announced that it has signed an agreement
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-> lumen.com) to help Qwest expand its core and metro area networks using Cisco's IP+Optical solutions: the ONS 15454 Metro Optical Transport Platform and the Cisco 12416 Internet Routers and 10008 Internet Routers.



Qwest is deploying the Cisco solutions to rapidly expand its network within
important ...
iBIZ Integrates Qhost Customers into Data Center - 📅 - iBIZ Technology Corp. (ibizcorp.com), a leading provider of
co-location services and manufacturer of PDA accessories, today completed
the integration of Qhost.com, into the Company's data center.



The company says that during the transition, Qhost.com customers experienced
no interruption in service and gained a host of enhanced benefits. The
addition of the Qhost.com brand to iBIZ marks the next step in the company's
goal to establish itself as a global service ...
Theglobe.com Cuts Staff, Hosting Interest - 📅 - Reflecting the continued significant decline in the
Internet advertising sector, theglobe.com announced Friday aggressive
cost-reduction and restructuring initiatives aimed at preserving capital,
including layoffs of half the staff and shutting down its hosting arm.



The company, which houses a popular online community, is closing its
business theglobe.com and its small-business Web hosting property
webjump.com effective August 15, and is significantly scaling down ...
GTS Upholds NYSE Decision to Suspend Trading - 📅 - Global TeleSystems, Inc. (gtsgroup.com) reported today that
the New York Stock Exchange's Review Committee has upheld the Exchange
staff's June decision to suspend the trading of GTS shares and seek from the
SEC a de-listing of GTS shares on the Exchange.



GTS says it does not currently intend to take any further action on this
matter, as the de-listing does not affect the company's day-to-day
operations. GTS shares continue to actively trade in the United States on
the ...