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Early users of Sun Microsystems Inc.s Project Jxta said the peer-to-peer building blocks will help them open their applications to a wider audience. Andrew Grimshaw, chief technology officer of Applied Meta Computing Inc. and an alpha user, said his company is adding a Jxta adapter so its P2P components will be able to interoperate with […]

If he could bottle and sell some of his enthusiasm, FutureLink president and CEO Howard Taylor would have an unstoppable stream of revenue. But for Taylor, that is not the case. Even as FutureLinks SEC filings warn investors about the application service providers “uncertainty,” Taylor remains confident the recently reorganized company will land on its […]

InterOps Management Solutions Inc. hopes to carve out a market among large organizations looking for help in supporting Web environments. The Medford, Mass., vendor is offering supplemental services in remote monitoring and reporting, consulting, and training and education for managing Web environments. The services should aid users by creating integrated views that combine data from […]

Data hosting pioneer Exodus Communications Inc. is at a crossroads and trying to go in two directions at once. The company, best known for its popular—but unprofitable—hosting business, is trying hard to break into higher-margin managed services despite fierce competition and lukewarm customer response. The moves come as the Santa Clara, Calif., company contends with […]

During the heyday of internet consultancies, Deloitte Consulting—like many of the old-line professional- services firms—waited patiently in the wings to regain the spotlight. Sure enough, when the dot-coms went into free fall, Deloitte reemerged with a vengeance, taking out full-page newspaper ads heralding its stability and strengths. Among them: almost 40 years of consecutive profitability, […]

Black and Blue During a news conference at company headquarters last week, Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs, dressed in his trademark black turtleneck and jeans, said he wasnt going to take any jabs at Dell Computer head Michael Dell, whos been saying some unfavorable things about Apple lately. But when Jobs introduced the companys newest […]

Sapient has lost some of its luster in recent months, but the company remains a shining example of a well-run consulting firm. In fact, this is the third consecutive year that Sapient has earned a top-10 spot on our Smart 100 Companies list. The company announced a $48 million Q1 loss as we went to […]

Microsoft Corp.s $36 million acquisition of NCompass Labs Inc. last week adds a powerful player to the growing content management field. The industry is already a crowded one, including the likes of Vignette Corp., Interwoven Inc. and dozens of others. The cash deal is expected to close at the end of this month, officials said. […]

Ariba Names New CEO Ariba, a provider of B2B e-commerce software and services, named Larry Mueller as its new CEO and said that he would be joining the board. Mueller was Aribas president and chief operating officer. Former CEO Keith Krach will continue as chairman. Ariba last month said slowing sales would force it to […]

The ASP industry consortium is commissioning a global study of industry trends to measure change application service provider services, officials said. The study will be conducted throughout the next three years and will target both customers and vendors, officials of the Wakefield, Mass., trade association said. For customers, the research will span more than 3,000 […]

Robin Webster has the tricky task of leading a trade group whose trade has been in a free fall for months. As the first president and CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, formerly the Internet Advertising Bureau, Webster is trying to revitalize the 5-year-old groups original focus: making the Internet a credible medium for advertisers. […]

Online photo companies are consolidating or adding new revenue streams to adapt to the soft advertising market and slower-than-expected demand for digital photo processing and online storage. Photo giant Eastman Kodak announced plans last week to acquire Ofoto, a competitor in the online photo service market. The purchase will allow Kodak to quickly develop a […]