Ehyou Ice-Blue!
Application service provider ehyou.com announced today that it has acquired Ice-Blue for an undisclosed sum as part of its aggressive growth strategy in the web-hosting market.
Stories by Siobhan Chapman
IIA Ups the Ante in the War of the Words
While Senator Alston was counter-attacking Labor's gambling policy yesterday, the Internet Industry Association was increasingly virulent in its condemnation of the government's proposed online gambling ban.
MarchFIRST Calls in the Administrators
UPDATE: Troubled US internet consulting company marchFIRST has called the administrators into its Australian operation, The Industry Standard has learnt. A spokesman for Arthur Andersen confirmed that it had been appointed as the voluntary administrator.
Australian software prices could fall on new law
Australia's parliament has introduced a Copyright Amendment Bill that may alter legislation that currently allows a copyright owner to limit the importation of authorized copies. This will lower the prices of software for Australian consumers, according to commentators.
Australia revises copyright law
SYDNEY (03/08/2001) - Australia's Copyright Act has been amended in response to challenges posed by rapid developments in new communications technology. Among the reforms to the Digital Agenda, copyright owners' rights have been expanded beyond traditional boundaries to the digital environment, so that they have the exclusive right to commercially exploit their work on the Internet.
Data traffic drives Telstra
Telstra Corp. Ltd.'s half-year results revealed that sales revenue are up 5 percent from the corresponding period last year and 56 percent of the total sales revenue comes from businesses of the so-called new economy.
Excite Australia growing strongly says AC Nielsen
Excite Australia Pty Ltd. is the fastest growing Internet portal in Australia and has grown traffic 65 percent and total page views 71 percent over the past six months, boosting it into the country's top 10 web sites, according to the latest Nielsen/NetRatings.
NAB's E-strategy Goal: User-Friendly and Trustworthy
The National Australia Bank has recorded its eighth consecutive increase in profit. In the chairman's address at the bank's AGM, Mark Rayner said that NAB has established a global presence with more than 12 million customers around the world and 47 per cent of profit coming from outside Australia.
Watch This Space
As advertisers struggle with online advertising, research organisations paint a picture of a confusing market. All indicate that online advertising is set to grow, but none can agree on how effective it is, nor what incentive there is to advertise online.
Keycorp Telstra Alliance
At an EGM held yesterday, Keycorp, an internet transaction solutions provider, received shareholder approval to finalise an alliance deal with Telstra, under negotiation since July.
GoCorp Shows Its Hand
Following the Senate's passage of a 12-month moratorium on onling gambling, GoCorp slammed the legislation in an announcement to the ASX, stating that it "will only serve to force consumers into the arms of the many potentially unscrupulous and unregulated operators that exist around the world today".
Resellers slam registry
In a dispute over "grossly misleading" tactics, domain name resellers and some ISPs have blocked their customers' access to a competitor's Web site and are redirecting them to a consumer alert.