FarStone
Update Alex Goldman
[December 12, 2006] As backup becomes a top
service, this company unveils product updates and a new product.
File
Protection Solution Seeks ISP Resellers Alex
Goldman
[November 7, 2006] This is a software backup
solution inspired by the everyday experience of living in Florida.
The
Original Remote Backup Alex
Goldman
[October 20, 2006] This company has been offering
remote backup for so long, it claims it coined the term.
Selling
Safety Alex Goldman
[October 19, 2006] As threats proliferate,
and malware attacks everything, Aladdin's product protects users not
just from the usual suspects, but also from holes in their own Microsoft
computers.
Better
Partnerships Alex Goldman
[September 28, 2006] Now that no service provider
works alone, a telecom solution company has developed a tool to help
ISPs manage partner relationships.
InterCloud
Security Service Alex
Goldman
[September 25, 2006] Today, Trend Micro announces
a program to tackle next generation spam.
Digium's
VON Announcements Part 2: The Asterisk Appliance Developers' Kit Alex
Goldman
[September 12, 2006] Digium has designed an
appliance that will be modified by service providers and OEMs in an
attempt to better serve vertical markets.
Ranch
Networks Announces Asterisk Clustering Alex
Goldman
[September 12, 2006] The open source VoIP project
is now able to handle the largest projects.
Remote
Support App Alex Goldman
[September 11, 2006] This desktop sharing application
asks users' permission before taking over the computer for support purposes,
and a small download means that nothing needs to be pre-installed.
Whitesmoke
Fixes Your English Alex
Goldman
[July 24, 2006] Software originally developed
for non-native speakers is proving popular worldwide, the company says.
Easier
Upgrades from Dialup to DSL Alex
Goldman
[June 7, 2006] It's a simple little device,
easy to describe, and it could eliminate dialup in urban areas just
by making it easier to upgrade to DSL.
Solving
the Home Network Problem—Really! Alex
Goldman
[June 2, 2006] It's the dream of every ISP
in the world: the computer setup that fixes itself after the customer
has broken it. Now one company says it's ready to deliver.
Zimbra Jeff Goldman
[May 17, 2006] With functionality reaching
far beyond that of traditional webmail, Zimbra is working to redefine
browser-based messaging.
BPM
for Small Business, Version 1.0 Alex
Goldman
[May 15, 2006] Although it's true that every
business should make daily work more of a system and less of an art,
this tool for building systems is a work in process.
Editorial:
Just Tell Me The Price Alex
Goldman
[April 6, 2006] Vendors can destroy their business
by making prices too complex
Handling
the Thermodynamics of Webhosting Alex
Goldman
[March 30, 2006] An intuitive, easy to use
website builder reduces friction between the buying of a website, the
building of the website, and that valuable upsell that every webhost
desires.
Billions
and Billions of Phone Bills Alex
Goldman
[March 17, 2006] ISPs and CLECs handle millions
of phone bill line items each year, and one company has software to
make it much easier, saving hours and hours of time.
Evolve
to SIP Alex Goldman
[March 17, 2006] With a pair of new boxes,
this company has mapped out an easier voice upgrade path from TDM to
SIP.
Mirapoint
Makes it Easier Alex
Goldman
[February 7, 2006] A company specializing in
serving carrier customers introduces purchase plans for regular ISPs.
Artera
Turbo's New Product Alex
Goldman
[December 1, 2005] The acceleration vendor
has a whole new twist on acceleration and has redefined what it offers
to ISPs.
Disk
Specialist Alex Goldman
[November 18, 2005] Whether it's hard drives
or CD-ROMs, this company can make them do things you might not have
realized were possible.
Asterisk
Business Edition Alex
Goldman
[November 11, 2005] The certified build of
the open source PBX is available now at a price that's designed to unnerve
the closed-source competition.
Is
This Blogging God Right For You? Alex
Goldman
[November 7, 2005] There's growing competition
in the blogging services software market, including an interesting product
from a company that was featured in ISPCON's Startup City.
Wireless
CPE for Dialup Subscribers Alex
Goldman
[October 25, 2005] We never wrote up the company's
first product, which we thought nobody would buy (we were wrong). Now
that the company's second product is on the market, we decided to learn
about both.
Modular
is Best Alex Goldman
[October 13, 2005] If you want to keep pace
with the rapidly changing telecommunications business, one vendor says,
you build modular software and keep thinking outside the box, away from
the appliance.
A
Flashy Filter Alex
Goldman
[July 25, 2005] This agile content filter works
in both home and small business environments and features a GUI that
will please anyone trying to reduce help desk calls.
Tools
For Fighting Spyware Jim
Thompson
[May 31, 2005] Here are some of the ways ISPs
are fighting the Spyware threat.
Just
Deep Six It Alex
Goldman
[April 8, 2005] One vendor announces a solution
to the porn problem.
Your
Sales Team Needs Some Good KARM ISP-Planet
Staff
[April 8, 2005] A vendor says that the sales team's
database should only contain information the members of the team don't know
already.
Make
It As Easy As Possible Alex
Goldman
[February 28, 2005] After you've sold a customer
their own web space, try making it as easy as possible for them to build the
site they want, a vendor suggests.
Don't
Just Store Photos Alex Goldman
[February 10, 2005] Sure, plenty of ISPs sell extra
disk space to users who store their photos online, but one software developer
thinks ISPs should ask customers "Want some software with that disk space?"
An
Alternative to Exchange Alex
Goldman
[November 8, 2004] One company's pitch to ISPs
looking to offer collaboration products to small business is simple:
all the features, minus the hassle.
From
Phone Support to Click Support Alex
Goldman
[September 10, 2004] ISPs need to enable tech
support staff to do more with less. Here's one company's answer to the
problem.
Nuvio's
New Partnership Program ISP-Planet
Staff
[August 23, 2004] Nuvio announces a new program to
enable larger ISPs to own a greater portion of their own VoIP solution.
Modem
Maker Launches VoIP Service Alex
Goldman
[July 12, 2004] If you're examining your VoIP options,
you owe it to yourself to look at this offering from a veteran modem maker,
aimed at ISPs of all sizes.
The
Best Spyware Prevention Tool Best
of ISP-Lists
[July 1, 2004] ISP gurus share their advice on the
best way to keep your PC and your customers' PCs free of spyware.
Nuvio
Targets Tier 2 and 3 Cities for VoIP ISP-Planet
Staff
[June 21, 2004] Looking for a serverless VoIP product?
Look no further than Nuvio, which provides the CPE as well.
Integrated
Security and VPN for the SMB Market Alex
Goldman
[June 3, 2004] This security vendor is looking for
ISP partners to sell its SMB all-in-one Linux-based security-plus-more service,
offering ISPs a cut of the substantial monthly service fee.
Privacy
That's More Than Pretty Good Alex
Goldman
[April 23, 2004] One company says that in order to
protect your privacy, it must know as little as possible about you, and it's
patented that idea.
Kidsnet
for Dot US and the World Alex
Goldman
[April 8, 2004] As ISPCON approaches, Kidsnet is proud
to announce sales growth, product improvements—and a contract with a TLD administrator.
Hotlining
ILEC Style Alex Goldman
[February 5, 2004] Service providers of all sizes
have this problem in common: what do you do about the customer who hasn't
paid? One company offers a carrier class solution.
New
Features for Hosting Software Vet Alex
Goldman
[January 26, 2004] ShopSite, an e-commerce software
veteran, has released version 7.0 of its ShopSite package, with several new
features aimed at improving its ISP market share.
Remote
Temperature and Humidity Readings ISP-Planet Staff
[August 7, 2003] A cheap, small box can be added
to Sentry Power Towers to measure temperature, humidity, and even check for
condensation.
Open
Source OSS System Alex
Goldman
[February 6, 2003] The founder of futureLAB says
that open source systems free businesses from support contracts and upgrade
plans. With a copy of the code, ISPs can upgrade their systems how and when
they wish.
APC
Keeps Your ISP Working ISP-Planet Staff
[October 23, 2002] American Power Conversion expands
its family of server, networking, and telecom equipment power protection solutions
with its new Smart-UPS On-line lineup.
What
Do My Batteries Want? Best
of ISP-Lists
[October 23, 2002] Members of the ISP-Tech list discuss
the battery life of the average uninterruptible power supply (UPS) as they
scour the Web for information on some strange blinking lights.
BladeLogic's
Data Center Software boston.internet.com Staff
[October 14, 2002] BladeLogic's software lets
IT managers remotely access, control, and update hundreds of servers
running on UNIX, NT, or Linux operating systems, cutting equipment management
costs.
Edging
Out Incumbent Carriers ISP-Planet Staff
[September 5, 2002] Occam Networks makes a Broadband
Loop Carrier solution for independent companies seeking to provide high-speed
data and advanced voice services to rural America.
Pop-Up
Stopper Wayne Kawamoto
[September 4, 2002] Panicware's Pop-Up Stopper software
is a free utility distributed to ISPs that is designed to stop annoying pop-up
Internet ads.
InnoMedia's
Internet Phone Wayne Kawamoto
[August 29, 2002] InnoMedia's MTA 3308 IP Phone is
specifically targeted at broadband service providers who want to deliver new
revenue-generating telephony services.
WatchGuard
Builds A Better Firebox ISP-Planet Staff
[August 21, 2002] Economically priced and designed
for easy deployment, WatchGuard's latest Firebox SOHO 6 firewall systems could
make your VPN and broadband sharing devices operate faster and more secure.
Own-Branded
Browser for ISPs ISP-Planet Staff
[August 13, 2002] UltraBrowser.com, a company that
specializes in private labeled browsers, released its UBvision 7.0 browser
through a wizard on the company's website.
Dial-Up
Accelerator Wayne Kawamoto
[August 8, 2002] Propel Software Corporation's subscription
service is designed to let end-users surf the web up to five times faster
over a dial-up connection.
IBM
Untangles Cable Spaghetti Brian Morrissey
[July 22, 2002] IBM said that its Advanced Connectivity
Technology (ACT) would cut down on the on the tangles of chords tying together
rack-mounted servers and unveiled a new rackmount server.
One
Step Closer to Smart Refrigerators Wayne Kawamoto
[July 18, 2002] Echelon's i.LON adapter is designed
to provide a cost-effective way for ISPs to monitor and control small networks
of everyday devices in homes, apartments, and small buildings.
IBM
Wants to Shake Industry, Not Hard Drive Michael Chait
[July 10, 2002] In a move aimed at re-staking its
claim in the high-end hard drive market, IBM Tuesday unveiled a new industrial-strength
server hard disk drive with anti-vibration technology.
Talking
Turkey on the Fourth Best
of the ISP-Lists
[July 4, 2002] While others across the U.S. are barbecuing
or watching parades, take a gander at various heated discussions about what
equipment (hardware and software) your ISP should be using.
Subscriber
Management Software Wayne Kawamoto
[July 3, 2002] Rockstar's Gearbox Connection
Kit 3.0.1 offers client license tracking and enhanced broadband scripting.
An alliance with Rodopi adds features for Rodopi customers.
Beating
a Path to Packets Alex
Goldman
[July 1, 2002] ADC's intelligent Access Network enables
service providers to use as little of a telecom's network as possible to provision
DSL, voice and video services.
Renewed
Interest In Dial-up Surprises Old-Timers Max Smetannikov
[June 21, 2002] Around the world, naive computer
enthusiasts want to build new ISPs, much to the surprise of veterans
who left the business. Here's what these college graduates will need—and
how they may fail.
Converged
Services Platform Wayne
Kawamoto
[June 20, 2002] NMS Communications' Convergence Generation
6500C high-density IP/PSTN media platform is designed to enable wireless and
wireline value-added services.
net.com's
IP Telephony Gateway Wayne
Kawamoto
[March 4, 2002] net.com says its SHOUT2500 voice
gateway packs dual T3 interfaces, sixteen T1/E1 connections, SIP/H.323 interoperability,
and integrated SS7/C7 into a two-rack, $110,000 unit.
E-Commerce
Software Revenue Share Wayne Kawamoto
[February 26, 2002] LaGarde designed its StoreFront
Now software so that ISPs could sell and host e-commerce services that will
appeal to small businesses, allowing them to compete with Yahoo! Stores and
bCentral.
Fireclick
Releases Netflame2 Gretchen
Hyman
[February 20, 2002] Netflame upgrade provides website
operators and marketers with improved monitoring, management, and customer
satisfaction capabilities via a hosted customer management suite.
Finding
UPS at Home Depot? Best
of ISP-Lists
[January 31, 2002] Members of the ISP-Colo list share
advice and warnings about designing or implementing your own Uninterruptable
Power Supply (UPS).
Total
Internet Version 4.0 Wayne
Kawamoto
[December 6, 2001] Fine Point says its latest self-install
kit allows ISPs to compete with AOL by distributing their own sign-up CDs.
Lucent's
DNS Security Tool Clint
Boulton
[December 6, 2001] Lucent Technologies unveiled a monitoring
service to protect DNS from those with bad intentions.
3D
Customer Content and Games Wayne Kawamoto
[November 16, 2001] Vircom's E-maginer Online lets
ISP customers create their own 3D, multi-user online websites. Vircom itself
runs two online games, called The 4th Prophecy and Black Moon Chronicles.