2000

Turnkey Webhosting Jeff Goldman
[December 27, 2000] Alabanza says that ISPs looking to get into the webhosting business, "get a fair return on their investment by signing up with us because of the total solution we can provide."

Suite of Transaction Processing Services Wayne Kawamoto
[December 23, 2000] Processing services may let webhosts and ISPs easily incorporate and offer e-commerce services, and allow merchant customers to accept credit card payments online.

Bundled Peering Service Wayne Kawamoto
[December 16, 2000] Equinix's Equinix Exchange service may provide a cost-effective network traffic exchange for ISPs of all sizes at the company's neutral Internet Business Exchange (IBX) centers.

Branded Suite of Applications Wayne Kawamoto
[December 12, 2000] Portalvision's client-based information and planning applications may help ISPs increase per-customer revenue, inspire customer loyalty, create a community, and build brand identity.

Own-Branded Payment Gateway Wayne Kawamoto
[December 11, 2000] Shift4 (a glance at your keyboard will explain the company's name) claims its "$$$ ON THE NET" product can boost an ISP's bottom line by enabling hosted e-commerce firms to quickly process transactions.

Voice and Fax Services for ISPs Wayne Kawamoto
[December 9, 2000] Quicknet Technologies provides branded voice and Fax IP services over its MicroTelco service, which allows users to access the offerings of companies such as Net2Phone and Deltathree.

Web Wizard Application Is Now Available to ISPs Wayne Kawamoto
[December 7, 2000] VirtualSellers.com's application lets end-users create personal and professional home pages. VirtualSellers.com ASIP (Application Services Infrastructure Provider) hopes to resell the software through ISPs.

Streamline Your Hosting Systems   Alex Goldman
[December 6, 2000 ] Sphera's HostingDirector promises plug-and-play capabilities on dedicated or shared servers. Virtual site management could be a real moneymaker for ISPs.

Do You Like Me? Best of ISP-Lists
[December 2, 2000] Members of the ISP-Tech list discuss whether or not to upgrade a subscriber from Windows 98 to Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me). Some like Me, some don't.

Automatic Black Hole Wayne Kawamoto
[November 29, 2000] Lyris MailShield 2.0, a server-based e-mail filter, features a direct connection to the Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS) Realtime Blackhole List+ Master Service.

uSTOR-II Storage Appliance Wayne Kawamoto
[November 27, 2000] The basic package from Network Storage Solutions comes with 730 GB running on an 800 MHz Pentium-III with 66Mhz 64-bit PCI support, 256MB of memory, and an internal multi-channel RAID controller.

Self-Improving CRM Solution   Alex Goldman
[November 16, 2000 ] Athene Software claims its products transform a service provider's customer relations department from reactive to proactive.

Power~Suite Telephony Goes to New Release   Wayne Kawamoto
[November 13, 2000 ] Cirilium's solution combines a carrier-class gateway with voice-enabled Web services. Web-based call centers are just one potential application.

Cisco Joins The Network-Based VPN Market   Lisa Phifer
[November 9, 2000 ] Cisco, longtime player in VPN router space, continues to infiltrate the VPN market with new remote access concentrators.

Web-Based Virus Scanning and Disinfection Service Wayne Kawamoto
[November 9, 2000 ] Command Software Systems' online scanning service offers ISPs portable and constantly-updated anti-virus defense.

New Gateway to the Central Office   Wayne Kawamoto
[November 6, 2000 ] Tollbridge's Voice Gateway now supports the T1 CAS protocol to connect to central office Class 4/5 digital switches.

Management Platform For SPs   Wayne Kawamoto
[November 6, 2000 ] Professo's AppStreamer automates service provision, billing, and marketing.

Open Software Platform Wayne Kawamoto
[October 31, 2000 ] Sphera's Java-applet-heavy solution promises rapid deployment of pay-per-use services, and enables end-to-end global service automation.

Cyberguard's High-End Firewall Wayne Kawamoto
[October 6, 2000 ] The STARLord firewall is designed for high-bandwidth and high-security ISP and ASP markets.

Stand-alone, Encrypted, Self-destructing E-mail Wayne Kawamoto
[September 29, 2000 ] Security system promises to transmit sensitive e-mails without using mail servers and be resistant to e-mail sniffing applications.

Hosted Telecom Applications Wayne Kawamoto
[September 26, 2000 ] Promise to let businesses completely outsource their telephony services.

SS7-Enabled Remote Access System Wayne Kawamoto
[September 25, 2000 ] Promises to slash equipment costs, streamline infrastructure, and provide differentiated services for carriers and ISPs.

Multilingual Software Wayne Kawamoto
[September 20, 2000 ] Magically, Inc. announces that version 2.5 of its MagicalDesk virtual desktop product supports Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish, Korean, and Japanese speakers.

Securing Corporate Information Assets Wayne Kawamoto
[September 19, 2000 ] Qiave Technologies claims to secure even Windows NT and Windows 2000 computing environments.

Polycom, Quicknet Add to Internet Telephony Arsenal Joel Enos
[September 15, 2000 ] The companies are betting on different markets. One believes in PC add-ons, the other in stand-alone appliances.

Private Label Filtering Service Wayne Kawamoto
[August 18, 2000 ] N2H2 for Home — ISP Edition ensures service providers that Web content is accessed by the appropriate person in a household.

Front Porch and Foundry Partner Wayne Kawamoto
[August 16, 2000 ] Foundry's ServerIron switches add redundancy and fault tolerance to Front Porch's PorchLight technology. PorchLight enables ISPs to build portals and serve ads to their customers.

WebTrends' Real Time Firewall Monitoring Wayne Kawamoto
[August 4, 2000 ] WebTrends Firewall Suite 3.0 promises to provide advanced security management and reporting on leading firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions.

Fire Suppression for Data Centers Best of ISP-Lists
[August 4, 2000 ] Members of the ISP-Tech list discuss the pros and cons of carbon dioxide (CO2), Halon, and other waterless chemicals in fire suppression systems.

Pieces of Images Wayne Kawamoto
[May 3, 2000 ] Software lets ISPs serve zoomable images on their clients' Web sites.

Power for ISP and ASP Misson-Critical Servers Wayne Kawamoto
[April 28, 2000 ] Uninterruptable power supply offers redundant power with no single point of failure.

ISP Planet Primer: Analyzing Cache Logs    Lisa Phifer
[April 19, 2000]  Our primer offers an overview of Common and Squid log formats and the tools you may use to work with them.

Developer Seeks ISP Partners for New Software Wayne Kawamoto
[April 12, 2000 ] Free software lets ISP subscribers listen to incoming calls while online.

Speech Software Wayne Kawamoto
[March 28, 2000 ] Voice-driven HTML software developer seeks ISP partners worldwide.

Network Associates Enlists ISPs in Anti-Viral War Wayne Kawamoto
[March 14, 2000 ] E-ppliance installs at gateway and protects against viruses, hostile code, and offers content security. The ASP version, under development, will enable any ISP to provide anti-virus services.

In-depth review: Technologic InstaGate   Internet @ppliance Industry Report   [February 7, 2000] Compact appliance provides a basic set of Internet apps paired with robust security services scaled to the needs of small businesses or branch offices. SNMP capability makes management a snap.

Spy-Proof Web Browsing   Wayne Kawamoto
[January 27, 2000]   New privacy system from Zero-Knowledge lets Web surfers protect their identities. The servers at the core of the system are ISP-hosted and provide a potential revenue stream.

Managed Security for Service Providers   Wayne Kawamoto
[January 21, 2000]   Watchguard Technologies recently released WatchGuard for MSS v. 2.5. Together with the upgraded Firebox II Plus, it provides ISPs with a ready-made platform for outsourced security services.

Multiport Serial Cards from Cyclades   Wayne Kawamoto
[January 12, 2000]   Four- and eight-port Cyclom-Y cards offer easy installation via Plug and Play, support both Intel and Alpha and a variety of OSs—including Linux, of course.

1999

High-Density Remote Access Solution   Wayne Kawamoto
[November 24, 1999]   A single PCI card that adds up to 96 ports, the new Ariel RS4200 handles analog and digital connections up to 64Kbps and—with optional software—fax, and VoIP.

Remote Reboot, Load Shedding Made Easy   Ted Stevenson
[November 3, 1999]   The MasterSwitch plus from APC, provides independent power management for up to 32 servers or other devices. A must-have for Web-hosting and co-lo operations.