InfoBuild releases BLive
Bellevue-based InfoBuild Networks Inc. announced release of BLive, an
online meeting service designed for small and medium sized businesses.
The BLive service enables sales, support and training professionals to
instantly hold meetings with their customers across the Internet.
Mac Fanatic updates online store
Seattle-based Mac Fanatic launched its new online store,
www.macfanaticshop.com . At the site, customers can purchase any Mac
computer or accessories online, ensuring safe transactions.
To celebrate the launch, Mac Fanatic is offering customers "Free
Shipping" on all online purchases over $999.00. To take advantage of
this offer, simply place an order on www.macfanaticshop.com, no coupon
or special code is required.
SplashData updates SplashID
Seattle-based SplashData, Inc., a developer of "virtual wallet"
applications for mobile devices, said its best-selling personal
identification organizer, SplashID, is now available for all leading PDA
and Smartphone operation systems, including Palm OS, Windows Mobile
(Pocket PC and Smartphone), and Symbian (UIQ and Series 60).
SplashID 3.0 securely maintains personal identification information on
both the mobile device and desktop computer while offering a host of
features aimed at organizing and securing sensitive information.
The new Windows Mobile version of SplashID is now available for Pocket
PC models such as hp iPAQ and Dell Axim, and Smartphone devices
including the Motorola mpx200 and Samsung i600. The Symbian UIQ version
will work with the Sony Ericsson P900 and Motorola A925, while the
Symbian Series 60 version is compatible with Nokia 3650, 7650, 6600, and
6620 devices.
Spokane debuts super-hotspot
One hundred blocks of downtown Spokane recently got wireless access to
the Internet.
The city activated what it calls the largest deployment of wireless
Internet coverage, also known as Wi-Fi, in any urban area in the United
States.
The zone uses new technology that allows Internet signals to be
transmitted more than a mile, far beyond the traditional 200- to
300-foot range of Wi-Fi antennas.
The Wi-Fi zone is divided into a private network for use by the city and
an open network for the public.
City officials put the cost of the project at between $50,000 and
$75,000.
LizardTech uses DjVu compression tools
Eastman Kodak Co. and Seattle-based LizardTech, Inc. announced
integration of LizardTech's DjVu document compression technology with
Kodak Capture Software, along with a two-month limited license for DjVu
that will allow users of Kodak Capture Software to output up to 500
pages to DjVu format within the trial period. At the conclusion of
their trial period, customers may purchase a full license from
LizardTech for unlimited document conversion to DjVu format.
DjVu is an open platform for managing, storing and exchanging scanned or
electronic color documents in a compact format without sacrificing
visual quality, text resolution, or legibility. Application of DjVu can
reduce the cost and consumption of file storage and bandwidth for such
documents as statements, articles, manuals, invoices, records and
catalogs.
The ability to output scanned color documents in LizardTech's DjVu
document format using Kodak Capture Software will be available in late
August when Kodak Capture Software version 6.5 is released.
Epartners to merge with YET
Two providers of Microsoft Business Solutions are merging and moving
their headquarters to Seattle.
Dallas-based ePartners, which company officials say is the largest North
American Microsoft Business Solutions company, and Chantilly, Va.-based
EYT, which used to be known as Ernst and Young Technologies, will merge,
with the combined company called ePartners.
The company said it will employ 400 people, including 220 consultants.
It will have 29 total offices, including one in London.
Dan Duffy, CEO of ePartners, will be CEO of the merged company. Howard
Diamond, CEO and chairman of EYT, will become executive chairman and
chairman of the board.
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