Zoovy upgrades Order Manager
San
Diego-based e-commerce solution provider Zoovy Inc. released Order
Manager 6.0, which automates the order process for eBay sellers and
other e-commerce merchants.
Order Manager 6.0 allows users to
print postage, FedEx and UPS airbills right from their computer without
having to copy and paste, and automatically sends out tracking
information to the buyer. Zoovy's integration with Intuit's QuickBooks
allows users to synchronize customer and order data with QuickBooks.
The new software provides reporting and customer relations
management features to track customer and product information and send
automated email notifications. Zoovy Order Manager also provides full
payment support, offering a variety of payment options such as PayPal or
automatic credit card processing.
Avid releases Face
Robot
Los Angeles-based Avid Technology, Inc. said its
Softimage subsidiary released Softimage Face Robot, a software
application dedicated to the creation of believable facial animation for
high-end film, post and games productions.
Face Robot is designed
for studios faced with high-quality or high-volume facial animation
requirements.
Artemis sold to Texas company
Austin, Texas-based Trilogy Inc. subsidiary Versata Inc.
agreed to buy Newport Beach-based Artemis International Solutions Corp.
in a deal valued at $27 million.
Artemis International is a
provider of investment planning and control software.
Once the
purchase is completed, Artemis will become part of Trilogy's Versata
group, a provider of business rules, configuration and pricing
management software.
Joseph Liemandt, chairman, president and CEO
of Trilogy, is a board member of Artemis.
Versata provides
software for automating and simplifying the building, maintenance and
ongoing development of large, complex, data-intensive enterprise
software.
Trilogy produces software for sales and purchasing
management.
Globat upgrades Web hosting packages
Los Angeles-based Globat.com announced updates and upgrades
to all of its Web hosting packages, including a one-year money-back
guarantee, free blogging software, and "forever free" domain names for
all new customers.
Globat.com's entry-level hosting package now
offers 25GB of Web space (previously 10GB) and can be used to host up to
25 domain names (previously 6). The higher packages offer 50GB (for up
to 35 domains) and 75GB (for up to 50 domains) of Web space respectively
(previously 15 and 20GB).
Broadband growth not
offsetting wireline declines
While growth in broadband
wireline revenues remains robust in the US, it is not enough to overcome
steady losses in consumer wireline voice revenues, reports In-Stat. As a
result, wireline service revenues in the United States will decline by
3.3 percent annually, on average, from 2004 to 2009, the high-tech
market research firm says.
In-Stat found that traditional data
services, including frame relay, private line and ATM are sinking as
businesses increasingly seek lower-cost Internet solutions. The study
also showed that DSL and cable modem growth is strong, but bundling
strategies are pressuring revenue margins, and that business voice
services are also experiencing revenue declines, but significantly less
than those of consumers.
Classmates Online buys
Opobox
Classmates Online Inc. has bought Opobox Inc., the operator
of the networking service The Names Database in a $10 million cash
deal.
The Names Database has about 20 million members, with about
50,000 paid subscribers. The company is expected to generate less than
$1 million in revenue in 2006.
The majority of users of the Names
Database are from outside of the United States.
Classmates Online
Inc. is a subsidary of Woodland Hills' United Online, a provider of
consumer Internet subscription services through a number of brands,
including NetZero, NetZero Voice and Juno.
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