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Online security firm iovation names a new technology chief

Iovation, whose technology alerts online retailers when criminals try to access e-commerce sites from devices associated with past fraudulent activity, has promoted Scott Waddell to vice president of technology.

Posted 01/04/2010Zak StamborPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

PC Mall acquires assets to improve its SARCOM division

A unit of PC Mall Inc., a multichannel computer and electronics products retailer, has acquired certain assets of Data Systems Worldwide Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Posted 12/29/2009Zak StamborPost a comment

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Rhapsody opens channels for streaming music into consumers’ homes

Rhapsody, a digital music service from RealNetworks and MTV Networks, has teamed with Vizio, Cisco Systems and Yahoo to stream music to more devices in the home.

Posted 01/14/2009Bill BriggsPost a comment

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E-mail security firm Brandmail Solutions recruits two Cisco executives

Brandmail Solutions, which verifies the authenticity of e-mail using technology developed by Cisco and Yahoo, has recruited two executives from Cisco. John Braskamp has been named chief operating officer and Seth Redmore vice president of marketing.

Posted 10/29/2007Don DavisPost a comment

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Cisco Systems technology exec joins board of Netflix

Charles Giancarlo, an expert in digital video transmission who oversees technology development at Internet infrastructure provider Cisco Systems Inc., has joined the board of directors of online movie rental business Netflix.

Posted 04/09/2007Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Apple hits 2 billion song downloads, 1 snag with iPhone

Apple announced that more than two billion songs have been purchased and downloaded from its online iTunes Store. The milestone celebrations were dampened somewhat when Cisco Systems announced it was suing Apple for infringing its iPhone trademark.

Posted 01/17/2007Mark BrohanPost a comment

E-commerce holding company NexiaSoft names Kevin Owens as CEO

NexiaSoft Inc., a San Francisco-based holding company that invests in e-commerce technology companies, has named technology veteran Kevin Owens as CEO.

Posted 10/02/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

Inside job

A young manager who always thought like a CEO now is the CEO at e-retailer Backcountry.com.

Posted 11/01/2011Allison EnrightPost a comment