--(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 06/04/2008 - Internet Information Provider industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. Elysium Internet, Inc. (OTCBB: USBF) (Pending name change), an emerging direct navigation Internet media Company, announced on Wednesday June 4, 2008 that it plans to launch its proprietary Local Search Platform over its first 50 local city directories by July 1st. In addition Elysium plans to launch its second subscription based Internet directory brand Auditors.com by June 6th. Elysium CEO Scott Gallagher commented, "Our majority owned subsidiary Dice Ventures, Inc. has built a state of the art platform able to monetize local search traffic by generating search engine optimized, expandable landing pages in seconds. We plan to launch the platform over 50 geo domains as city directories by July 1st. For additional information go to www.ElysiumInternet.com.
j2 Global Communications, Inc. (NASDAQGS: JCOM), the provider of outsourced, value-added messaging and communications services, today announced that it has acquired select assets of Mediaburst Limited, a European-based provider of digital faxing services. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, although the financial impact to j2 Global is not expected to be material. Founded in 1995, j2 Global Communications, Inc. provides outsourced, value-added messaging and communications services to individuals and businesses around the world.
Today, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Havas Digital, one of the world's leading interactive agencies, announce a global partnership that encompasses all of the operating units within Havas Digital. Under the terms of the agreement, Havas Digital will work with the Right Media Exchange to develop a proprietary media trading platform based on Yahoo!'s technology. To better serve their customers and extend its advertising platform, Havas Digital plans to be an early adopter of AMP! from Yahoo! which significantly simplifies the process of buying and selling ads online. AMP! from Yahoo! is due to roll out beginning with members of the Newspaper Consortium in Q3 2008. This important relationship will also include a partnership between Yahoo! and Havas Digital's Centers of Excellence to build a global outsourcing practice, based in India and Brazil, for digital advertising leveraging the Right Media Exchange.
iPass, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS), a global provider of services that unify the management of enterprise mobility, today announced that it has integrated 3G wireless capabilities into its iPass Branch Office and iPass Retail Office managed network services. Three new services, Wireless Jumpstart, Wireless Backup and Wireless Primary, take advantage of iPass' nationwide 3G data coverage to provide branch offices and retail locations with an affordable and easy-to-deploy complement to wired connectivity. "In today's economic climate, companies need to maximize their operational effectiveness-they can't afford to have customer-facing sites offline," said Piero DePaoli, director of global product marketing at iPass.
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