Stories about: MP3.com

The Web is not a spectator sport. Sure, you can watch videos and do countless other low-brainwave activities online, but the Web's outlets for self-expression and creativity are boundless. In fact, the medium doesn't come alive until you take advantage of the participatory Web -- the sites and services that can present you and your talents to the world.

A 40 percent traffic increase on its network forced Australia's largest publisher of online dining and entertainment, 247Network, to upgrade its infrastructure.

It's a given that with time VOIP will replace traditional voice technology in corporate networks. Sales of IP phone systems have surpassed those of traditional PBXs, and business VOIP will exceed traditional voice by 2010, according to IDC.

Infrastructure and content provider Destra has snapped up the content archives of both Central Station Records and MRA Entertainment for a combined sum of $14 million.

Google is set to release a free, online spreadsheet program that signals the company's increased incursion into the office software space dominated by Microsoft.

Google plans on Tuesday to release a free online spreadsheet program that signals the company's increased incursion into the office software space dominated by Microsoft.

Many enterprise software users and vendors have made significant commitments to open source technologies. Projects such as the Linux operating system, Apache Web server, and the Perl programming language, have proven themselves as viable alternatives to equivalent commercial offerings. But what about the tools used to hold core information assets? Are open source databases ready for the enterprise?

A federal court has ordered Microsoft to produce more than 300 boxes of evidence to support its claims in a trademark suit against software startup Lindows.com, pushing back the jury trial in the case from April until December.

Renegade software startup Lindows.com Inc. released the 2.0 version of its Linux-based operating system (OS) this week, offering users features such as tabbed browsing, pop-up ad blocking capabilities and boosted networking support.

The distribution of the Linux operating system for desktop PCs developed by Corel Corp. is set to make a comeback in April, according to the startup that licensed the technology last year.

Online music subscription service Pressplay widened its potential audience Tuesday by announcing that the service is now available to all U.S. consumers and through a fourth affiliate, MP3.com.