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Salesforce.com launches on-demand subscription service
News The on-demand subscription service - Multiforce - is meant to let customers access applications online and run them simultaneously rather than taking a client-server-software approach that calls for customers to build or customise their own set of...
[March 10, 2005, 8:05]
BTopenworld trials music subscription service
News BTopenworld is trialling a music subscription service that will allow subscribers on its broadband and narrowband services to download paid-for music over the Internet, but Linux users will be cut out of the loop.
[October 29, 2001, 15:18]
Real launching subscription game service
News The company hopes to prompt even more downloads with a new subscription service to be announced on Tuesday. The streaming media specialist has sold more than 700,000 downloadable copies of games -- mostly simple puzzle and card titles -- through...
[July 1, 2002, 8:45]
Red Hat boosts service subscription plan
News Red Hat is bolstering its service subscription plan with technology the Linux seller gained in its acquisition of NOCpulse in 2002. Advanced Server comes with a subscription that includes the earlier Red Hat Network service, which keeps track of...
[January 27, 2003, 11:02]
RealNetworks launches subscription music service
News RealNetworks launched its much-anticipated subscription service for online music Tuesday, offering a major test of consumer demand for paid content on the Web. Despite differences between subscription services, most are expected to contain some...
[December 4, 2001, 16:00]
EMusic offers subscription service
News EMusic.com is launching a subscription service Monday that will allow consumers to download an unlimited number of songs from the Internet for a monthly fee. In a release, EMusic said the new subscription service offered a "legitimate alternative...
[July 24, 2000, 13:58]
Real undercuts iTunes with 50p Rhapsody
News RealNetworks on Wednesday will cease selling the music-subscription service MusicNet in favour of Listen.com's Rhapsody, and plans to charge a new low of 79 cents (49p) per track to rip CDs. The Seattle-based digital media company is introducing a...
[May 28, 2003, 15:17]
Pressplay slips onto MP3.com
News Pressplay said on Tuesday that it has launched its online music subscription service on MP3.com, whose technology division provides a blueprint for the Pressplay service. People pay a monthly subscription fee to access Pressplay's online music...
[January 23, 2002, 12:02]
Napster shuffles executives
News Mike Bebel, who came to Napster after Roxio's acquisition of the Pressplay subscription service last year, will be leaving the company after a "transitional period" and will be replaced by Roxio's head of worldwide development, Brad Duea.
[January 30, 2004, 7:50]
Comcast lends might to Rhapsody
News In one of the largest promotions of digital music subscription plans to date, cable Internet giant Comcast has agreed to distribute and market RealNetworks' Rhapsody music service. RealNetworks acquired Rhapsody through its purchase of Listen.com...
[November 10, 2003, 10:30]
Napster seeks testers for paid service
News Music-swapping service Napster is calling for people to test its forthcoming subscription service, tentatively scheduled to launch this summer. A representative said the subscription service is still scheduled for a summer launch but that no hard...
[May 17, 2001, 8:07]
RealNetworks unveils Napster-like service
News RealNetworks chief executive Rob Glaser gave a first public look on Thursday at the MusicNet subscription service his company is building, describing features that resemble Napster's file-swapping service.
[May 18, 2001, 9:44]
Listen.com to offer legal CD-burning
News As it readies a new version of its online music subscription service, Listen.com plans to announce on Thursday agreements to allow consumers to burn CDs from digital files. Several other companies, including major label-backed Pressplay and...
[October 24, 2002, 8:04]
Yahoo! to launch paid Net video service
News is close to unveiling details of a paid, subscription-based Internet video service that will compete with a similar product from RealNetworks, according to sources familiar with the plans. last year partnered with the music label-backed online...
[February 10, 2003, 8:38]
Testers get their hands on OneCare
News Selected software testers are getting a look at OneCare Live, Microsoft's subscription antivirus and anti-spyware service. Pricing for OneCare has not been announced, but Microsoft has said that the final package will be offered as a subscription...
[July 21, 2005, 9:25]
Pressplay to offer unlimited downloads
News Stung by tepid market reception to its online music subscription service, major music label-backed Pressplay plans to offer listeners access to an unlimited supply of music for a set period for a single fee.
[August 1, 2002, 7:41]
Listen.com to tune in new music service
News Music service provider Listen.com is set to flip the switch on its new music subscription service on Monday, connecting consumers to legal, digital versions of tunes ahead of long-awaited efforts from the major labels.
[December 3, 2001, 11:25]
Macromedia pushes subscription plan
News The company's new subscription service, Macromedia DevNet, will come in two flavours. Macromedia on Monday will announce a new software-by-subscription programme along with an upgrade to its MX line of products.
[February 10, 2003, 8:13]
RealNetworks considers porn
News RealNetworks is considering adding adult programming to its multimedia subscription service. The company is in discussions with several audio and video producers to expand the lineup on the RealOne SuperPass content subscription service, said Dave...
[August 16, 2002, 8:45]
OneCare beta gets an upgrade
News As Microsoft prepares to let the general public test-drive its OneCare Live security subscription service, the company is adding features requested by current testers. Microsoft has not announced pricing for OneCare but has said the final package...
[October 27, 2005, 9:35]
