I broke my Christmas blog silence to post the press release announcing our letter of intent with Proceed Interactive (formerly Meandaur).

Apparently, downloadable music for mobile phones is becoming an item of considerable interest. Apple and Motorola have solidified a deal that would allow songs from iTunes to be downloaded and played on compatible phones. Recently, Napster announced they would also be offering downloadable ringtones from their service.

America Online is offering a beta version of their desktop search utility, which is powered by Copernic. This download is available to all AOL members. The AOL/Copernic partnership also indicates that desktop search has become another hot spot for search developers.

The New York Times today put out an internal call via email to the newsroom staff in search of an experienced editor …

Oracle and Novell have decided to expand their longtime partnership into the Linux arena. They have announced that Oracle’s latest database …

Buy.com and Google have launched an advertising partnership that delivers Google AdWords advertisements to Buy.com’s customers.

Above All Studio and Shadow z/Services Combine to Accelerate Re-use of Legacy Assets in Service-Oriented Architectures.

HighBeam Research announced today a new agreement with LookSmart that makes more than one million premium articles from the HighBeam Research Library archive accessible via LookSmart’s FindArticles service.

Emprisa Networks today announced a strategic partnership with InfoSystems.

Touchpaper and Fox IT announced a strategic global partnership.

Kanoodle today announced its partnership with MSNBC, bringing over 200 new topics and over 300 million pageviews per month to their advertisers. The ads will appear in April.

Eyal Shavit is the founder and president of AxcessNet (Waltham, Mass., Tel. 781-466-8888) which since 1985 helped dozens of early stage companies effectively penetrate the US market. AxcessNet is also the Broadview representative to the Israeli market. Prior to AxcessNet, Eyal was a founder and executive in a number of successful Israeli enterprise software companies. He is also the author of a seminal e-commerce patent that was sold to Oracle in 2001. Eyal has invested and serves as board member and advisor in numerous start-ups and venture funds. He is a member of the Walnut Ventures angel investors group. Eyal’s primary interest is in software ventures, with specific focus on security applications and infrastructure.

It’s tax time (again), and since you are an Internet professional, it’s time for a crash course in Small Business Taxation.

When two people join forces, there’s a certain synergy that takes place, that’s why many ebusiness folks are seeking out joint ventures. What IS a joint venture (JV for short) you ask? Basically it’s when you agree to form a partnership and jointly promote someone.