Business briefs

The Newport Beach Internet company Vantage Inc. has changed its name to

KORE, as part of an effort to revamp its corporate identity.

As Vantage, KORE was involved in launching the “extranet” for EMI Music

Distribution. The company has also worked with o7 babystyle.comf7 and

Mosaic Records and holds strategic partnerships with Microsoft, EMC,

Nokia and Unisys.

The name change, KORE president and CEO J. Eric Barnes said, is intended

to symbolize KORE’s “elite stance” in the field of Internet commerce.

KORE was founded in 1996 by Adam Miller, Alan Eiler and David Nance.

Miller and Nance were both technology consultants for Microsoft before

starting the company, and Miller continues to serve on Microsoft’s

Internet Advisory Board.

The name change will be officially unveiled at a “VIP” party in March in

Hollywood.