Yahoo hires corporate services exec

Yahoo has appointed James A. Fanella as its senior vice president for business and enterprise services. In the newly created position, Fanella will oversee the company's Corporate Yahoo and Yahoo Broadcast Services divisions, which sell Yahoo-branded services to other companies. Corporate Yahoo, unveiled in January, is a custom portal that businesses license for internal use. Yahoo Broadcast streams media for radio stations and businesses. Fanella previously served as group president for global services at Commerce One.