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Internet Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICGE) announced Wednesday that it will collaborate with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to form an online marketplace for intellectual properties The new company will use IBM's Intellectual Property Network (IPN) as the foundation for a marketplace that will enable users to search, analyze, buy, sell, and license patents and o...
Telecom giant SBC Communications (NYSE: SBC) lashed out at the proposed merger of America Online and Time Warner Wednesday, citing an alleged fraudulent action by Time Warner's cable group as evidence of "anti-competitive behavior." The San Antonio, Texas-based company, America's 13th largest employer, said that Time Warner Cable and Road Runner, I...
The 1,000-member Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) said Tuesday that new legislation to govern online privacy issues would "represent a giant step backwards." The Washington, D.C.-based organization said that industry self-regulation remains the clear-cut alternative to government legislation and called on the U.S. Federal Trade Co...
In a last ditch effort to win its antitrust battle with the U.S. government, Microsoft filed a legal brief on Monday citing an earlier case in which the government said it would be against the public interest to break up the company In the brief filed Monday morning, Microsoft refers to a 1995 case, stating "The government has already admitted that...
When General Motors Corp. (GM) warned its dealers against selling to "direct" auto brokers like CarsDirect.com, the company confirmed what many analysts have been predicting: e-commerce is forcing a restructuring of the auto industry that is going to pit manufacturers against their own dealers GM's letter -- which was sent to its 7,000 dealers -- c...
Despite months of negotiations, Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress remain split on a bill that would legalize digital signatures While lawmakers agree that passage of legislation approving digital signatures is critical to the future of electronic commerce, there is little agreement between political parties regarding the specifics of t...
Further solidifying what has traditionally been an uncertain niche for major players, Microsoft and Time Warner announced separate digital book publishing deals Tuesday Microsoft said it is teaming with two trade publishing giants -- Simon & Schuster and Random House -- to give away free downloads of Michael Crichton's new book, as well as 15 "Star...
A French judge on Monday gave Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) until July 24th to "make it impossible" for residents of France to access auctions of Nazi paraphernalia through the Web giant's U.S. auction site The International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism (LICRA) and the Union of French Jewish Students (UEJF) took Yahoo! to court in April, chargin...
Toysmart.com, the online toy retailer whose backers included the Walt Disney Company, announced Tuesday that it has closed its virtual doors after a long weekend of speculation The Toysmart site, which had posted a notice that it was closed for inventory on Monday, now displays a short thank you letter to its customers. Orders placed through May 19...
Amid reports that a number of dot-coms are on the brink of failure, GartnerGroup and Consumer Reports are recommending improved customer service and privacy statements as key ways to avoid the e-commerce shakeout Recent U.S. e-commerce casualties include privately held e-tailer ToySmart.com, which is struggling and likely to close, despite high-pro...
AT&T Corp. (NYSE: T), the largest telephone company in the United States, and Tellme Networks, Inc. jointly announced on Monday that they have formed a strategic alliance designed to stimulate new demand for Web content, commerce and communications delivered over the telephone ...
AT&T Corp. (NYSE: T), the largest telephone company in the United States, and Tellme Networks, Inc. jointly announced on Monday that they have formed a strategic alliance designed to stimulate new demand for Web content, commerce and communications delivered over the telephone ...
AT&T Corp. (NYSE: T), the largest telephone company in the United States, and Tellme Networks, Inc. jointly announced on Monday that they have formed a strategic alliance designed to stimulate new demand for Web content, commerce and communications delivered over the telephone ...
Internet real estate company Homestore.com announced Friday that it has entered into an alliance with seven real estate industry players to streamline the process of purchasing a home online Homestore.com will team with GMAC Real Estate and GMAC Mortgage, WyldFyre Technologies, Fannie Mae, RE FormsNet, VeriSign, Prudential and RE/MAX to provide a n...
Bank of America and BroadVisiona provider of personalized e-business applications, announced Monday that they are forming a new company to develop customized business-to-employee (B2E) portals for corporate intranets Through the portals, employees will be able to access internal information -- including workplace communications, benefits informatio...
A few weeks back, Realtor.com and Homestore.com revealed that they had received requests for information in a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust probe Now, the DOJ is said to be investigating "T2," the mammoth Internet venture being formed by 30 airline companies.
With all of the recent buzz about IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Linux, it might seem as if a new version of the legendary Thomas J. Watson-inspired Big Blue "rally song" had been released on MP3, with the words "Penguin" and "Internet" added throughout Yet, according to many industry analysts, there is a significant development behind the hype. In a bid to s...
A new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers indicates that 25 of the 28 UK Internet firms it studied are likely to run out of cash within 15 months, with some burning out much sooner The report predicts that an increasingly short "burn rate" -- the amount of time in which a company can operate before being forced to raise more cash -- will leave many UK...
In a step that has sparked debate across all corners of the political landscape, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted Friday to ask Congress for the authority to impose stiffer regulations to protect consumer privacy online The FTC's latest attempt to involve government in online commerce stems partly from results of surveys conducted by t...
Just months after a Georgia town announced that it would provide free Internet access to its citizens for at least a year, state Governor Roy Barnes and Bell South Corp. (NYSE: BLS) have unveiled an initiative to bring high-speed Internet access to residents in all reaches of the state The initiative is being funded through the Business Expansion a...
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