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One week after music software provider Real Networks revealed that it secretly gathered and transmitted consumer information, a coalition of top Internet companies announced launch today of a major privacy awareness campaign Washington, D.C.-based Net Coalition.com, which claims access to 90 percent of the world's Internet users through its nine me...
In an intensifying battle against specialized search services, eBay, Inc. moved last Friday to deny AuctionWatch.com access to its site The San Jose, California-based online auctioneer took technical steps to bar AuctionWatch.com after negotiations to reach a licensing agreement suddenly collapsed.
The Connecticut Attorney General is investigating the sales and billing practices of the nation's eighth-largest credit card issuer Providian Financial Corp., compounding the company's rapidly-mounting legal woes The company acknowledged the latest investigation Monday, saying that it is prepared to defend its business practices. "Providian is work...
In a decision with global implications, a federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia recently removed a major obstacle to the development of secure electronic commerce In February 1999, Surety.com sued Entrust Technologies for patent infringement in federal court in Alexandria. The lawsuit went to trial on October 25, 1999, with Entrust contending that "...
Until recently, men were considered to be the broad target audience for the Internet, but new data from Forrester Research shows that 29 percent of all American women now use the Internet regularly In comparison, 39 percent of American men use the Internet, but e-tailers and other e-businesses are expecting a demographic shift in the near future. F...
Only days after becoming the most recent and volatile example of a company abusing consumer information, RealNetworks, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK) announced new software and a new privacy initiative designed to rebuild some of the Web community's eroded trust The company's November 1st revelation that it had been secretly gathering and transmitting persona...
Agillion, Inc., a business services company that helps small and mid-sized businesses build and manage personalized customer relationships online, announced today that it has closed a $40 million (US$) first round of funding led by such notable investors as Cisco Systems, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Hambrecht & Quist, Integral Capital Partners, and MSD Capitals...
OpenAuto.com announced the launch today of an online marketplace that allows car buyers to use the anonymity of the Internet to research and price cars and strengthen their bargaining position The model -- which is currently under consideration for a U.S. patent -- is the brainchild of two former Autoweb.com executives, John Truchard and David Grah...
Rainbow Technologies (Nasdaq: RNBO), a provider of security systems for the Internet and e-commerce, announced today that it has forged a joint venture with Goldensoft Co. Ltd of Beijing to create a channel for domestic and international companies to market software in China while minimizing the risk of software piracy The announcement comes as the...
Name-your-price pioneer priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) announced today that it will add long distance telephone calls to its offerings by the beginning of next year and will eventually offer a name-your-price business-to-business long distance service The Stamford, Connecticut-based company said that it signed a three-year, $18 million (US$) deal wit...
According to a new report by Forrester Research, Inc., AOL and Yahoo! have been slow to cash in on instant messaging as a corporate collaboration tool "As companies adopt IM for business collaboration, AOL and Yahoo! must surmount their consumer-concentric myopia," the report said.
American Express announced the launch of its American Express Brokerage today, becoming the latest in a series of traditional brick-and-mortar brokerages and financial firms to launch major online trading sites The financial services conglomerate disclosed that its new site -- which is an upgrade on the rather lackluster Financial Direct site it la...
The e-commerce boom has turned countless caffeine-addled GenXers into near billionaires. One day, they're running up cash advances on 17 different credit cards while setting up shop in mom and dad's basement, the next day, they're meeting with Benchmark and Sequoia, securing the capital to race down IPO road The sober crowd down on Wall Street expe...
The debate over online privacy policies is taking shape in Washington today as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce host a day-long workshop on "online profiling," the practice of collecting consumer information based on their online activities and using that data to create targeted marketing efforts The Direct Marketing...
According to a new study by Forrester Research, Inc., a shift in advertising dollars to the Internet will create a $27 billion (US$) shortfall in traditional media spending by 2004 While TV, radio and print media are currently enjoying a shot in the arm from fledging dot-coms trying to build up their markets, e-commerce is spurring the dramatic shi...
Applix, Inc., (Nasdaq: APLX) a solutions provider for the UNIX and Linux markets, has entered into a strategic distribution agreement with Walnut Creek CDROM to bring its office suite product and development resource tool to users of the FreeBSD (Free Berkeley System Distribution) operating system Under the terms of the agreement, Walnut Creek will...
E-commerce software and solutions company Commerce One (Nasdaq: CMRC) announced today that it has agreed to acquire privately held CommerceBid.com, which develops business-to-business auction and reverse auction solutions Commerce One will issue approximately 785,000 shares of unregistered common stock and approximately $4.5 million (US$) in cash t...
In yet another example of how e-commerce is being applied all across the economy, Ag Services of America launched an information ande-commerce Web site yesterday with the support and participation of leading agriculture manufacturers. The new Powerfarm.com Web site is catering to a quiet niche in the cyber universe -- farmers. "Today, nearly 30 percent of American farmers have Internet access" said Brad Schlotfeldt, Vice President of Finance for Ag Services. "That number has grown over 120 percent since 1997 and continues to increase." ...
Retailers are pondering the most important question of the year: Is it better to open a Web site that is almost functional, or forgo possible huge holiday sales and wait until the site is fully functional and bug-free? With Thanksgiving looming, even retail giants are grappling with this dilemma. In the next few weeks, names like Tiffany, Old Navy,...
According to a new report by Forrester Research, Inc., luxury brick-and-mortar retailers such as Neiman Marcus are approaching e-commerce with a bargain basement mentality The report says that while the retailer has upgraded its site from brochureware to ane-commerce offering just in time for the holiday season, its site is definitely out of sync w...
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