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The "changing of the guard" from Mecklermedia to Penton appeared to have had a generally positive effect on Spring Internet World '99, as the Los Angeles trade show was teeming with activity. There seemed to be little doubt about e-commerce emerging as the "killer app" of the Internet, with nearly all exhibitors placing a supreme emphasis on their products' online sales capabilities...
Compaq Computer Corp. gave the stock market a big scare Tuesday. The company said it would miss earnings estimates, and the stock lost about one-fourth of its value. There was fear this might be the start of a real technology slowdown, but when Intel's earnings beat estimates that fear dried-up It turns out Compaq does have a problem, and it's us.
In just the latest sign that online investing is growing rapidly, online broker Ameritrade (Nasdaq: AMTD) calmed Internet investors after the closing bell on Wednesday by announcing record earnings of $8.1 million (US$), or 14 cents per share, in its second quarter of fiscal 1999. The earnings were twice as much as analysts surveyed by First Call expected...
In a deal that the companies are billing as the largest online marketing agreement ever announced, online used car resource AutoConnect signed a deal today to pay America Online $17 million (US$) for 26 months of promotion Under the terms of the deal, AutoConnect.com becomes the premier source of used automobile classified advertising on America On...
In a new twist on e-commerce relationships, online software store Beyond.com (Nasdaq: BYND) has agreed, not only to sell Symantec Corporation's (Nasdaq: SYMC) popular PC software, but to actually build and manage a separate online store for Symantec. The construction and management of the new Symantec store makes this a particularly far-reaching e-commerce reseller relationship, and might foreshadow a new role for online superstores, as site developers and consultants for other Internet-based stores...
A year ago, when the Fortune 500 discovered e-commerce, Web ad agencies were bought specifically to capture their people for work on large accounts. Small accounts were left in the cold That hasn't changed, but suddenly there are a host of companies offering to let you create a quick storefront, and offering help in hosting and drawing customers. S...
Online travel wholesaler Travelscape.com and leading Web mapping site MapQuest.com are teaming up to help get consumers wherever they want to go Under the terms of a deal announced Tuesday, Travelscape.com will become a premier provider of hotel and travel packages on Mapquest.com. Customers will be able to use Mapquest to plan their travel routes,...
While Wall Street continues to take a wait-and-see approach about the potential merger of USA Networks (Nasdaq: USAI) and Lycos (Nasdaq: LCOS), USA Networks is busy adding to its e-commerce arsenal. USA Networks announced today that it has agreed to purchase the privately held Hotel Reservation Network, a leading worldwide provider of discount hotel accommodations via the Internet...
On the Web, exporting and importing are like the weather. Everyone talks about them, but few do anything about them While any Web site is accessible from anywhere, that doesn't mean you can automatically do business anywhere. You have to contend with customs duties, import controls, and the marketing quirks of every nation you do business with. You...
Talk about streaming media software company RealNetworks (Nasdaq: RNWK) being acquired by another company has been rampant recently, with Yahoo!'s (Nasdaq: YHOO) $6 billion purchase of Broadcast.com (Nasdaq: BCST) fueling more speculation about the next power play in the industry. But RealNetworks executives have insisted the company isn't looking to be bought, and for now, the company seems to be concentrating on buying on other companies...
After building their technical infrastructure and boosting brand-awareness, recent news announcements are pointing to a strong industry-wide emphasis on providing value-added services and increased customer support. Along these lines, Cyberian Outpost (Nasdaq: COOL), an Internet-based retailer of computer products reported a new, broad-based customer-oriented initiative that may raise the stakes in the intensely competitive e-commerce market...
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the world's leading computer chip manufacturer, is making a move to further solidify its expansion into the e-commerce arena through a new deal with Excite (Nasdaq: XCIT). The companies announced on Tuesday a multi-year agreement to jointly develop a new online shopping service that will reside on Excite's popular Internet portal site...
The Web has seen many great business rivalries develop over the last few years. There was CDNow vs. N2K, who merged. There was Amazon vs. Barnes & Noble, which continues. The most telling Web rivalry of 1999 may be Office Depot vs. Staples.
In an attempt to grab an even bigger share of a rapidly growing market, America Online (NYSE: AOL) has teamed up with four new major partners to streamline business travel. Today, America Online announced the launch of its business travel center and agreements totaling more than $20 million (US$) with American Airlines (NYSE: AMR), Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAIB), Avis (NYSE: AVI) and Hertz (NYSE: HRZ)...
There was good news for online auction buyers and sellers on Monday, as eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) announced plans for two new deals which will integrate product shipping capabilities directly into eBay's popular Internet-based auction Web site. eBay chose Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE), which is reportedly the world's largest franchisor of packing and shipping services, and iShip.com, a leading provider of multi-carrier Web-based shipping services for e-commerce, to provide eBay members with a first-of-its-kind, integrated system for e-commerce shipping...
In a move to expand its recently launched Auctions service, Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) has agreed to purchase LiveBid.com, which produces Internet-based auction software. LiveBid's technology enables brick-and-mortar auction houses to "broadcast" their auctions simultaneously over the Internet, and for online bidders to participate in the offline auctions. According to Amazon, LiveBid's software is the only one of its kind...
Before Seagam's Universal Music Group and Bertelsman's BMG Music announced their link-up on April 7, there were rumors the announcement might mean a merger between America Online and CBS For musicians, it was just as big, and just as nasty as that.
One of the nation's most well-known media companies is getting into online coupons. Tribune Ventures, the strategic investment unit of Tribune, (NYSE: TRB) announced Thursday that it has invested in SuperMarkets Online SuperMarkets Online's ValuPage service offers online coupons that are accepted at more than 9,000 grocery stories in the United Sta...
Inktomi (Nasdaq: INKT), which makes scalable Internet software that powers search engines and e-commerce sites, announced a major expansion of its online shopping presence on Friday. The company said that the Inktomi Shopping Engine's coverage will now include five new portal and destination sites, more than 350 merchants and more than two million products...
Computer titan IBM is reportedly gearing up for an all out e-commerce initiative in which Big Blue will directly sell its entire PC product line over the Internet. According to media sources, the company will set up a new Web site in May, code-named "Project Odyssey," from which small businesses and consumers will be able to purchase IBM's products directly...
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