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Lately Network Solutions Inc. has become the company everyone likes to hate, and I wonder if you're one of them Since being ordered to end its monopoly on registering names in the .com, .org., and .net domains, NSI has been doing everything possible to tilt the new competitive playing field in its direction.
Online music, movie and software distributor Navarre (Nasdaq: NAVR) has jumped on the Linux bandwagon. On Wednesday, Navarre announced that it has entered into distribution deals with the four premier publishers of commercial versions of Linux: Caldera Systems, Red Hat Software, SuSe, Inc. and Simon & Schuster Interactive "It is Navarre's intention...
Silicon Graphics (NYSE: SGI) announced on Thursday that it has selected pcOrder.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCOR) as the primary technology and service provider for expanding SGI's business-to-business online sales initiative. The relationship, termed by the companies as a "partnership," is intended to provide Silicon Graphics' channel partners, resellers and distributors with extensive Web-based tools necessary to support their sales efforts...
FDX Corp., the parent company of Federal Express, has teamed up with Netscape, now owned by America Online (NYSE: AOL), to create an online shipping portal. On Wednesday, the companies agreed to a multiyear deal to offer a variety of delivery services on Netscape's Netcenter portal site FedEx, the world's largest air express shipping company, will ...
A new survey of U.S. consumers conducted by Market Facts, Inc. reveals that privacy and security concerns still top the list of issues for Internet shoppers. The good news for online retailers is that these concerns are, by no means, a barrier to the explosive growth of consumer-driven e-commerce While the general issues covered by the survey confi...
E-commerce powerhouse Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) wowed investors and industry observers with the release of its Q1 1999 earnings, which exceeded expectations with a net profit of $16.4 million (US$). The company reported net revenues totaling $86 million for the first quarter, ended March 31, 1999 -- that's nearly triple the revenues of $30.6 million reported in the comparable period of the previous year...
You're going to hear a lot more about Internet privacy in the next month First, the Federal Trade Commission issues another report on the subject this week. Regulations may follow, because despite the efforts of TRUSTe, most sites still don't have privacy policies, and many are either hard to find or figure out.
Discount online retailer Cybershop (Nasdaq: CYSP), which runs an online department store that sells clothing, housewares, electronics, jewelry and toys, announced today that it has agreed to a strategic marketing deal with the Go2Net (Nasdaq: GNET) network Cybershop will be the exclusive front-page sponsor of the apparel category on Go2Net's Webmar...
Dell Computer (Nasdaq: Dell) boosted the profile of the Linux operating system on Tuesday by announcing that it had made an equity investment in Red Hat Software and will factory install a Red Hat version of Linux into Dell computers, including servers and workstations. Linux is freely distributed software, but Red Hat sells packaged versions of Linux and offers services and support via its Web site...
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HWP) and BEA Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAS) announced on Wednesday a broad strategic alliance as part of HP's e-services initiative. Reportedly, the purpose of this alliance is to provide HP's and BEA's customers with a complete software infrastructure for building reliable, high-performance e-commerce solutions and integrating enterprise applications...
If you thought that Amazon.com and CDNow were the undisputed kings of online music sales, think again. On Wednesday, BMG Entertainment and Universal Music Group announced the formation of an unprecedented e-commerce alliance to create online communities of music fans, promote artists, and sell CDs online. The joint venture, to be known as GetMusic, will consist of online music channels and an extremely well-crafted e-commerce site, getmusic.com...
Leading computer manufacturer Compaq (NYSE: CPQ) expanded its e-commerce presence today with the launch of an online software store for small businesses. The store, which can be accessed via Compaq.com, is a co-branded project that is operated by software retailer Beyond.com (Nasdaq: BYND) The store includes more than 5,000 software titles that can...
Leading computer manufacturer Compaq (NYSE: CPQ) expanded its e-commerce presence today with the launch of an online software store for small businesses. The store, which can be accessed via Compaq.com, is a co-branded project that is operated by software retailer Beyond.com (Nasdaq: BYND) The store includes more than 5,000 software titles that can...
A few months ago rumors swirled that Yahoo was about to buy CBS. The reports were fueled by the fact that Yahoo's market capitalization -- the value the stock market placed on it -- had passed that of the Tiffany Network Well, the fact was it hadn't passed by too much, and the people who own CBS would be unlikely to accept an Internet stock in paym...
The Y2K bug hasn't directly hit Axent Technologies (Nasdaq: AXNT), but it's indirectly been the company's worst nightmare Axent, which provides information security services for online businesses, announced Monday that it expects a loss of 5 to 10 cents (US) a share in the first quarter of 1999, before recurring charges for acquisitions. Last week,...
The United States remains the world's dominant information economy, but smaller nations, such as Singapore, are progressing more quickly than traditional industrial countries such as the United Kingdom, France, and Japan, according to the 1999 IDC/World Times Information Society Index (ISI) The study tracked data from 55 countries that collectively...
Leading computer manufacturer Compaq (NYSE: CPQ) expanded its e-commerce presence today with the launch of an online software store for small businesses. The store, which can be accessed via Compaq.com, is a co-branded project that is operated by software retailer Beyond.com (Nasdaq: BYND) The store includes more than 5,000 software titles that can...
In a move that could boost its online downloads and sales, virus protection software company Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) announced on Thursday that it is teaming up with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to help businesses fight the Melissa macro virus Detection and repair for the virus is already available to companies using Symantec's Norton AntiVirus program, which c...
Creating, maintaining and enforcing a privacy policy is a hassle. It's much easier to give privacy lip service while using cookies, registration, and server logs to understand our customers For two years the industry has dragged its feet on privacy, according to audits by the Federal Trade Commission. The European Union has passed a strict privacy ...
Wall Street applauded on Thursday when online software retailer Beyond.com (Nasdaq: BYND) completed its acquisition of privately held competitor BuyDirect.com. Shares of Beyond.com rocketed 29 percent on Thursday, closing up 7-5/8 to 29-1/2 Beyond.com's purchase of BuyDirect.com is valued at approximately $123 million (US$). As Beyond.com has gaine...
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