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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...
As the Web is extended into areas where skirting complex laws endangers people, many Web stores are finding the cops to be their best friend This starts with a trip to the pharmacy, where one person's necessary medicine can be another one's illegal high. This has become the broadcast media's latest cause celebre -- Web pharmacies that dispense pill...
Shares of Hastings Entertainment (Nasdaq: HAST) were up sharply in early trading today, after the entertainment retailer announced plans to expand its e-commerce presence. Hastings, which already sells music, movies, books and video games via its Web site, says it is planning to launch a new e-commerce Web site at www.gohastings.com About 15 minute...
Shares of Multex.com (Nasdaq: MLTX), an online investment research network that just went public two weeks ago, sizzled on Wall Street on Wednesday, climbing 53 percent after the company announced an exclusive partnership with America Online (NYSE:AOL) Multex.com, which provides free and premium research for institutional and premium investors, ann...
1-800-U.S.Search announced Wednesday that it has been selected as the exclusive public record reseller on the Lycos (Nasdaq: LCOS) Network, which includes Lycos, Tripod, Angelfire, WhoWhere and MailCity 1-800-U.S.Search, which is owned by entertainment company Kushner-Locke (Nasdaq: KLOC), said that the two-year advertising and promotion agreement ...
In a two-day span, Canadian jewelry manufacturer and distributor D.G. Jewellery (Nasdaq: DGJL) has established a major auction presence -- on two competing Web sites: uBid (Nasdaq: UBID) and Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) On Tuesday, D.G. Jewellery announced that it was selected as the exclusive supplier for the new jewelry auction boutique on uBid. Pro...
Fatbrain.com (Nasdaq: FATB), a retailer of professional and technical books, announced two major alliances on Tuesday. Fatbrain.com, which just changed its name from ComputerLiteracy.com, was selected as the preferred online bookstore for Microsoft's relaunched developer resource site, MSDN Online, and the bookseller also signed an exclusive deal with popular discussion group site Deja News...
You're probably wondering about that headline. But there is good news today concerning the Melissa virus. Melissa was the first virus of the year directed, not at individual computers, but at the Net itself. And, the Net has responded well to it....
iCanBuy.com, a shopping site that debuted on Tuesday, is betting that children's allowances can turn it into a success. iCanBuy.com bills itself as the first Web site that enables parents to set up an online cash account for their children, with personalized spending limits and account management capabilities The free service will allow children to...
Fatbrain.com (Nasdaq: FATB), a retailer of professional and technical books, announced two major alliances on Tuesday. Fatbrain.com, which just changed its name from ComputerLiteracy.com, was selected as the preferred online bookstore for Microsoft's relaunched developer resource site, MSDN Online, and the bookseller also signed an exclusive deal with popular discussion group site Deja News...
In a two-day span, Canadian jewelry manufacturer and distributor D.G. Jewellery (Nasdaq: DGJL) has established a major auction presence -- on two competing Web sites: uBid (Nasdaq: UBID) and Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) On Tuesday, D.G. Jewellery announced that it was selected as the exclusive supplier for the new jewelry auction boutique on uBid. Pro...
MasterCard International and EC Cubed Inc., a provider of e-commerce application components, announced on Tuesday a technology alliance intended to boost MasterCard's business-to-business e-commerce software infrastructure. Kicking off the deal, the companies intend to jointly develop an Internet-based data capture system for MasterCard's Corporate Purchasing Card, which is used by organizations to monitor and control their procurement spending...
I don't remember the program, or the programmer, but I remember the interview. My subject had made $4 million selling shareware on the Web, and I asked him his secret. He said the basic version of his program included ads on every screen, and since it worked through the Web he could target and update those ads regularly. Once someone paid him for ...
Audio Book Club (AMEX: KLB), which sells audio books on its Web site and via direct mail, announced Monday that it has agreed to buy competitor Audiobooks Direct, a division of Doubleday Direct. Audio Book Club says Audiobooks Direct has a member file of more than 450,000 names, bringing Audio Book Club's total member and customer database to approximately 2 million...
Looks like E*Trade (Nasdaq: EGRP) wants to be an online media company, as well as an online broker. So it seems, based on Monday's announcement, in which E*Trade announced the acquisition of privately-held financial analysis Web site ClearStation ClearStation includes stock market charts and message boards, and links to notable headlines from news ...
Wit Capital seems poised to become an online trading powerhouse. The online investment bank announced Monday that Goldman Sachs will make a minority equity investment in Wit Capital Goldman Sachs will purchase stock and warrants representing approximately 22% of Wit Capital's outstanding common stock without including shares that will be issued in ...
Want to be in the search business? First find a good lawyer. The International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has filed suit in Norway to close that country's FAST music search engine, which is the basis for Lycos' own MP3 effort. FAST is in the business of developing search engines, and is also developing a "family friendly" search en...
The biggest player in online retailing is entering the auction game, not to mention the pet-care game. Online bookseller Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) announced Sunday that it is launching a person-to-person auction service to compete with the likes of eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY). And today, Amazon.com announced it has agreed to buy a 50 percent stake of Pets.com, which sells a wide variety of pet-care products online...
Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN), one of the world's leading e-commerce companies, has announced that it will expand its operations to include an online auction service, in addition to its vast offerings of books, music and videos. Unlike other online auction sites, Amazon plans to protect its users against fraud, backing each deal with a $250 (US$) guarantee...
Your server logs are sprouting some new entries. In the last week Microsoft released the beta version of its Internet Explorer 5.0 browser, while Netscape (an AOL shop) is expected to respond soon with Version 5.0 of its Communicator....
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