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ToC
- Pets.com smells success with sock
puppet sales
- Teen
E-Shoppers Face Barriers
- Shoppers
find Web's blowout sale is over
- Will
Chairs Sell on the Web, or Just Fold?
- What's
That Noise on the Internet? The Sound of Alliances Being Forged
- Big
boys lead the way to e-biz
- Analyst
lists e-tailers headed for cash crunch
- The
dotcom graveyard
- Think
buyout, not IPO
- Service
Beats Price on the Web, Study Finds
- Nervous
shoppers lean toward big online names
- Can
the Net Offer Security?
- Furniture.com
Lays Off 80
Pets.com
smells success with sock puppet sales
Of
all the inventive ways Internet companies have tried to attract customers, Pets.com
may well take the prize: It has started selling the company mascot.
Teen E-Shoppers Face Barriers
According to new research
from PricewaterhouseCoopers, U.S. teens are spending a considerable amount of
time online, but rarely spend it shopping.
Shoppers find Web's blowout sale
is over
Remember
all that free shipping, gratis gift wrapping and below-cost merchandise on retail
Web sites? Hold onto the memories, because they're all that's left of most of
those perks in the stingy new world of e-retailing
Will Chairs Sell on the Web, or
Just Fold?
A year
ago, the idea of selling furniture on the Internet seemed a stroke of genius.
What could be cooler than clicking up a couch? Now, the idea doesn't seem so cool.
What's That Noise on the Internet?
The Sound of Alliances Being Forged
E-commerce partnership announcements have come so often recently that they have
become the white noise of Internet business, the hum of the industry's hard drive.
With these partnerships, sites achieve two critical e-commerce objectives: first,
they increase the chances of shoppers' spending more on each order; second, they
prevent customers from straying to other retailers.
Big boys lead the way to e-biz
Want to succeed in e-business?
Watch HP and IBM.
Analyst lists e-tailers headed
for cash crunch
Buy.com, Autoweb.com and at least 10 other Internet retailers will have to figure
out ways to boost their cash reserves by the end of 2000 or in the first half
of 2001, Goldman Sachs e-commerce analyst Anthony Noto said today.
The dotcom graveyard
UpsideToday pays homage to the
spate of recently departed Internet companies.
Think buyout, not IPO
Many startups are better suited
for acquisitions than to go public.
Service Beats Price on the Web,
Study Finds
Prices
online vary widely, an MIT study says, because people place familiarity and service
above cost.
Nervous shoppers lean toward big
online names
Customers
and industry watchers say the recent stream of dot-com failures has some shoppers
going with big-name e-tailers that they trust are on solid ground.
Can the Net Offer Security?
Seattle-based SecureEye.com
believes its digital surveillance technology will change the way public and private
sector companies protect their properties.
Furniture.com Lays Off 80
The Framingham online
furniture store slashes its workforce 40 percent, cutting costs as it seeks to
justify its backers' lastest $27 million investment. --- E-PRODUCTS
NEWS ToC
- Ecount Intros Anonymous E-Shopping Service
- Amazon launches new site
-
Laura Ashley launches online shopping
-
AOL inks deal with maker of Web shopping bot
-
FedEx delivers e-commerce services
-
Kmart launches online store
- Fogdog
Sports Launches Store for Schools, Institutions
-
The Museum Shop Moves Online
- Web
propels rise in book sales
- Rentals.Com
Offers "Virtual Office"
-
AOL Debuts AOLTV in Three Markets
-
E-Books: Are They the Business Traveler's Best Friend?
---- Ecount Intros Anonymous E-Shopping
Service
Ecount, the online e-cash
service, is developing an anonymous online shopping service called PrivateBuy,
which allows consumers to remain partially or even totally anonymous from online
merchants they buy goods and/or services from.
Amazon launches new site
Amazon.com is preparing to launch a third European website and is considering
a move into the Latin American market.
Laura Ashley launches online shopping
Laura Ashley announces it is to develop an online
shopping service securing the jobs of 300 workers in Wales.
AOL inks deal with maker of Web shopping bot
America Online said it will use DealTime.com's
comparison shopping services to help streamline its e-commerce offerings.
FedEx delivers e-commerce services
Federal Express is delivering a service that
will help small to medium-sized businesses build online stores.
Kmart launches online store
If the online retail business were still being judged by last year's rules, Kmart
would have been counted out a long time ago.
Fogdog Sports Launches Store for Schools, Institutions
Fogdog Sports launched an institutional
store offering products for institutional, school and recreational buyers.
The Museum Shop Moves Online
To help cultural institutions capitalize on their
online retailing opportunities, e-commerce companies that focus on museum wares
have started to appear on the Internet landscape.
Web propels rise in book sales
Buying books over the Internet helped fuel a rise
in overall book purchases for adults in 1999, which reversed a decline in purchases
the prior year, according to a new study.
Rentals.Com Offers "Virtual Office"
Rentals.com, the Redwood City-based
provider of online residential rental management services, is launching a Web
site builder today.
AOL Debuts AOLTV in Three Markets
Subscribers can watch television using their
existing broadcast signals and choose from a variety of popular AOL features including
e-mail, instant messaging, chat and a built-in programming guide. The service
is connected through a set-top box and comes with a wireless keyboard or universal
remote control.
E-Books: Are They the Business Traveler's Best
Friend?
With viewing technology
improving rapidly, one local company is trying to bring fun-reading eBooks to
business travelers and avid readers alike.
--- E-SERVICES NEWS
- Visa Launches E-Commerce
Security Initiatives
-
VeriSign Simplifies Signatures
-
Firms Team for Next-Generation Payment Services
-
First Data Launches Person-to-Person Payment Service
-
Royal Bank Offers Online Credit Card Processing
-
No More 'Sorry We Missed You'
-
Oblix moves beyond b-to-b
-
REI.com Wears Outdoor Site Usability Crown
-
Evite, X.com to let party-goers pay up front
-
Oracle forms alliance for telecom services software
-
eProNet Boasts 100,000+ Online Database of Alumni Talent
-
ActLikeAnOwner.com Launches Interview-on-Demand
-
SocialNet.com Nets Marriages Galore
-
ebates.com to Reimburse Shoppers if eTailers Fold
-
Entercom Hits the Net Waves Via StreamAudio.com
-
Paying for Press: USA TODAY to Charge for Archive Access
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Visa Launches E-Commerce Security Initiatives
Credit card giant Visa International has announced a pair of global e-commerce
initiatives to offer tighter security measures for Internet consumers and reduce
consumer-merchant online transaction disputes by as much as 50 percent.
VeriSign Simplifies Signatures
The Internet security
company wants to make it easier to authenticate electronic commerce transactions.
Firms Team for Next-Generation
Payment Services
Addressing the increasingly popular online payment niche, Net security specialist
VeriSign Inc. teamed with American Express Co. and Ariba Inc. Monday to deliver
the first card payment processing utility for online B2B transactions
First Data Launches Person-to-Person
Payment Service
Electronic commerce payment services company First Data Corp. said it plans to
launch an Internet person-to-person payment service, Western Union MoneyZap, in
July.
Royal Bank Offers Online Credit
Card Processing
Canada's largest bank is aiming to make it easier for its business customers to
tackle e-commerce with the launch of its own real-time Internet payment service.
No More 'Sorry We Missed You'
Shopping online is all
about convenience -- until you're not home to receive your delivery. Three companies
are ready to solve that problem.
Oblix moves beyond b-to-b
Oblix provides a software
tool that puts in place a small, but crucial piece of the multifaceted b-to-b
e-commerce infrastructure puzzle.
REI.com Wears Outdoor Site Usability
Crown
Strategies
of Top Outdoor Sites.
Evite, X.com to let party-goers
pay up front
Starting
early next month, customers at party-planning site Evite will be able to send
invitations that allow guests to pay for entry fees online via X.com's PayPal
service.
Oracle forms alliance for telecom
services software
The database software maker and Lucent plan to offer a customer resource management
and billing software suite targeted at communications service providers.
eProNet Boasts 100,000+ Online
Database of Alumni Talent
Companies looking for Internet talent will soon be able to tap into a database
of over 100,000 alumni from 17 leading universities
ActLikeAnOwner.com Launches Interview-on-Demand
If only the prospective
client could see and hear you make that pitch for the contract you covet. Now
they can, thanks to a free-of-charge online video autobiography service.
SocialNet.com Nets Marriages Galore
Marriages abound on
the Mountain View-based social site.
ebates.com to Reimburse Shoppers
if eTailers Fold
Promise to members covers all 400 online merchants through cash-back shopping
portal
Entercom Hits the Net Waves Via
StreamAudio.com
Seattle.internet.com has learned that Tacoma's StreamAudio.com has entered into
an agreement to provide webcasting, ad insertion and "now playing" needs
for all 96 of Entercom's radio stations.
Paying for Press: USA TODAY to
Charge for Archive Access
Seattle.internet.com has learned that USA TODAY will be the first publisher to
implement the combined Qpass and Proquest Archiver's electronic archive service.
Ecount Takes Webcertificate.com
into Real World
Online
gift certificate and personal Web account company Ecount launched the Webcertificate
shopping card good at any brick-and-mortar merchant that accepts credit cards.
--- E-MARKETING
NEWS ToC
- Barnesandnoble.com exposes
customer's information
- Women
More Concerned About Privacy Policies
- A
Web Site Is Not a Vending Machine
- Web
Builds Relationships More Than Sales, Survey Finds
- Online
Giants Team On Commerce Guidelines
- Coupons
and Gift Certificates Adapting to Life Online
- Comparison
Sites Emerge As Electronic Retail Force
- Treating
Customers Like... Customers
- Retailers
Versus E-Tailers: Know Your Strong Suit
- B2B
Sites Need Branding, Too
- Giveaways
-- they pay off on the Web
- Another
Perk: Free Internet Access
- Shoes
a Fit for S.F. Web Site
----
Barnesandnoble.com exposes customer's
information
A New Jersey
man trying to key in a coupon code at Barnesandnoble.com yesterday found himself
in another customer's account with access to that person's personal information.
Women More Concerned About Privacy
Policies
More than
two-thirds of computer users are concerned about Internet privacy issues and shun
sites that do not guarantee security for personal data, a survey has found. In
its eighth annual Consumer Market Survey, the Software & Information Industry
Association
A Web Site Is Not a Vending Machine
As e-tailers battle to
prove that their sites are secure shopping environments in the wake of several
nasty viruses, many continue to overlook a more obvious problem - the lack of
real-time, online customer service.
Web Builds Relationships More Than
Sales, Survey Finds
About
a quarter of Canadian entrepreneurs who answered a recent survey find e-business
helps build customer relationships, while only about 10 percent find it boosts
sales. The survey by consulting firm Ernst & Young also found rapid growth
in the number of entrepreneurs with Web sites.
Online Giants Team On Commerce
Guidelines
America
Online, Microsoft and five other high-tech companies plan to unveil global guidelines
for consumer protection in an effort to make Internet shoppers feel safer, the
Washington Post reported Tuesday.
Coupons and Gift Certificates Adapting
to Life Online
Coupons
and gift certificates, two old standbys of offline retailing, are making the adjustment
to an e-commerce world. A pair of surveys look at how the transition is going.
Comparison Sites Emerge As Electronic
Retail Force
Online
retailers seeking a cost-effective way to guide Web shoppers to their sites are
embracing a resource that most had shunned only a year ago -- the comparison-shopping
site.
Treating Customers Like... Customers
Buyers are not as loyal
as they used to be in the past. Where loyalty does exist, it's frequently connected
to service and support rather than to the product itself. In an attempt to increase
customer loyalty, marketers now use a number of incentive programs that reward
prospects and customers for providing information, taking an action, or making
a purchase.
Retailers Versus E-Tailers: Know
Your Strong Suit
The
race for most retailers today is getting online. But they're on the wrong track
with a focus on beating the online competition. Can retailers really compete against
price, product selection, and unlimited information? Martin thinks it's a battle
that's lost before it's begun. Retailers will have to rethink their focus and
may find success all comes down to being the best at what you're good at.
B2B Sites Need Branding, Too
There's a misconception
in some quarters about B2B branding. It contends that the principles of brand
building suddenly don't apply or aren't needed once B2B communications replace
B2C messages. It seems that B2B communications are governed by a "Why should
I bother?" mentality. Businesses aren't emotionally driven, they're not brand-conscious,
they buy on price. Because of this erroneous assumption, most B2B web sites look
alike. Martin's advice is to remember one thing: We're all human beings.
Giveaways -- they pay off on the
Web
Giveaway sites
are attracting a new kind of audience to the Web, users who might be willing to
pay for goods and services even as they collect a free gift.
Another Perk: Free Internet Access
Let's see, lots of paid
holidays, great health insurance, retirement plans and other benefits. Now, government
employees can get free and anonymous Internet access from the newly launched PlanetGov.com.
Shoes a Fit for S.F. Web Site
The race for the world's
largest shoe store is on. In an industry that is fragmented, some e-commerce sites
are lacing up to be the number one supplier of shoes. --- SUPPLY
CHAIN NEWS ToC
-
Reality
check for e-markets -
U.S.
Distributors Not Ready for the Net -
How
the Auto Industry Drives to the Web -
Open
Market to unveil Net marketplace software -
FedBid.com
Unveils Govt Auction Site -
Hilton
Hotels Unveils B2B Marketplace -
Web-Based
Software for Online Product Returns Launched -
Tech
Titans to Launch Powerful Net Marketplace -
OrderZone.com,
Works.com to merge -
Solving
the IT Puzzle -
Worry-free
Web shopping -
Ovum:
E-Business Security Needs Revamping -
Integrating
Web Operations -- or Not -
Online
Grocery Market Still Kicking in North America -
Webvan
Takes a Wrong Turn -
Can
Adexa get me my couch on time? -
Attack
of the 50 Ft. Empowered Consumer -
B-to-B
Exchanges: More Fiction Than Fact -
PriceHive.com's
"Gas Hive" for Cheaper Gas -
Medical
group pushes standards for online buying -
Order
Tracking: Slick and Easy -
Brick-and-mortar
companies take different online paths ----
Reality check for e-markets
Information technology
organizations, which are key to making electronic marketplaces work, are also
obstacles. Gushing press releases also don't mention the problems IT managers
must help solve, such as bringing suppliers on board and wrestling with thorny
political and ownership issues.
U.S. Distributors Not Ready for
the Net
A new study
by international management and information technology consulting firm Cap Gemini
Ernst & Young U.S. shows that while most U.S. distributors acknowledge the
impact the Internet will have on their businesses, not all of them are prepared
for the changes to come in the digital age.
How the Auto Industry Drives to
the Web
Carmakers worried
about losing ground to online middlemen are developing their own Web programs.
Some dealers aren't happy.
Open Market to unveil Net marketplace
software
Software firm
Open Market will announce tomorrow that it is offering bundled services that will
effectively offer one-stop shopping for companies looking to quickly develop online
marketplaces.
FedBid.com Unveils Govt Auction
Site
Another entry
into the government electronic commerce market launched June 20 with FedBid.com
of Germantown, Md., unveiling its online auctioning site.
Hilton Hotels Unveils B2B Marketplace
Hilton Hotels Corp. unveiled
a business-to-business
Web-Based Software for Online Product
Returns Launched
Application
service provider ReturnCentral.com launched a suite of Web-based software apps
designed to help businesses control their online product returns.
Tech Titans to Launch Powerful
Net Marketplace
Nortel
Networks and IBM will join their purchasing power to form one of the world's largest
b-to-b Net marketplaces.
OrderZone.com, Works.com to merge
B-to-b marketplace to focus
on small, medium businesses.
Solving the IT Puzzle
eJigsaw,
a Hayward-based B2B Web site thinks it has the solution. The site features IT
software by company, product, and industry, and a search engine to compare and
evaluate IT products and services online. Users can construct custom searches
for software or services, view information about vendors and perform side-by-side
comparisons.
Worry-free Web shopping
To
entice consumers into buying more products and services online, credit card companies
such as Visa International and MasterCard International Inc. are beefing up fraud
protection and switching to zero liability -- meaning that if someone fraudulently
uses your card and racks up a big bill, you don't have to pay a penny of it.
Ovum: E-Business Security Needs
Revamping
E-commerce
companies need to take a long, hard look at their e-security systems, a report
out Wednesday said. The study even goes so far as to warn companies that their
old security models need radical changes to adapt to the brave new e-world.
Integrating Web Operations -- or
Not
Even as many companies
preach the gospel of Internet integration, some are telling regulators that their
Internet and physical-world operations should be treated as distinct and separate
businesses for tax purposes.
Online Grocery Market Still Kicking
in North America
A
pair of studies have found that the online purchases of food and groceries in
both the US and Canada are in the early stages of development, and there is a
significant opportunity for growth.
Webvan Takes a Wrong Turn
No
one can accuse Webvan of lacking the killer instinct. In the past year, the company
has pledged to spend $1 billion on infrastructure and has steered itself into
competition with the likes of Amazon.com. But whether the company's underlying
strategy is sound is another matter.
Can Adexa get me my couch on time?
Net markets won't succeed
without an efficient supply chain.
Attack of the 50 Ft. Empowered
Consumer
Businesses
that can't change the way they think about their customers should be shaking in
their boots.
B-to-B Exchanges: More Fiction
Than Fact
Press releases
trumpeting the births of business-to-business exchanges have littered the landscape
in the past few months. But it is unclear when any of the exchanges will see the
light of day.
PriceHive.com's "Gas Hive"
for Cheaper Gas
El
Cerrito-based price comparison search engine helps Bay Area resident hunt down
cheaper gas.
Medical group pushes standards
for online buying
A
group of health-care purchasing co-ops said today they are teaming with three
e-commerce companies to develop needed standards for buying supplies online.
Order Tracking: Slick and Easy
Ready to deliver customer
orders? Then don't miss this! Prep your database and turn email into an instant
business record.
Brick-and-mortar companies take
different online paths
Electronics
retailer Best Buy yesterday launched a new Web site that sells all of its products,
while video-store chain Hollywood Entertainment said the e-commerce piece of its
Reel.com unit is being closed. --- CONTENT,
PORTALS & COMMUNITY NEWS ToC
- Portals Struggle to Convert
Browsers to Shoppers
- E-Commerce
Doors Slamming On Portals
- BEA
Launches Online E-Commerce Developer Center
- B-to-B
Marketplaces Face Crowded Field
- 'Sanford
and Son' meet the Internet
- Cablevision
Sues Excite@Home
- AOL
Membership Tops 23 Million
- Shareholders
approve AOL-Time Warner
- Adding
Leverage to your Content with XMLExtreme
- LookSmarts
Looks Better
- Consortium
To Develop Auto Parts Destination
- Online
shopping numbers dip, report says
----
Portals Struggle to Convert Browsers
to Shoppers
Phantom
shoppers, who toss items into their virtual carts and then flee the site without
the goods, cost e-tailers $6 billion to $9 billion in lost sales in 1999, according
to industry analysts. With stakes so high, portals won't reveal exact strategies
for converting shoppers into buyers, but there are hints and changes that will
be tested and evaluated this summer.
E-Commerce Doors Slamming On Portals|
Changing economics may
be shifting power away from portals and to the companies that draw users to the
sites.
BEA Launches Online E-Commerce
Developer Center
E-commerce
transactions company BEA Systems Inc. launches a developer program.
B-to-B Marketplaces Face Crowded
Field
Lately, investors
in B-to-B companies are feeling like homeowners watching their neighbors' house
burn. They feel sorry for the neighbors. But most of all, they hope the fire doesn't
spread to their own house.
'Sanford and Son' meet the Internet
B-to-b iSalvage.com targets
$10-billion-a-year recycled car parts industry.
Cablevision Sues Excite@Home
Excite@Home, the Redwood
City-based provider of online access via cable, is being sued by Cablevision Systems,
New York City_s largest cable TV provider.
AOL Membership Tops 23 Million
Expanded services drive
surge
Shareholders approve AOL-Time Warner
Investors like the marriage,
but federal and international regulators are expected to take a harder look.
Adding Leverage to your Content
with XMLExtreme
Is
XML going COUNTRY? Find out what one Issaquah-based internet software development
company and the Dixie Chicks' Fly Tour have in common.
LookSmarts Looks Better
LookSmart,
the Palo Alto-based, Internet search service relaunched its home page with a plainer
design, and removed several features like horoscopes it says have created the
misleading impression that it was a Web site for consumers.
Consortium To Develop Auto Parts
Destination
Partners
hope for largest car parts e-commerce site
Online shopping numbers dip, report
says
Amid tough times
for many dot-coms, a new report suggests that online shopping habits are on the
decline. --- GOVERNANCE
& GOING GLOBAL NEWS ToC
- House overwhelmingly
passes e-signature measure
- California
Tax Bill Would Be a Blow to Online Companies
- U.S.
Treasury Supports Internet Tax Ban
- U.S.
E-Commerce Sets New Record
- Digital
Signatures Headed for a Vote
- EU:
VAT Is It Doing Now?
- British
E-Commerce to RIP?
- Next
Antitrust Battle: Plastic
- Judge
Denies Credit Card Request
- Patent
Seeks to Collect on Data
- E-signatures
bill: Fraud made easy?
- Priceline
makes European bid
- Bertelsmann
set to open online bookstore in Japan
- Grassroots.com
Sounds Off to GOP
----
House overwhelmingly passes e-signature
measure
The U.S. House
of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed the Electronic Signatures in Global
and National Commerce Act, which gives electronic signatures and documents the
same legal standing as their physical counterparts. The bill must be passed by
the Senate and signed by the president before it becomes law.
California Tax Bill Would Be a
Blow to Online Companies
Bill
AB 2412 would require online sellers to collect sales tax in California if they
are affiliated with companies that have stores in the state.
U.S. Treasury Supports Internet
Tax Ban
In a speech
given to the Computer and Communications Industry Association on Monday, U.S.
Treasury Deputy Secretary Stuart Eizenstat declared the agency's support of a
permanent Internet sales tax ban, despite the contribution such taxes would make
to U.S. coffers.
U.S. E-Commerce Sets New Record|
The information technology industry is the number one driving force in the runaway
American economy, according to studies by the U.S. government and the Center for
Research on Electronic Commerce at the University of Texas, Austin.
Digital Signatures Headed for a
Vote
After months of
partisan wrangling over clauses on consumer protection and data storage, Congress
hopes to pass a bill designed to make it easier for companies and consumers to
do business in the digital age.
EU: VAT Is It Doing Now?
The
European Commission will present proposals next week urging the United States
to put value-added tax on exports of online digital products, such as downloaded
software or music, EU officials said on Thursday.
British E-Commerce to RIP?
Draft legislation allowing
security officials to monitor business emails could prevent Britain becoming a
leader in e-commerce, the British Chambers of Commerce warned Monday.
Next Antitrust Battle: Plastic
The Justice Department
is now taking on Visa and MasterCard, saying the credit card giants restrict competition
with their exclusive relationships with banks.
Judge Denies Credit Card Request
A U.S. federal judge on
Thursday overturned an attempt by top credit card networks Visa and MasterCard
to have a government antitrust case against them dismissed, paving the way for
a lengthy trial.
Patent Seeks to Collect on Data
A small Florida company
says it now has the rights to require patent licensing from any company that collects
user information and passes it on to a third party. Some think it's yet another
sign of a patent process gone haywire.
E-signatures bill: Fraud made easy?
The digital signatures
bill passed by Congress this week threatens to cause identity theft to skyrocket
and leave consumers liable for large-ticket purchases, consumer advocates said
on Friday.
Priceline makes European bid
Priceline.com expands into
Europe and plans to start offering products and services there before the end
of this year.
Bertelsmann set to open online
bookstore in Japan
BOL
Japan, the Japanese online arm of Europe's largest media company, will open the
store with 500,000 Japanese titles.
Grassroots.com Sounds Off to GOP
Visitors to the San Bruno-based
site can provide instant feedback to Republican National Committee on an array
of issues. --- PARTNERS
& DEALS NEWS ToC
- Pets.com to buy assets
of rival Petstore.com
- Safeway
Seals Online Groceries Pact With GroceryWorks
- Toysrus.com
moves to balance seasonal business
- EBay
To Buy Online Trading Site Half.com
- iVillage
Confirms Plans to Sell iBaby Unit
- Barnesandnoble.com
invests in MightyWords
- WebEx
aims to raise $40 million in IPO
- J.D.
Edwards signs e-commerce pacts with IBM, Sun
- E*Trade
in cahoots with Web chat company
- Ariba
to acquire SupplierMarket.com in stock deal
- Lycos
To Wed Matchmaker?
- AOL
To Invest $200 Million in TiVo
- eCircles
Teams with Compaq
- AOL,
Target Announce Alliance
- Salon
Flies with EarthLink
- PSINet
Completes Metamor Acquisition
- AOL,
musicmaker.com end marketing relationship
----
Pets.com to buy assets of rival
Petstore.com
Pets.com
is now the big dog of online pet stores, announcing today that it is buying the
assets of rival Petstore.com.
Safeway Seals Online Groceries
Pact With GroceryWorks
Safeway
Inc., the Fortune 50 food and drug retailing company with 1,663 stores in North
America, has finalized a previously-announced $30 million deal with GroceryWorks,
a Dallas-based Internet groceries distribution company.
Toysrus.com moves to balance seasonal
business
Toysrus.com
has inked a deal with Nickelodeon to launch a Nickelodeon boutique channel on
its Web site. Toysrus.com will also acquire the inventory of its former rival,
Viacom-owned Red Rocket, which shut its virtual doors in May.
EBay To Buy Online Trading Site
Half.com
Online auction
site eBay said Tuesday it agreed to buy Half.com, another online trading place,
where consumers sell used books, CDs, and movies, typically at half off the list
price.
iVillage Confirms Plans to Sell
iBaby Unit
The online
women's network said it is in talks to sell the e-commerce unit to BabyGear.com.
Barnesandnoble.com invests in MightyWords
Online bookseller Barnesandnoble.com
has shelled out $20 million for an equity stake in MightyWords, an electronic
publisher of short works.
WebEx aims to raise $40 million
in IPO
The 5-year-old
company intends to sell an 11 percent stake for $12 to $14 per share.
J.D. Edwards signs e-commerce pacts
with IBM, Sun
The struggling
business-software maker will work with the two computing giants and two other
companies to boost its prospects in online trading exchanges.
E*Trade in cahoots with Web chat
company
The online
brokerage will announce tomorrow that it has signed a deal with Cahoots and has
made an equity investment in the instant messaging company.
Ariba to acquire SupplierMarket.com
in stock deal
update
Ariba agrees to issue about 6.3 million shares of stock to buy the online marketplace
in a deal worth about $581 million.
Lycos To Wed Matchmaker?
A
website report has the Waltham portal set to announce next week the acquisition
of the personal ad site for $45 million.
AOL To Invest $200 Million in TiVo
Companies to develop AOL-branded
set-top boxes
eCircles Teams with Compaq
eCircles, the Redwood City-based
virtual community site, has partnered with Compaq to provide community building
and sharing service to my Presario computer users.
AOL, Target Announce Alliance
Retailer to push AOL as
ISP
Salon Flies with EarthLink
Salon.com, announces a
content agreement with EarthLink.
PSINet Completes Metamor Acquisition
Shareholders approve all-stock
deal
AOL, musicmaker.com end marketing
relationship
The hits
just keep coming for musicmaker.com, but they're not the sort the custom compilation
CD Web site welcomes. Following news of a class action suit and a stock price
plunging to the bottom of the charts, its marketing deal with America Online is
now history. --- MOVERS
& SHAKERS NEWS ToC
- Adobe Names Murray Demo
Chief Financial Officer
- Beyond.com
Appoints Ronald S. Smith as CEO
- Cidera
Expands Executive Team
- Mr
& Mrs Dotcom: S.F. Couple Each Heads A Web Company
- BulkRegister
Adds to Board of Directors
- President
Clinton Names Local Attorney as SBA's Northwest Administrator
- Washington
Area Businesses Name Proxicom Exec CFO of the Year
- PaylinX
Names Head of Professional Services
- Webversant
Names Two E-Business Veterans to Leadership Roles
- Simplexity
Makes Leadership Team Additions
- Value
America Names Dorchak Chairman of Board
- Qpass
Brings On Board CFO & Senior VP of Operations
- Sun
Promotes Schwartz Senior VP
- Dennis
Shepard Joins Activate as COO
- EMC
Calls on AT&T CIO
Adobe
Names Murray Demo Chief Financial Officer
Adobe Systems Incorporated today
promoted interim CFO Murray Demo to chief financial officer. Beyond.com
Appoints Ronald S. Smith as CEO
Appointment with eCommerce service provider
pending Canadian's visa approval. Cidera
Expands Executive Team
Appoints senior vice president/controller Mr
& Mrs Dotcom: S.F. Couple Each Heads A Web Company
It probably has
sitcom potential: a married couple who share an unusual vocation, they are each
CEO of their own Web startup. Oh yeah, and their first date was at a virtual reality
conference, but that's getting ahead of the story. BulkRegister
Adds to Board of Directors
J. Robert Harcharik latest member to join President
Clinton Names Local Attorney as SBA's Northwest Administrator
Joann H.
Francis will be responsible for the Small Business Administration's activities
throughout the Northwest. Washington
Area Businesses Name Proxicom Exec CFO of the Year
Kenneth Tarpey takes
top spot among 75 nominations PaylinX
Names Head of Professional Services
New group to implement company's enterprise
payment software Webversant
Names Two E-Business Veterans to Leadership Roles
Sales and marketing
execs appointed to Web infrastructure company Simplexity
Makes Leadership Team Additions
Six communications industry veterans to
spearhead company's future growth Value
America Names Dorchak Chairman of Board
Smith becomes new chair of executive
committee Qpass
Brings On Board CFO & Senior VP of Operations
Sterling Wilson will
assume a principal role in the company's operational, financial and strategic
activities. Sun
Promotes Schwartz Senior VP
Sun Microsystems, the Palo Alto-based provider
of products, services and support solutions for building and maintaining network
computing environments, promoted Jonathan Schwartz to senior vice president of
corporate strategy and planning. Dennis
Shepard Joins Activate as COO
The former Mercata executive will oversee
all operational activities at Activate Michael Moore Joins Infopop.com's Executive
Team EMC
Calls on AT&T CIO
The Hopkinton-based data storage giant hires the
telco executive for the new position of senior vice president of technology services.
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