Anna Maria Virzi

Netscape Communications Corp. said today it signed agreements with technology information provider CNET, Inc. and Internet discussion leader Deja News in an effort to further expand content on its Netcenter portal site. Financial terms for both agreements were not disclosed. Under the CNET agreement, Netscape will add CNET resources to Netscape’s Computing & Internet channel, […]

In what’s been a year of ups and downs for Netscape Communications Corp. thus far, the company posted break-even results for the second quarter following a recent strategic shift aimed at growing its software division and Netcenter Web site. Late yesterday the company announced revenues of $127.2 million and net income of $0.0 million for […]

Gateway unveiled a new PC leasing program today that invites customers to pay for a computer using a number of financing plans, one of which offers unlimited Net access via the gateway.net Internet service. The news follows a report by The Associated Press earlier today that said Microsoft has agreed to allow Gateway to include […]

In what’s being billed by the companies as an effort to advance the adoption of global electronic commerce, GE Information Services and WorldCom today announced a networking agreement under which GE Information Services’ traffic will be shifted to WorldCom’s backbone. GE Information Services said it will begin switching network traffic to WorldCom beginning July 1, […]

Yahoo! Inc. today announced that it will no longer feature its navigation guide services on Netscape Communications Corp.’s site. The move follows yesterday’s news that Netscape signed up almost every major search provider to become “premier” partners, with the exception of Yahoo! A spokeswoman for Netscape said at the time that the company was still […]

WhoWhere? Inc., a provider of free Web-based communication and collaboration applications, entered a strategic e-commerce and marketing partnership with Barnes & Noble’s online counterpart, barnesandnoble.com. As a part of the agreement, Mountain View, CA-based WhoWhere? will offer its Angelfire community and its other online community partners the opportunity to be part of the barnesandnoble.com Affiliate […]

U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson announced today that the Department of Justice-Microsoft antitrust case would begin September 8, turning down Microsoft’s request to delay the case until December. According to an Associated Press report, Microsoft attorney John Warden, addressing Judge Jackson in response to the court date, said: “With the greatest respect for your […]

Houston, TX-based Internet newcomer Zapata Corp. today extended a “friendly” offer to purchase Excite Inc. for $1.68 billion in stock, an offer that was promptly rejected by the Net directory leader. In a statement released today, Zapata said it offered the search directory giant $72 a share, equaling approximately $1.68 billion. Excite is said to […]

Netscape Communications Corp. said today it signed agreements with AltaVista, Infoseek Corp., LookSmart International Ltd., and Lycos Inc. to complement its Netcenter search engine roster, which already includes Excite Inc. and Netscape Net Search Powered By Excite. Netscape public relations spokeswoman Jody Kramer said the company is also in talks with Yahoo! to continue its […]

Microsoft Corp. filed four motions today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in an effort to buy time in the case brought against the software giant by the U.S. Department of Justice. The legal documents were posted on the Microsoft Web site today in an area the company said will be […]

Music e-tailer CDnow and MTV Networks announced they have entered into a three-year, $22.5 million cash and stock agreement aimed at integrating the companies’ content and products. Terms of the alliance cover sponsorships of events, online and on-air advertising, online music merchandising, and the development of content and co-promotions online. In addition, CDnow will exclusively […]

IBM’s Lotus Development Corp. announced today that it will purchase two companies that provide real-time communications software. With the acquisitions, Lotus executives said they expect to eventually bring real-time capabilities to Lotus Notes and Lotus Domino. IBM purchased DataBeam–a Lexington, Ky., company that develops real-time and distance-learning servers based on the T.120 standard–and Ubique, a […]