Beth Cox

Internet holding company Sitestar Corp. said it is in “advanced discussions” with SBI Communications Inc. about a merger of its e-commerce assets with SBI. “With the Internet landscape constantly evolving and becoming more competitive, Sitestar is determined to focus solely on its primary strategy of consolidating Internet Service Providers in the secondary and tertiary markets […]

America Online’s Digital City signed a distribution and content agreement making the local network the exclusive provider of area-related news and content to USAToday.com. Under the agreement, Digital City will program USAToday.com’s Local City Guide with regional news and information, entertainment, classifieds, directories, maps and directions. Additionally, as part of the agreement, Digital City will […]

Despite all the hype, only 4 percent of the CEOs interviewed for a recent study believe that e-business is their main challenge. However, nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of the executives said their companies are extremely or moderately active in creating or maintaining an e-business strategy and 57 percent said e-business has changed the way they […]

Fashion retailer Elisabeth by Liz Claiborne, footwear firm Cole Haan and lingerie company Maidenform will be the first brands to establish their e-commerce infrastructures using Chelsea Interactive’s new technology platform. Chelsea Interactive, an affiliate of Chelsea GCA Realty Inc., said that through a strategic relationship with e-business consulting company Proxicom Inc., it will provide each […]

Kmart-backed e-tail store and free ISP BlueLight.com launched Martha Stewart Everyday, putting the line of home and garden products for everyday use on the Internet. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia available on the recently launched BlueLight “preview” shopping destination and through marthastewart.com. The Martha Stewart Everyday line has been available in more than 2,100 Kmart stores […]

America Online’s cyberspace and telephone movie listing guide and ticketing service AOL Moviefone signed exclusive new partnerships with seven theater chains. The deals will provide consumers with expanded access to showtimes and information for each theater chain and for tickets through AOL Moviefone, Moviefone.com and the other AOL brands, which combined reach 80 percent of […]

Vicinity Corp. signed a deal to provide a range of its within the brand new, WAP-based Lycos Anywhere service, the newly launched wireless initiative from Lycos. Lycos Anywhere will deliver location-based services using Vicinity’s BrandFinder, as well as driving directions. BrandFinder and MapBlast! will be available over multiple wireless formats, including WAP, Palm (PQA), SMS […]

Online retailers are facing a double whammy, getting hit not only by Internet fraud, but also by the credit card companies, says a new industry report. A new survey of more than 160 companies by tech research and consulting firm Gartner Group found that 12 times more fraud exists for Internet transactions than in the […]

Not being able to talk to a pharmacist or a doctor is an obstacle to visiting an online drugstore/pharmacy for roughly a third of online consumers, says a new industry study. Thirty percent of 2,500 respondents feel that way, according to research firm Greenfield Online’s new Digital Drugstore survey. More than half (57 percent) would […]

Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch Inc. signed a deal with Verizon Wireless to offer the latter’s mobile Web customers access to local information, transactions and ticketmaster.com tickets via their wireless handset. Included in the offerings to customers will be Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch’s Local Intelligence service, a combination of local information and editorial recommendations with related transaction capability. Financial arrangements […]

Auction management tools and services company Andale Inc. is merging with Honesty.com, an auction community and support site, in a move aimed at an e-commerce services network for auction merchants and large corporate businesses. The new e-commerce network includes a wide range of auction management tools, community-based forums and the industry’s first sellers’ council through […]

Andersen Consulting and Montgomery Research have teamed to publish a new book and accompanying Web site that investigate the Internet’s impact on the business supply chain. The book, “Achieving Supply Chain Excellence Through Technology, Volume 2” and its dedicated Web site report on the perspectives of leading practitioners, academics, technology providers and corporations helping to […]