Carol King

Women.com has reduced its workforce by 25 percent. About 85 jobs were eliminated Wednesday in an effort to reduce expenses, align the company’s revenue with expenses and respond to current market conditions, according to Marleen McDaniel, chairman and CEO of women.com. “The streamlining of our business operations, among the toughest decisions made by any company, […]

BellSouth Telecommunications Inc. has been found guilty of violating Kentucky law with its method of DSL deployment. The ruling is the result of action taken last year on behalf of a regional ISP based in Louisville, Kentucky. In November 1999, an Internet service provider named IgLou filed a formal complaint with Kentucky Public Service Commission […]

Defendant Comet Systems is willing to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York. At the heart of the matter is the Comet Cursor, a patented technology that allows Web surfers to change their cursors into custom images. According to a lawsuit filed by plaintiff Richard C. Bieles […]

Petco Animal Supplies, a specialty retailer of animal food and supplies, Tuesday acquired the assets of petopia.com, its online e-commerce partner. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The union combines the strengths of the individual operations while passing rewards on to the customers in the form of better selection, services and prices, noted […]

RealNames Corp. became one step closer to developing a global Internet keyword system Monday when it received $46.5 million in its fourth-round of venture funding. The company– which has pioneered a system that enables people to go direct to a company’s Web page simply by typing a corporate, brand or product name in the browser […]

drkoop.com Monday appointed Gregory D. Taylor as chief operating officer. Taylor replaces Dennis Upah who left the company in July to pursue other interests. Taylor, who most recently served as vice president, turnkey solutions, for Siemens/Shared Medical Systems, has been charged with overseeing the daily operations of the company and working with the existing executive […]

DSL.net, Inc., a direct provider of high-speed data communications and Internet solutions, is the latest ISP to take a hit this week. The company cut its workforce by 28 percent Friday to reduce expenses and raise capital. The ISP fired 141 employees as part of a comprehensive plan to reduce spending levels and to extend […]

For the first time, the U.S. Supreme Court is offering a recording of one of its sessions. And that historic recording became available on the Internet Friday. Visitors to findlaw.com can hear the first-ever recording. The oral arguments over the ongoing Florida/election debacle will be presented in MP3 audio format. An updated version accompanied by […]

Flowerauction.com, a marketplace for buying and selling wholesale flowers, has been purchased by World Commerce Online, a provider of B2B e-commerce solutions for the perishable products industry. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition will supplement World Commerce’s present offerings, according to Mark Patten, CFO of World Commerce Online. “Flowerauction.com’s business model is […]

NTT DoCoMo and AT&T have formed a long-term partnership to develop wireless multimedia applications. The alliance will enable users to access HTML applications and content on mobile wireless terminals and allow the two companies to promote common global standards. As part of the deal, NTT DoCoMo will invest nearly $10 billion for AT&T preferred stock, […]

Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. and Barnes & Noble Inc. Wednesday united to say they have no current plans for a merger, acquisition or business combination. Rumors about an acquisition began last week when the Wall Street Journal reported that the two companies had held preliminary talks about combining their businesses. The WSJ article indicated that […]

The University of Pennsylvania Wednesday announced the receipt of a $1.5 million gift from Internet Capital Group (ICG) to enhance its e-business program. The newly launched ICG/Wharton Forum on Electronic Business will accelerate the growth of e-business and fundamentally change the way business is done, according to a university spokesperson. The collaboration is an extension […]