Carol King

As Canadian Web operators attempt to comply with a new .ca domain system, many are finding themselves unable to log on to the Web site for the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). As of October 23, 2000, over 22,000 requests for re-registration of existing .ca domain names have been submitted to the CIRA Registry. There […]

Gannett Co. Inc., an earthly publishing conglomerate, Thursday forged an alliance with SPACE.com, a Web site dedicated to outer space and space-related subjects. As part of the strategic media partnership, Gannett becomes an equity advisor to SPACE.com while SPACE.com has acquired Gannett’s space media properties for its portfolio of publishing, broadcast, Web and software businesses. […]

Not one to dally, Microsoft Corp. Thursday took its WebTV product from the courtroom to the showroom. The company released the price structure of its Ultimate TV service, which offers viewers digital video, interactive television, Internet access and the ability to pause live TV. Monthly subscriptions costs range from $9.95 to $14.95.The service is reliant […]

IBM and Intel Corp. Wednesday collaborated to support independent software vendors (ISVs) who want to migrate to an ASP business model. Further, the two companies are mutually developing Web-hosted applications that support the migration of ISV applications running on IBM eServer xSeries platforms, which are based on Intel architecture. The relationship is a natural fit, […]

Equilibrium, an Internet infrastructure company and majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc. has formed an alliance with Akamai Technologies Inc., a provider of global, high-performance services for the delivery of Internet content. The partnership, which was announced at Fall Internet World 2000 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, intends to bring […]

adam.com, Inc., an originator and syndicator of health information, Friday revealed a content license agreement with America Online Inc. AOL will bring adam.com’s award-winning illustrations to the its Parenting Channel in a Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide. “Adam.com will provide a series of images that have been developed over the past 10 years,” said Ginny Perrine, spokesperson […]

iBelieve.com., a Christian lifestyle site, Friday announced that it will suspend operations and shut down its Web site. The closing is attributed to an inability to secure needed financing. iBelieve.com launched in January 2000 as an integrated content, community and commerce site serving the Christian market. The shutdown comes after several months of efforts to […]

EDGAR Online Inc. Thursday entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Financial Insight Systems (FIS) in a deal valued at $28 million. EDGAR Online is the an online provider of business, financial and competitive information derived from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. FIS, a privately held company, sells EDGAR-derived data and information systems to large […]

Sprint PCS and America Online Inc. Thursday launched AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) service on Internet-ready Sprint PCS Phones. Sprint PCS provides wireless access to the AOL Instant Messenger service via its all-digital, all-PCS wireless network. Browsers are built directly into the phones, eliminating the need for special software to download. “By offering wireless instant messaging […]

Forty-two of ZapMe.com’s U.S.-based employees lost their jobs Wednesday as the company moved to a service-fee model. The restructuring includes the re-tasking of select employees and a workforce reduction of about 23 percent, including the elimination of eight employees at the vice president level and above. ZapMe.com, a provider of online educational content to schools […]

A tentative settlement — to the tune of $30 million — has been reached between online music company MP3.com and National Music Publishers Association (NMPA). Under the terms of the proposal, the trade group’s licensing subsidiary, Harry Fox Agency, will allow about one million songs to be used as part the My.MP3.com service, which allows […]

In an effort generate more predictable sales in the form of recurring revenue, Marimba Inc., a provider of Internet infrastructure management solutions, on Tuesday bowed Marimba.net, a new division that will focus on subscription-based application deployment. By introducing what it terms a managed service provider (MSP) service, Marimba intends to leverage its software expertise and […]