Carol King

VerticalNet Inc., a provider of end-to-end e-commerce solutions, Thursday debuted a B2B software division. VerticalNet Solutions aims to sell and deliver comprehensive digital, open marketplace solutions to industry alliances, global 2000 enterprises, Internet marketers and existing VerticalNet communities. The new division is dedicated to selling and delivering the most comprehensive product suite and services available […]

Ongoing sparring continues between recent courtroom victor, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and underdog Napster, the much-beleaguered online music provider. Napster released a statement entitled “Napster to RIAA: The Issue is Not the Copyright, It’s the Control,” Tuesday to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in appeal of a preliminary injunction against the […]

Apple (NASDAQ:APPL) CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the Mac OS X public beta Wednesday during his keynote presentation at Apple Expo Paris. According to Jobs, the Mac OS X (X as in the Roman Numeral for 10) features state-of-the-art technology throughout, including advanced Internet and graphics capabilities; Aqua, a new user interface; and Darwin, an open-source […]

By all reports, Apple CEO Steve Jobs still plans to introduce the long-awaited beta release of the Mac OS X (X as in the Roman numeral for 10) Wednesday at Apple Expo in Paris, holding true to an announcement he made a few weeks back at Seybold in San Francisco. According to sources interviewed by […]

Seven major investment banks Tuesday announced plans to jointly build a global financial information portal. TheMarkets.com is being established by Goldman Sachs Group , Merrill Lynch , Morgan Stanley Dean Witter , Salomon Barney Smith , Credit Suisse First Boston , Deutsche Bank Alex.Brown and UBS Warburg . The portal, which is expected to launch […]

MP3.com Inc. has upgraded its retail music software to enhance customized music and messaging content. Retail User Interface 2.0 is a Web-enabled software that provides businesses and value-added resellers (VARs) with increased store-grouping ability, allowing users to “cluster” retail establishments for greater control of music and messaging content. The new version provides users with an […]

Major automakers were given the green light Thursday when the FTC approved the joint creation of an online B2B marketplace. Covisint, an automotive ebusiness trading exchange, is formed by DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company , General Motors , Renault/Nissan, Commerce One and Oracle . “The FTC’s approval represents a major milestone as we move ahead in […]

An open-source platform combining the Internet, digital television and broadband access has been introduced by Nokia. “The Media Terminal brings the Internet and its benefits into the home environment,” said Damian Stathonikos, communications officer for Nokia Venture Organization. “We are uniting television and the Internet in a way it has never been done before.” The […]

Information technology leader IBM and B2B software provider Retek Thursday forged a significant alliance targeted at the global retail market. Both companies have agreed to jointly market, sell and service a comprehensive retail e-business solution consisting of Retek applications and IBM technologies. Retek will promote IBM Global Services as its leading consultant and implementation partner. […]

While the proposed nuptuals between CNET and ZDNet is expected to occur next month as planned, the combined company may find ways to cut costs, according to one report. A report issued Wednesday by Goldman Sachs finds that the combined CNET/ZDNet entity can realize “operating synergies” by focusing on advertising and headcount. Indeed, in its […]

PeopleSoft on Tuesday declared that its PeopleSoft 8, its first version that is entirely based on HTML software, began shipping over the weekend without a hitch. The product applications are designed to be delivered over a standard Internet browser for comprehensive business management as opposed to being administered over a client/server architecture. “The product is […]

With a union imminent, CNET Networks Inc. and ZDNet Tuesday reported that they expect to generate $580 million in 2001 revenues. The numbers are in line with original forecasts presented by CNET, an online information provider, when it first proposed the acquisition of competitor ZDNet in mid-July. At that time CNET predicted the combined company […]