Carol King

In an effort to conserve operating capital, Webvan Group Inc. has ended its online delivery service in Texas, putting 220 employees out of work. The company is taking steps to focus on the profitability of its nine other markets, according to George T. Shaheen, chief executive office. “Dallas is our least developed and most competitive […]

Evolve Software Inc. Friday revealed a restructuring plan that entails cutting its workforce by about 10 percent. The Emeryville, Calif.-based provider of business solutions said it is attempting to accelerate its drive to profitability. Evolve will record a charge in the current quarter of about $1 million for the restructuring and expects to break even […]

musicmaker.com’s board of directors Thursday voted to pay $3 per share to its common stockholders as of March 1, 2001. Today’s payout decision is just the beginning of the company’s distribution strategy, noted Jim Mitaronda, musicmaker president and CEO. “What was decided today is only the first step in the process,” Mitaronda told internetnews.com. “The […]

When it comes to filtering software performance, Jeff Fox, publisher of Consumer Reports (CR) has this analogy: “One in five restricted sites can be accessed when filtering software is in place…How would you feel about using a seatbelt that failed 20 percent of the time?” In a report, entitled “Digital Chaperones for Kids,” the consumer […]

A federal appeals court overturned today a preliminary injunction granted by a lower court judge in Seattle in December 1999 prohibiting Barnes & Noble.com from using one-click shopping technology that allegedly infringed on arch-rival Amazon.com’s online shopping tool. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found, after careful review, “that BN has […]

Microsoft Wednesday experienced top-level management changes as Chief Operating Officer Bob Herbold, 58, retired and Rick Belluzzo, 47, was promoted to president and COO. Herbold intends to stay with Microsoft on a part-time basis, representing the company in industry, government and customer activities, noted Steve Ballmer, CEO. Prior to joining Microsoft in September 1999, Belluzzo […]

A federal appeals court on Wednesday overturned a preliminary injunction granted by a lower court judge in Seattle in December 1999 prohibiting Barnes & Noble.com from using one-click shopping technology that allegedly infringed on arch-rival Amazon.com’s online shopping tool. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found, after careful review, “that BN […]

Louis H. Borders, founder and former president of Webvan Group Inc., Wednesday resigned from the company’s board of directors, citing personal reasons. Borders founded the online grocery delivery company in December of 1996 and served as its president and chief executive officer from the start through September 1999. He was chairman of the board from […]

Hewlett-Packard, the San Francisco-based provider of computer and imaging solutions, Tuesday expanded its reach into cyberspace with the debut of 37 Internet software packages. As a result of last month’s strategic acquisition of Bluestone Software, the HP software is designed to speed Web services and revenues for enterprises and ISPs, provide a flexible infrastructure and […]

Troubled Internet etailer Buy.com Tuesday reshuffled its management following the resignations of Gregory Hawkins, chairman and CEO, and Mitch Hill, CFO. James B. Roszak, who has served as a member of the board of directors since August 1998, will step in as the interim CEO. He will be assisted by Donald Kendall, a board member […]

The Web may be the perfect tool for beating the winter blues, according to a survey conducted by PC Data. Categories such as travel, jobs and entertainment saw increases in unique users during the month of January, according to PC Data’s January Top 100. Travel sites showed significantly increased traffic. For instance, with 8.1 million […]

PropertyRoom.com provides an ecletic product mix that may be of interest to bargain hunters and crime victims. The San Clemente, Calif.-based company, which is partnering with police departments nationwide to bring unclaimed stolen goods to its site, offers an online auction and retrieval system. “In many cases, stolen merchandise remains uncollected and sits in a […]