Carol King

Microsoft recently found itself on the right side of the gavel when it was awarded $1.5 million in a case against Chicago-based Logical Choice Computers. Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, issued a 33-page opinion on January 19, in which she found Logical Choice Computers had […]

Online automotive dealers CarsDirect.com and Greenlight.com merged in a big way Wednesday when CarsDirect purchased its competitor for an undisclosed sum. The purchase, which brings the total number of CarsDirect.com priority dealers to nearly 3,000, provides a path for the two operators to achieve their mutual business goals, according to Joel Manby, CEO of Greenlight.com. […]

Credit Card provider American Express has entered into a strategic partnership with Oracle to streamline online payments. As part of the strategy, Oracle, a leading provider of e-business software, is integrating the American Express corporate purchasing card into its e-business suite. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The interoperability will facilitate the process […]

Burpee Holding Company is preparing to contact customers plucked from its purchase of Garden.com’s brand assets. At a time when Internet privacy issues are being closely scrutinized, officials at Burpee and Garden.com say they are confident that no privacy rights have been violated with the transfer of customer data. According to Warminster, Pa.-based Burpee.com, it […]

Comet Systems has added features to make its cursor product a reference tool. By using Smart Cursors, Web users can click on any word on any Web page and gain more information about that word or term. “Smart Cursors is our way of taking the cursor experience to the next level by turning the cursor […]

Ariba Monday revealed plans to acquire Agile Software Corp. in a stock-for-stock deal valued at $2.55 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, each share of Agile common stock will be converted into 1.35 shares of Ariba. Ariba’s common stock is valued at $40 a share based on its stock market closing price on January […]

Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports, has turned to TeleBright Corp. to provide detailed, comparative cellular services data on its Web site, displacing newly established participants such as Getconnected.com. Visitors to ConsumerReports.org can call up real-time price comparisons of wireless calling plans. Searchable by zip code, the interactive site details cellular service plans in […]

Following word last month that a hacker breached its computer systems and may have accessed customer credit card information, Egghead.com Friday disclosed that revenue in the recently completed fourth-quarter were estimated at $91 to $93 million — lower than previously expected. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based e-tailer blamed the shortfall on “softening of consumer demand for […]

A loyal customer base is what separates the haves from the have-nots in the competitive online marketplace. Sites with the highest online loyalty are more likely to have increased sales over their competitors as well as a significant Web promotion budget, according to “The Direct Marketing Industry Online: Perspectives on 2001.” The study was conducted […]

On the heels of its recent pre-announcement of fourth-quarter losses, Webvan Group Inc. Thursday re-established its business model for 2001. The online grocery-delivery service plans to achieve standalone profitability by targeting its 10 existing markets, completing the integration of HomeGrocer.com, and implementing a cash conservation program to reduce annualized corporate and operating expenses. Additionally, the […]

According to a study conducted by Bizrate.com, a comparison shopping site, online shoppers are becoming more aware of digital wallets — encryption software that works much like a physical wallet during an online commerce transaction — but many have yet to use them. According to the survey, 38 percent of the 14,000 shoppers polled were […]

A devastating fiscal year-end loss of $1.02 billion, coupled with a first-quarter loss of $395 million, propelled Lucent cut 10,000 positions and implement a seven-point restructuring plan Wednesday. The job cuts, which account for 10 percent of its workforce, were primarily focused in the marketing, sales and corporate center functions. The company’s goal is to […]