Clint Boulton

Digital River Inc. Friday made a play to expand its already considerable e-business package with the acquisition of rival NetSales Inc.’s software services business for $6 million. Digital River agreed to exchange 1,000,000 shares of common stock, with a contingent earnout for an additional 350,000 shares of common stock based on performance over the next […]

In a sharp reminder that Internet scale-backs aren’t just hitting the U.S., chinadotcom Corp. Friday laid off 48 of its staff from its portal division in China as part of a consolidation move. One of the most successful Net firms in China, chinadotcom said 22 people were cut in Beijing, 16 in Shanghai and 10 […]

Net.Works Corp. Thursday’s licensed Logio Inc.’s Logio Directory on its Web site to give its employees across the U.S. access to business information. The consulting firm said it wanted to give its employees across the nation access to a single-source intranet, which the directory may make more efficient. Clients can look for data about anything […]

E*TRADE Group Inc. took a step to salavge its tarnished reputation Thursday when it extended its hand to the top-tier niche of online investors by purchasing PrivateAccounts.com for an undisclosed sum. E*TRADE chose the privately-held firm because it fit in with its strategy for attracting consumers who have a minimum of $100,000 to invest, independent […]

One day after Nippon Communications Corp. extended the expiration date of its $5.5 billion bid to acquire Verio Inc., President Bill Clinton said he would allow the Japanese telco to buy the U.S. Internet Service Provider. A press statement released by the White House Wednesday afternoon echoed the sentiments of the Committee on Foreign Investment […]

Just one week after seeing its Living.com partner slide into the primordial dot-com ooze, Amazon.com said Wednesday it was hitching a ride with Greenlight.com on a jaunt to sell new cars. The firms pledged to make buying cars online easier by offering Amazon’s 23 million shoppers access to Greenlight’s services, which is known for its […]

Compaq Computer Corp. Tuesday paired IntraNet Solutions Inc.’s Outside In® viewing technology with its iPAQ Home Internet Appliance. Financial details of the agreement were not made public. Upon integration, Compaq’s iPAQ customers can view native files on Web sites or e-mail attachments on their iPAQ Web terminal without running the native application. IntraNet Solutions’ Outside […]

Looking to build out its database and e-commerce management capabilities, TeleTech Tuesday snapped up Newgen Results Corp. for approximately $200 million in stock. TeleTech will acquire Newgen for stock in a tax-free exchange valued at $18 per share for Newgen’s 10.5 million common outstanding shares. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter […]

Planet Intra weighed in Monday with what it’s calling the world’s first completely instant wireless intranet application. Accessible through cell phones and personal digital assistant such as Palm’s products, the solution lets users access their intranets to collaborate on projects, documents, schedules and contacts. In conjunction with the new product, Planet Intra Monday released Web […]

Interactive TV player Liberty Digital Inc. Monday grabbed a 50 percent stake in Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Game Show Network in a partnership to create a round-the-clock gaming network. Liberty Digital, the Internet unit of Liberty Media Group will shell out $225 million in cash and $50 million in Liberty Digital stock in the investment. The […]

Internet analysts love a company with a solid business model and a judicious sense of when to spend money and what to spend it on. Those reasons alone are enough to make people appreciate what IntraNet Solutions Inc. has done over the last six months. While e-commerce businesses are gasping for air in the once […]

Lured by promises of blazing speeds and constant connections, a number of consumers are taking aim at high-speed Internet providers who they say are falling short of their promises. Pacific Bell raised the ire of a California consumer late last week for what the customer said was an attempt by the SBC Communications Inc. offspring […]