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Internet grocery company Webvan Group Inc. said Thursday it will halt its financing this week over concerns raised by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC is concerned that Webvan officials breached securities regulations requiring companies to undergo a “quiet period” while preparing an IPO by cavorting with BusinessWeek and Forbes reporters. Webvan’s chairman, Louis […]

RealNames Corp. Wednesday opened access to its Internet Keywords platform with the creation of “developer zone,” an application that lets users work in the public interface for addressing RealNames’ platform routers, sample code and various support services. The developer zone contains sample code for open source tools that have been Internet Keyword-enabled, documentation of the […]

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is busy revamping its shopping site, Wal-Mart.com, which will launch early next year following the flurry of holiday shopping. The improved Wal-Mart (WMT) site will feature personal shopping aids, a travel service and photo center that are scheduled to be tested soon. This won’t stop the original site from offering a dizzying […]

The Sun-Netscape Alliance put its collaborative powers to use Tuesday by forming strategic relationships with four companies to create an integrated billing package for iPlanet’s BillerXpert. Features of the application include back-end billing and rating, bill presentment and payment and customer service. America Online Inc. (AOL) and Sun Microsystems Inc.(SUNW) struck up solid relationships with […]

Internet giant America Online Inc. Tuesday released version 5.0 of its access software which is designed to take advantage of the increasing proliferation of broadband Internet access. The upgrade offers greater convenience, enhanced personalization and high-speed connectivity for AOL members with broadband access. CD-ROMs with the new version will be distributed by mail and retail […]

Shopping for merchandise on Yahoo! Inc. got easier Tuesday as the Net giant launched a host of new features to expedite the purchasing process. Yahoo! Wallet is the new tool online shoppers may use to safely secure all credit card, billing and shipping information at more than 6,000 online retailers that participate in Yahoo! Shopping, […]

Intuit Inc. reached an agreement Monday with WebEx to make WebEx Virtual Office readily available on Intuit’s Quicken.com. With this move small businesses may use Quicken.com to hold conferences with their customers, vendors and staff. Clients can view documents, browse, watch presentations, review drawings and run software programs with integrated teleconferencing and video. Intuit Inc. […]

CBS Corp. and Medscape Inc. Monday launched CBSMedscape, a new consumer health site that combines health information with health management tools. “Our plan is to attract members and visitors by offering a superior consumer experience, with compelling content, community features and interactive programs that we believe will increase member and user loyalty, repeat usage and […]

Barry Ariko, a senior executive at America Online’s Netscape unit Friday confirmed he has stepped down from his position in the Sun Microsystems-AOL alliance. Ariko told CNET News.com he will remain at AOL (AOL) for now, but will not continue to serve in the deputy general manager capacity. Ariko would not comment on what his […]

Search engine AltaVista Co. and online healthcare content provider HealthCentral.com Thursday formed a strategic content alliance valued at $65 million. HealthCentral.com will offer its health and medical information to start-up AltaVista’s Health Channel, which is scheduled to be part of AltaVista’s commerce network. AltaVista, which slated its new network to begin this fall, is majority-owned […]

NDC eCommerce Wednesday released a new service that offers retail merchants a faster, cost-effective mode to get point-of-sale credit card transaction information. Insight Payment Intelligence is the first application to give clients a user-friendly Windows-based format to see their transaction data. NDC (NDC) created the system so merchants could manage the accounting processes of credit […]

Tripod Monday unveiled a plan to reward builders of sites on its network that receive at least 100 hits per day. The Lycos (LCOS) subsidiary said the new program, dubbed Builder Bucks, makes it possible for its members to earn more than $25,000 a year. There is no limit on how much a site builder […]