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Quote.com Acquires IPO Analysis Provider
Quote.com, which provides financial information online, Friday acquired IPO...
Online Brokers Dive on Negative Report
Shares of online brokerages were caught in a nosedive...
Online Brokers Drag Sector, IPOs Lower
Internet stocks were the victim of a broad sell-off...
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Intel Predicts ASP Transformation
Looking to capitalize on the growth in application service provider offerings, Intel Corp. Tuesday detailed a new strategy executives say will take the ASP model one step further.
Intel Monday unveiled AppChoice, a new...
Ariba Expanding Procurement Platform
E-commerce enabler Ariba Inc. late Monday announced an acquisition it promises will make it easier for buyers and suppliers of various types of materials to find trading partners.
Ariba is purchasing SupplierMarket.com, whose technology...
Webvan Moves to Expand Reach
Online grocer Webvan Group Inc. Monday made a move to expand its presence in major markets across the country by acquiring competitor HomeGrocer.com Inc. for about $1.2 billion in stock.
Webvan will exchange just...
Justices May Get Microsoft
U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson late Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the federal government's antitrust case against Microsoft Corp.
Jackson took advantage of a little-used federal law that allowed him to...
Appeals Court to Get Microsoft Case
A federal appeals court will be the next stop for the Justice Department and Microsoft Corp. in their landmark antitrust battle that has spanned more than 18 months.
Late Tuesday, the court agreed to take...
InsWeb Announces Layoffs
InsWeb Corp. has become the latest Internet firm to announce a restructuring.
InsWeb late Sunday announced it would cut up to 40 percent of its full-time staffers over the next six months. The company...
B2B Stocks Lead Net Rally
A number of business-to-business Internet stocks which have been beaten up in the recent market declines were posting a strong showing in Friday's broad-based rally.
Helping matters was news that the nation's unemployment rate rose...
Net Stocks Roar Ahead
Internet stocks were soaring in midday trading Thursday, boosted by a number of alliances and a positive earnings announcement.
At noon Eastern, internet.com's Internet Stock Index had jumped 35.80, or 5.65 percent, to 669.30, the...