Elizabeth Clampet

Modem Media.Poppe Tyson Monday acquired e-commerce developer vivid studios for $64 million in cash and stock as part of a strategy to increase its business services. Modem Media (MMPT), which began as a marketing firm, has been expanding its business services recently. Monday’s acquisition of privately-held vivid is expected to close in January. Vivid will […]

Two Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists filed suit this week against natural-language search engine Ask Jeeves Inc., alleging the company infringed on their patents. Patrick Winston and Boris Katz, both experts in the fields of artificial intelligence and natural language computer programming, were issued patents in 1994 and 1995 for methods that facilitate the retrieval […]

CMGI Inc. Friday signed an agreement with Akamai Technologies Inc. to co-develop new Internet technologies and make use of Akamai products and services. CMGI (CMGI), through its network of Internet properties, will collaborate with Akamai (AKAM) to develop applications intended to create and deliver dynamic content and applications. The projects will include targeted advertising, dynamic […]

Less than one week after merging with Whittman-Hart to create a $14 billion business e-commerce firm, USWeb/CKS Thursday found another partner, this time to deliver wireless applications. The company will work with networking firm 3Com Corp.

Business e-commerce firm Ariba, Inc. Thursday acquired TRADEX Technologies, Inc. in a move to add to its business-to-business services. Privately-held TRADEX provides a variety of tools and services for net markets, specifically designed to enable multiple buyers and sellers to exchange goods, services and information in online trading communities. Net markets are sites on the […]

A software company Wednesday came across a flaw in the popular Netscape Mail utility that may compromise users’ passwords. Reliable Software Technologies said it discovered a way to decipher encrypted passwords by duplicating the algorithm used to scramble them. In some versions of Netscape, the company said that the scrambled passwords can be retrieved remotely […]

In an attempt to bring its popular auction services to businesses, Yahoo! Inc. Wednesday debuted Merchant Auctions, designed specifically for retailers and power sellers to use a variable-price format for their auctions. Yahoo! (YHOO) Merchant Auction is available to those vendors already registered with Yahoo!’s storefront utility, Yahoo! Store. Merchants can then move inventory from […]

Shoutmail.com Inc., a provider of Internet telephone tools for those on the move, Tuesday ported some of its services to wireless devices. Shoutmail launched its site in June and has strategic alliances with Yahoo! (YHOO), Hotmail and America Online (AOL). It provides free e-mail, chat and telephony options to users via phone. With Tuesday’s announcement, […]

Through a partnership formed Monday with HearMe, theglobe.com Inc. added live voice chat as one of the tools offered to its home page builders. HearMe (HEAR), formerly Mpath Interactive Inc., manufactures many tools designed to allow online audio chat. Its flagship tool, VoicePresence, allows users with a computer microphone and speakers to participate in live […]

The growth of voice over IP connections prompted Qualcomm Inc., maker of the popular Eudora e-mail tool, to partner with telephony firm Net2Phone Inc. in a bundling agreement Monday. Qualcomm (QCOM) will market Net2Phone’s (NTOP) V.10 Internet telephony services through its Eudora e-mail software both in retail and online distribution. Version 10 is made to […]

After touting its new design earlier this week, Conexant Systems Inc.’s cable modem reference design failed to get certification from an industry standards group. To add to the company’s woes, competitor Broadcom Corp. Friday released its new standards-based cable modem chip. Conexant (CNXT) Monday released the CN9420CM reference design, which the company said supports all […]

Building on its popular name-your-own price system, priceline.com Inc. Thursday updated its airline ticket service. All major U.S. carriers and most major international airlines have signed on with priceline (PCLN) and as a result, version 2.0, named Priceline2000, features a more comprehensive search options and a guide to help users choose the best travel days […]