Elizabeth Clampet

Campus Pipeline, Inc., a developer of intranets for higher education, Wednesday announced a number of strategic alliances aimed at expanding its services to schools nationwide. The Campus Pipeline platform is an official campus intranet designed to connect students with their campus community, academic resources and administrative services. Customized for each university and personalized for each […]

For busy shoppers on the go, online retailer Amazon.com Inc. Wednesday teamed up with wireless provider Sprint PCS to offer shoppers connectivity to Amazon.com from Internet-ready Sprint PCS phones. The service is part of Amazon.com’s (AMZN) “Amazon Anywhere” strategy to reach customers through a variety of platforms. With a Sprint PCS (PCS) phone, Amazon.com customers […]

In accord with the growing popularity of open standards development tools, Sun Microsystems, Inc. Tuesday announced that it will make the standard edition of its Java 2 Platform free to users. The Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition is part of the Java 2 family, which includes the Micro edition for appliances and the newly-launched Enterprise […]

Live-guide online network About.com Inc. Tuesday added Web hosting and development to its line of services with the acquisition of North Sky Inc. in a stock deal worth approximately $23 million. North Sky operates freeservers.com, which provides Web site development tools and is a hosting network for thousands of Web sites. About.com (BOUT) will acquire […]

Conexant Systems Inc. Monday introduced a comprehensive cable modem reference design that supports all popular worldwide cable-modem standards. Conexant (CNXT) said that it provides the software and platform while manufacturers add their own box and branding. Conexant’s CN9420CM cable modem reference design will be sold exclusively to cable-modem manufacturers, although pricing was not disclosed. The […]

Europ@Web, the Internet investment arm of France’s Arnault Group, Monday invested a 27 percent stake in Leisureplanet, an online travel firm specializing in international vacations. The investment, worth $20 million, is part of Europ@Web’s investment strategy to fund Internet-related companies with strong growth potential in either the United States or Europe. Leisureplanet, owned by Leisureplanet […]

Looking to build its e-commerce and wireless infrastructure, content aggregator InfoSpace.com, Inc. Monday spent approximately $700 million to purchase Prio Inc., a supplier of e-commerce tools and Saraïde, a leading wireless Internet services provider in Europe, Japan and Canada. InfoSpace.com (INSP) will exchange 2,685,000 shares of common stock for all of Prio’s outstanding shares, warrants […]

Australian Internet service provider New Tel Ltd. this week announced it will work with Xinhaua Holdings Ltd. to offer an ISP and portal in China. Under the New Tel-Xinhua agreements, Xinhua will create a new company, Newco, which will be acquired by New Tel (NWLL) for $400 million in stock. New Tel will then offer […]

Just in time to appease holiday shoppers frustrated with running around the mall, America Online Inc. Wednesday launched a new online catalog within its shopping channel. Labeled “Extreme Shopping,” Shop@AOL now features items designed for those seeking high-end gifts. Items include an official NASCAR Racecar and travel package to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway; a […]

Business-to-business messaging provider Critical Path, Inc. Tuesday took steps to acquire public key infrastructure (PKI) technology by purchasing XETI, Inc. XETI is a developer of standards-based PKI tools. PKI is a system of encrypted digital certificates designed to facilitate secure e-commerce transactions. With the acquisition, Critical Path (CPTH)will provide its messaging customers PKI certificate interoperability. […]

Lycos Inc. Tuesday made another move to increase the amount of time Internet users spend at its portal. The search engine purchased Gamesville.com, an online entertainment destination, for $207 million in stock. Gamesville boasts that it has been “wasting your time since 1996.” It features interactive live games such as poker and other card games, […]

CMGI Inc. Monday launched a new venture fund, worth up to $1 billion, focused exclusively on business-to-business investments. The new fund branches off of CMGI’s (CMGI) current @Ventures fund, of which nearly two-thirds of the companies are business-to-business, the firm said. Companies in the B2B @Ventures Fund include Chemdex (CMDX), Silknet (SILK), Promedix.com (now a […]