Elizabeth Clampet

France Telecom this week launched a version of its Wanadoo portal in Spain. Operated through its Spanish subsidiary, Internet service provider Uni2, Wanadoo Spain will offer a search engine, thematic information, site selection, newsgroups, e-mail, competitions and a host of other features. The goal is for Wanadoo to become one of the top three Spanish […]

Wednesday was a big day for Web browsers as new bugs were discovered in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 5 browser and the latest version of Netscape’s Communicator browser suite was released. According to Bugnet, which monitors anomalies in computer programs, IE5 and Microsoft’s (MSFT) MSHTML editing and rendering engine may cause trouble for users working in […]

AT&T Corp. Global Services announced Tuesday that it formed an agreement with software firm Semio Corp. to provide the company with access to its intranet-based sales support system. AT&T (T)set up an intranet site, Information and Knowledge Exchange (IKE), to track sales support. The company will uses Semio’s taxonomy-building software to create browseable directories within […]

A rocky month could lie ahead for the historic agreement over domain names announced Tuesday between Network Solutions, the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers and the U.S. Commerce Department. Already, several interested observers have announced their unhappiness with aspects of the tentative deal. While the participants claim the agreement represents a compromise by […]

CBS Corp. expanded its Internet strategy Monday by taking a stake in Women’s Consumer Network LLC, a privately-held firm that runs The Women’s Consumer Network. Already dominating the television ratings race with shows like Touched by An Angel and 60 Minutes, CBS is looking to have a stake in women’s content online, which is a […]

In an effort to bulk up its services to its business customers, InfoSpace.com Inc. Monday acquired Union-Street.com, a site that provides business to business Web services. Under the terms of the acquisition, InfoSpace.com (INSP) will exchange 450,000 shares of its common stock for all of Union-Street.com’s outstanding shares, warrants and options. The purchase is valued […]

This week’s merger by independent Internet service providers Earthlink Network Inc. and Mindspring Inc. is set to serve approximately 3 million users, which, according to analysts, may give powerhouse America Online Inc. a run for its money. Terms of the merger call for Mindspring (MSPG) and EarthLink (ELNK) to combine into a newly formed public […]

Financial firm E*Trade Group Inc. Thursday invested $1 million to support start-up children’s site ePlay Inc. The investment was made specifically to help privately-held ePlay launch version 2.0 of its site, ePlay.com, the firms said. ePlay provides services for kids, parents and teachers including: school and learning products; edutainment software and tutoring, as well as […]

Facing increasing competition in the portal arena, Microsoft Corp. Thursday announced a plan to reconfigure its MSN.com portal in an attempt to gain on portal leaders. As part of its enhancements, Microsoft (MSFT) unveiled its new MSN Search, touted as a faster and more relevant version of its previous search tool. It incorporates facets of […]

As the deadline for open competition of domain name registration approaches, the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers Wednesday added 12 registrars to its list of accredited firms. The following companies have met ICANN’s criteria to participate in Network Solutions Inc.’s (NSOL) Shared Registry System, the last step before the firms can register .com, […]

In a move designed to bolster its automotive resources, Autoweb.com Wednesday acquired AutoSite.com, a car and truck information site, in a cash and stock deal worth approximately $20 million. AutoSite.com is run by Automotive Information Center, a division of the Thomson Corp.’s Gale Group. Autoweb.com (AWEB) will purchase AIC for $16 million in cash and […]

Thanks in large part to the launch of its CompuServe 2000 service, America Online Inc. Tuesday announced it will report a record growth for the first quarter. AOL (AOL), which has dominated the Internet service provider market for years, reported a membership of 18 million in August and is set to beat that a growth […]