Elizabeth Clampet

Amazon.com Inc. Wednesday formed a strategic alliance and invested a minority stake in Gear.com, an online sporting goods company. Gear.com is a privately-held firm that offers discounted sports merchandise online. Amazon.com is buying approximately 49 percent of Gear.com’s outstanding shares. Financial details were not disclosed. Wednesday’s investment adds sporting goods to the list of retail […]

As anticipated, Amazon.com Inc. Tuesday added toys and games and electronics to its growing product lineup. Amazon.com electronics features a full range of popular electronics products and brands, as well as buying guides and expert product reviews. Categories include camcorders, cameras, CD players & recorders, computers and accessories, stereo components, phones, televisions and VCRs. Amazon.com […]

Online music retailer CDNOW, Inc. Tuesday announced it will merge with Columbia House, the direct music marketer owned by Sony Corp. and Time Warner Inc., to form a new public company. Under terms of the agreement, the new company, which has yet to be named, will be owned 37 percent each by Sony and Time […]

Plumtree Software Monday released an upgraded version of its corporate portal application designed to offer intranet information in a familiar portal form. New features include: Active portal architecture for embedding third-party corporate tools and Internet services in the portal using modular components called Plumtree Portal Gadgets Customization, designed to let users choose the corporate content […]

The International Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers again finds itself the subject of criticism, this time from House Commerce Committee Chairman Tom Bliley. Late Friday, ICANN Interim Chairman Esther Dyson responded to Congressman Bliley’s questions, including those about its closed meeting policy, fiscal operations, authority over current registrar Network Solutions Inc. and intellectual property […]

Internet software company Beyond.com this week released Enterprise Download Manager version 3.0, designed to allow customers to increase efficiency of company software purchases and intranet management. New features include a browser-based desktop manager with intranet capabilities, improved digital signature security, increased upstream reporting, remote administration giving system administrators a single point of administration control, built-in […]

Adding to its audio options, online music retailer CDNOW, Inc. Friday teamed up with Atlantic Records and Microsoft to debut its music download area. According to the agreement, visitors to the site can download music from Atlantic recording artists Sugar Ray, Martin Sexton, The Atomic Fireballs and Jump Little Children. The downloads are offered in […]

The deal announced Thursday between television network CBS and Medscape Inc. caused a drop in other medical Net stocks, including drkoop.com, which had been riding high because of its recent agreement with America Online. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index ended the day up 7.55, or 1.34 percent, at 569.13. The Nasdaq Composite reached a record level […]

Yahoo!’s good news about its Q2 earnings gave a lift to the Internet stock sector midday Thursday, and especially helped to move along subsidiary Broadcast.com internet.com’s Internet Stock Index rose 12.21, or 2.17 percent in midday trading to 573.79, the Nasdaq Composite was up 22.52 to 2765.56, and the Dow Jones industrial average edged up […]

Financial firm Bloomberg L.P. Thursday launched an enhanced Tech Center on its Web site, in a move designed to offer comprehensive services for investors. The Tech center now features news, data, and tools taken from Bloomberg’s newswire feeds, video, indexes, book excerpts, magazine articles, market news, and worldwide reporting staff. In a sea of financial […]

After a slow start, the market rebounded Wednesday to close at record highs, due in part to movement by Internet stocks with a music focus. While internet.com’s Internet Stock Index ended the day down 9.44, or 1.65 percent at 561.58, the Nasdaq Composite closed up 6.29 at 2743.07, and the Dow Jones industrial average climbed […]

barnesandnoble.com added music to its arsenal of e-tail offerings Wednesday, leveling its playing field with competitor Amazon.com as overall Internet stocks dipped in midday trading. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index was down midday 9.13, or 1.60 percent to 561.89, the Nasdaq Composite slid 3.76 to 2733.02 and the Dow Jones industrial average was down 27.22 to […]