Elizabeth Clampet

Centraal Corp., makers of the RealNames Web site addressing system, Thursday debuted Active Namespaces, a direct navigation tool designed to ease a user through large, content- filled Web sites. The Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Patent Office and the Internal Revenue Service are the first Web sites to make use of the navigation tool. […]

Domain registrar Register.com Wednesday reached a deal messaging company USA.NET to offer USA.NET’s business-class e-mail services to its customers. Under the terms of the agreement, when a user registers a domain name with register.com, the company will offer a corresponding Web-based e-mail address from USA.NET. In addition, USA.NET will actively promote register.com’s domain name registration […]

A Boston-based developer has made it easier for online music lovers to listen to their favorite songs via MP3 format by offering a plug-in for RealNetworks’ RealSystem G2. The controversial audio format allows Internet users to download and save music with near-CD quality clarity. Citing copyright infringement and licensing issues, music companies have been battling […]

In an attempt to build its e-commerce resources, Oracle Corp. Tuesday acquired E-Travel Inc., a corporate travel management company. Under terms of the acquisition, members of E-Travel’s management team will retain their current positions, and E-Travel will become a separate business unit within Oracle Corp. No financial specifics were disclosed. The company’s flagship solution, E-TRAVEL […]

Citing improved quality of service to its subscribers, music service Spinner.com is launching a new broadband strategy to reach subscribers of high-speed cable and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Internet services. As part of its strategy, Spinner.com has formed partnerships with cable providers GS Communications, Inc. and the ISP Channel, as well as Snap’s new high-speed […]

NetMind Technologies Inc. Monday rolled out version 3.0 of its Enterprise Minder, designed to provide employees, channel partners and suppliers with an easy way to track changes to important Web-based information on intranets, extranets and the Internet. New features on version 3.0 include a Web page where users can see what has changed on the […]

As the Internet becomes a playground for the increasing number of auction Web sites, veteran auctioneer Onsale Inc. Monday announced that more than 10 million bids have been placed on its atAuction service. The 10-millionth bid was placed on Sunday, Feb. 21, two months after its 9 millionth bid. The rapid growth is attributed to […]

As the popularity of online trading skyrockets almost as much as Internet stocks, more people are searching for a Web broker they can rely on. Forrester Research weighed in Friday with its own survey of the Web’s top brokerages. A survey of 1,255 online investors rated Fidelity as the best overall online trading firm, followed […]

Partnering with Microsoft, Qwest Communications International Inc. Wednesday debuted Q.Commerce, a series of e-commerce solutions for businesses interested in entering the market. Q.Commerce-Retail is the first offering, designed for traditional retailers to create and maintain online storefronts. Built around Microsoft’s Commerce Center offerings, it includes high-speed Internet access, Web hosting and consulting services, hardware, direct […]

Online broker E*Trade Group Inc. Wednesday expanded its global presence with the launch of CPR-E*Trade, which is targeting French investors. CPR-E*Trade joins affiliates in Canada, Australia and Japan as part of the company’s strategy to offer consumer investment services worldwide. E*Trade is partnering with CPR, an investment and asset management bank in France already offering […]

In an attempt to augment its members’ homepages into “personal information centers,” Tripod Tuesday began offering Info Flashes to its users. With Info Flashes, users can post news, stocks, sports, weather and horoscopes on their homepages at no charge, the company said. More topics will be offered soon. Customization is a feature offered by many […]

To alleviate the problem of tying up phone lines while connected to the Internet, VocalTec Communications Ltd. has announced Internet Phone Call Waiting. Working much like traditional phone call waiting, a virtual second line is created to receive incoming phone calls while a user is online. The user can accept the call without disconnecting from […]