Elizabeth Clampet

Looking to expand telephony to corporate customers, Net2Phone Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Monday announced a strategic alliance to create voice-over-IP products for businesses. Specifically, Samsung and Net2Phone (NTOP) will create two devices with Internet telephony services using Net2Phone’s VoIP, billing, and routing technologies along with Samsung’s hardware expertise and distribution channels. The products […]

Incentives-based e-commerce firm Cybergold, Inc. Monday went shopping itself, purchasing e-mail marketer itarget.com for approximately $32 million in stock. itarget.com is a permission e-mail marketing company that rewards its members with a variety of items. The company boasts 1.3 million opt-in members. Cybergold (CGLD) will acquire itarget.com for 1.85 million shares of Cybergold stock. The […]

Tapping into the growing wireless market, Ericsson Friday debuted plans for a new portal specifically for users of mobile Internet applications. The Ericsson (ERICY) WISE portal features customized content and search functions that can be accessed from any Internet-connected device, such as a WAP phone, a PC, or other mobile terminal. It is designed to […]

IBM Corp. and AT&T Corp. Friday joined forces to expand wireless services to the business customer by offering access to Internets, intranets and databases. IBM (IBM) will combine its software and services with AT&T’s (T) wireless IP network to provide access to business data and applications. Specifically, the two industry giants will target users of […]

Following its downward trend of recent days, word from Fed chairman Greenspan lit a fire under tech stocks to boost them well into positive territory. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index closed up 64.05, or 7.10 percent, bouncing back to 965.96, the Nasdaq Composite recharged to 168.02 to 4550.14 (close to its largest one-day point gain ever) […]

Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch Wednesday made a move to bring its content and services to the plug-free world by creating a wireless strategy group. Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch (TMCS) said the move is designed to capitalize on the growing demand for wireless content and services. Included in the company’s strategy are partnerships with industry players AvantGo, Nokia and Palm, […]

Online sports resource SportsLine.com, Inc. Wednesday joined forces with community site theglobe.com Inc. in a multi-year deal to co-develop content and cross promote services on CBS Sportsline and theglobe.com. SportsLine.com (SPLN) will receive a minimum guarantee of $5 million payable in theglobe.com (TGLO) stock representing approximately 3 percent of outstanding shares in theglobe.com stock, in […]

After starting the day off down because of interest rate fears and profit takers, the market climbed out of the red late in the day to end on a positive note. Net stocks weren’t so lucky, though, hovering just below positive territory. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index fell 19.81, or 2.15 percent, to 901.91, the Nasdaq […]

Profit taking was the order of the day, with most of the market seeing red at midday on Tuesday. At 12:15 p.m. EST, internet.com’s Internet Stock index fell 27.17, or 2.95 percent to 894.55, the Nasdaq Composite was down 66.44 to 4345.30 and the Dow Jones industrial average slipped 85.08 to 10134.44. Global Crossing Ltd. […]

Excite@Home’s service portal Work.com got promoted Tuesday to its own company, which will be jointly owned by Excite@Home and Dow Jones & Co., with plans to go public later this year. Work.com was launched in September on Excite@Home’s (ATHM) network, and has operated as a comprehensive resource for the small and medium business-to-business market. It […]

The days of sleeping outside the Civic Center box office for Springsteen tickets are over, thanks to a new partnership between Tickets.com and Encryptix Inc. to allow home ticket-printing for concerts and other events listed on the ticketing site. Tickets.com (TIXX) injected an undisclosed investment into EncrypTix, a subsidiary of Stamps.com, Inc., which provides secure, […]

Online credit card issuer NextCard, Inc. Thursday took steps to dominate the online credit market by receiving notice of allowance on a patent that protects its business model for taking credit card applications. NextCard (NXCD) received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) for a patent entitled “Method and Apparatus […]