Elizabeth Clampet

Network Solutions Inc.’s web site suffered from an embarrassing bug Friday afternoon when the frequently used search form showed that virtually any domain name was available. The problem was discovered Friday afternoon by Christian Griffith of Freebairn & Co. who told InternetNews.com he was able to claim any name he wanted at 3 pm. EST. […]

The Cobalt Group Inc. Friday souped up its services to the automotive industry by acquiring IntegraLink Inc., a provider of advanced data extraction and reporting services, for approximately $3.6 million in cash and stock. Cobalt (CBLT) currently provides a variety of Internet tools for car manufacturers and dealers such as Web development and hosting, data […]

Hoping to take advantage of the red hot Linux market, domain broker SeriousDomains.com Friday put more than 150 Linux domain names up for auction. All domain names have the word “Linux” in the title, the company said. During the first auction, which runs until mid-Monday, speculators can bid on single domain names from the 150-name […]

After leading Microsoft Corp. to its status as the world’s largest software company, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bill Gates relinquished his CEO position to Steve Ballmer, president of the company. Gates announced at a press conference Thursday that he will step into his new role as chairman and chief software architect immediately. The management […]

Wireless initiatives gained two more important backers Thursday as IBM Corp. and Motorola Inc. teamed to develop wireless Internet services for cars and trucks. Citing a growing demand for in-vehicle information systems, IBM (IBM) and Motorola (MOT) plan to combine their technologies, products and services to develop telematics for auto manufacturers. Telematics refers to in-vehicle, […]

Looking to regain its status as a leading search engine, Go2Net Inc.’s Metacrawler search engine relaunched Thursday with a new interface, customization tools and expanded categories. New features of MetaCrawler’s site include emphasis on music and auction searches, two increasingly popular Internet topics. In the music category, MetaCrawler’s Audio/MP3 Search conducts metasearches of several online […]

Business e-commerce firm CyberSource Corp. Tuesday went shopping to purchase ExpressGold Inc., an online developer of gift certificates for e-tailers, in an all stock deal. The acquisition, worth approximately $72 million, is an expansion of CyberSource’s (CYBS) transaction services to business customers. ExpressGold will incorporate its services into CyberSource’s suite of offerings, including virtual and […]

Search engine Google Inc. Monday launched a version of its search engine specifically for Apple platform. The new Apple search engine is based on Google’s advanced search technology. Users can search for information and products related to the Apple Computer, Inc. (AAPL) the company said. “Our Apple search site is the only place Internet users […]

Vignette Corp. Monday purchased DataSage Inc., a provider of online marketing applications, in a stock deal worth approximately $577 million in stock. Vignette will acquire 100 percent of the outstanding stock and assume all stock options of DataSage in exchange for approximately 3.16 million shares of Vignette common stock. Vignette expects the acquisition to close […]

Telecommunications firm McLeodUSA Inc. Friday shelled out approximately $2.1 billion in stock to acquire Splitrock Services Inc., a broadband infrastructure company serving Internet service providers and telecommunication companies. Splitrock (SPLT) operates a nationwide data network with a broadband access platform of asynchronous transfer mode switches in more than 325 points of presence serving 800 cities […]

After its record bid on eBay, Inc. earlier this week turned out to be phony, owners of the domain name year2000.com Thursday put the domain up for sale through domain broker GreatDomains.com. This past weekend, Canadian computer consultants Peter de Jager and Cliff Kurtzman made news when the domain, placed for auction on eBay (EBAY) […]

Due in large part to its customer service, Charles Schwab broke ahead of the pack to be rated the best online brokerage, according to a recent study done from Gomez Advisors Inc. Gomez rated 53 online trading firms in its Winter 1999/2000 Internet Brokerage Scorecard. Charles Schwab topped the list, followed by E*Trade (EGRP) , […]