InternetNews Staff

[Berlin, GERMANY] In addition to the venture capital firm Kimvestor AG, there were other investors who helped the struggling Dutch online merchant Letsbuyit.com out of their financial crisis. Kim Schmitz, the head of Kimvestor, told the “EURO am Sonntag”, an investor newspaper, that the television station Pro 7, the Dutch venture capital fund Nesbic, and […]

[12 February 2001] – The strategic arms procurement package, known popularly as the arms deal, is arguably the largest scandal to plague South Africa’s first democratically elected government. Its a convoluted saga, winding between proof and disproof, and now it’s all available on the Internet. The non-governmental agency Idasa’s Political Information and Monitoring Service has […]

The investment vehicle for Ron Brierley’s investment company MidEast Minerals, nowadays known as Tomorrow Investments, has announced that it is to take a 45 percent stake in 131shop.com.au. Tomorrow Investments becomes the second former mining company to buy into the e-tailing vehicle, which also lists Eastern Mining as a major shareholder. The company acquires 45 […]

The board of directors of Infinium , a Hyannis, Mass., maker of software to help businesses manage finances and personnel, has replaced president and chief executive officer Robert A. Pemberton with James E. McGowan. Pemberton will continue as chairman of the board. McGowan formerly served as president and CEO of Portal Connect Inc., formerly EIS […]

At the Demo 2001 Conference, Microsoft today introduced the beta launch of the Microsoft Outlook Mobile Manager. This desktop application, in conjunction with the Microsoft Mobile Information 2001 Server, allows users of Microsoft Exchange to filter and prioritize e-mail from Outlook. The Mobile Manager can function as a standalone desktop application and forward notifications from […]

The Board of Directors at Critical Path Friday announced a series of managerial changes, including the return to management of its chairman and founder, David Hayden, who has been named executive chairman. “My job is to reaffirm the core vision and values that have made this company great and resolve the issues that have recently […]

Amazon.com European Services C.V., a subsidiary of Amazon.com announced today its intention to consolidate its European customer service locations, transferring its pan-European customer service operation from The Hague, Netherlands, to existing centers in Slough, United Kingdom, and Regensberg, Germany. The Hague center employs approximately 240 people. All of the customer service representatives at the center […]

[February 8] Internet Initiative Japan Inc. [QUOTE Nasdaq:IIJI] Thursday announced that it acquired a contract from At Home Japan Co., Ltd., a group company of Excite@Home in the U.S. and one of Japan’s largest CATV networks, for broadband connectivity to the IIJ backbones. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. IIJ and @Home Japan also […]

[09 February 2001] – What does the South African online consumer look like? What does the future hold for the South African e-tailer? What issues need to be addressed to ensure a profitable and enjoyable online e-tailing experience? These and other issues come under scrutiny in the Ernst & Young Global E-Tailing report, released last […]

Paging network operator Motient said Thursday that it will make a special cradle available to Palm V users that provides an always-on wireless connection to its paging network. The cradle was developed by Australian vendor Wavenet International and will be available by the middle of the year, the company said. Motient didn’t provide pricing information […]

With Congressional hearings underway in Washington regarding the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and its approval of new top level domain names, a number of local businesses are getting involved. Brian Cartmell, founder and CEO of Seattle-based dot-cc top level domain registrar eNIC, will be testifying in front of the Senate commerce […]

While it might sound like the adaptation of a new technology, it’s not. Instead it is Microsoft TV Platform Group’s new director of business development for North America, M3 Sweatt. Sweatt will be responsible for developing and strengthening the platform group’s relationships with leading network operators in the United States and Canada. Sweatt comes to […]