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[Berlin, GERMANY] The Federal Minister of Labor wants to regulate private Internet use in the workplace. The new guideline would allow independent agreements or wage agreements to restrict private surfing at work. The business magazine “Handelsblatt” reported today that company interests must not be affected by this in any way. The paper quotes the department […]

Walt Disney Internet Group Tuesday relaunched its Go.com Web search service. The revamped site vastly differs from its predecessor, which was a general interest portal competing with the likes of Yahoo and AOL. The new site focuses on the entertainment and leisure industries, noted Steve Bornstein, chairman of Walt Disney Internet Group. “Consumers are increasingly […]

24/7 Media Joins Oracle Wireless Partner Initiative 24/7 Media joined database giant Oracle’s Wireless Partner Initiative, enabling it to provide ad serving capabilities and sales support to mobile phones and other wireless devices with software based on Oracle’s database platform. Through the agreement, 24/7 will provide opt-in, targeted wireless ad serving capabilities and sales support […]

internet.com Corp., the Internet Industry Portal, Monday launched two new Web sites to keep Netizens up-to-date of the latest news and information. InternetNews.com on Monday launched the news site for Penton Media’s Internet World Fall 2000, which will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York from Oct. 23-27. Effective immediately, those […]

It seems that just a few years ago, every retailer in the country was fighting to bring their products online. Lucy.com, an online and catalog retailer of women’s workout wear, is reversing that trend, bringing their online offerings to the brick and mortar world, with the opening of a lucy.com retail store in New York. […]

InfoSpace, Inc. and Go2Net, Inc. announced late yesterday the completion of their merger. Shareholders of both companies formally approved the merger agreement, which was initially announced on July 26, 2000. The merger takes effect immediately. The merged company plans to focus on wireless and broadband infrastructure technologies, and position themselves to deliver an integrated platform […]

Knowledge management software maker Kamoon said it received $23 million in a Series B funding. Patricof & Co. Ventures, Apax Partners and BRM Group also took part in the second round investment. The company, which maintains offices in Israel and Fort Lee, NJ, said it would use the proceeds to target its knowledge management software […]

WAVO Corporation announced Thursday that it has completed the transaction to sell its satellite delivery division to privately held Cidera, Inc. for $14.5 million. Terms of the deal include the sale of WAVO’s FM and satellite network assets for $12 million in cash, $2.5 million in Cidera common stock and the assumption of certain liabilities. […]

While Microsoft’s products have become a standard both at home and in the workplace, Bill Gates knows he needs to keep coming up with fresh ideas to stay on top. Today at the Intel Exchange conference, Gates announced a new Microsoft management solution called Microsoft Operations Manager. The solution features a series of standards-based management […]

Avenue A, Inc. has made a major step in their international expansion, announcing Expedia.co.uk as its first client in its international client base. The announcement coincides with the opening of its new international headquarters and UK office in London and its recently opened office in Paris. Avenue A will act as Expedia.co.uk’s sole online agency, […]

A day after portal giant Yahoo announced its new telephone-based service, Waltham rival Lycos Inc. has rolled out its version of a voice portal. The new Lycos service is being launched today in five markets, Boston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Built with voice-recognition technology from Mobilee of Boston, the service allows […]

Santa Clara-based Yahoo! announced availability today of Yahoo! by Phone, a new free dial-up text-to-speech engine for retrieving Yahoo! Mail text messages from any phone. The move follows portal giant AOL’s recent push into the text-to-speech offering, and tapers behind several Silicon Valley companies who launched pure “voice portal” plays earlier this year. Developed by […]