InternetNews Staff

Deutsche Bank 24 and AOL Europe have defined a plan for future cooperation with an emphasis on online finance. The two companies will at first focus on the establishment and extension of a new Internet platform in the areas of e-banking and online brokerages, both companies reported. AOL is to become the door-opener for the […]

CheckFree Corp. and Northeast Utilities (NU), New England’s largest electric utility, partnered to make electronic billing and payment services available to more than 1.3 million customers of NU subsidiaries the Connecticut Light and Power Company (CL&P) and Western Massachusetts Electric Co. (WMECO). Service to 400,000 more customers through another NU subsidiary, Public Service Company of […]

Internet issues surged past mid-day levels after positive comments from industry analysts and a few earnings surprises. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index rocketed 32.33 higher, or 3.37 percent, to 991.92, the Nasdaq Composite gained 118.84 to 4696.69 and the Dow Jones industrial average added 89.66 to 10128.31. Broadvision Inc. (BVSN) jumped 19-1/2 to 252-9/16, CMGI Inc. […]

E-business application provider Open Text Corp. Tuesday won a contract from the U.S. Navy. Now the collaborative intranet standard for the United States Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Open Text’s Livelink reduces filing and storage space requirements, facilitates access to corporate information and enhances customer service. NAVSEA, responsible for the design, manufacture, lifecycle management and […]

B2B online auctioneer FreeMarkets, Inc. Tuesday set up shop in India, following up on last month’s initial landing into Asia. FreeMarkets (FMKT) aims to leverage India’s talent pool for continued development of its industry-leading auction technology, as well as provide auction access to India-based industrial buyers. The auctioneer introduced its services in Hong Kong and […]

Ulead Systems, Inc. released MediaStudio Pro 6.0, the latest version of its professional video editor. This new version incorporates support for technologies such as DV IEEE-1394 (iLink/Firewire), MPEG-2 and MP3 audio. MediaStudio Pro edits DV natively, eliminating generation loss. The DV codec is maintained throughout the entire process — from capture, through editing, to output […]

Houston InterWeb Design Tuesday formed a joint venture with the Chinese government and a Chinese investment company to build the first governmentally approved MP3 music site in China. The new joint venture, Beijing Artists Online L.L.C. plans to launch a Chinese MP3 music site similar to the popular MP3.com within 60 days. Although the Chinese […]

Pacific Internet (PCNTF) Tuesday inked a deal with WWW.COM Inc., the premiere business-to-business music netcasting company. The deal, which will result in a joint venture company based in Singapore, is designed to intensify the proliferation of Internet broadcast services in Asia and boost the popularity of the Internet as an alternative broadcast medium. The proposed […]

Microsoft Corp. aimed to upgrade its TV platform Tuesday with its purchase of digital TV service provider Peach Networks Ltd. Financial terms were not disclosed. Microsoft (MSFT) inked the deal to increase its hold in the digital television sector. Microsoft will couple its TV platform with Peach Networks’ technology to enable shared services between present […]

Signs that British Telecom (BT) is weakening in its stance on metered Internet access emerged Tuesday with news that it is cutting the cost of its subscription service and increasing the amount of time users can spend online. As from Wednesday, Internet customers will be able to get unlimited weekend and weekday evening access for […]

Free high-speed Internet provider Broadband Digital Group Tuesday announced a plan to offer free analog Internet access without banner advertising. BDG is one of the first free access providers to break away from a the banner ad supported business model to offer free dial-up service with not strings attached. The free narrowband service will be […]

Microsoft Corp. Tuesday launched a new version of its Windows Media Player for Palm-size PCs. “From the beach to the gym to the subway, Palm-size PC owners can now turn their Windows CE-based devices into portable digital music players,” said Dave Fester, director of marketing for Microsoft’s digital media division. “This is a significant step […]