InternetNews Staff

Internet issues were taking a breather in Thursday afternoon trading. Volume was light as investors looked forward to bringing in the new year. By 12:45, internet.com’s Internet Stock Index had fallen 9.10, or 1.05 percent, to 859.60, the Nasdaq Composite was up 12.10 to 4053.50 and the Dow Jones industrial average surged 40.68 higher to […]

In Berlin’s Haus am Köllnischen Park public convention hall, the Chaos Communications Congress held its annual meeting this week for the “hands-on” generation of Internet users. The annual congress, which is organized and maintained by the Chaos Computer Club, is renowned for its aggregation of German computer experts and hackers. The group has gathered for […]

Internet issues gained momentum in the afternoon, boosting the Nasdaq to yet another record high. Two leading portals grabbed investor’s attention as holiday e-commerce numbers continued rolling in. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index surged 21.83 higher, or 2.58 percent, to 868.74, the Nasdaq Composite jumped 69.36 to 4041.47 and the Dow Jones industrial average rose 7.95 […]

Working to forge a steel grip in the business-to-business e-commerce sector, Internet Capital Group Wednesday took a stake worth about $180 million in stock and cash in MetalSite L.P. from Weirton Steel Corp. MetalSite is a premier Net resource center for the metals industry. The company began operations in 1998 to sell steel through its […]

Phone.com’s alliance program as an applications development member to provide Web-based wireless data services to corporate customers. Aether (AETH) developed a Wireless Applications Protocol (WAP) enterprise center for its corporate customers and expects to begin offering WAP-enabled services to customers in February 2000. Aether plans to combine Phone.com’s (PHCM) mobile phone expertise with its technology […]

Brocker Technology Group and KPMG New Zealand this week agreed to form a partnership for the implementation of B-to-B e-commerce solution dubbed Supercession. “Brocker entered into an agreement to become a Software Alliance Partner in Peoplesoft’s Global Alliance Program; moreover, Brocker is positioned with Peoplesoft and KPMG to anticipate a rapid and effective deployment of […]

Internet issues were climbing higher Wednesday afternoon amid several analyst upgrades and a shocking announcement from a premier Internet e-tailer. By 12:30, internet.com’s Internet Stock Index was rising 15.45, or 1.82 percent, to 862.36, the Nasdaq had jumped 36.84 to 4008.95 and The Dow Jones industrial average was up 47.71 to 11524.42. Doubleclick (DCLK) was […]

June 30, 1999 — E-Loan (EELN), the largest online mortgage company went public and quickly saw its shares jump from a $14 offering price to $40, before closing at $37. A rise of more than 160 percent and its market value was nearly $1.5 billion after only one day of trading. The stock would hit […]

B2B momentum and and an agreement between Internet Gold and Microsoft sent certain Internet issues higher as the Nasdaq flirted with, but closed south of the 4,000 mark. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index fell 5.77, or 0.68 percent, to 846.91, the Nasdaq Composite lost 3.27 to 3972.11 and the Dow Jones industrial average rose 85.63 to […]

A group of 44 companies including both multinationals and indigenous Singapore firms has launched CommerceNet Singapore to promote e-commerce in the Asia Pacific region. The new entity, part of the CommerceNet Asia grouping which includes countries in North Asia, aims to boost activities and companies engaged in e-commerce. The Singapore consortium has become the latest […]

Excalibur Technologies Corp. Tuesday introduced a secure intranet solution by rolling out RetrievalWare for FileNET Corp.’s Panagon service. Excalibur RetrievalWare for FileNET’s Panagon Integrated Document Management (IDM) Document Services provides access to all information managed by Panagon as well as a single point of access to all of the organization’s knowledge repositories. The tool lets […]

Investors were eagerly snapping up shares of business-to-business Internet and infrastructure plays in midday trading as all sectors of the market were moving strongly higher. At 12:30 p.m. Eastern, internet.com’s Internet Stock Index had gained 19.99, or 2.25 percent, to 871.87, the Nasdaq Composite had jumped 29.04 to 4004.42 and the Dow Jones industrial average […]