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BuyWiz Inc., creator of online universal shopping cart technology, entered a partnership with bottomdollar.com, an independent Internet shopping search engine. BuyWiz said it will integrate bottomdollar.com’s search and compare tool into the BuyWiz universal shopping cart to give consumers the added value of a comparative shopping search engine that tracks and compares the prices and […]

The new French domain level .com.fr has met with high demand as the new address hits the Internet. More than 500 domain names ending with the .com.fr are operational, and more than 3,000 sites applied for domain level since October 4, according to the Association Français pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération (AFNIC). “As soon […]

WildTangent said Tuesday it has acquired Eclipse Entertainment technology for an undisclosed sum of cash and WildTangent equity. Eclipse Entertainment is best known for its 3D engine featuring real-time character animation systems and 3D world authoring tools. The Eclipse development team has relocated to WildTangent’s Redmond headquarters where they have joined WildTangent in the task […]

Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of Netscape Communications and former chief technology officer America Online Inc. (AOL), Tuesday unveiled his latest project, Loudcloud Inc. Andreessen was short on details during Tuesday’s announcement. He would only say that the company will focus on “accelerating Internet business growth and creation.” The project will also involve several industry all-stars. […]

Wireless software developer Phone.com announced Tuesday that BT Cellnet will use its UP.Link Server Suite to support BT’s new Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)-based services. The new service, called BT Cellnet Genie Internet Platform — available at www.genie.co.uk — offers a range of content and supporting applications such as e-mail. “By continuing to partner with leading […]

Last week, Amazon.com took its competition into the courtroom. On Tuesday, the fight moved to Europe. Bertelsmann Online (BOL), the e-commerce site of Bertlesmann AG, Tuesday unveiled plans to add online music sales to its repertoire in Europe. Amazon (AMZN) countered by announcing it has listed 200,000 titles to its online music selection in the […]

Planet-Intra.Com Tuesday teamed with Sun Microsystems Inc. to allow Internet service providers the ability to offer clients secure, customizable intranets. Sun’s (SUNW) servers will run Planet-Intra’s intranet portal software, which will give ISPs a leg up on businesses that offer only standard Internet access. Sun and Planet-Intra said more ISPs are recognizing the importance of […]

TD Waterhouse Group, Inc. and Indian conglomerate Tata Group Tuesday entered into a joint venture chartered to bring online trading to the subcontinent. The two companies will develop a discount brokerage and other online financial services in India through the new venture. TD Waterhouse (TWE) will control 49 percent of the new company, while Tata […]

Microsoft Corp. and NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc. Tuesday inked a joint venture deal to deliver wireless services in Japan. The deal is reportedly worth US$1.9 billion, with each company kicking in 100 billion yen (US$950 million) for the venture. The new company, to be called Mobimagic Co. Ltd., will be formed as a Japanese […]

A start-up called Pop2it.com is launching what it calls a new form of embedded e-commerce that “transforms any content or community site into an immediate, gratifying, and unobtrusive point-of-purchase opportunity.” The company said its proprietary Pop-In technology, scheduled for launch Nov. 1, creates and integrates product-specific windows called “Shoplets” into the editorial content of Web […]

Intuit Inc. said it will integrate CyberBills’ Total Bill Management service into Quicken.com’s online bill payment and presentment service, which is expected to launch this fall. This agreement will enable consumers to receive and pay all of their bills at a single site on the Web at Quicken.com, Intuit said. By integrating the two services, […]

Stonebridge Technologies Inc. Monday put the finishing touches on an enterprise-wide intranet to help payroll/human relations operations for more than 850 stores of the Chick-fil-A fast food chain. For the first time ever, users will have direct access to corporate HR and payroll functions, which the chain hopes will slash costly, time-consuming paperwork and improve […]