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BuyWiz Inc. launched the beta version of a free, PC-based universal online shopping cart that offers built-in comparison shopping, price tracking and one-click buying. Shoppers can collect items from a variety of online shops, save the items in one shopping cart on a PC, view the cart’s contents, whether connected to the Internet or off-line, […]

E-commerce payment technologies and services company CyberCash Inc. raised $15 million in equity capital through a private placement of common stock and warrants. CyberCash said it plans to use the funds to expand its corporate branding campaign, support strategic acquisitions and investments and provide working capital. The offering was placed with Rose Glen Capital International […]

Israel’s Internet user strike over Internet fees, originally scheduled for 13 August, has been postponed by two weeks. The decision followed a meeting which took place on the eve of the demonstration, in which Bezeq presented a proposal to the strike’s representatives. The strike is a protest against Bezeq’s intention to increase prices for Internet […]

Although the absolute number of online banking customers grew 100,000 to a total of 6.3 million in the past 12 months, 3.1 million U.S. adults have discontinued their use of online banking, according to a new survey. The Cybercitizen Finance study from Cyber Dialogue also found that only 35% of online bank customers who discontinued […]

Start-up Web-based service Desktop.com, which provides a free graphic interface and application platform for the Internet, closed on $29 million in its first round of financing. Investors include Accel Partners; the executives of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.; and Sequoia Capital. Desktop.com will use the funds to market and launch the Desktop.com service this fall. […]

Infoseek, home of the GO Network, and e-commerce site mySimon signed an agreement with Active Research to offer private label versions of the latter’s Active Buyer’s Guide. The buyers guide helps Web shoppers decide what product is individually right for them in more than 50 categories. GO Network is leveraging Active Buyer’s Guide’s 50 product […]

Segasoft Networks Inc. is teaming up with Affinity Internet Holdings Plc, through its new subsidiary, EGO Maniacs.net , to bring the gaming community HEAT.NET to the United Kingdom and Europe. The two companies signed an exclusive agreement to create Europe.HEAT.NET, a free service that will launch later this summer in the U.K. with 22 games. […]

Pet care product marketer Petsmart.com signed a placement deal with America Online to sell pet food and merchandise through Shop@AOL. PETsMART.com will receive anchor positions in the Pet Supplies and Pet Accessories departments. Spending was not disclosed. PETsMART.com is a venture involving real world store operator PETsMART Inc. and idealab!, an Internet incubator of such […]

E-commerce service provider iMALL Inc. signed a deal to integrate IQ.COM’s coupon functionality into iMALL’s store building solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed. This is the first “extended service” iMALL intends to integrate in its small business e-commerce solution, expanding the services its channel partners can offer their customers. Initially, the coupon app will be […]

Dash.com announced the beta release of its free, shopping service, which acts as a consumer advocate to bring shoppers discounts and cash rebates from merchants. Dash gives every consumer a personalized, virtual shopping assistant (DashBar) that collects savings while the consumer surfs and shops as usual. The beta version of the DashBar application is free […]

E-commerce services provider GetMedia signed a deal with First Internet Media Corp. (FIMC) to provide GetMedia’s technology to FIMC’s 160 radio station customers. Radio stations that incorporate GetMedia’s technology into their Web site strategy can sell the music they broadcast and profit directly from impulse-driven music sales at their Web site. GetMedia, which launched its […]

X10.com has developed a way to track downloads from the Internet to any stereo or entertainment system in the home with its MP3 Anywhere Kit. The MP3 Anywhere sends the audio from the Internet to any system in the home using 2.4-gigahertz wireless signals. A simple two-step process is all it takes. Step one: Plug […]