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InfoSpace.com Thursday acquired community-building communications technology from Active Voice for $18 million. InfoSpace said the technology, currently named MyAgent, supports the creation of customized, real-time communication services for Web sites and Internet appliances. InfoSpace said the buy will add instant messaging to the suite of communications services offered to InfoSpace.com affiliates. The services will also […]

Microsoft Corp. Wednesday announced a deal with online community Talk City to offer free home pages throughout its MSN network of sites. Consumers will be given 12 megabytes of space and a set of easy-to-use tools to create home pages. Rob Bennett, group product manager for Microsoft’s consumer and commerce group, said the addition demonstrates […]

AdvanteXCEL.com Communications Corp., a provider of Internet communication systems, has agreed to acquire a 50 percent interest in E-Bill Direct Inc., a provider of Internet-based bill presentment solutions for the brokerage industry and loyalty programs. The companies said they will share their technologies in order to create economies of scale and a broader combination of […]

GetMedia Inc. established a strategic partnership with WebRadio.com that will enable radio stations to broadcast and sell music simultaneously over the Internet. GetMedia’s technology, which works within a radio station’s Web home page, displays song titles in real-time as the station plays them and lets listeners simply click on a title to buy a CD. […]

MindSpring Enterprises Inc. Wednesday said it will introduce a consumer Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line service to markets in California and Texas. Working with Covad Communications, the rollout will offer customers in the Southwest high-speed Internet access using copper phone wires. It provides a high-speed connection that is secure, “always on,” and offers data transfer speeds […]

“News for Nerds” community site Slashdot was purchased Tuesday by Andover.Net, a network of technology Web sites. Slashdot, which focuses on Linux and open source news a resources, is a popular site that was reportedly courted by many Web companies. No financial terms of its acquisition were disclosed. With the financial and technical backing of […]

Internet-based software management solutions provider Marimba expanded into the European market with a newly opened office in the U.K. Marimba UK will support the UK launch of Marimba’s Castanet 4.0 Internet Service Management software. Marimba calls the new office an expression of its new direction in international market development. The UK office will be headed […]

Australian publishing giant John Fairfax Holding Tuesday announced plans to join the e-commerce auction fray with its new site, SOLD.com.au, created in partnership with Classified Ventures Inc. U.S.-based Classified Ventures’ claim to fame is its Auction Universe, which it boasts as the largest network of online auction sites across the U.S. and the U.K. Fred […]

In a move to help online businesses build their bottom line, Prodigy Communications Corp. Tuesday released a set of new services to meet small business e-commerce needs. Prodigy Business Solution’s collection of Internet access options, business and intranet tools and Web design or hosting services are built to make online business start-ups easy. Jim Dougherty, […]

Sweden Post (Posten AB) and San Francisco-based incentive marketer MyPoints.com Inc. launched a Swedish version of the Internet direct marketing service MyPoints BonusMail. The partnership with Sweden’s national post office marks MyPoints.com’s entry into the international Internet market. “BonusMail is the first program of its kind to be implemented in Europe,” said Lars G. Jansson, […]

Global Tele-Systems (GTL), part of the Rs 500 crore (US$ 115 million) Global group, has tied up with UK-based Silverslate International Ltd. to provide specialized e-business and telecom solutions. Global Tele-Systems is expected to generate revenues of Rs 30-32 crore (US$6-8 million) within a year from the new tie-up. GTL, which has emerged as a […]

DotBroker.com launched as an Internet domain name auction house and said “Websites.com” and “Drugs.com” will be going to the block soon. The company said that the site opened Monday and within 48 hours, private sellers had posted more than 500 names. A $5 fee is collected to encourage serious traders. When a name is posted, […]