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In a non-exclusive agreement with Hewlett-Packard Co, Digiland Singapore Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of mainboard-listed GES International Ltd, will provide order-processing and delivery fulfilment services for the HP online store in Singapore. Recent media reports’ overestimating the potential earnings from Digiland’s role in the HP Asian online store forced the company to issue another press […]

Just after announcing plans to launch a new television network that will focus on health issues, News Corp. Wednesday took an unspecified investment in online pharmacy PlanetRx. The investment was made by News America Digital Publishing, the Australian conglomerate’s online arm. Peter Chernin, News Corp.’s president and chief operating officer, said the move recognizes the […]

CustomTracks Corp. Wednesday dismissed its lawsuit against Critical Path Inc. CustomTracks, which is developing an Internet transaction system and a digital signature and encryption offering, sued Critical Path in late May, accusing it of violating a confidentiality agreement involving security technology. Custom Tracks also accused Critical Path of misappropriating trade secrets. Critical Path provides e-mail […]

PictureTel Corp. Wednesday unveiled a new initiative that will focus on getting businesses to shift to video conferencing. The company, which makes a variety of videoconferencing solutions, dubbed the new campaign Visual Collaboration for the ‘Net. PictureTel said the initiative gives businesses with high-speed connections to easily conduct videoconferences, broadcasts and product briefings over the […]

DLJdirect Wednesday announced it will launch its Japanese brokerage, DLJdirect SFG, on June 11. DLJdirect is the result of a joint venture formed in March between DLJdirect Inc. and Japanese shareholders and companies, including firms from Sumitomo Group, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. and Internet Initiative Japan. Initial services will include Internet trading of stocks on […]

Healthshop.com, an online natural health store, said Warner-Lambert Co. has taken a minority equity position in the company. Warner-Lambert has Parke-Davis pharmaceuticals, as well as consumer products such as Dentyne, Listerine, Certs, Zantac, Sudafed, Neosporin, Hall’s and Quanterra. Warner-Lambert views healthshop.com as a platform to accelerate its involvement in e-commerce and enhance its position in […]

San Mateo, CA-based Internet performance measurement company Keynote Systems is planning to launch a new weekly Broker Trading Index that measures the time it takes to place a stock “buy” order on popular Internet trading sites. The system will measure times from multiple locations around the United States during stock trading hours. Results will be […]

Laguna Hills, CA-based Rbid.com Inc. said it has completed and tested development of a 3-dimensional graphics interface that will be implemented into its auction and online mall site. Rbid Auction members and Rmall merchants will be able to use the technology to present or view products in a three dimensional, rotating manner. The company said […]

Yahoo! Inc. Tuesday rolled out Yahoo! Brazil, the company’s first country-specific Internet guide in Latin America. Yahoo! Brazil includes more than 12,000 Brazilian Web sites, aside from other Portuguese-language Web sites, and features free e-mail and regional sports, entertainment and general news stories. The new guide marks Yahoo!’s 19th property in its global network. “With […]

Amazon.com Inc. is once again expanding its e-commerce offerings, this time launching a new, free digital-download area where music buffs can access music using Liquid Player and the MP3 format. Beginning Tuesday, music buffs can download and listen to more than 20 full-length songs, including some previously unreleased, by 14 artists, including Sarah McLachlan, Cowboy […]

Rockwall, TX-based QuantumHost Internet Services delivered its Q-Cart shopping car technology for the small to medium size business market. The company said Q-Cart uses its patent pending one-click, NeverLost Navigation System so that a virtual shopper is never more than one-click away from any location in a Q-Cart powered store. The NeverLost Navigation System “floats” […]

New York City-based CDuctive.com launched a new digital download store, CDuctive Digital, offering MP3 format tracks from a collection of cutting-edge independent labels. To celebrate the launch, CDuctive.com said it will offer free licensed tracks in MP3 format from Eminem, Sleater-Kinney and Aril Brikha. Genres at the store include dance/electronic, indie rock and hip-hop. CDuctive.com […]