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Accompany Inc. is planning a new online buying service designed to leverage the power of the Internet “to bring people together in real time to pool their purchasing power.” Customers will access Accompany’s service directly or through a partner site. After deciding which product to purchase, customers will join that product’s Buy-Cycle–the period of time […]

Albany, NY-based online music and movie retailer Trans World Entertainment (twec.com) launched its video game catalog, offering 8,000 games for Sony PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Gameboy, Gameboy Color and Sega Genesis. “Our vast assortment of music, movies and games goes far beyond what can be found in any store, giving our customers the opportunity to do […]

New York City-based Rare Medium Group Inc. has acquired iFACE.com, a privately held Internet communications company that provides software and solutions for Voice-Over- Internet Protocol (VOIP) for voice, video and fax communication. Financial terms were not disclosed. The iFace software is designed to enable full on -demand interoperability between phones, Web pages, call centers and […]

Santa Clara, CA-based Auction Watchers, a resource for online auction tracking, has developed a new spec search technology enabling greater access to detailed information on computer hardware and software. The SpecWatcher service allows online shoppers to specify details on computer equipment up for bid across multiple online auction houses. Through Auction Watchers’ auction listing technology, […]

Interleaf Inc. this week released version 2.0 of BusinessWeb and BusinessWeb Plus. The two products allow users to retrieve and view documents stored on intranets through a secure Web connection using a Java-enabled browser. In BusinessWeb, the viewer is contained in the product where BusinessWeb Plus uses a Java applet. Interleaf said the new versions […]

Emerging economies have a great deal to benefit from the use of open source software like the Linux operating system and Apache Web server, according to Bob Young, CEO of Red Hat Software. “We see Asian countries as a prime market for Linux and Apache,” Young said in an exclusive interview. Red Hat, based in […]

Accrue Software, a provider of e-business measurement and reporting tools, delivered an enhanced version of Accrue Insight’s Network Collector tool for gathering and analyzing data. The enhancements enable complex, high-volume Web sites to collect and analyze both dynamic content and customer demographic data submitted in Web site registration forms or stored in cookies, the company […]

Most multinationals (MNCs) in India are logging on to managed data services (MDS) in search of a convenient and cost-effective means of connecting their computers worldwide for data transfers. Whirlpool, for one, opted for British Telecom’s Concert services when sharing critical reports and month-end updates with its offices worldwide became a constant headache. “Now 650 […]

The Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers this week adopted a domain name registrar accreditation policy and a framework for the Domain Name Supporting Organization. The Domain Name Supporting Organization will advise ICANN on Domain Name System policies and will have three of ICANN’s 19 board seats. Meeting in Singapore, the board also adopted […]

Budget Rent a Car Corp., the third largest car and truck rental system and a subsidiary of Budget Group Inc., signed a two-year agreement with iXL as its Internet agency of record. iXL will have responsibility for all of Budget’s e-commerce development and Web-based advertising. Billings were not disclosed. iXL was instrumental in the relaunch […]

The Louvre, one of the world’s most important museums, now offers an online ticketing service via Oakland, CA-based TicketWeb. Visitors can avoid the lines and use a special entrance to the museum by purchasing advance tickets at www.ticketweb.com, or by visiting the official Web site of The Louvre museum. TicketWeb, which competes with Ticketmaster Online, […]

Whole Foods Market has established an electronic commerce subsidiary in an effort to create a comprehensive natural foods site on the Internet. WholeFoods.com will offer an information- rich Web site designed to replicate the unique Whole Foods Market shopping experience, the company said. The site will offer the trademark Whole Foods Market product mix, with […]