InternetNews Staff

By the year 2002, hotel bookings via the Internet will generate approximately $3.1 billion in revenues for online providers, up from less than $100 million in 1997, according to a new report from Bear, Stearns & Co. The Internet is poised to be the most significant technological advance ever to affect the economics of the […]

InfoSpace.com Inc. said that Multiple Zones International Inc. and Wireless Dimension have signed agreements to become e-commerce partners. The two merchants will integrate their products and services into the InfoSpace.com syndicated network. Financial arrangements were not disclosed. InfoSpace.com provides private label content solutions to more than 1,500 Web sites, including America Online, Netscape’s Netcenter, The […]

Dragon Systems Inc., a provider of speech recognition technology, said it has signed an agreement to work with America Online to develop and deploy speech technology for expanded Internet use. Dragon also entered into an expanded marketing agreement with America Online to sell its speech recognition products. Nearly 300,000 units of Dragon Point & Speak […]

[January 15, 1999] Lycos Inc. has won a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Labrador Software over the search directory’s recent ad campaign. In early November, Laborador sued Lycos for using a labrador retriver in an advertising campaign. Labrador alleged that Lycos was aware of its name and logo before it introduced the television, print and […]

GalaxiWorld Ltd. in St. Kitts, a subsidiary of GLC Limited, said that the company will launch a major marketing push for its GalaxiWorld Internet casino beginning in February, the start of the company’s fiscal year. Preliminary marketing plans include an aggressive international advertising campaign, utilizing online, print, and television media outlets, including an infomercial. Along […]

IMSI signed an advertising deal with Yahoo! that guarantees 10 million impressions for its ArtToday.com site. “Yahoo! guaranteed that this deal will put our visual content site, ArtToday.com in front of 10 million Internet users,” said Bob Mayer, executive vice president of worldwide sales and marketing for IMSI (International Microcomputer Software Inc.), a software developer […]

Digital Pulp in New York City reportedly won a contract with Adidas International to develop Web sites and online promotions. Billings were not disclosed. The Silicon Alley Reporter said that the first Digital Pulp-designed features will debut on adidas.com in February. The Adidas account comes less than two weeks after Lee Nadler, Digital Pulp’s new […]

Engage Technologies, a provider of precision online marketing technology, named Peter Steiner as vice president of worldwide sales and Michael K. Baker as vice president of business affairs and general counsel. Steiner will be responsible for establishing strategic direction and international expansion for worldwide sales for Engage’s Internet precision profiling and ad management solutions. Baker […]

Venture capital firm Sequoia Capital is adding music download site MP3.com to its list of investments which have included Yahoo! Inc. and 3Com Corp. Sequoia plans to invest $11 million in the company, which allows users to download music in the MP3 format. The site also features music news and community features. The MP3 format […]

Internet grocer Peapod Inc. concluded a restructuring transaction in which it consolidated its licensing business into the newly formed Split Pea Software, Inc. and spun-off majority ownership of the new company. During the fourth quarter of 1998, Peapod completed the installation of its Internet grocery shopping and delivery systems under its license agreement with Coles […]

By the year 2002, hotel bookings via the Internet will generate approximately $3.1 billion in revenues for online providers, up from less than $100 million in 1997, according to a new report from Bear, Stearns & Co. The Internet is poised to be the most significant technological advance ever to affect the economics of the […]

Dragon Systems Inc., a provider of speech recognition technology, said it has signed an agreement to work with America Online to develop and deploy speech technology for expanded Internet use. Dragon also entered into an expanded marketing agreement with America Online to sell its speech recognition products. Nearly 300,000 units of Dragon Point & Speak […]