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EMC Corp. said that OfficeMax Inc. has selected EMC Enterprise Storage systems and advanced software to enhance information availability and streamline management of its growing catalog and electronic commerce business. “With EMC Enterprise Storage, OfficeMax provides more continuous access to our mission-critical systems, which in turn improves customer satisfaction,” said Michael Feuer, OfficeMax’s chairman and […]

A consortium of online companies, including Transactor Networks Inc. and Citibank have joined forces to initiate an online cause-related marketing venture on behalf of Muscular Dystrophy. The group brings “tis the season to be giving” a cyber twist. Each participating merchant will give up to 5 percent of the sales generated from purchases on TheCatalog.com […]

Former customers of Internet service provider @bigger.net have gotten tossed offline as users of the one-time fee ISP again find themselves unable to log on for Internet and e-mail services. Advertising-based ISP @Bigger.net of San Jose, Calif. started by offering customers lifetime Internet access for a one-time fee of $59.95. By mid-October, the company has […]

Microsoft Corp. and Qwest Communications International Inc. Monday announced a $200 million alliance to collaborate on electronic commerce, Web hosting and related enterprise software applications and services. Microsoft will license a variety of software to Qwest and will also become a shareholder in Qwest through the purchase of $200 million of Qwest’s common stock at […]

IXC Communications Inc. Monday unveiled Gemini 2000, a new coast-to-coast next-generation Internet backbone that will serve businesses and research institutions. The network operates at speeds of OC-48, or 2.4 gigabits per second. It is segmented into eight geographic regions, with each containing a central traffic aggregation point. It will eventually be scalable to speeds of […]

The growth in India’s domestic Web audience from the current half million to an estimated two million users by the year 2000 should lead Indian online publishers to develop Web sites featuring a variety of content and e-commerce services. Currently most Indian Web content–as much as 95 per cent–is hosted in the U.S., but better […]

Looking to reach the “subscriber edge” of the Internet, start-up guru Wu-Fu Chen joined with former Cisco executives Monday to form Shasta Networks Inc. The company is aiming to provide gateway services to network service providers. Its services will enable cost-effective deployment of network-based services such as outsourced firewalls, Internet telephony and virtual private networks, […]

Netscape Communications Corp. Monday launched a preview of Custom Netcenter, a new service that allows businesses to create their own Internet portals. The service combines portal content and services with company-specific software, allowing businesses to deliver customized information to their clients, customers and partners. Custom Netcenter allows businesses to deliver news, free e-mail and stock […]

American International Industries Inc. (AII) signed an agreement for Shabang Inc. to provide full e-commerce enabled Web sites for all of the products marketed by AII’s various subsidiaries. Shabang is a free, online shopping service providing a secure electronic environment, presenting products in a “virtual storefront” and accommodating transactions directly between the merchant and customer. […]

Atlanta-based electric company Southern Company Monday announced it will offer its customers an online payment solution, to be supported by e-commerce firm CheckFree Corp. Customers will use CheckFree’s E-Bill program to access their utility bill and receive a full-color electronic replication over the Internet, complete with graphics, logos and full billing details, the companies said. […]

WebVision and TrueSoft Inc. formed a strategic partnership to jointly develop open e-commerce solutions that utilize XML (Extensible Markup Language) technology. The partnership combines the strengths of WebVision’s Internet procurement solutions and extranet technologies with TrueSoft’s expertise in software programming and XML development. The two companies said they will integrate XML-based technology into the WEBtropolis […]

Search engine iSleuth.com and Inktomi this week announced an alliance to create a comparative e-commerce shopping service using new Inktomi software currently under development. The new e-commerce service will be employed in the iSleuth Marketplace and provide access to more than 200 online retailers and 500,000 products, segmented into 14 key product categories. Products include […]