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America Online Inc. will offer its members online postage and digital stamps through an alliance with E-Stamp Corp., the companies announced Thursday. Consumers and small businesses who frequent AOL, CompuServe, AOL.com and AOL’s Digital City Web site will be able to buy and print postage from the Web or from desktop applications, including Microsoft Word, […]

Hewlett-Packard Co. and Open Market Inc. signed a joint technology agreement to certify Open Market’s Transact Internet- commerce enterprise application to work with HP’s MC/ServiceGuard technology. Transact’s certification with MC/ServiceGuard provides “failover protection” to ensure that the Transact application remains available even when systems fail, the companies said. Open Market is a member of HP’s […]

Netscape Communications Tuesday released version 2.0 of BuyerXpert, its packaged enterprise application for corporate procurement. BuyerXpert is designed to provide companies with benefits such as speed, efficiency, connectivity and control in purchasing. At the same time, Netscape entered into new relationships with other vendors, Lucent Technologies in particular, who will provide integration services for BuyerXpert. […]

The sometimes rocky relationship between Microsoft Corp. and RealNetworks Inc. surfaced again late Wednesday when the software giant announced it would begin selling its minority stake in the streaming media company. Microsoft said it first notified real in June that it was considering selling the 3.3 million shares it bought in July 1997 for $9 […]

AT&T Wednesday announced a partnership with the online woman’s network iVillage to launch iVillage Online Powered by AT&T WorldNet Service, the first national Internet access service targeted specifically to women on the Web. Financial details were not disclosed although the companies said the union will be promoted through a co-branded advertising campaign. Over the next […]

Netscape Communications Corp. Wednesday purchased the NewHoo! Community Directory Project as part of its initiative to launch an Internet directory search service on its Netcenter portal. Netscape said its new service, Netscape Open Directory, will be the first Internet directory that uses more than 4,500 volunteer editors. The service will be marketed using the tagline […]

Web developers Wednesday were cheering a judge’s backing of claims by Sun Microsystems Inc. that Microsoft Corp. used an incompatible variation of Java in its products. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Ronald Whyte of San Jose, Calif., said Sun was “likely to prevail on the merits” of its lawsuit over the Java programming language. Whyte […]

With online service set to debut in Saudi Arabia next month, The King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) set limits last week on Internet access charges. KACST officials said they had agreed on a minimum charge of 40 cents an hour and a maximum of $1.20. There is also a fixed monthly charge […]

Microsoft Corp. said that 1-800-FLOWERS signed an agreement to be a Premier Merchant on MSN Shopping. Financial arrangements were not disclosed. “We’ve been working with Microsoft for several years now, and we’re thrilled with the company’s re-emphasis on electronic commerce,” said Chris McCann, senior vice president of 1-800-FLOWERS. “It is clear that MSN will be […]

Public Technologies Multimedia in Montreal, Canada, released My Virtual Model, software technology that allows consumers to create a 3-D model of their bodies to try on clothing selections before buying. The first U.S. retailer to employ the technology is Lands’ End, a large direct marketer of apparel, which will feature the technology on its Web […]

Prospective private ISPs in India’s newly liberalised Internet access market are lining up for operations licenses, and some may commence Internet services in as little as two months. ETH Dishnet, a Sterling Group company, plans to launch services in the cities of Pune and Chennai by January 14. Government telecom agency Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd. […]

Breakthrough Software announced the availability of ShopZone Web Edition, a browser-based e-commerce solution that includes a desktop upgrade option. Aimed at ISPs, telcos, and portals that want to host online malls, it is designed for users to import their online stores in the desktop version for greater functionality and advanced customization–then publish them via the […]