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Software developer Planetweb is parterning with Excite Inc. and Infospace.com Inc. to build an Internet portal designed especially for information appliances. Unlike today’s Web-only portal sites, Planetweb’s platform portal is intended to offer fully customized features and services designed for consumer devices ranging from set-top boxes to video game systems. The agreement with Excite allows […]

Netizens around the world will be able to participate in a memorial for Internet pioneer Jon Postel, who died Oct. 16 in Los Angeles following heart surgery. The memorial is set for Nov. 5 at 11 a.m.(PST) at the University of Southern California’s Bovard Auditorium. Internet users can view the memorial Webcast. USC President Steven […]

Poised to assume control of the domain name and Internet protocol address systems from the U.S. government, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Tuesday announced a new leadership structure. The group unveiled its slate of interim officers and elected initial board members following weekend meetings in New York. Michael M. Roberts was […]

Telephone companies will be looking to turn up the heat on cable providers in the race to offer high-speed Internet access now that a new standard for Digital Subscriber Line service has cleared an important hurdle. The International Telecommunication Union on Thursday approved technical specifications for “DSL lite,” a variation of the high-speed technology that […]

Wholesale Internet telephony provider VIP Calling Inc. Monday tapped Cisco Systems Inc. as international equipment supplier for its VIP Calling Network. Terms of the alliance call for VIP Calling to purchase more than $10 million in Cisco gateways and switches for voice and fax services. Acting as a wholesale provider, VIP Calling carries voice and […]

InstallShield Software Corp. is partnering with VeriSign Inc., a provider of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and digital certificate solutions. The companies will co-market VeriSign’s Software Developer Digital IDs to enable the secure distribution of software by developers over the Internet. Software Developer IDs allow software publishers to digitally sign software code, assuring customers that the […]

Following weeks of discussions, online music retailers CDnow Inc. and rival N2K Inc. Friday agreed to merge, creating a company worth $250 million. The union comes only months after Amazon.com Inc. broadened its retail line to include music and as losses continue to widen at both companies. N2K shareholders will receive 0.83 shares of common […]

UNIGLOBE Travel Online Inc. entered a joint marketing agreement with Microsoft’s MSN Expedia to feature cruises available from UTO. Shoppers visiting the MSN Expedia Web site will have access to special cruise offers and value-added cruise products from UTO. Financial arrangements were not disclosed. “By partnering with MSN Expedia, we add the UNIGLOBE reputation as […]

A new report from TechProse Inc. in New York says opt-in e-mail is “outpacing telemarketing and traditional direct mail as the fastest growing form of business-to-business marketing,” “We’re in the middle of a major marketing shift, one that will be more powerful than banner ads,” said Sarah Stambler, a veteran e-mail marketer and author of […]

Marketing.comm launched a new, official promotional site for the Tennessee Oilers football team. Billings were not disclosed. “We selected Marketing.comm to create the Oilers’ new Web site based on their expertise in developing sports-related interactive technologies,” said Gary Glenn, Oilers Internet Coordinator. “We wanted to provide our fans with up-to-date information in a rapidly-changing environment, […]

In a play to expand its Internet advertising site representation, 2CAN Media Inc.launched Grupo NetFuerza, a subsidiary aimed at reaching the Hispanic market in the U.S., Latin America, Spain and Portugal. Grupo NetFuerza complements 2CAN Media’s four divisions, (ECG, MediaPlus, Pinnacle Interactive and WebRep) creating what the company called “the largest site-focused, brand-focused Internet advertising […]

NetGravity Inc. reported a third-quarter net loss of $2.8 million, or $0.22 per share, compared to a net loss of $1.5 million or $0.61 per share ($0.22 per share on a pro forma basis) for the third quarter of 1997. The company reported revenues of $3.06 million for the third quarter, up from revenues of […]