InternetNews Staff

In an attempt to help users sift through the enormous amount of information found on the Web, American Information Systems (AIS) and New York e-mail marketerNetCreations have developed a new Web-based search utility. NetSearch is a Web site designed to dispatch news, product announcements and general information on a variety of topics. The service automatically […]

After a noticeable absence from the Internet, Newsweek magazine this week launched its Web site. The news magazine, which has appeared on America Online since 1994, on Sunday started to offer the weekly contents of its domestic print publication, as well as cover stories from international editions, on the Web site. Features on technology, Washington, […]

Real Media Inc. in New York City became the exclusive sales representative for Excite in France. Excite also quickly launched a site for “Le Mondial de l’Auto ’98,” an international auto show, distributing it across Excite France. The online program was developed for one of the auto show’s prime sponsors BNP, a large French bank […]

[October 5, 1998] Here are the top 10 ad banners for the week of Sept. 20-26, according to NetRatings’ BannerTrack syndicated ad research service. Goto.com: Type in what you’re looking for Bonzi: Speed up Internet Connection Catalog Link: You don’t have to go great lengths Catalog Link: Click here, free catalogs Catalog Link: Gift ideas […]

Bell Atlantic Internet Solutions and CNET/NBC-owned Snap! announced today they have developed a specialized version of the Snap! portal and search engine for customers of Bell Atlantic.net and Bell Atlantic’s Infospeed DSL services, which also launched today. The two organizations teamed to create a special version of the popular Snap! Internet portal and search engine […]

Lycos Inc. and Fleet Credit Card Services are partnering to offer a Lycos-branded credit card in a deal that will net the search engine $22.5 million. In return for marketing the credit card on its group of Web sites, Lycos will also receive unspecified, ongoing royalties as new customers sign up. The deal also calls […]

Mercury Center, an online tech news source, launched a rich media online advertising campaign through Saatchi & Saatchi’s stand alone digital marketing company, Darwin Digital. Billings were not disclosed. The campaign, which runs through the middle of December, features two separate executions. The first, “Get Today’s Story Now,” presents the latest Silicon Valley news headlines […]

TMP Worldwide, a provider of traditional and online career solutions and a yellow page advertising agency, said it has agreed to acquire Stackig Advertising and Public Relations, in a pooling transaction for approximately 485,000 TMP Worldwide shares. TMP closed yesterday at $29 11/16, which would value the deal at more than $14 million. Stackig, a […]

EveryWare Development Inc., a developer of software for the construction and analysis of Web applications, signed a definitive support agreement with Pervasive Software Inc. of Austin, Texas. Pervasive agreed to offer to purchase for cash all of the outstanding Common Shares of EveryWare Development Inc. at a price of Canadian $1.20 per share. The total […]

Chase Global Mutual Funds Group in New York City partnered with Twelve Point Rule Ltd. to create a new site for investors to obtain information about and apply for mutual fund accounts. While Chase’s www.chasevista.com, also created by Twelve Point Rule, is geared toward investors who use a broker, the new Chase Funds site will […]

Internet Commercial Systems Inc. (ICSI) said Sony Pictures is set to begin broadcasting full-screen commercials for new movie releases into Comedy Central’s Web site in early November. The commercial broadcasts will use Santa Ana, CA-based ICSI’s AdBroadcaster, a patent-pending system that has been in development for three years, to deliver full-screen, television-like ads to Web […]

Lucent Technologies unveiled a new suite of enhanced network security solutions which allows service providers and enterprises to protect private networks and offer secure Internet transactions. The suite is comprised of the new Lucent VPN Gateway v1.0, the Lucent Managed Firewall v3.0 and Lucent RealSecure v2.5. These network security solutions are linked and centrally controlled […]