InternetNews Staff

AdKnowledge in Palo Alto, CA disclosed new statistics for the month of June that show over the past six months Netscape Navigator’s market share has declined 8.9% to 52.2%, while that of Microsoft Internet Explorer has risen 9.6% to 45.6%. Additionally, the statistics for June reveal that the split between Explorer users (51%) and Navigator […]

Internet music retailer CDnow launched the first portion of a $22.5 million ad campaign on cable’s MTV, to be followed late this month by a campaign on VH1. The launch of the ad campaign is a major component of the three-year $22.5 million partnership announced by CDnow and MTV Networks on May 18. The on-air […]

Responding to demand from Macintosh owners, BellSouth today announced a partnership with Apple Computer, Inc. to deliver high-speed asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL) service to Mac users via its BellSouth.net Internet access service this fall. Plans call for Apple to assist BellSouth with the creation and implementation of the Macintosh version of BellSouth.net FastAccess ADSL […]

Planet Direct announced today it signed up over 50 new Internet Service Provider (ISP) affiliate partners to offer the company’s personalized Web service in several U.S. markets. Included in the expansion were ExecPC of Wisconsin, Florida’s Cybergate, and Midwest providers including One Net, Iquest and Fort Wayne Internet. Financial terms were not disclosed. The company […]

Disney’s Blast Online, the online service for kids which up until now has been available for Windows only, is now being offered to Macintosh users free of charge for a preview period. The preview is part of a beta test that invites users to take advantage of the subscription-based service free of charge while developers […]

San Francisco-based electronic commerce software company INTERSHOP Communications Inc. opened sales offices in Brazil and Singapore. International Data Corp. estimates Singapore’s rising IT demand to surpass $4.5 billion by 2002. According to a statement by Singapore Home Minister Ho Peng Kee, the Singapore e-commerce market is expected to grow to $833 million by 2001, INTERSHOP […]

Apple’s interim CEO Steve Jobs surprised the crowd at MacWorld Expo by showing up in person, not via satellite as was originally planned. And he brought news that seemed to hearten the crowd of Macintosh faithful. The undisputed star of the show was Apple’s iMac, the eye-catching translucent desktop model set for release on Aug. […]

Bank of Montreal has launched its Internet-based InvestorLine discount mutual fund brokerage service. Customers can access information on over 1,100 mutual funds by asset class, performance, RRSP eligibility, and management expense ratios (MERs). FundFinder displays a detailed profile for the funds, including annual returns, quartile rankings, RRSP eligibility, total fund assets, loads, MERs, and comparisons […]

Domain name registrar Network Solutions, Inc. today announced that it signed agreements with six Internet service providers in Scandinavia to kick off its new International Premier Domain Registration Services partner program. The new allies are: Telepartner A/S, Denmark; Groene Verket AB, Sweden; Primaerdata AB, Norway; Euronet Systems, Sweden; WinEasy AB, Sweden; and Spray Domain AB, […]

THINK New Ideas Inc. in New York City said it acquired two interactive companies, one in London and one in San Francisco, as the result of a $6.5 million merger/acquisition of a subsidiary of the company with UbiComs, a U.S.-based holding company. The UbiComs companies, San Francisco-based Red Dot Interactive and UK-Based NetComs, both provide […]

Hearst New Media & Technology in New York City has recruited a top marketing professional as vice president, network marketing and created two new senior executive positions for its HomeArts Network, a resource for women on the Web. The company said the new positions reflect an increased focus on brand development for the HomeArts Network, […]

Automated Financial Systems Inc.(AFS ), a provider of lending and cash management solutions to the financial services industry, launched a new Web site, assisted by US Interactive. “We have selected US Interactive to implement the first phase of our interactive initiatives,” said John Shain, president of AFS. “Building on the success of the AFS Vision […]