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Electronic commerce software provider Open Market, Inc. today announced the acquisition of store building software developer ICentral, Inc. for $10 million in stock and $1 million in cash. Open Market said ICentral will be absorbed into its commerce unit, located in Provo, Utah. ICentral is best known for its of ShopSite e-commerce software which is […]

Organic Online in San Francisco was selected to handle interactive for the Starbucks chain of coffee shops. Cimeron Dunlap of Organic told the Silicon Alley Reporter that the site will be a “multi-channel retail extension” of the Starbucks chain, which will feature the various aspects of the business: serveware, brewing equipment, and, of course, the […]

K2 Design Inc. in New York City said it has been selected by Bayer Aspirin to create its new interactive Web site. Bayer Aspirin is marketed by Bayer Consumer Care, a division of Bayer Corp. New York-based K2 Design will assume responsibility for Bayer Aspirin’s interactive strategic planning process, as well as its online communications […]

THINK New Ideas Inc. in New York City named former Ogilvy & Mather partner and worldwide account director Todd Smith as senior vice president/director of client services in Los Angeles, and international account director for Oracle. Smith was most recently responsible for leading the worldwide integrated marketing efforts for Lotus Development Corp. while at Ogilvy […]

Boston-based media, research, and exposition company International Data Group signed a global, one-year Web advertising agreement with IBM through its advertising agency, Ogilvy & Mather. The agreement is the largest contract booked to date through IDG.net, and has “the broadest geographic reach of any contract signed for Web media,” IDG said. The agreement covers more […]

General Motors’ Oldsmobile Eighty-eight sedan will sponsor “The Walking Club” on Women’s Wire starting May 1. The effort is supported by banners on the site. Giant Step in Chicago, handles Oldsmobile, according to Advertising Age. Separately, Oldsmobile began a four-month exclusive sponsorship last week of two microsites on The New York Times. Olds Aurora sponsors […]

San Francisco-based Insite Innovations, which markets software for customer relationship management on the Web, said it entered into a reseller agreement with interactive advertising agency Media Circus. New York-based Media Circus will offer its customers Insite’s Persona 1.0, a full-service Web site concierge. “Persona answers a real need we identified while developing interactive sites for […]

Atlanta-based BellSouth said sales for its Internet yellow pages directory service, “The Real Yellow Pages Online,” completed its first year of operation and surpassed sales expectations. For the 12 months ending April 21, the site received over 100,000 orders from businesses in the Southeast, the company said, and current order volumes are presently averaging over […]

Lycos, Inc. today announced the acquisition of targeted-content provider WiseWire Corp. for around $39.75 million in Lycos shares. Under the acquisition, the three-year old, Pittsburgh-based WiseWire’s automated directory will be incorporated into Lycos’ search page. Lycos said it will be the first online service using the technology which is based on user input and an […]

E-commerce solution provider iCat Corp. said it partnered with ad network DoubleClick Inc. to establish a cooperative banner advertising system for users of iCat’s iCat Commerce Online and the iCat Electronic Commerce Suite. iCat Commerce Online is a combination of information, technology and services designed to provide small and medium-sized businesses with everything they need […]

Narrative Communications Corp. said it plans to support RealNetwork’s newly launched RealSystem G2 streaming media system within its Enliven Services Web advertising solutions. G2 is a standards-based streaming media product designed to deliver multimedia content over enterprise networks. Narrative said the move will be enable its advertising customers to integrate RealNetwork audio, video, text and […]

Businesses in Quebec must obey the province’s language laws when they advertise on the Internet to ensure that French-speaking consumers are properly served, according to the province’s culture minister. “I think the laws of the land apply,” Louise Beaudoin was quoted as saying by Reuters. “I know it’s a big debate but that’s what the […]