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First International Financial Corp. in Los Angeles launched Free Real Time.com, an ad-backed site that offers investors unlimited free real-time stock-market information from the Nasdaq, American, and New York Stock Exchanges. The recent volatility of stock markets has skyrocketed demand for real-time market data from Internet viewers for which 20-minute-delayed information is not adequate, the […]

Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of Investor Platform Kit (IPK) and version 2.0 of the Internet Finance Server Toolkit, two products aimed at financial services institutions. The Investor Platform Kit, which incorporates technology used for the Microsoft Investor Web site, is slated for a summer release to banks, brokerage houses, and insurers. Microsoft said […]

New Paradigm in New York City said it has acquired certain assets, including all the client relationships, from Schoen Kapelus & Cipriano Advertising of Harrison, NY. The principals of the company (Milton Kapelus and Rocco Cipriano) are joining the New Paradigm team to continue the development of client relationships. The acquisition was made through a […]

Infoseek Corp. in Sunnyvale, CA signed an agreement to acquire the WebChat Broadcasting System (WBS) for approximately $6.7 million, or roughly 350,000 shares of Infoseek stock, based on the company’s recent share price. Infoseek, traded on Nasdaq, closed at $25.62, up $4.06. The acquisition of WBS’ 2.7 million member community “will establish Infoseek as a […]

advertising into their existing Windows 95 applications. rldwide entered a strategic marketing agreement with Lycos making The Monster Board and Online Career Center (OCC) the premier providers of job ads and career information for Lycos’ Careers Web Guide. Lycos users will have access to The Monster Board and OCC’s extensive database of job listings from […]

TimeSink Communications Inc. said it will partner with SegaSoft Networks, Imagine Media, PKWare, White Pine Software Inc. and Ad-Venture, the Internet advertising division of Venture Direct Worldwide, to bring advertising to the desktop. Harrisburg, PA-based TimeSink said its partners have agreed to integrate TimeSink’s AdJoin advertising solutions with a number of widely distributed software applications. […]

The Gillette Co. said the Internet will be a component of its $300 million marketing program for the rollout of its new shaving system for men called MACH3. Gillette said it spent more than $750 million in manufacturing capital and research and development to bring MACH3–a shaving system with three progressively aligned blades–to market. Boston-based […]

Andromedia Inc. said Vignette Corp., a provider of Web content application systems, will resell to its customers ARIA, Andromedia’s Web site activity analysis software, in conjunction with Vignette’s StoryServer 3 Web Content Application System. “Both Andromedia and Vignette sell software solutions to high-end, corporate enterprises where content management goes hand-in-hand with real-time Web activity analysis […]

New York City-based recruitment ad agency TMP Worldwide said it acquired The Corporate Group, a human resources consulting firm based in Boston. TMP said the acquisition adds a further dimension to its recruitment business, which currently includes online career centers The Monster Board and Online Career Center (OCC). Financial terms were not disclosed. The Corporate […]

Real Media Inc. in New York City signed a strategic relationship deal with Advance Publications Inc., publisher of magazines, newspapers, and Web sites, in a deal that includes an unspecified equity investment. Real Media President Dave Morgan said the move is part of a series of key relationships designed to cement the company’s position as […]

Stamford, CT-based online market research data provider @plan said it surpassed the 100th client milestone. It also announced it signed new media shop Think New Ideas, e-retailer Autoweb.com, content site Women.com, and the diversified advertising firm of Hill Holiday Connors Cosmopulos. “We expect to continue this rapid growth as the demand for credible online market […]

Dallas-based For Rent Magazine, publisher of apartment rental guides, said it is now distributing its electronic version, Apartments For Rent Online, throughout the InfoSpace classifieds network. The InfoSpace classifieds network now includes links to the For Rent apartment listings which contain color photos, floor plans, For Rent’s exclusive E-Mapping feature, and Real Audio Current Talking […]