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Lycos Inc. signed an exclusive agreement with New Line Cinema to host the “Lost in Space” Web site, calling it “the largest-ever online promotion of a movie title.” Lycos will receive prominent branding on the site, exclusive Web search rights and provide sweepstakes giveaways to promote the site through www.lycos.com. “Lost in Space” is set […]

ValueClick U.S.A said it plans to establish the Pacific Rim’s first “pay-per-visitor” Internet advertising network ValueClick-Japan, based in Tokyo, and will be spearheaded by Internet marketing company JPORT. Santa Barbara, CA-based ValueClick U.S.A has arranged a localization and distribution agreement with JPORT to launch and operate ValueClick Japan, sharing in revenues. ValueClick-Japan has already retained […]

BusinessResources.com, of Memphis, TN, announced that the company’s new directory of business services is operational in that region. The directory is the forerunner of a network of similar sites planned in each major U.S. population center, and caters exclusively to “business-only” clients. Free services feature access to business information sites, including airlines, car rentals, hotels, […]

Despite his bluster on stage, Baratz told reporters that HP executives had assured him they had no intention of encroaching on JavaSoft’s intellectual property. He said it would not be necessary to sue over the dispute the way Sun sued Microsoft for allegedly breaching a license agreement. “I actually believe we’ve just devoted more time […]

JavaSoft’s leaders spent most of their opening remarks at the JavaOne conference Tuesday talking about progress toward a more solid Java platform and most of the following press conference talking about the latest fracture. Late last week, Hewlett-Packard said it had created its own version of Java for embedded systems and licensed it to Microsoft […]

Netscape Communications Corporation today announced the creation of a new Web site division with the aim of expanding its Netcenter online service into a leading hub site for Internet users. Today’s announcement is further evidence of Netscape’s continuing strategy to ensure that Netcenter competes with the likes of Yahoo!, AOL, and Microsoft in the race […]

Corporate executives say that electronic delivery will be their preferred source of news in the new millennium rather than newspapers, according to a new poll. A whopping 91% of those polled predict that the Internet will be their main source of news by 2005, followed by 80% who will get news via corporate intranets, and […]

Network Associates announced an agreement to acquire Magic Solutions in a cash purchase transaction valued at approximately $110 million. Network Associates, formerly McAfee Associates, said the merger solidifies its position as the world’s largest provider of internal help desk applications for the Microsoft NT operating environment, and the second largest provider of client/server service desk […]

AOL Interactive Services, the Internet online services division of America Online Inc., signed a $4 million research services agreement with Infonautics Inc. this week. The deal makes Infonautics’ Electric Library service the exclusive provider of premium consumer and small business-oriented research services on AOL. The Electric Library will be promoted through anchor spots on the […]

Just in time for an evening of parties at JavaOne Tuesday, Sun Microsystems Inc. announced it had convinced a judge to order Microsoft Corp. to remove the “Java Compatible” logo from its products, including Internet Explorer and Visual J++. In granting a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Court Judge Ronald M. White ruled that Sun was […]

Narrative Communications in Waltham, MA rolled out Enliven Services, a group of end-to-end service offerings for the creation, delivery, tracking and reporting of interactive Web advertising. Enliven Services is designed to place interactive advertising and direct marketing applications within reach of all Web advertisers, providing one-stop access to all the tools required to create, deliver, […]

Seattle-based Honkworm International is offering streaming cartoon-like promotional animations for Web sites as an alternative to banner advertising. Honkworm said it is trying to stake out a new industry for Web content and sponsorships: corporate entertainment. “We offer webisodes to help corporate Web sites differentiate themselves and attract new viewers”, said former Microsoft executive Johan […]