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Puzzle Systems Corp. introduced SatServ, a software package that turns a Windows 95 workstation equipped with a DirecPC satellite dish into an Internet access server for LANs. “SatServ provides a very high bandwidth LAN connection to the Internet for e-mail and web access yet does so at an affordable price. When used in conjunction with […]

Budweiser is trying out a Web site sponsorship in England of World Cup soccer coverage. The idea for the World Cup site was pitched to Budweiser by BMP Interaction, a division of agency DDB UK (London), Media Daily said. The result was a joint venture between Budweiser and Sky Sport Channel, in which each party […]

Austin, TX-based The Southern California Marketing Media Communications Report (MMC) launched a new Web site designed to complement its magazine. The bimonthly trade publication provides an insider’s look into Southern California’s marketing, advertising and public relations profession. In addition to offering an electronic version of the magazine’s top stories, the Web site now features a […]

Internet community operation GeoCities rolled out a product sampling and couponing program designed to acquaint consumers with its advertisers. The new GeoCities House-Warming program will connect advertisers with new homesteaders through one-time “house-warming” offers of virtual coupons, gift certificates, product samples, discounted software, and free software downloads. Initial sponsors include CompuServe, Fuji, Kayser-Roth, and The […]

Kate Everett-Thorp, former ad exec at CNET, and four co-workers established a new agency in San Francisco called Lot21. The agency will focus on return-on-investment advertising. “We’re going to have a pure focus on online advertising and the integration of the medium beyond the banner,” Everett-Thorp, who is president and CEO of Lot21, and former […]

Internet Image announced the beta version of TargetLink, an advanced software and data distribution package that manages the guaranteed delivery of vital information over the Internet. Dr. Andrew Lee, president, founder and CTO of Internet Image, said: “TargetLink is a robust distribution system for corporate and enterprise use. Conventional software distribution and management systems tend […]

Austin, TX-based IntelliQuest Information Group Inc. said fourth quarter revenues were $9 million, compared with revenues of $9.1 million for the same period in 1996. Revenues for the twelve months ended December 31, 1997 were $36.5 million, a 29% increase over revenues of $28.4 million for the prior year. Excluding the effect of $1.5 million […]

Web ad spending sagged in the first few weeks of 1998, down 28.4% to an estimated $23.7 million in January from $33.1 million in December, according to an industry newsletter. But the Olympics may change all this. First quarter 1998 figures could be revived by the promotions surrounding the Winter Olympic Games, according to Simba […]

net.Genesis Corp., a provider of Web site analysis solutions for sophisticated sites, said that its net.Analysis Pro now supports ABC Interactive’s standards for independent verification of traffic. “We are pleased that the leading providers of Web site analysis solutions are conforming to industry standards to provide their customers with the tools to manage their growing […]

DoubleClick launched DoubleClick Australia Pty Ltd, an Internet advertising program for Australian sites, advertisers, and agencies. The operation Down Under will sell advertising on behalf of a network of Australian-based Web sites designed to help Australian advertisers build one-to-one relationships with their customers, DoubleClick said. By matching advertiser’s criteria with the users’ profile, DoubleClick’s proprietary […]

Newspaper Web sites are growing fast, but the pace of change in the online world is accelerating even faster, D. Colin Phillips, publisher of the Editor & Publisher Co., said at the Interactive Newspapers ’98 Conference in Seattle. “The scope of the competitive landscape is even broader than any of us realized. El Nino has […]

Karakas VanSickle Ouellette Advertising & Public Relations (KVO) in Portland, OR, said it relaunched Anvil, the free online marketing magazine. Anvil’s mission is to provide new and unusual perspectives on the issues shaping today’s communications. The monthly magazine will explore news, issues, and trends relevant to online marketing, including advertising, public relations, and interactive media. […]