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Fremont, CA-based Paralogic Corp., a supplier of chat solutions for the Web, delivered ParAde, a new Java ad delivery and managing system, to the ParaChat 2.0 chat server software. The new module is optimized for the delivery of Java advertisements, since the Java security model limits applets to retrieving ads from the same server from […]

E*Trade and Thomson Financial Services will be initial partners/sponsors for Fox News Onlinebs just- announced free real-time stock quote service. News America Digital Publishing, operator of Fox News Online, has entered into partnerships with E*TRADE Group Inc. as exclusive online brokerage sponsor and Thomson Investors Network as the provider of real-time quotes and market data. […]

Digital agencies Razorfish and Avalanche Systems said they have formed a new partnership, and Razorfish, part of Omnicom’s Communicade Network, has taken a substantial stake in Avalanche. “We intend to field the best team in the business,” said Jeff Dachis, CEO of Razorfish. “Together we will harness our collective strategy, design, and technology expertise to […]

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus said that kids site Bonus.com is “the first new media company to officially support CARU.” CARU reviews advertising directed at children under the age of 12 and has established Self-Regulatory Guidelines for Children’s Advertising for television, print, and the new media industry. […]

O’Reilly & Associates licensed for future CD publications, NetResults-CD, Innotech’s 100% Pure Java search and index tool for Web content on CD-ROM. With NetResults-CD, the user can access the CD-ROM while using any Java-compatible browser. It permits O’Reilly to create index and search interfaces on the CD, and includes an automatic boot and install feature […]

Berkeley, CA-based CyberGold Inc., the “pay for attention” marketing company, made a serious of personnel changes. Maurice Moore was named director of Midwest sales. Moore, 46, comes to CyberGold from PowerAgent, where he was sales director. Based in Chicago, he is responsible for creating and implementing sales strategies for all Midwest markets. Allan J. Brown […]

Area IP, a promotion, marketing and advertising company based in Spain, said it signed several exclusive agreements for ad management with various Spanish Web sites. The new client sites include: El Indice, Vindio, Eliana, Todoespaa, Apali, Mundo Latino, El Web Jurídico, Dialogo-com, and Hipocrates, a medical virtual community with 5,000 members. Area IP claims to […]

In a move aimed at tightening competition with Microsoft, which distributes its Internet Explorer browser for free, Netscape Communications announced today it will give its Communicator and Navigator software away under a new “Unlimited Distribution” initiative. Netscape reports that OEMs, ISPs, Telcos, content providers, publishers, and others are now free to download and redistribute Netscape […]

OgilvyOne Worldwide in New York launched the IBM Virtual Pass & Play Game on the NFL official Super Bowl Web site built and hosted by IBM. The Shockwave game is designed to give players an over-the-shoulder quarterback perspective and a choice of three different strategic plays, passing capabilities, and a view of incompletions, interceptions, and […]

Microsoft Corporation released Internet Explorer 4.0 for the Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 3.51 operating systems. The software includes the Outlook Express e-mail client which features HTML mail for easy communication via the World Wide Web. The new releases add significantly to the browser’s multiplatform support, joining existing versions for Windows 95, NT, and Macintosh. […]

San Mateo, CA-based CBS MarketWatch reported it will be using DART advertising serving technology from DoubleClick to serve targeted advertising on more than 40 million pages per month. “DoubleClick has clearly emerged as the leader in creating new technology that allows Web sites to target advertising to the best possible customers,” said Larry Kramer, chief […]

Atlanta-based BellSouth said it is expanding its electronic yellow pages directory, The Real Yellow Pages ONLINE, to feature 12 new metropolitan area markets and to include links to new content. The markets being added are Mobile, AL; Augusta, Columbus, and Macon, GA; Melbourne-Cocoa FL; Shreveport, LA; Jackson, MS; Asheville and Winston-Salem, NC; Charleston and Greenville-Spartanburg, […]