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Internet Image of Fremont, CA announced the development of BeyondPush technology, explaining that it adds powerful management features to the conventional “push” model of software and data delivery. Dr. Andrew Lee, president and CTO of Internet Image, commented: “BeyondPush is a fortification of push technology that makes it a robust distribution system for corporate and […]

The Internet yellow pages market generated an estimated $21.8 million in revenues in 1997, up from $3.9 million in 1996, according to an annual research report published by Simba Information Inc. The 459% growth rate in 1997 is due to several factors, including new entrants into the competitive arena and revenue gains from existing services. […]

San Francisco-based Web YP Inc. acquired the assets of rival On’Village Inc. of Los Angeles. The acquisition consolidates the company’s WorldPages.com as “the leading independent Internet yellow pages with more than 80 sales partnerships representing over 1,500 sales representatives, and more than 35,000 local advertisers,” the company said. Financial terms of the deal were not […]

Plexus, a division of Sunnyvale, CA-based BancTec, is now shipping ImageFIRST Office (IFO) 3.0, a workflow-enabled document repository. An open, scalable solution, IFO 3.0 offers rapid application deployment, immediate usability, and customizing features. “IFO’s rapid deployment capabilities provide our customers with an out-of-the-box solution that greatly reduces their mean time to payback and at the […]

Audio Book Club Inc. has signed a two-year advertising agreement with go2net Inc., making it the exclusive retailer of audio books on go2net’s MetaCrawler search engine and StockSite. Boca Raton, FL-based Audio Book Club also will be the exclusive retailer of both books and audio books on the MetaCrawler home page and Marketplace. go2net will […]

DoubleClick will serve as the international sales agent for the new AltaVista Canada. The site was launched by TELUS Advertising Services (TAS), a subsidiary of Edmonton-based TELUS Corp., which manages the production of Alberta’s White and Yellow Pages, online directories, electronic information and other advertising services, and the AltaVista Search Service, which is owned by […]

Interactive agency Digital Pulp in New York City redesigned its Web site to better highlight its creative work and technical achievements. Digital Pulp clients include DoubleClick, InterVu, auction site OnSale, and even Cigar Aficionado. Links describe Digital Pulp’s relationship to the client, projects, ad campaign results and a description of the client site. Interestingly, we […]

Seattle-based streaming media company RealNetworks said it has created the Real Agencies Affiliates Program, an ad agency resource program. The new program is designed to facilitate and promote the use of streaming audio, video and animation technology in online advertising. Initial Affiliates members include OgilvyOne, BBDO, Razorfish, Modem Media, CKS SiteSpecific, Leftfield LLC, Ketchum Interactive, […]

Los Angeles-based CareerPath.com, a newspaper- backed employment classified ad site, signed an advertising agreement with AOL Networks, the Internet online services division of America Online. CareerPath.com will offer its employment classifieds through the “Jobs Offered” section of AOL’s “Employment Classifieds” area. Financial details were not disclosed. AOL members can now access the over 200,000 job […]

Women’s Connection Online, a Web-based community for professional women and women business owners, said it has joined DoubleClick’s ad network. DoubleClick will help deliver relevant, targeted advertising to Women’s Connection Online’s community and to secure suitable corporate sponsors and advertisers for the site’s new “Info Centers.” Nineteen Info Centers have been incorporated into a redesign […]

Thunder Lizard Productions will be providing free e-mail coverage of its upcoming Web Advertising ’98 conference February 2-4 at the Marriot World Trade Center in New York City. Richard Hoy and Cliff Kurtzman, co-moderators of the Online Advertising Discussion List, will be covering the event. Five reports will be issued directly from the conference floor, […]

MatchLogic Inc. and Wolverine Web Productions, a Michigan-based provider of interactive media planning and buying services for agencies and advertisers, entered into an exclusive relationship for ad serving and reporting. Under the agreement, Louisville, CO-based MatchLogic, an online advertising management services firm, will become the exclusive online ad management service for Wolverine. The arrangement includes […]