Maura Ginty

In a move that lands major network capacity and market share for the British telco, NTL Inc. Monday bought Switzerland’s Cablecom Group in a $3.7 billion deal. Cablecom, which was purchased from Swisscom AG, Siemens Schweiz AG and VEBA, recently added digital television and high-speed Internet services to its business offerings. SwissOnline, a Cablecom portal […]

Rumors are swirling around a possible AOL equity investment in Indian ISP Satyam Infoway. According to a report in New Delhi newspaper The Hindustan Times, the American Internet player is preparing to take a substantial stakehold in Satyam and company executives currently holding exclusive talks. Public comments have not been made from either side of […]

Expedia’s decision to step into bargain ticket pricing has led to open warfare with Priceline in a battle for a corner of the travel market. The tug-of-war for online travel customers may get a few more participants in the match, according to a New York Times report. Priceline (PCLN) is teaming with soon-to-merge Travelocity and […]

chinadotcom corp.‘s pan-Asian ambitions have led the portal giant to its fourth content deal in as many weeks. chinadotcom (CHINA), which has changed the presentation of its name from the previous China.com, formed an alliance with Singapore-based Net content developer Panpac Media.com. The two companies will swap shares as well as online content. chinadotcom will […]

UK-based auctioneer QXL.com plc Thursday added Norway’s largest auction site to its holdings as it continues to snowball through Europe. QXL (QXLC) bought DinSide Auksjon from online publisher DinSide AS for £13.2 million ($21.4 million) in an all-stock deal. The site will be added to a new QXL.com version for Scandinavia. “This acquisition will enable […]

As region-based Internet stocks are becoming more and more of a hot commodity in Europe, Lycos and Europe venture partner

Calling the development a major commitment to the Wireless Application Protocol Forum, Microsoft Corp. Wednesday rolled out its new browser platform created specifically for wireless devices. Microsoft Mobile Explorer (MME) runs on data-enabled phones and smart phones and displays both HTML- and WAP 1.1-authored online content. The solution is expected to hit the market in […]

Microsoft Corp. and Ericsson Wednesday formed one of the most formidable wireless partnerships yet. The industry powerhouse and Swedish telco equipment maker will partner to develop and market wireless Internet products that are intended to work from any device. A joint venture between the two companies, with Ericsson (ERICY) as the majority stakeholder, will deliver […]

After much criticism, speculation and anticipation, British Telecom Tuesday laid out its plan for unmetered Internet access. The move could have widespread impact on the Internet sector in the UK, with BT is set to cut the cost of dial-up calls to the Internet through its new BT Surftime service. The new plans will be […]

News Corp. and Healtheon/WebMD Tuesday inked an wide-reaching $1 billion partnership deal for domestic and international content programming, marketing and asset sharing. Under the terms of the agreement, News Corp. (NWS) will take a 10.8 percent minority stake in the recently-merged health site. News Corp. will offer $700 million over 10 years for branding, and […]

Pushing the concept of frictionless commerce, Lycos Inc. Monday unveiled its comparison shopper and bought a stake in the co-developer, a shopping service company named for the new buzzword. The two companies have created LYCOShop Product Comparison Service, which will offer comparison shopping in more than 150 product categories. The portal player has taken an […]

Ask Jeeves Inc. Monday unveiled its new subsidiary Ask Jeeves International Inc., as well as its first country-specific launch. The new unit is charged with developing regional versions of the Ask.com service through joint ventures and local partnerships. Setting an example of its future global empire, Ask Jeeves (ASKJ) Monday partnered with with UK television […]