Maura Ginty

Autobytel.com Thursday completed $27 million in funding to roll out its automobile sales site throughout Europe. The company will launch Autobytel.Europe with additional financing from Inchcape plc, Pon Holdings B.V. and GE Equity. Autobytel.Europe will operate out of Amsterdam and intends to invest and form joint ventures to create local Autobytel (ABTL) sites. The regional […]

Domain registrar Network Solutions Inc. and MindSpring Enterprises Inc. Wednesday inked an agreement to jointly offer country level domain name services. MindSpring (MSPG) subsidiary MindSpring Biz will lean on its parent company’s status as a NSI (NSOL) affiliate to offer idNames services, which will enable the companies to sell registrations to more than 200 country-code […]

Electronics retailer Good Guys Wednesday created a new subsidiary to spearhead its electronic commerce efforts. The company announced plans to create a new dot-com company, GoodGuys.com Inc., that will lead the chain’s e-commerce efforts. No definite launch date was released, but the company said it could come before the end of the second quarter. Good […]

New Tel Ltd. stock hit new highs Tuesday after Chairman Harry Sorensen explained the company’s China strategy in detail to its shareholders. In November, New Tel (NWLL) announced plans to launch a portal and ISP service in China in conjunction with the government’s news agency, Xinhua, in a joint venture deal valued at $400 million. […]

Following the wave of free ISP migration, and IFX Corp. Monday added free service to its ISP strategy with an eye on the Latin American market. IFX Corp. (FUTR) plans to bring free Net access to the entirety of Latin America in mid-February. The ISP currently offers its paid service to a significant percentage of […]

German auctioneer Ricardo.de Thursday claimed it has beaten eBay Germany in terms of audience numbers, and also introduced a new business-to-business auction format to compete with the imported rival. Ricardo.de currently boasts more than 400,000 subscribers, and though eBay’s user base is not disclosed officially due to SEC constraints, it claims to run 1 million […]

Freei.Net Thursday became the first American free ISP service to take the leap into the Asia Pacific market. Freei.Net, as Freei Asia-Pacific (Sdn. Bhd.), intends to tout its wares in Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand by partnering with local telecoms. The company expects free service to become available by January, though the location where […]

Singapore Telecom (SingTel) and a group of Taiwanese companies Tuesday joined together to apply for a license to operate a fixed line network in the region. If the group wins the license, it will be able to offer voice and data leased line services, including Net access and broadband applications. A decision is expected to […]

Following this week’s well-received opening of the Mothers exchange in Japan, the National Association of Securities Dealers and the Osaka Stock Exchange Friday said the Nasdaq Japan venture will be launched six months early. While full trading will not be offered until the end of the year, the NASD, which oversees the Nasdaq Stock Market […]

Healtheon/WebMD Wednesday bought Kinetra, a joint venture of EDS and Eli Lilly, that provides electronic commerce services to physicians, in a deal worth $300 million. Lilly will tap Healtheon/WebMD’s (HLTH) content and online services. EDS will pick up Healtheon/WebMD’s suite of offerings as well as promote the site to its professional network. A marketing campaign […]

Self-proclaimed Net super carrier PSINet Inc. Wednesday took its acquisition whirlwind to yet another point on the map. PSINet Inc. (PSIX) entered Uruguay with the purchase of privately-held ISP Netgate. The U.S.-based ISP said Netgate leads the race in Uruguay with its offerings of dial-up connectivity and Web hosting for businesses and consumers. Terms of […]

Spike Networks Ltd. and Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd. Tuesday signed a deal to tackle the Asia Pacific market. The joint venture will offer Web site development, management, intranet application, network management and consulting services throughout the region. The venture will initially operated out of Spike’s Tokyo office, with another branch scheduled to open in Osaka […]