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Vancouver online auction developer Demand Ventures Ltd. (VSE: DVD) is looking to something much less tangible than collectibles or computer equipment for its next auction Web site. The company plans to launch Knexa.com, which stands for "Knowledge Exchange Auction," September 1st, to put a value on ...

Online advertising firm 24/7 Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: TFSM) this week expanded its European division, announcing 24/7 Suomi, a new Finland-based operation that will advance online marketing and e-commerce in the region.

Magic Software Enterprises (Nasdaq: MGIC) announced that it has become a player in the field of Linux-based e-commerce solutions, debuting its eMerchant product for the increasingly popular open-source operating system (OS) at the LinuxWorld Expo in San Jose last week.

This week, Microsoft Corp. and the U.S. Justice Department each filed yet another legal brief in this never-ending antitrust saga fought over the software giant's past marketing activities. In the government's telephone-book-thick summary, it once again repeated a litany of charges that boil down to...

Modem Media.Poppe Tyson (Nasdaq: MMPT), which builds and markets online businesses for large companies, has landed another significant deal from a corporate heavyweight. Today, Modem Media announced that General Electric (NYSE: GE) has committed to a contract worth more than $11 million (US$) throug...

In a move that will surely increase its monthly traffic, one of the Internet's leading gay and lesbian portals announced the launch of a co-branded site with Lycos, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCOS) Thursday.

As the business of buying and selling in cyberspace continues to mature, online companies are also adjusting their advertising and marketing strategies to lure increasingly savvy buyers. Companies will not stop buying online ads, a new report from Forrester Research Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) says, but the...

Fueled by a surge in threats to the security and integrity of e-commerce and other Web sites, the Worldwide market for Internet security software will reach $4.4 billion (US$) by the end of 1999, according to an International Data Corp. (IDC) report released this week.

Leveraging 20 years of success in the cable television business and powerful contacts in the TV and computing industries, BET Holdings is taking its Black Entertainment Television brand to the Web with BET.com. BET Chairman Robert Johnson lined up Microsoft Corp., Liberty Digital L.L.C., News Corp. ...

Books have stood the test of centuries relatively unchanged, except for the minor advancement of paperback covers. Online media distributor Kanakaris Communications Inc., however, is convinced there is a market for books without bindings, delivered via the Internet. The operator of KKRS.net launched...

Last week, American Express gave online banks, insurance companies and travel agencies an abrupt wake up call when it suddenly flexed its Internet muscles.

In a move that will surely increase its monthly traffic, one of the Internet's leading gay and lesbian portals announced the launch of a co-branded site with Lycos, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCOS) Thursday.

General Motors Corp. announced today that it has formed an independent unit called "e-GM," which will be charged with expanding the company's presence in cyberspace -- plus developing new products.

Online toy retailer eToys (Nasdaq: ETYS) has had a presence on America Online (NYSE: AOL) for two years already. Now that presence is going to get a lot bigger -- and more expensive. Today, eToys announced that it has expanded its marketing relationship with AOL with a new three-year $18 million agr...

Recognizing that consumers have taken a shine to electronic ticketing, and that airlines can save money in the process, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that they will introduce a system that will allow airlines around the world to exchange elect...