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Boston, Massachusetts-based Inc. Magazine announced today that it has launched a Web site that is designed to deliver management resources to small business owners. As part of a cross-marketing agreement, the new portal will showcase content from the E-Commerce Times, and the E-Commerce Times will feature Inc.com material in its Small Business Advisor section...

"So far, 100 percent of our sales have come from word of mouth," Moran told the E-Commerce Times. "We may have to continue delivering them (ScarePackages) through the beginning of next week.'' ...

A spokesman for the company refused to comment on the report, saying only that Softbank would likely move into online banking in the next few years. An American spokesman told the E-Commerce Times that he was unable to contact Softbank representatives in Japan to comment on the report.

As reported in the E-Commerce Times, the legislation would allow trademark holders to sue a cyber-squatter for a minimum of $1,000 (US$) and a maximum of $100,000 per trademark, per infringement. If the court determines that the offender misused the trademark intentionally, the penalties climb to a minimum of $3,000 and a maximum of $300,000. The legislation would also make the willful registration of a domain name using someone else's trademark a criminal offense.

"In the apparel industry, bricks-and-clicks have a distinct advantage over the dot-coms because brand recognition figures heavily in the apparel category," Blaine Mathieu, senior analyst for research firm Dataquest told the E-Commerce Times. "When you buy a book, it's just a book, so it doesn't matter who you buy it from. But with clothing, consumers want Gap or Nordstrom." ...

An NSI spokesperson, who asked not to be identified, told theE-Commerce Times that the court's decision affirms the company's domain name dispute policy. "It happens that this is the latest in a long line of case precedent that exempts NSI of screening domain names for possib...

"This is one very powerful destination that we think is unmatched when compared to our competition," Lycos vice-president and General Manager of E-Commerce Jeff Bennett told theE-Commerce Times. "I have great respect for AOL and the job they did with its shopping portal, but they are offering a closed platform and we are unveiling an open platform that offers a complete solution for consumers. LYCOShop is unique." ...

In an interview with the E-Commerce Times, OurHouse.com CEO Philip Airey talked about the new alliance that will give OurHouse.com access to Ace's 1,000 vendors and its 17 distribution centers in North America. "This exclusive relationship with Ace Hardware allows OurHouse.co...

Barnesandnoble.com spokesman Gus Carlson told theE-Commerce Times that his company will deny Amazon's claims. "We believe that the suit is completely without merit and will vigorously defend our position," Carlson said. He added that the company would likely make additional s...

Blum was the chairman of Buy.com and the e-commerce superstore founder, but a company spokeswoman told theE-Commerce Times that he resigned in August. "My experience at Buy.com was very rewarding," he commented. "I enjoy helping other entrepreneurs and I'm excited that through ThinkTank.com, I will be able to utilize my financial position and my strategic business knowledge to help create a developmental path of success for entrepreneurs." ...

"What we offered was a perfect fit for Home Access Health," Hsieh told the E-Commerce Times. "Their customers are people who are looking for medically-related advice in a secure, confidential and anonymous manner." Hsieh said that FaceTime -- the only vendor licensed to run c...

"We conducted this survey because we see an increasing need for e-commerce retailers to pay some attention and spend some money to be in the face of their customers," said E-BuyersGuide.com company president Mary Helen Gillespie in an interview with E-Commerce Times. "With th...

"We've seen that women on the Internet are not excited about the process of finding the right store," iVillage COO Allison Abraham told the E-Commerce Times. We looked at our categories and selected a group of targeted retailers who can give our customers what they need in a single, simple, trusted environment." ...

Microsoft reacted sharply to the allegations. In an interview with the E-Commerce Times, Microsoft spokesman Tom Pilla responded that company has not received a copy of the complaint and will not issue a formal response until it does. However, he said the company was confident it would be vindicated.

"It was noticable in our research that the leading sites such as Amazon.com and Dell continue to innovate in the area of customer loyalty," said Julien Beresford, director of research for Peppers and Rogers, in an interview with E-Commerce Times. ...

In order to reach new customers, Freei.Net plans to advertise online using burst, technosurf and doubleclick. "We're also using billboards, mobile billboards and a little radio sprinkled across the nation," Freei.Net public relations director Bridget Murtagh told the E-Commerce Times.

TurboLinux released its Workstation 3.6 product this past summer, commencing its official debut in the U.S. Lonn Johnston, Vice President of North American Operations for TurboLinux, told theE-Commerce Times that the "target market for Workstation is the Linux user who wants to concentrate on desktop work," including "education, developers and office workers." ...

A CVS spokesman told the E-Commerce Times that the financial details of the alliance were not being disclosed. The companies did say that it includes a "pay for performance" retail pharmacy arrangement. "For CVS, this agreement is a major step forward for oure-commerce effort...

According to some secure experts, systems administrators who are more concerned with Y2K issues and network growth may be ignoring critical security issues. "Many enterprises, for the last year or so, have been mired down in their year 2000 initiatives," observed Bob Heard, senior vice president of marketing and business development for Entrust Technologies, in an interview with the E-Commerce Times.

The operation has a capitalization of $19 million (US$), which it raised from 70 private investors, Dunlap told the E-Commerce Times. He added that the company's investors and management personnel have more than 101 combined years of banking experience. ...