Articles by Andy Wang

Discount online retailer Cybershop (Nasdaq: CYSP), which runs an online department store that sells clothing, housewares, electronics, jewelry and toys, announced today that it has agreed to a strategic marketing deal with the Go2Net (Nasdaq: GNET) network Cybershop will be the exclusive front-page sponsor of the apparel category on Go2Net's Webmar...

Dell Computer (Nasdaq: Dell) boosted the profile of the Linux operating system on Tuesday by announcing that it had made an equity investment in Red Hat Software and will factory install a Red Hat version of Linux into Dell computers, including servers and workstations. Linux is freely distributed software, but Red Hat sells packaged versions of Linux and offers services and support via its Web site...

The Y2K bug hasn't directly hit Axent Technologies (Nasdaq: AXNT), but it's indirectly been the company's worst nightmare Axent, which provides information security services for online businesses, announced Monday that it expects a loss of 5 to 10 cents (US) a share in the first quarter of 1999, before recurring charges for acquisitions. Last week,...

Leading computer manufacturer Compaq (NYSE: CPQ) expanded its e-commerce presence today with the launch of an online software store for small businesses. The store, which can be accessed via Compaq.com, is a co-branded project that is operated by software retailer Beyond.com (Nasdaq: BYND) The store includes more than 5,000 software titles that can...

Leading computer manufacturer Compaq (NYSE: CPQ) expanded its e-commerce presence today with the launch of an online software store for small businesses. The store, which can be accessed via Compaq.com, is a co-branded project that is operated by software retailer Beyond.com (Nasdaq: BYND) The store includes more than 5,000 software titles that can...

Leading computer manufacturer Compaq (NYSE: CPQ) expanded its e-commerce presence today with the launch of an online software store for small businesses. The store, which can be accessed via Compaq.com, is a co-branded project that is operated by software retailer Beyond.com (Nasdaq: BYND) The store includes more than 5,000 software titles that can...

In a move that could boost its online downloads and sales, virus protection software company Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) announced on Thursday that it is teaming up with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to help businesses fight the Melissa macro virus Detection and repair for the virus is already available to companies using Symantec's Norton AntiVirus program, which c...

In a move that could boost its online downloads and sales, virus protection software company Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) announced on Thursday that it is teaming up with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to help businesses fight the Melissa macro virus Detection and repair for the virus is already available to companies using Symantec's Norton AntiVirus program, which c...

Shares of Multex.com (Nasdaq: MLTX), an online investment research network that just went public two weeks ago, sizzled on Wall Street on Wednesday, climbing 53 percent after the company announced an exclusive partnership with America Online (NYSE:AOL) Multex.com, which provides free and premium research for institutional and premium investors, ann...

Shares of Hastings Entertainment (Nasdaq: HAST) were up sharply in early trading today, after the entertainment retailer announced plans to expand its e-commerce presence. Hastings, which already sells music, movies, books and video games via its Web site, says it is planning to launch a new e-commerce Web site at www.gohastings.com About 15 minute...

Fatbrain.com (Nasdaq: FATB), a retailer of professional and technical books, announced two major alliances on Tuesday. Fatbrain.com, which just changed its name from ComputerLiteracy.com, was selected as the preferred online bookstore for Microsoft's relaunched developer resource site, MSDN Online, and the bookseller also signed an exclusive deal with popular discussion group site Deja News...

iCanBuy.com, a shopping site that debuted on Tuesday, is betting that children's allowances can turn it into a success. iCanBuy.com bills itself as the first Web site that enables parents to set up an online cash account for their children, with personalized spending limits and account management capabilities The free service will allow children to...

Fatbrain.com (Nasdaq: FATB), a retailer of professional and technical books, announced two major alliances on Tuesday. Fatbrain.com, which just changed its name from ComputerLiteracy.com, was selected as the preferred online bookstore for Microsoft's relaunched developer resource site, MSDN Online, and the bookseller also signed an exclusive deal with popular discussion group site Deja News...

Audio Book Club (AMEX: KLB), which sells audio books on its Web site and via direct mail, announced Monday that it has agreed to buy competitor Audiobooks Direct, a division of Doubleday Direct. Audio Book Club says Audiobooks Direct has a member file of more than 450,000 names, bringing Audio Book Club's total member and customer database to approximately 2 million...

Looks like E*Trade (Nasdaq: EGRP) wants to be an online media company, as well as an online broker. So it seems, based on Monday's announcement, in which E*Trade announced the acquisition of privately-held financial analysis Web site ClearStation ClearStation includes stock market charts and message boards, and links to notable headlines from news ...

The biggest player in online retailing is entering the auction game, not to mention the pet-care game. Online bookseller Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) announced Sunday that it is launching a person-to-person auction service to compete with the likes of eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY). And today, Amazon.com announced it has agreed to buy a 50 percent stake of Pets.com, which sells a wide variety of pet-care products online...

Shares of discount retailer CyberShop (Nasdaq: CYSP) are rocketing ahead in early trading today, after the company announced the launch of its online auction service, CyberShop Auctions. At about 10 a.m. ET, CyberShop stock was trading up 2-5/8 to 13-1/2, nearly 25 percent higher than Thursday's close CyberShop, which sells brand-name products at d...

Shares of online auction house eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) and America Online (NYSE: AOL) stormed ahead in early trading today after the companies announced a strategic partnership. Under the terms of the four-year deal, eBay, a rumored acquisition target of AOL, will pay AOL $75 million (US$) in exchange for promotion on AOL's network of sites and services...

In an attempt to raise brand awareness and online sales, Dell Computer announced Tuesday that it has started an affiliate program that will allow other Web sites to earn commissions on sales by linking to Dell's home page. Right now, Dell says its online sales are about 25 percent of its total sales -- reportedly about $14 million (US$) a day -- and the goal is to double the percentage of online sales...

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) announced Monday that the companies have partnered to make IBM's e-business and e-commerce solutions available to the more than 92 million users of Novell's Netware operating system It was a busy day for Novell, which also announced on Monday that it has released a new Internet caching system for e-commerce...