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Internet Daily for Monday, May 21, 2001 by Frank Barnako CBS MarketWatch.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft releases new MSN software Microsoft officially released the latest upgrade to its free Web browser on Monday. Similar in design to the home page of AOL Time Warner's proprietary service, MSN Explorer seeks to keep users tied to the company's Web properties. The colorful, consumer-friendly interface of MSN Explorer includes links to free e-mail, instant messaging, a built-in media player and search services. Versions of the software will be available in 30 international markets by the end of the year, the company said. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Amazon to outsource book deliveries Amazon.com is expected to ask privately held Ingram Book Co. to mail books directly to customers. The step would be part of the company's wide-ranging efforts to reduce costs. "You won't be able to tell if a book is sent from our center in Fernley, Nev., or Ingram, in Laverne, Tenn.," Amazon Vice President Lyn Blake told the New York Times. The company is also reportedly considering hiring an outside firm to retrieve expensive electronics items being returned by customers, to eliminate confusion about whether all parts and manuals were shipped back. ----------------------------------------------------------------- NBC trivia contest links to Web pages Participants in an NBC-TV contest next month will know it's time to play when their computer opens a Web page. The promotion will use technology from Digital Convergence Television, called CueTV. The companies said "this allows a television to become a remote control for a computer." It works by sending an audio tone to a PC, which launches a Web page related to what is being watched. The free CueTV kit, containing a cable and software, will be distributed exclusively at more than 7,000 RadioShack stores starting Thursday. The first use will be promoting NBCIQ, a trivia game testing viewers' knowledge of NBC programs. Later this summer, NBC said it will expand its use of the technology. For example, while watching a news program, viewers' Web browsers could launch pages with further information about a news segment. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Youbet.com adds tracks in Gemstar deal Youbet.com, which runs an online horse-race betting site, said it will be able to offer bettors access to 20 major tracks, including Churchill Downs, under terms of a partnership with Gemstar-TV Guide . TV Guide operates a horse racing cable TV channel. Under the deal, which could also lead to Gemstar buying the Web company, TV Guide gets access to Youbet.com's technology and a share in its revenue from wagering, while Youbet.com gets content from TV Guide's tracks, in addition to those it already has, The Wall Street Journal reported. "The biggest reason subscribers canceled with us or did not sign up is that we have not had the major track content," Youbet.com Chief Executive Robert Fell told the Journal. ----------------------------------------------------------------- VeriSign will honor business trademarks VeriSign Inc. said Monday it will respect a company's registered or common law trademark rights when assigning Web addresses using the new ".biz" extension. The first applications for registrations for the new domain will be accepted in July, by NeuLevel Inc. VeriSign said trademark holders will be able to file claim forms for a fee of $89. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Deals of the day Egghead.com Inc. announced that it sold the remainder of its interest in Onsale Japan K.K., its Japan-based joint venture with Softbank Corp., to Onsale Japan. As part of the deal, Softbank is forgiving a long-term $2 million loan to Egghead. "We are pleased with this transaction, as it further strengthens our balance sheet by eliminating our long-term debt," said Mark Shepherd, senior vice president and CFO of Egghead.com. NewsStand Inc. announced it will handle digital distribution services for Harvard Business School Publishing. Subscriptions and single-copy sales of the Harvard Business Review will become available next month, the companies said. Pricing has not yet been announced. 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