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The Electronic Commerce and Consumer Protection Group, a working group comprised of seven of the world's leading Internet and e-commerce companies, proposed a set of guidelines Tuesday designed to protect online consumers and "inspire global discussions of legal issues related to consumer transactio...

Online grocer Webvan Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBVN) said Monday that it will offer consumer electronics, videos, DVDs and other entertainment products as it steps up efforts to expand its reach and boost revenues.

A plan by the British government to monitor business e-mails and obtain data encryption keys could harm the United Kingdom's chances of becoming an e-commerce leader, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

Last week, Marc Andreessen, the 28 year-old co-founder of Netscape, received a lukewarm reception from the New Democrat Network when he unveiled his prescription to combat the dearth of high-tech workers in the United States.

In a speech given to the Computer and Communications Industry Association on Monday, U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Stuart Eizenstat declared the agency's support of a permanent Internet sales tax ban, despite the contribution such taxes would make to U.S. coffers.

Just days after Disney-backed online toy retailer Toysmart.com shut its virtual doors for good, Toysrus.com announced Monday that it plans to double its staff and expand operations over the next year.

Seven of America's largest movie theater chains said Tuesday that their Internet movie ticketing venture, christened Fandango, will start up as a pilot program in the next few weeks before its full service launch later this summer.

Headlines and airwaves crackled with hyperbole following the U.S. House of Representatives vote last week to extend permanent normal trade relations to China, as analysts peppered their discussions with enthusiastic speculation about how a new era of international trade could help keep the high-tech...

Online healthcare company Healtheon/WebMD has announced a strategic alliance with Internet insurance service company SimplyHealth.com to provide insurance services to its customers.

The financial roller-coaster ride for high-end fashion retailer Boo.com and the demise of Foofoo.com have caused some industry analysts to question the viability of selling luxury goods via the Internet.

American Express (NYSE: AXP), Ariba (Nasdaq: ARBA) and VeriSign (Nasdaq: VRSN) announced Monday that they have formed a strategic partnership to develop an integrated card payment processing utility for online business-to-business (B2B) transactions.

The European Union (EU) has agreed to allow American businesses to self-regulate the safeguarding of personal information collected about European consumers over the Internet.

General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) is attempting to draw buyers to its dealers -- and away from Web-based car sellers -- with an online campaign featuring incentives and contests.

America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have forged a strategic marketing alliance to promote NBA.com, WNBA.com and America Online's Internet service and Web sites.

Less than a year after its IPO, online insurance portal InsWeb Corp. said on Monday that it is moving its headquarters and cutting its staff by 40 percent.