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Online search engine GoTo.com (Nasdaq: GOTO) heated up the competition in the already tight Internet auction world today by announcing that it will buy auction search and listings site AuctionRover.com in an estimated $175 million (US$) stock deal.

Internet Capital Group, Inc. (ICG) and Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. have partnered to develop business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce in Asia.

Linux vendor Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq: RHAT) has announced the availability of a new version of its Linux OS designed to power online business operations that are working with the Oracle8i database.

Venerable computer giant IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that it will form an alliance with Ariba (Nasdaq: ARBA) and i2 Technologies (Nasdaq: ITWO) to provide what it calls an "end-to-end solution for business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce and collaboration."

VA Linux Systems (Nasdaq: LNUX) has joined a number of prosperous companies that are pumping up developer resources for the Linux community by announcing a new service to help accelerate the development of Linux applications.

Only months after forging a shaky entrance into online banking with its WingspanBank.com, Bank One Corp. has announced a new initiative to deliver money to users via secure e-mail.

Newly-released research from The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) reveals that a strikingly high online purchase failure rate and fear of online fraud are preventing a sizable number of online shoppers from returning to the Web.

According to consulting firm Booz Allen & Hamilton, the United Kingdom is verging on the same type of "digital divide" that the U.S. government discovered in America's urban and rural communities last summer.

When Big Three automakers GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler announced the formation of a single business-to-business (B2B) marketplace for buying and selling supply chain-related auto products, the firms inadvertently demonstrated the promise and peril of e-commerce on the Internet.

In an effort to patch up its tattered reputation in the wake of its recent online invasion-of-privacy fiasco, controversial Internet advertising giant DoubleClick (Nasdaq: DCLK) announced today that two high-profile New York consumer advocates will now lead its privacy efforts.

Wall Street was set abuzz Wednesday morning by rumors of a possible settlement of the ongoing Microsoft antitrust trial.

Six of the largest movie chains in the United States announced plans today to form an e-commerce portal where consumers can buy tickets, peruse reviews and view previews.

Online travel sites Travelocity.com (Nasdaq: TVLY) and Preview Travel (Nasdaq: PTVL) announced the completion of a merger today that reportedly creates the largest travel site on the Web and the third-largest e-commerce site overall.

In an effort to gain Internet dominance, Internet trust provider and security firm VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN) has agreed to acquire domain name registrar Network Solutions, Inc. in a stock-for-stock swap worth an estimated $21 billion (US$).

While new research by PricewaterhouseCoopers shows that low prices continue to lure U.S. shoppers to the Internet, data from @plan (APLN) indicates that U.S. consumers are taking security issues seriously enough to consider abandoning e-commerce for the safety of the real world.