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Software security solutions provider Diversinet Corp. (Nasdaq: DVNT) announced Tuesday that it is extending support of its Software Development Kit (SDK) for creating wireless e-commerce applications to the Linux open-source platform.

Tripwire, Inc., a provider of network security solutions, has announced that it will release the source code for its Linux-based e-commerce software product.

Legend has it that Microsoft's Bill Gates looked AOL CEO Steve Case in the eye seven years ago and spread the following dose of sunshine: "I can buy 20 percent of you or I can buy all of you. Or I can go into this business myself and bury you."

So the storefront is open, the banner is flashing, the products are ready, but the cart is still empty. What to do? How do you get customers to your site? Don't despair. There are many ways to drive eyeballs to your new e-commerce site.

Open-source based software solutions provider TurboLinux on Tuesday announced that its server product has been deployed, along with a cluster of IBM Netfinity 5000 Servers, to power one of Japan's largest consumer e-commerce Web sites.

Software solutions developer Corel Corp. (Nasdaq: CORL) has announced a deal to bundle its distribution of the Linux operating system with hardware solutions produced by EBIZ Enterprises (OTC BB: EBIZ).

U.S. President Bill Clinton is apparently pushing governors to reach a compromise position on Internet taxation that would link a moratorium on taxation with a plan for states to simplify their sales tax structures.

Having generated one quarter of its January passenger revenues from online sales, Southwest Airlines projected Monday that its 2000 e-commerce revenues will top $1 billion (US$).

Venerable American retailer Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced Monday that it will join with $50 billion (US$) French retailer Carrefour and software giant Oracle Corp. to form a global business-to-business (B2B) marketplace for the retail industry.

In a move that could potentially have a significant impact on Internet Service Provider (ISP) competition in the U.S., America Online, Inc. (Nasdaq: AOL) and Time Warner, Inc. (NYSE: TWX) announced a "memorandum of understanding" Tuesday stating that AOL will not be the exclusive ISP on Time Warner'...

A number of software company owners, corporate executives and other key players in the technology landscape strongly encouraged U.S. governors to keep better pace with the new economy and electronic commerce at a weekend meeting of the National Governors' Association (NGA) in Washington, D.C.

As the world's most populous country awaits entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Chinese government's Internet arm unveiled the first government-sanctioned trading portal, ChinaTradeWorld.com, to make the country's factory and farm products available to outside buyers.

Last week, when giant Japanese conglomerate Softbank Corp. announced plans to take a $57 million (US$) stake in the online operation of Toys "R" Us, the "other shoe" dropped at the headquarters of eToys, Inc.

Giant e-tailer Amazon.com and wireless service provider Sprint PCS made separate moves Monday in the rapidly evolving world of mobile e-commerce.

The U.S. government has stepped up its efforts to find new ways to utilize e-commerce solutions to purchase goods and services for its agencies and offices around the globe.