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Entrust Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTU), a provider of wireline and wireless e-commerce security solutions, announced a strategic agreement this week with database titan Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL) to integrate their technologies for increased levels of available e-business security.

Reports earlier this week that online powerhouse Amazon.com is being sued by individual consumers as well as being investigated by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for privacy issues are the culmination of suspicions that have been coming to a boil since late last year.

The National Governors' Association (NGA) has issued a stern call to action for U.S. states to help grow e-commerce by eliminating "the horse-and-buggy tax systems that are unsuited to the exploding telecommunications market."

As the U.S. government's antitrust case against software giant Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) wends its way through the legal system, the European Union (EU) announced today that it will launch its own antitrust probe.

With less than a week until Valentine's Day -- the second most popular U.S. gift-giving holiday behind Christmas -- researchers are already predicting how many people will shop online and what they will buy.

Banking behemoth Bank of America has finalized a record $3 million (US$) auction bid for the domain name Loans.com.

Auction portal Bidder's Edge, Inc. filed an antitrust lawsuit against eBay, Inc. yesterday, alleging that the giant online auctioneer had attempted monopolization, interfered with contractual relations, and utilized unfair practices.

According to a report released this week by Forrester Research, a vast majority of U.S. corporations will move aggressively to e-commerce in the next two years, drawn by emerging "e-marketplaces" where goods are sold through auctions, bid systems and exchanges.

United Parcel Service, Inc. announced today that it has formed a subsidiary that will perform back-end fulfillment functions for e-commerce companies and also help companies develop their supply chain management operations.

Republican presidential hopeful and Texas Governor George W. Bush has shattered traditional fundraising records, but is reportedly dead last with online contributions.

Online customer support company Kana Communications (Nasdaq: KANA) and Internet business software provider Silknet Software (Nasdaq: SILK) announced today that they will merge in a stock deal valued at $4.2 billion (US$).

Giant online auctioneer eBay, Inc. announced Friday that all items related to hate groups such as the Nazi Party or the Ku Klux Klan will have to meet specific criteria before qualifying for auction on its site.

Apparel giant Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL) announced an agreement today with NBC affiliates ValueVision (Nasdaq: VVTV) and NBCi (Nasdaq: NBCI) to create a multimedia initiative that will center on its Polo.com Internet retailing site.

A trio of firms today rolled out a product they say will allow would-be e-businesses to quickly establish seamless retail Internet sites.

IBM seized the spotlight at the LinuxWorld Expo in New York City last week by issuing a spate of announcements that could significantly affect e-commerce professionals and the open-source community.