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Washington-based watchdog organization the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) has launched a hard-line campaign against an alleged effort by online advertising service DoubleClick, Inc. (Nasdaq:DCLK) to track individual identities and actions online and tie them to offline behavior.

In a move that has sent shock waves through its extensive dealer network, consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) launched a Web site today that will sell mass-customized VAIO personal computers and peripherals directly to consumers in Japan.

According to a new report by Forrester Research, Inc., brick-and-mortar insurance giant Allstate "will spark an all-out Internet war" in personal lines insurance by offering sales and service via the Internet.

X.com, a Palo Alto, California-based online bank, recently allowed customers who were setting up new accounts to specify the account number from which funds were being transferred. Unfortunately, X.com did not verify whether the person who was setting up the account had the right to transfer those f...

U.S. House of Representatives Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-California) announced Monday that he and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) will mount a fresh challenge to Internet taxation this legislative session by introducing a new "Internet Non-Discrimination Act."

Amazon.com caught Wall Street by surprise last Friday when it nonchalantly announced layoffs for the first time in its five-year history.

Software titan Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) and online auction hosting company FairMarket announced the launch today of a business-to-business (B2B) auction site for Microsoft's new small business portal.

Chicago, Illinois-based Arthur Andersen has become the first of the "Big Five" accounting firms to take direct aim at Internet startup companies by launching a $500 million (US$) venture capital fund.

In an effort to challenge Costco Online's stranglehold on the Internet wholesale club market share, New York-based HouseHold Direct.com has launched an online store with an aggressive discount pricing plan.

Internet search engine and born-again portal AltaVista is paying a new network of affiliated Web sites for every surfer they send its way.

As New York City geared up for this week's LinuxWorld Expo, TurboLinux announced the release of a new server package that has been optimized for e-commerce.

RSA Security Inc. (Nasdaq: RSAS) announced a licensing agreement on Monday with mobile security solutions provider Certicom to incorporate desktop-to-server e-commerce security development tools into its products.

If 1999 was the year that non-profitable e-commerce companies got a free ride from Wall Street, a new report from Forrester Research shows that 2000 is proving to be the end of the line.

One of the major messages from the holiday shopping season is that e-tailers must develop better customer service capabilities. Today, eFusion, Inc. -- a start-up company from Beaverton, Oregon -- introduced a new "push-to-talk" service that allows representatives at e-commerce firms to talk to shop...

Despite quadrupling its third quarter sales, online toy seller eToys, Inc. has rattled its shareholders' nerves by continuing to post significant losses.