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Linux-based computer system manufacturer EBIZ Enterprises, Inc. (OTC BB: EBIZE) and online auctioneer iDEAL International, Inc. announced a deal Thursday to offer Linux-related products to patrons of the DealDeal.com business-to-consumer (B2C) auction site.

As consumer fears about privacy invasion threaten to stall the considerable growth of e-commerce, a lawsuit was filed in California Superior Court Thursday alleging that Internet advertising firm DoubleClick (Nasdaq: DCLK) has obtained and sold the personal information of online users.

Despite raking in millions of dollars a day through its e-commerce operations, online PC sales giant Dell Computer Corp. announced yesterday that its earnings and revenue will fall short of expectations for the second quarter in a row.

In a letter that is bound to strain bipartisan cooperation on e-commerce issues, U.S. House Commerce Committee Chairman Tom Bliley (R-Virginia) has taken President Clinton to task for his decision to ask for increased oversight of online drug vendors.

With companies in nearly every industry developing online business-to-business (B2B) marketplaces, a feeding frenzy of optimistic reports is coming from research firms to hail the major new market.

Japan is taking business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce to a new level by introducing a system that allows customers to order goods online but pay cash for them in brick-and-mortar convenience stores.

One of the great stereotypes about dot-com companies is that they are all bleeding red ink despite raising millions of dollars (US$) in well-publicized Silicon Valley IPOs.

China has sent ripples of distress through the Internet community with a variety of new rules concerning state secrets and encryption, but is seeking today to reassure foreign investors that the regulations will not limit the free exchange of online information.

Medtronic, a $4+ billion (US$) provider of medical devices, has announced plans to invest a total of $330 million in two deals that are designed to take its cardiovascular and neurological stimulation devices into the world of e-commerce.

In an effort to bring e-commerce and the Internet to a vast continent where computers have not yet become a mainstream business and consumer tool, Web site developer e-Media LLC announced a deal Wednesday to help launch a versatile site for the extended African community around the world.

eBay, Inc. has lined up Hong Kong-based China.com (Nasdaq: CHINA) to help market its new eBay Chinatown trading community to Asian users.

E-Stamp Corporation (Nasdaq: ESTM) announced today that it will begin a market trial of international Internet postage in the Canadian city of Calgary, Alberta. Starting in early February, Canada Post Corporation will begin offering Internet postage services through E-Stamp.

Many e-tailers across the industry are growing concerned that would-be buyers of high-tech and high-ticket items are backing away from online purchases because of concerns about follow-up service and a lack of long-term warranties.

Computer Associates, Inc. (NYSE: CA) has announced a distribution, marketing and support agreement with Linux vendor Red Hat, Inc.

A new company called CertifiedTime Inc. claims that it is the first firm to offer a service that sets computers' clocks to the federal clock and so provide a legally binding audit trail.