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Ever since Microsoft was declared a monopoly by U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson a couple of weeks ago, the remedy game has become the most popular pastime among legal experts and pundits.

Priceline.com, the name-your-price service pioneer, announced today that it has dramatically increased its access to the U.S. air travel ticket inventory with the addition of United Airlines, American Airlines and US Airways to its list of partners.

Surprise, surprise. Yet another e-commerce-related software company saw its stock take off on its first day of trading on Tuesday. This time, the big winner was Quintus (Nasdaq: QNTS), which develops software that helps online business manage customer interactions. Quintus priced its initial public ...

ABN Amro, the Netherlands' largest bank, announced today that it has moved into the China and Hong Kong markets by taking a 40 percent equity stake in the B2B e-commerce unit of General Electric.

Linux vendor SuSE announced this week that it has tapped outsource solutions provider Digital River, Inc. (Nasdaq: DRIV) to turn its online information portal into an e-commerce site.

Brick-and-mortar entertainment retailer Wherehouse Music and online entertainment superstore CheckOut.com announced a strategic alliance today that makes CheckOut.com the exclusive Internet partner for Wherehouse Music.

A new report released today by the Los Altos, California-based Internet Research Group shows that 25 million American households will be using the Internet to pay bills by the year 2003.

E.piphany, Inc., a manufacturer of software that analyzes customers' buying habits, announced today that it has agreed to acquire RightPoint, Inc., for about $392 million (US$) in stock.

China's Internet and technology stocks soared yesterday following news of a U.S.-China trade deal that may pave the way for China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Internet postage provider Stamps.com (Nasdaq: STMP) announced today that it has created a new subsidiary that will offer encrypted printing of tickets, vouchers, certificates and other paper instruments for the events, travel and financial services industry.

In what is being billed as one of the largest private equity placements ever secured by an Internet company, online car retailer CarsDirect.com announced yesterday that it has closed a $280 million (US$) round of financing.

Continuing its transformation from a free e-mail company to a multi-faceted Internet service provider, Juno Online Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: JWEB) announced a new shopping service today that will allow other online retailers to sell products on its Web site.

For the second time in just over a month, online travel site Expedia.com, which is majority-owned by Microsoft, has been sued in a federal court.

Consumers have long felt victimized by new car sales teams that manipulate, deceive and cajole buyers into one-sided deals. Now, as new cars sales rush online, the consumer stands to fight back through new programs developed by priceline, Ford and CarPrices.com.

If the actions of Microsoft CEO Bill Gates are any indication as to whether there is life after being declared a monopoly by U.S. Federal Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, the answer is an emphatic "yes."