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With an increasing body of research indicating that brand name awareness is a key to success on the Internet, e-businesses are finding that their real challenge is educating the consumer about what products and services are available online.

Last Friday, when U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson decided to delay the first phase of his verdict in the Microsoft antitrust case, I wondered how the hiatus affected the personal comfort level of one William F. Gates III.

Ford (NYSE:F) and General Motors (NYSE:GM), two of the big three U.S. automakers, have announced separate but similar initiatives to broaden the supply side of their businesses by establishing links with their suppliers over the Internet.

Industry titan Microsoft has entered into strategic online distribution deals with utility software vendors Symantec Corp. and Trend Micro, Inc. in an attempt to help businesses that use the Internet get ready to handle Y2K-related viruses and other potential mayhem.

Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), one of the computing industry's early innovators but now a company playing catch-up in the online shopping business, has launched its new MSN eShop in an effort to reach out to consumers and merchants alike.

Software vendor Corel Corp. (Nasdaq: CORL) has entered into a strategic OEM alliance with PC Chips to help build a customer base for its new distribution of the Linux operating system (OS).

Online party supplier Great Entertaining.com announced yesterday that it has received second round funding of $31 million (US$) from a variety of venture capital firms.

Dun and Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB), the well-known provider of business-to-business credit, marketing and purchasing information, is launching eccelerate.com to bring online businesses into its orbit.

In a broad three-year alliance between two leading interactive media and entertainment companies, America Online (NYSE: AOL) will invest $30 million (US$) and take an equity stake in Viacom subsidiary Blockbuster.com.

Boston, Massachusetts-based Inc. Magazine announced today that it has launched a Web site that is designed to deliver management resources to small business owners. As part of a cross-marketing agreement, the new portal will showcase content from the E-Commerce Times, and the E-Commerce Times will f...

House Commerce Committee Chairman Tom Bliley's move to push the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act through the House of Representatives without the blessing of House leadership has backfired and resulted in defeat.

How will you do your Internet holiday shopping in 2002? Will it be sitting in your living room, remote control in hand?

In an effort to co-market the top two holiday season gift items, clothing giant Gap, Inc. and online toy seller eToys, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETYS) are launching a holiday season promotional campaign.

Bookseller Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) announced today that it has acquired a 49 percent stake in iUniverse.com, a company which bills itself as the largest Internet publishing portal.

TicketMaster Online-CitySearch announced Monday that it has successfully folded 43 Microsoft SideWalk City sites into its network and will introduce its fully-integrated 77-city CitySearch sites this week.