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Knowledge retrieval solutions provider Verity, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRTY) has entered into a strategic support-related alliance with Linux vendor Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq: RHAT) to boost Linux-based open-source software resources available to developers.

In sports, the superstars always seem to get the good press, while the solid utility players rarely get noticed.

According to published reports today, Japanese Internet investment company Softbank is planning to acquire an insolvent Japanese bank and turn it into the hub of an online financial services community.

Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced today that it has acquired Entropic, Inc., a provider of software and toolkits for speech recognition, in an effort to integrate speech interaction technology into the Windows platform.

Domain registrar Network Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSOL) reported today that registrations shot up sharply in the third quarter, with international registrations helping to fuel a growth that is expected to continue well into the next century.

Internet gift delivery business CarePackages.com has capitalized upon an untapped e-commerce niche with its Halloween-themed ScarePackage.

As online auctions expand into veritable sideshows and novelty acts, BMW has placed its new sports utility vehicle on eBay in an effort to drive sales and build notoriety.

At a hearing on Internet standards yesterday, a handful of e-commerce watchers told the U.S. Senate Science, Technology and Space Subcommittee to let the market decide how and where global electronic commerce matures.

Name-your-price retailer priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) reported a more than 15-fold increase in third-quarter revenue and a net loss that beat analysts' estimates on Thursday, but its stock price still fell in early trading today.

What does it take for an offline company to successfully launch an e-commerce site?

After years of declining sales and business reversals, Levi Strauss & Co. announced today that it will cease selling products on its Levi's and Dockers Web sites after Christmas.

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN), the Web's most-visited e-commerce site, reported a sharp rise in revenues when it announced its third-quarter results after the financial markets closed on Wednesday.

Open-source software solutions provider TurboLinux has entered into a strategic support-related alliance with industry titan Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE: CPQ).

Although analysts are predicting a stellar holiday season in the world of e-commerce, e-tailers are nervously waiting to find out if their operation will make the grade or fall by the wayside.

Walgreen Co., the largest drugstore chain in the United States, announced yesterday that it is attempting to keep pace with the rapidly-developing Internet pharmacy market by launching an entirely revamped walgreens.com Web site.