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According to a new study by Jupiter Communications, Inc., neither U.S. nor European e-tailers have moved aggressively to establish consumer relationships in the continent's most sophisticated Web markets.

In a concerted effort to keep pace with its rivals and establish a presence in the Latin American market, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has announced a joint venture agreement with Mexico's largest telecommunications company to create a portal for Spanish-speaking consumers in Latin and North America.

Building upon a development and marketing agreement struck earlier this year, Wall Street sensation Red Hat Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: RHAT) and Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE: CPQ) are partnering on enterprise-level user support for Linux in the corporate market.

Women's online portal iVillage (Nasdaq: IVIL) announced today that it will partner with eight brand-name retailers to launch a women's shopping service.

Online community Lycos, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCOS) added to its already-formidable international presence today by announcing the launch of 12 sites in Latin America and two Spanish-speaking sites in the U.S.

In a move seen by some analysts as an effort to trump chief rival Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch, AOL announced yesterday that it is expanding its Digital City guides from 60 to more than 200 cities by early next year.

According to a survey released by online research service E-BuyersGuide.com, the majority of e-tailers acknowledge the importance of customer satisfaction with the purchasing process.

With a new program from PenOp, a digital signature software developer, palm-top organizer owners can sign their names on the screens of their organizers and transmit those signatures over the Internet as legally binding approval on electronic documents.

Pervasive Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: PVSW) has moved its SQL 2000 server for developing e-commerce applications into the open-source arena by making it available to developers working with the Linux environment.

OpenGrid, Inc., a developer of instant messaging for wireless devices, announced today that it has received more than $8 million (US$) in backing from Motorola and Starfish Software CEO Philippe Kahn.

Pay TV programmer Showtime Networks' SHO.com will launch the first live boxing pay-per-view event on the Internet October 23rd, putting up five different camera angles of the Mike Tyson vs. Orlin Norris bout from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Investment bank Hambrecht & Quist (NYSE: HQ) announced today that it will distribute shares of its lead-managed initial public offerings and other equity offerings through online broker Ameritrade (Nasdaq: AMTD).

You've probably read by now that Priceline.com filed suit against software giant Microsoft Corp. late last week.

In its first move to capitalize on its purchase of Ameritech Corp., SBC Communications, Inc. opened its checkbook today for a $6 billion (US$) expansion into the high speed Internet service provider business.

Investment bank Hambrecht & Quist (NYSE: HQ) announced today that it will distribute shares of its lead-managed initial public offerings and other equity offerings through online broker Ameritrade (Nasdaq: AMTD).