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Earlier this week, I came home from a well-earned vacation in Las Vegas to find an e-mail waiting for me from my editor, which had the following message in the subject box: "Open this after you've had a few drinks."

According to a study by Sage Software, 29 percent of small U.S. companies who currently have a Web site are using it for e-commerce activities.

Consumer Reports, the venerable 63 year-old magazine that rates products and services, will begin evaluating electronic commerce companies on its consumerreports.org Web site.

Winstar Communications, Inc., has announced the launch of Office.com, an online business service and product site for small and medium-sized companies.

DrDrew.com, a newly launched online community for young adults, announced today that it has secured a $7.5 million (US$) round of funding led by Softbank Venture Capital.

Microsoft Corp. has announced that is joining forces with 35 media and technology companies in an effort to prod consumers into adopting broadband Internet connections.

A new report by Forrester Research, Inc. found that despite growing consumer comfort with online credit purchasing, the fear of using plastic on the Internet is still the largest obstacle to e-commerce.

This week, Linux-based hardware solutions vendor VA Linux Systems moved to support startup Web portal LinuxNewbie.com (LNC), a site aimed at introducing the public to the increasingly popular open-source operating system (OS).

Security solutions provider Diversinet Corp. (Nasdaq: DVNT) has announced a $1 million (US$) common stock deal to acquire the operating assets of Ubiq Communications Inc., and to accelerate its presence in the wireless e-commerce arena. The companies will collectively focus on a wireless trading ini...

Media/portal company Excite@Home (Nasdaq: ATHM) announced today that it has launched Work.com, a service for business professionals and their companies. Excite@Home says the new site is the first part of a major initiative to develop a business portal that features vertical industry content, communi...

Healthcare portal WebMd, Inc., and sporting goods e-tailer Global Sports, Inc., announced today that they have joined forces to create a sports medicine and fitness e-commerce channel.

Destination site AltaVista announced today that it has entered into a $65 million (US$) strategic alliance with healthcare content and e-commerce provider HealthCentral.com. Under the terms of the three-year deal, HealthCentral.com will be the exclusive healthcare content provider for the upcoming A...

Lycos, Inc. announced that it has launched a new Web site for kids in an attempt to make the Internet a more family-friendly place to surf.

Anti-virus solutions provider Trend Micro, Inc. (Nasdaq: TMIC) has entered into a strategic alliance with WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: WGRD) to push its InterScan VirusWall product.

IT and network solutions provider Fujitsu Ltd. (Nasdaq: TMIC) has entered into a strategic alliance with Caldera Systems, Inc. to distribute OpenLinux. The deal marks Fujitsu's official entrance into the increasingly popular world of the Linux open-source operating system (OS).