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A new report by Forrester Research, Inc. predicts that free Internet access in the U.K and the rest of Europe will collapse by 2002.

Twinbays.com China has signed Beijing's largest department store operator to be a new vendor on the Twinbays auction site, bringing the credibility of a major name retailer and a slice of its Internet sales receipts to the online service.

VacationSpot.com, an online booker of independent vacation properties, and bamboo.com, a provider of virtual tours for the real estate industry, announced today that they have formed an alliance.

Instill Corp., a provider of e-business services for the foodservice industry, announced today that it has raised an additional $24.3 million (US$) in venture capital financing.

Online business information provider Hoover's Online (Nasdaq: HOOV) announced a year-long agreement today with Consumer Financial Network, an e-commerce platform for financial services. In addition to offering financial planning services to Hoover's users, Consumer Financial Network will be the prim...

Last week, when shares of America Online, Inc. fell 6.3 percent amid investor fears that its competitors would soon be giving Internet service away, AOL announced that it expects to meet profit forecasts.

Magic Software Enterprises (Nasdaq: MGIC) unveiled the latest version of its e-commerce server Friday, a product powered by the Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq: RHAT) distribution of the red-hot Linux operating system (OS).

A report that the Chinese Government is considering a ban on foreign investment in Web companies sent shares of China.com (Nasdaq: CHINA) plummeting sharply Wednesday and caused jitters throughout the region.

Softbank Corp., one of the world's largest Internet investors, is teaming up with a Japanese home appliance retailer to launch a new shopping site for the growing Japanese market.

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) ventured into the private-label product market today with the launch of Amazon.com's Bag Shop. The new feature offers a custom-designed collection of six bags, which range in price from $29.99 to $79.99 (US$) and are designed to be "a high-quality, highly functional, fashio...

Woburn, Massachusetts-based FairMarket Inc. is teaming up with Microsoft, Dell, Excite@Home and other e-commerce portals to stage an all-out attack against eBay, Inc., the reigning online auction champion.

According to a new report from Forrester Research, Inc., 90 percent of Web sites fail to comply with basic privacy principles.

eSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESFT) announced this week that it will exclusively use the Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq: RHAT) version of the increasingly popular Linux operating system (OS) in the development of its products.

According to a new study by the Information Technology Association of America, about one third of American adults would be less inclined to buy products on the Internet if those purchases were taxed. The unsurprising data was released in conjunction with the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerc...

In a move that is expected to boost awareness of online charity options for e-shoppers, Marketing Services Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSGI) has agreed to buy up to 18 percent of not-for-profit shopping center GreaterGood.com. The deal is pending shareholder approval.