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In a move designed to enhance its e-commerce clout, Exchange Applications, Inc., bought closely held software provider GBI today for $24 million (US$) in stock.

With fraud emerging as the number one threat to their industry, a group of e-commerce development companies are mounting a counter-attack. The new Internet Fraud Prevention Advisory Council, led by HNC Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: HNCS), has won widespread support as it attempts to eradicate consumer fea...

A new study done by Forrester Research Inc. shows that today's 16-to 22-year-olds have willingly embraced the Web in much the same way their parents once embraced cable television. However, unlike their parents, this demographic is a widely untapped resource for those e-marketeers astute enough to e...

American Online, Inc. is attempting to ensure European Internet supremacy by mounting a two-pronged attack against English and German competitors.

Dell Computer Corp. announced today that it has updated and enhanced www.gigabuys.com, its online superstore. These new features, along with recently added Dell Auctions, Dellnet portal and Dellnet ISP, are part of an aggressive campaign to eliminate online shoppers ' needs to look elsewhere for pro...

As part of a year-long campaign to transform itself into a full-service destination site, E*Trade (Nasdaq: EGRP) announced Monday that it has become the leading investor in online mortgage bank LoanCity.com's second round of funding. New Enterprise Associates provided much of the funding for LoanCit...

Internet service provider PSINet Inc. announced today that it has made an agreement to buy Transaction Network Services Inc. for $45.28 a share in cash and stock, or $705 million (US$). Analysts say the move will give teeth to the Herndon, Virginia-based company's planned foray into e-commerce.

According to a poll conducted by Jupiter Communications, almost two-thirds of online consumers are unlikely to trust an e-commerce Web site, despite privacy and security-related policy disclosures.

Although the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has backed off its plan to charge $1 ($US) for every domain name registered, Rep. Thomas Bliley (R-Virginia) continues to probe the group's finances and activities.

In a move designed to help online shoppers sift through the abundance of products on the web, BuyWiz Inc. has launched a free "universal shopping cart" program. The software, which can be downloaded from the BuyWiz Web site, allows shoppers to collect items from a variety of different online stores ...

The stunning success of Red Hat Inc. has generated much attention for the once obscure Linux operating system. However, some wonder if the color of money will spawn the kind of greed that could end up spoiling the entire party.

StarMedia Network (Nasdaq: STRM), a leading online network for Spanish and Portuguese-speaking audiences, will now offer its users direct access to online grocery shopping. The network surprised some observers by forgoing well-known players like Webvan and Peapod in favor of LatinGrocer, an online g...

For the second time in a month, Toys "R" Us Inc. has dropped the ball in its attempt to ramp up its e-commerce presence before the holiday shopping blitz.

Move over eBay, there's a new kid on the block. German media titan Bertelsmann AG has staked a claim to the burgeoning online trading market with the launch of its own Internet auction site.

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) announced Friday that it is introducing a new feature which will enable shoppers' preferences to steer other online gift-buyers to a book, music or video selection.