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As the epic antitrust trial drew to a close, Microsoft was taking care of other business as usual, which included announcing a series of steps aimed to strengthen security for e-commerce and other online activities.

BuyItNow.com's command was apparently Snap.com and XOOM.com's wish, as the two popular Web sites announced Monday that they have entered into partnership agreements with the e-commerce retail site.

CyberCash, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYCH) and NetGravity, Inc. (Nasdaq: NETG) have created a new online advertising process that aims to enable online sales to be completed within an ad banner, eliminating the need for the Web surfer to connect to the advertiser's Web site to close a deal.

For e-commerce companies, raising brand awareness through offline promotion can be an extremely costly yet crucial part of their marketing strategy. On Friday, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced that it had scored a significant coup in that regard.

Electronic commerce and communications are taking center stage in Washington, DC as the weeklong E-Gov conference and exposition kicks off.

Michael Milken could be proving that the Internet, like the U.S. western frontier of the 1800's, is a place a person with a past can get a fresh start.

Perhaps responding to plans by two other major drugstore chains to expand their Internet presences, Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) announced Monday it will launch an online pharmacy in September.

A panel of top high-tech executives met this week in London at the Wall Street Journal Europe's CEO Summit and critiqued some e-commerce powerhouses.

North Carolina-based Red Hat, Inc. this week announced that they are making on-site professional services available for Corporate users of the Linux operating system (OS).

With online commerce now a hit for nearly every conceivable product category, from baseballs to diamonds, health insurance to Hot Wheels cars, Adshop Online is taking the next step: selling an entire Web site via the Internet.

For first-time automobile buyers, one of the few things as frustrating as visiting a car dealership is figuring out which insurance company to use. On Thursday, online auto retailer Autobytel.com (Nasdaq: ABTL) announced a partnership that could help customers avoid that hassle.

The House and Senate Commerce Committees moved in perfect harmony this week, passing companion bills to allow digitally encrypted information to be exported. If they become law, the measures would open America's doors to increased electronic commerce in world markets.

Moving to strengthen its presence in the Asian market, America Online announced Friday that it has acquired a 10 percent stake in Internet company China.com.

Even as Microsoft fights for its corporate life at its federal antitrust trial, some say it's switching into hyper-drive in a plan to combat the threat of the Linux operating system.

At an International Data Corp. (IDC) conference held in Prague this week, experts predicted steady growth in the field of e-commerce for Eastern Europe, driven largely by regional IT market growth.