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A year ago, when the Fortune 500 discovered e-commerce, Web ad agencies were bought specifically to capture their people for work on large accounts. Small accounts were left in the cold.

While Wall Street continues to take a wait-and-see approach about the potential merger of USA Networks (Nasdaq: USAI) and Lycos (Nasdaq: LCOS), USA Networks is busy adding to its e-commerce arsenal. USA Networks announced today that it has agreed to purchase the privately held Hotel Reservation Netw...

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the world's leading computer chip manufacturer, is making a move to further solidify its expansion into the e-commerce arena through a new deal with Excite (Nasdaq: XCIT). The companies announced on Tuesday a multi-year agreement to jointly develop a new online shopping service...

After building their technical infrastructure and boosting brand-awareness, recent news announcements are pointing to a strong industry-wide emphasis on providing value-added services and increased customer support. Along these lines, Cyberian Outpost (Nasdaq: COOL), an Internet-based retailer of co...

Talk about streaming media software company RealNetworks (Nasdaq: RNWK) being acquired by another company has been rampant recently, with Yahoo!'s (Nasdaq: YHOO) $6 billion purchase of Broadcast.com (Nasdaq: BCST) fueling more speculation about the next power play in the industry. But RealNetworks e...

On the Web, exporting and importing are like the weather. Everyone talks about them, but few do anything about them.

In a move to expand its recently launched Auctions service, Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) has agreed to purchase LiveBid.com, which produces Internet-based auction software. LiveBid's technology enables brick-and-mortar auction houses to "broadcast" their auctions simultaneously over the Internet, and f...

There was good news for online auction buyers and sellers on Monday, as eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) announced plans for two new deals which will integrate product shipping capabilities directly into eBay's popular Internet-based auction Web site. eBay chose Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE), which is reportedly the wor...

In an attempt to grab an even bigger share of a rapidly growing market, America Online (NYSE: AOL) has teamed up with four new major partners to streamline business travel. Today, America Online announced the launch of its business travel center and agreements totaling more than $20 million (US$) wi...

The Web has seen many great business rivalries develop over the last few years. There was CDNow vs. N2K, who merged. There was Amazon vs. Barnes & Noble, which continues.

Computer titan IBM is reportedly gearing up for an all out e-commerce initiative in which Big Blue will directly sell its entire PC product line over the Internet. According to media sources, the company will set up a new Web site in May, code-named "Project Odyssey," from which small businesses and...

Inktomi (Nasdaq: INKT), which makes scalable Internet software that powers search engines and e-commerce sites, announced a major expansion of its online shopping presence on Friday. The company said that the Inktomi Shopping Engine's coverage will now include five new portal and destination sites, ...

One of the nation's most well-known media companies is getting into online coupons. Tribune Ventures, the strategic investment unit of Tribune, (NYSE: TRB) announced Thursday that it has invested in SuperMarkets Online.

Before Seagam's Universal Music Group and Bertelsman's BMG Music announced their link-up on April 7, there were rumors the announcement might mean a merger between America Online and CBS.

Silicon Graphics (NYSE: SGI) announced on Thursday that it has selected pcOrder.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCOR) as the primary technology and service provider for expanding SGI's business-to-business online sales initiative. The relationship, termed by the companies as a "partnership," is intended to provi...