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Last week, when giant Japanese conglomerate Softbank Corp. announced plans to take a $57 million (US$) stake in the online operation of Toys "R" Us, the "other shoe" dropped at the headquarters of eToys, Inc.

Giant e-tailer Amazon.com and wireless service provider Sprint PCS made separate moves Monday in the rapidly evolving world of mobile e-commerce.

The U.S. government has stepped up its efforts to find new ways to utilize e-commerce solutions to purchase goods and services for its agencies and offices around the globe.

Getty Images, Inc. (Nasdaq: GETY), one of the world's largest digital image providers, announced today that it will buy offline competitor Visual Communications Group (VCG) from United News and Media, Inc. for $220 million (US$).

Technical services and support provider Linuxcare, Inc. has announced the establishment of Linuxcare Kabushuki Kaisha, a new Asia-Pacific market operation that will be headquartered in Tokyo.

A new report by Forrester Research, Inc. shows that gradual consumer acceptance and strained business models will prevent online used car sites from achieving a strong position in the marketplace.

Big Three auto manufacturers General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler stunned the automotive and e-commerce worlds Friday by agreeing to form a single online business-to-business (B2B) trading network.

Name-your-price pioneer Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) announced today that it will spearhead the Internet's effort to deflate rising gasoline prices in the U.S. by introducing a service that could allow consumers to save 10 to 20 cents per gallon at local major-brand gas stations.

The Internet tax debate was injected with a measure of reality this week as Forrester Research, Inc. claimed that local and state governments in the United States passed up $525 million (US$) in 1999 tax revenues from Internet sales.

In what has become a persistent problem for popular Internet sites of late, the National Discount Brokers Group reported that its stock-trading Web site was shut down for more than an hour Thursday as a result of an apparent denial-of-service (DoS) hacker assault.

The e-commerce revolution is destined to receive an enormous boost from a new technology that is now making the rounds of consumer households.

In an effort to solidify its position as a major player in wireless electronic commerce, Motorola, Inc. unveiled plans this week to introduce technology that will make all of its mobile phones Internet ready by the end of this year.

U.S. Steel Group, one of the United States' oldest industrial companies and easily its largest steel manufacturer, is joining the online business-to-business (B2B) revolution by committing to sell its prime and non-prime steel products on the e-Steel Exchange.

Embedded Linux software developer Lineo, Inc. has announced a strategic relationship with Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. to advance market options for low-cost Internet access.

Hot on the heels of the acquisition of business-to-business (B2B) software provider Sterling Commerce by telecom giant SBC Communications, two other former "Baby Bells" have jumped into similar waters.