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Moving to implement its recently announced e-commerce strategy, Web application platform vendor Allaire Corp. (Nasdaq: ALLR) has announced that its cross-platform Web application server has been updated to run on the Linux open-source operating system (OS).

Drkoop.com, Inc., the Internet healthcare network led by former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, announced today that a record 14.7 million page views for September has made it the Web's most visited health site.

As low-cost online investment firms such as E*Trade and Ameritrade, Inc. continue to lure investors away from the brick-and-mortar brokerages, many industry observers believe that it is only a matter of time before the traditional pillars of Wall Street become obsolete.

We've seen big news in Internet lawsuits this week. Priceline attacks the 800-pound Microsoft gorilla for using the "name-your-own-price" business model, and Amazon tries to clobber arch-enemy barnesandnoble.com for using the "1-click" easy-to-buy technology.

In a bid to compete with AOL and other industry leaders, Lycos, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCOS) has unveiled a 1000-plus merchant shopping portal that it says more closely emulates a real shopping experience.

In an effort to jumpstart its standing among Yahoo! and other leading power players, Internet portal Alta Vista unveiled its revamped look today.

Indicating that Detroit automakers have recognized the power of e-commerce, General Motors has launched an Internet-based used car dealership that may become a prototype for stores nationwide.

Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) has increased its investment in the Linux environment by enabling online professional users to bring Gigabit Ethernet performance to their Linux-based Internet operations and working with the open-source community to foster Internet-enabling product development.

Excite@Home (Nasdaq: ATHM) announced today that it has agreed to purchase online greeting card company Blue Mountain Arts Publishing for approximately $780 million (US$) in cash and stock, with the possibility of a bonus stock issue that would push the deal above $1 billion.

As it aggressively prepares for large Internet traffic despite not determining how to regulate its Internet economy, China unveiled its third major telecommunications carrier and warned that new laws may exclude foreign investment in China's Internet service providers (ISPs) and content providers.

America Online, Inc. and interactive television software developer OpenTV announced today that they are joining forces to deliver AOL applications to consumers via OpenTV's interactive television platform.

Internet postage provider Stamps.com announced today that it has acquired privately-held iShip.com for stock worth $300 million (US$).

Internet powerhouse Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) filed a lawsuit yesterday against barnesandnoble.com, claiming that its 1-Click technology patent has been infringed upon.

An Internet study of e-tail buying trends and customer satisfaction released yesterday by Deloitte & Touche shows that most online consumers are happy with their e-commerce experiences and are eager to use the Internet to purchase gifts during the holiday buying season.

A decision made earlier this week by the Miami, Florida county commissioners must have sent shock waves all the way to the Dulles, Virginia headquarters of America Online.