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Separate industry-wide initiatives led by Sun Microsystems and industry powerhouses Compaq Computer Corp. (Nasdaq: CPQ), Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HWP), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) are seeking to secure online business by collectively creating an industry standar...

Online postage company Stamps.com (Nasdaq: STMP) announced today that it has formed a marketing and distribution alliance with IBM. The Stamps.com service will now be delivered to the more than one million members of the IBM Owner Privileges Program, which caters to owners of IBM Aptiva PC and Think...

Phone.com (Nasdaq: PHCM), a leading maker of Internet-browsing software for wireless phones, announced yesterday at the Telecom '99 show in Geneva, Switzerland that it has signed an agreement to acquire Apion Ltd. of Belfast, Northern Ireland for $239 million (US$) in stock.

Excite@Home (Nasdaq: ATHM) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced a global alliance today that places the Excite portal at the fingertips of users of IBM's Aptiva line of personal computers.

Homestore.com (Nasdaq: HOMS) added another member to its family of real estate-related sites today by announcing an agreement to buy Homefair.com from Central Newspapers (NYSE: ECP) for $85 million (US$).

According to PC Data's September E-Tailing Report, a significant sales increase over the lackluster summer months is buoying hopes for a lucrative holiday season.

IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Nokia (NYSE:NOK) announced today that they are teaming up to develop enterprise Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), an open, global specification that empowers mobile users with wireless devices to instantly access and interact with information and services.

1-800-Flowers.com announced today that it has signed a multi-year deal with Internet portal Snap.com to become the anchor tenant in Snap.com's Flower Shop.

Microsoft Corp., which has relied upon online consumer information resource Ask Jeeves(Nasdaq: ASKJ) to help consumers with Windows 98, announced today that it will now use the service to cover other products as well.

In the first major "post-Red Hat" Linux-related public stock move, open-source software developer VA Linux Systems has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Online mortgage lender mortgage.com (Nasdaq: XDCM) announced today that it has agreed to acquire three subsidiaries of a North Carolina holding company, significantly expanding its network of purchase-money mortgage lending in the business-to-business sector.

Full service provider (FSP) Breakaway Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: BWAY) has announced that it will distribute and host the StarOffice suite of office productivity tools now offered by Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW).

Freei.Net, America's eighth-largest Internet Service Provider (ISP), announced today that it is now available in 1200 cities and all 50 states.

Internet guru Bill Gross, whose e-commerce successes include eToys, Inc. and GoTo.com, has launched iExchange.com, a site where individuals can sell their stock tips to the public.

Web message boards and online news accounts have been filled with possible deals for and by the Redwood City, California-based company, which has 500,000 subscribers throughout the United States and Canada.