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According to a "Breadbox" study by Odyssey, L.P., 85 percent of consumers who have already engaged in e-commerce are "very satisfied" with their online shopping experiences.

Earlier this week, it was reported that eBay, Inc. and AuctionWatch.com failed to resolve a conflict that may now have to be settled by a judge.

Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCL) announced today that it is launching its "Portal-to-Go" browser, a product that will let consumers shop electronically from any existing mobile phone.

Enlighten Software Solutions, Inc. announced this week that its multi-platform administration software product will now be included with the expanding line of open-source operating system (OS) solutions offered by TurboLinux.

Internet Gold (Nasdaq: IGLD), a leading Israeli ISP, announced yesterday that it has signed an agreement with Microsoft to establish a portal that will feature a Hebrew language search service.

As the battle for Internet chat dominance grows to a fever pitch, AOL has announced that Lycos, Inc. will be the latest company to distribute a customized version of the AOL Instant Messenger to its many visitors.

Bell Atlantic and top modem maker 3Com Corp. (Nasdaq: COMS) have forged an alliance to sell high-speed Internet access to consumers. The new Infospeed networking service will allow Bell Atlantic customers to use a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) with a new 3Com modem for the first time.

Online lender E-Loan (Nasdaq: EELN) announced today that it has received $26 million (US$) to help finance its push to gain a share of the online financial services market in Europe.

Intuit, Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) announced today that it will pay $370 million (US$) in stock to acquire Rock Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: RCCI), a Michigan-based mortgage lender.

E-commerce and enterprise security solutions provider Baltimore Technologies (London: BLM) announced this week that it has become the Certificate Authority (CA) for the World Internet Secure Electronic Key Organization (WISeKey).

Music destination site MP3.com (Nasdaq: MPPP) announced today that it has teamed up with i-drive, a company that gives users free personal Web space, to offer a new option for downloading and storing MP3 files.

U.S. Customs agents report that American companies are losing $200 billion (US$) each year to piracy over the Internet, and that the problem is expected to dwarf every other type of crime in the new millennium.

IBM and AT&T announced today that they will join forces to develop, market and distribute end-to-end e-commerce packages for small and mid-sized companies.

According to a new report by Forrester Research, Inc., the eventual saturation of the e-commerce marketplace will be responsible for creating a new breed of super e-marketers known as "post-Web retailers."

Infoseek Corp. (Nasdaq: SEEK) and The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) added auctions to their GO Network Internet portal Wednesday, becoming the fourth of the top six Internet domains to host its own auction service.