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Dell Computer Corp. has announced a partnership with Internet service provider Excite@Home Corp. that will make it possible for its customers to sign up for a high-speed Internet connection when they buy a desktop or notebook computer from the PC maker.

Online postage retailer E-Stamp Corp. has received a $5 million (US$) infusion of cash from two German companies and will use it to build on the 10,000 customers it has signed up since launching August 9th.

Children-oriented Web site MaMaMedia, Inc. announced today that it has raised $50 million (US$) in its most recent round of equity funding.

Online gift registry Della & James announced today that it has secured $45 million (US$) in funding from a consortium led by Amazon.com. As part of the agreement, Della & James' wedding gift registry will be available on Amazon's Web site.

Diversinet Corp. (Nasdaq: DVNT), a provider of security solutions for wireless e-commerce, has announced a strategic partnership with BellSouth Wireless Data to develop and offer secure end-to-end e-commerce solutions based on its Passport security software.

Earlier this week, Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft announced a joint venture that will enable Ford to build cars to meet online orders. This cooperation between the two giants exemplifies how e-commerce is bringing the high-technology and manufacturing industries together, but I think it is also a prec...

Earlier this week, Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft announced a joint venture that will enable Ford to build cars to meet online orders. This cooperation between the two giants exemplifies how e-commerce is bringing the high-technology and manufacturing industries together, but I think it is also a prec...

Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL) has announced that its Oracle8i for Linux, a database designed specifically for the Internet, has been certified to run on the Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq: RHAT) distribution of the open-source operating system (OS). The announcement officially launches a strategic partnership ...

Leading portal and high-speed Internet access company Excite@Home (Nasdaq: ATHM) announced Wednesday that it will create a joint venture with a German cable operator and its parent company to bring high-speed cable Internet access to 2.2 million German homes.

Name-your-price pioneer priceline.com will license its patented business method to WebHouse Club, Inc. and start marketing groceries to 11 million consumers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Ohio government officials and private industry leaders will commit more than half a million dollars over the next three years to developing an e-commerce plan for the state. The program, which is intended to keep Ohio ahead of the e-commerce curve, will receive $450,000 (US$) in state funds.

Job recruiting site CollegeHire.com announced today that it will mount a nationwide campaign to recruit college students for Amazon.com. CollegeHire's goal is to deliver young, talented information technology graduates to the online bookseller.

Online shopping mall OutletZoo.com is attempting to revolutionize the online shopping market by selling brand name merchandise through its proprietary "automatic price drop" system. The technology, which was developed by JEM Computers, drives prices as low as the market will bear through a virtual i...

Executives at Sony Corporation of America and Time Warner announced Wednesday that 42 year-old Scott Flanders has been chosen to lead the new publicly-traded company that will emerge from the merger of CDNow (Nasdaq: CDNW) and music marketer Columbia House.

Borrowing a marketing lesson from the rapid rise of telephone calling cards, Cybermoola Inc. introduced a pre-paid debit card yesterday that is designed to let teens purchase items online without needing access to a parent or guardian's credit card.