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China's head regulator of foreign investments recently delivered a frank message to all Western companies who have been planning to pump billions into the Communist country's Internet infrastructure: Foreigners need not apply.

Excite@Home announced today that it has formed an alliance with privately held AirFlash.com to provide content for wireless handheld devices. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

This week, Caldera Systems, Inc. entered into a distribution deal with Tech Data Corp. (Nasdaq: TECD), fueling speculation that the Orem, Utah-based Linux vendor could be "the next Red Hat." Tech Data, an e-commerce solutions provider, recently announced a Linux Support Center.

A new report by Forrester Research, Inc. predicts that mobile phones -- not PCs -- will drive the growth of Italian e-commerce. Over the next three years, Italy is expected to narrow its e-commerce gap with other European players through a combination of new mobile services and partnerships.

PC Week has issued an open challenge to hackers everywhere by offering $1,000 (US$) to anyone who can penetrate the security of a special Web site that is running both Windows NT and Linux.

JB Oxford & Co. (Nasdaq: JBOH), one of dozens of stock brokers that have added an online trading arm to their standard Wall Street trading services, has further expanded its purview by becoming an Internet service provider.

ePhysician.com and Medsite.com announced today that they have teamed up to provide health care professionals with online access to thousands of medical books, journals, software and other medical supplies.

Last week, while testifying before the Advisory Commission of Electronic Commerce, a group of bureaucrats -- also known as state and local government officials -- sang a familiar tune. They hummed a few bars, did a little soft-shoe, and claimed that public safety and public education will deteriorat...

Magic Software Enterprises (Nasdaq: MGIC) unveiled the latest version of its e-commerce server Friday, a product powered by the Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq: RHAT) distribution of the red-hot Linux operating system (OS).

A new report by Forrester Research, Inc. predicts that free Internet access in the U.K and the rest of Europe will collapse by 2002.

Twinbays.com China has signed Beijing's largest department store operator to be a new vendor on the Twinbays auction site, bringing the credibility of a major name retailer and a slice of its Internet sales receipts to the online service.

VacationSpot.com, an online booker of independent vacation properties, and bamboo.com, a provider of virtual tours for the real estate industry, announced today that they have formed an alliance.

Instill Corp., a provider of e-business services for the foodservice industry, announced today that it has raised an additional $24.3 million (US$) in venture capital financing.

Online business information provider Hoover's Online (Nasdaq: HOOV) announced a year-long agreement today with Consumer Financial Network, an e-commerce platform for financial services. In addition to offering financial planning services to Hoover's users, Consumer Financial Network will be the prim...

Last week, when shares of America Online, Inc. fell 6.3 percent amid investor fears that its competitors would soon be giving Internet service away, AOL announced that it expects to meet profit forecasts.