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Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE: CPQ), the "better answers" company, and Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) have entered into an agreement that will secure Compaq online business servers running on the UNIX platform. The pact is the latest development in a 14-year relationship.

Two months after forging a four year, $89 million (US$) strategic marketing agreement, America Online and drkoop.com (Nasdaq: KOOP) unveiled the healthcare network's exclusive content on AOL's Health Channel.

DUTYFREEZONE.com, an online version of the stores seen in most international airports, is offering cigarettes, popular gift items and other hard-to-get products in their "Duty Free Shop." In the meantime, international trade groups continue to debate e-commerce taxation rules.

Mondera.com, which sells jewelry and luxury gifts online, announced today that it has a secured a $13 million (US$) first round of funding led by @Ventures, the affiliated venture capital arm of Internet incubator CMGI (NASDAQ: CMGI). Also participating in the financing is Global Investment Partners...

Blending what they believe to be the right mix of Internet technology, financial resources and traditional design sense, GoodHome.com and nHabit.com announced a merger Thursday. Under the terms of the agreement, nHabit.com will be folded into the GoodHome.com name.

In a move designed to coincide with the start of the new school year, Student Advantage, Inc. (Nasdaq: STAD) is expanding its Internet sales operation by bringing in five new online retail partners. The company is also expanding its marketing efforts through the brick-and-mortar stores of its curren...

San Jose, California-based Concentric Network Corp. (Nasdaq: CNCX), a provider of e-business services for small and medium-sized companies, took its first step into Europe Wednesday with the purchase of London-based Internet Technology Group plc (ITG). ITG is one of Britain's largest ISPs.

According to industry analyst Zona Research, Inc., Yahoo! Inc.'s new online bill-paying service has the potential to change the e-commerce landscape forever.

Last week, a Canadian programmer stumbled upon an obscure digital "signing key" labeled "NSA Key" in the latest version of Microsoft's NT software. The discovery led him to accuse Microsoft of putting in a secret "back door" that allows the National Security Agency to snoop into the files of unsuspe...

Shares of online mortgage provider Mortgage.com (Nasdaq: MDCM) soared more than 11.5 percent on Wednesday, gaining 1-13/16 to 17-1/2. Mortgage.com benefited from a strong buy rating and a $28 price target from U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, which was a co-manager for the company's recent initial public...

Internet portal Lycos, Inc. announced today that it has agreed to buy Quote.com, Inc. for $78.3 (US$) million, plus the assumption of the privately held company's stock option plan.

A Houston entrepreneur has joined the recent wave of creative auctions by attempting to sell off minority ownership in his online company through the eBay auction service. Neal Verma put Priceman.com, Inc. on the block shortly after midnight Tuesday, seeking to raise $10 million (US$) for a 47.39 pe...

American electronic media giants AOL (NYSE: AOL) and TV Guide Online announced an agreement Wednesday that will bring TV Guide's listings and content into AOL's network. The financial terms of the pact were not disclosed.

V-ONE Corp. (Nasdaq: VONE), a security software solutions provider, announced this week that the release of its new Instant Extranet Server (IXS) product will ship with version 6.0 of the Linux operating system (OS) distribution from Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT).

Claiming that rapid growth over the last few months has pushed up customer demand, Pets.com announced Wednesday that it is opening a 140,000 square-foot distribution center in Union City, California.