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This week, Compaq Computer Corp. and SuSE Holding AG issued several announcements that could solidify the burgeoning partnership of Linux-based corporate solutions and the world of e-commerce.

Busy days of summer play may be to blame for a drop in online sales last month, according to Internet research firm PC Data Online. In a just-released new study, PC Data announced that online buy rates dropped from 4.5 percent in June to 3.2 percent in July. Amazon.com retained its top ranking with ...

America Online's latest spat with AT&T reveals that there are colossal egos nesting at the top of the number one online service provider.

Portal site operator Lycos Inc. announced yesterday that it has exceeded Wall Street's expectations by achieving operational profitability in its fourth fiscal quarter.

Dell Computer (Nasdaq: DELL) leapt past Wall Street's expectations after the markets closed on Tuesday, reporting strong e-commerce sales and record earnings for the second quarter of 1999. Net income rose to $507 million (US$), a 47 percent increase over the $346 million reported for the second qua...

In a concerted effort to offer e-commerce solutions to small and medium-sized businesses, office supply superstore Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) announced Wednesday that it has invested a total of $9.5 million (US$) in two access providers.

By adding GO Shop to their network of online family entertainment sites, The Walt Disney Co. is making a major attempt to tap into the lucrative back-to-school market. Parents and students can now visit Go.com, Disney.com and Family.com in order to browse for and purchase the items they need as they...

Akamai Technologies, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Internet content delivery network that claims to be the only "100 percent guaranteed network in the world," announced Wednesday that it was on the receiving end of investments from Apple Computer and Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO).

Taiwan's political fate may still be hanging in the balance, but its e-commerce capabilities are keeping pace with the rest of Asia. Tuesday, leading Chinese language network, Sina.com, announced that it has teamed up with a Taiwanese travel agency to sell airline tickets on its Taiwan site.

Last week, AltaVista, a popular search engine and Web portal, joined a growing number of companies that have begun offering free Internet access to consumers.

Akamai Technologies, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Internet content delivery network that claims to be the only "100 percent guaranteed network in the world," announced Wednesday that it was on the receiving end of investments from Apple Computer and Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO).

High-speed Internet provider Excite@Home announced today that it will pump another $40 million (US $) into Tickets.com Inc. -- raising its stake in the online ticket seller to $55 million.

Web portal and broadband access company Excite@Home (Nasdaq: ATHM) issued a statement Tuesday saying that it had filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Excite@Home asked the court to overturn a Portland, Oregon court decision that mandates all Internet service providers be gi...

Toys 'R' Us (NYSE: TOY) insists the refurbishing of its online store is on track, but that project will no longer get help from well known venture capitalist Benchmark Capital Inc. Along with announcing its second quarter earnings results Monday, the toy store chain confirmed it has terminated its p...

Confirming months of rumors that Nielsen Media Research was on the auction blocks, the Dutch publishing company VNU announced Monday that it would pay $2.5 billion (US$) in cash for the media audience tracking service.