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Barnes & Noble's Web arm -- barnesandnoble.com (Nasdaq: BNBN) -- Wednesday became the latest online bookstore to add downloadable audio to its offerings.

Not content with being just an online broker, E*Trade (Nasdaq: EGRP) announced today that it is expanding its e-commerce arsenal by branching out into real estate. E*Trade and online real estate marketplace Owners.com have launched a co-branded real estate service that can be accessed on E*Trade's m...

While Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is being pushed to the limit by the U.S. Justice Department in its ongoing epic lawsuit, life goes on, "business as usual" for the Redmond, Washington-based software giant.

IBM this week announced a strategic alliance with LaSer, the services and technology division of French retail firm Groupe Galeries Lafayette, a move that some industry analysts feel will serve to advance e-commerce in Europe.

Last week, America Online Inc. took minority stake in low-priced personal-computer maker eMachines Inc. By doing so, the No. 1 online service may have just proved that Microsoft wasn't being disingenuous when it testified in court recently that it feared AOL would try to make Windows obsolete.

One of the world's top newswire services is exploring the Internet's potential for increasing its reach -- and revenues. Reuters (Nasdaq: RTRSY), the London-based television and print news agency, assigned Executive Director David Ure to help the company's Trading Systems Division exploit the Intern...

TurboLinux announced the release of its Workstation 3.6 product last week, commencing its official debut in the United States. The product is currently available at the company's information and e-commerce Web site, and soon through retail outlets and resellers.

Online health network drkoop.com (Nasdaq: KOOP) raised more than $84 million (US$) in an initial public offering on June 8th. That might seem like a lot of money, but drkoop.com is now spending all of that money -- and then some -- on one single deal.

In name choice alone, a newly-formed coalition of civic organizations, high-tech associations and a sprinkling of private companies send an emphatic message to elected officials about their view of government intervention in the Internet.

Online shopping is supposed to be empowering, but surfing through all the various retailers to make a purchase can often be exhausting and frustrating. That's why online shopping guides like BizRate.com, which are designed to help customers comparison shop and make informed purchases, are in favor.

If U.S. Secretary of Commerce William Daley's new Internet campaign goes as planned, trees across America will be rejoicing in three years.

Silicon Valley-based Mindcraft, an independent testing organization, released results from a series of performance tests they ran pitting the underdog Linux operating system (OS) against its arch-rival and nemesis, Windows NT. On the surface, the winner would appear to be NT.

In a move that surely gained favor with Microsoft and drew disdain from Linux lovers, Intel Chief Executive Crag Barrett made a joint speech with Bill Gates at a Burlington, California meeting this week -- showcasing companies that are switching from Unix systems to Windows NT. The companies include...

Leading e-commerce retailer Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) is clearly dominating online bookselling. The competition, however, just got a lot tougher.

Flush with cash -- lots of cash -- Go2Net, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNET) announced Thursday that it acquired e-commerce payment authorization service, Authorize.Net for $90.5 million (US$).