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Barnesandnoble.com stock gains fell well short of other recent Internet issues after the online bookseller's initial public offering, providing yet more evidence that Wall Street's infatuation with Net-related stocks may be cooling.

Bypassing Wall Street, Datek Online Holdings Corp., the nation's fourth-largest Internet brokerage, has raised $300 million (US$) through private investments from investors including Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and French luxury goods magnate Bernard Arnault.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) this week disclosed, in a barrage of announcements, collaboration with several key players in the increasingly popular Linux market, taking the open-source operating system (OS) another step towards broader acceptance.

Amazon.com, Inc. chief executive officer Jeffrey P. Bezos told Business Week in its latest edition that there's plenty of room for both his company and eBay, in the online auction arena.

Investment house Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Monday became the first business to merge an online trading service with an Internet portal and search engine, joining with Excite, Inc. to launch MySchwab.

Some of the biggest names in shopping, including New York City flagships Bloomingdale's and Macy's, are putting their names behind WeddingChannel.com's new online/offline bridal registry service. The site will combine WeddingChannel.com's own online registry with two online registries and a half doz...

Fresh off a deal with eBay last month that calls for its being the auction site's leading shipper, Mail Boxes Etc. announced Tuesday that it will invest significantly in the e-commerce shipping business and the technology required to wire a network for its 3,000 domestic franchises.

Billed as the one of the Internet's first e-commerce portals, BUY.COM has said it keeps its customers' wallets first and foremost in mind when it posts products in its virtual storefronts. The company backed up its claim Tuesday when it announced the opening of an electronic goods surplus store.

This week 3Com Corp. -- the No. 2 maker of networking products -- shipped its new, Internet-connected handheld PalmPilot ahead of schedule.

May the force -- and the hype -- be with you. Pop culture has been jammed with marketing and movie mania as Star Wars: Episode 1 -- The Phantom Menace -- a film that has been called the most anticipated in history-- opened in theatres this week. But, if you're looking for an escape, don't go online.

1-800-FLOWERS took its online flower shop public Friday, filing an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $150 million (US$).

In the span of a week, the company formerly known as MiningCo.com has changed its name and signed an agreement with Borders.com (NYSE: BGP) that calls for the co-branding of individual bookstores across its entire netwok of 650 topic-specific sites.

OneChannel.net announced Friday that Egghead.com (Nasdaq: EGGS), the well-known online reseller of computer hardware and software, has signed on as a charter subscriber to its service.

Growing credit card fraud over the Internet will affect the future of e-commerce to the extent that some analysts say if it's not kept in check -- people will simply stop making purchases online.

In the span of a week, the company formerly known as MiningCo.com has changed its name and signed an agreement with Borders.com (NYSE: BGP) that calls for the co-branding of individual bookstores across its entire netwok of 650 topic-specific sites.