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One of the nation's most well-known media companies is getting into online coupons. Tribune Ventures, the strategic investment unit of Tribune, (NYSE: TRB) announced Thursday that it has invested in SuperMarkets Online ...

FDX Corp., the parent company of Federal Express, has teamed up with Netscape, now owned by America Online (NYSE: AOL), to create an online shipping portal. On Wednesday, the companies agreed to a multiyear deal to offer a variety of delivery services on Netscape's Netcenter portal site ...

Online music, movie and software distributor Navarre (Nasdaq: NAVR) has jumped on the Linux bandwagon. On Wednesday, Navarre announced that it has entered into distribution deals with the four premier publishers of commercial versions of Linux: Caldera Systems, Red Hat Software, SuSe, Inc. and Simon & Schuster Interactive ...

Dell Computer (Nasdaq: Dell) boosted the profile of the Linux operating system on Tuesday by announcing that it had made an equity investment in Red Hat Software and will factory install a Red Hat version of Linux into Dell computers, including servers and workstations. Linux is freely distributed software, but Red Hat sells packaged versions of Linux and offers services and support via its Web site...

Discount online retailer Cybershop (Nasdaq: CYSP), which runs an online department store that sells clothing, housewares, electronics, jewelry and toys, announced today that it has agreed to a strategic marketing deal with the Go2Net (Nasdaq: GNET) network ...

Leading computer manufacturer Compaq (NYSE: CPQ) expanded its e-commerce presence today with the launch of an online software store for small businesses. The store, which can be accessed via Compaq.com, is a co-branded project that is operated by software retailer Beyond.com (Nasdaq: BYND) ...

The Y2K bug hasn't directly hit Axent Technologies (Nasdaq: AXNT), but it's indirectly been the company's worst nightmare ...

Leading computer manufacturer Compaq (NYSE: CPQ) expanded its e-commerce presence today with the launch of an online software store for small businesses. The store, which can be accessed via Compaq.com, is a co-branded project that is operated by software retailer Beyond.com (Nasdaq: BYND) ...

Leading computer manufacturer Compaq (NYSE: CPQ) expanded its e-commerce presence today with the launch of an online software store for small businesses. The store, which can be accessed via Compaq.com, is a co-branded project that is operated by software retailer Beyond.com (Nasdaq: BYND) ...

In a move that could boost its online downloads and sales, virus protection software company Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) announced on Thursday that it is teaming up with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to help businesses fight the Melissa macro virus ...

In a move that could boost its online downloads and sales, virus protection software company Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) announced on Thursday that it is teaming up with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to help businesses fight the Melissa macro virus ...

Shares of Multex.com (Nasdaq: MLTX), an online investment research network that just went public two weeks ago, sizzled on Wall Street on Wednesday, climbing 53 percent after the company announced an exclusive partnership with America Online (NYSE:AOL) ...

Shares of Hastings Entertainment (Nasdaq: HAST) were up sharply in early trading today, after the entertainment retailer announced plans to expand its e-commerce presence. Hastings, which already sells music, movies, books and video games via its Web site, says it is planning to launch a new e-commerce Web site at www.gohastings.com ...

Fatbrain.com (Nasdaq: FATB), a retailer of professional and technical books, announced two major alliances on Tuesday. Fatbrain.com, which just changed its name from ComputerLiteracy.com, was selected as the preferred online bookstore for Microsoft's relaunched developer resource site, MSDN Online, and the bookseller also signed an exclusive deal with popular discussion group site Deja News...

iCanBuy.com, a shopping site that debuted on Tuesday, is betting that children's allowances can turn it into a success. iCanBuy.com bills itself as the first Web site that enables parents to set up an online cash account for their children, with personalized spending limits and account management capabilities ...

Fatbrain.com (Nasdaq: FATB), a retailer of professional and technical books, announced two major alliances on Tuesday. Fatbrain.com, which just changed its name from ComputerLiteracy.com, was selected as the preferred online bookstore for Microsoft's relaunched developer resource site, MSDN Online, and the bookseller also signed an exclusive deal with popular discussion group site Deja News...

Looks like E*Trade (Nasdaq: EGRP) wants to be an online media company, as well as an online broker. So it seems, based on Monday's announcement, in which E*Trade announced the acquisition of privately-held financial analysis Web site ClearStation ...

Audio Book Club (AMEX: KLB), which sells audio books on its Web site and via direct mail, announced Monday that it has agreed to buy competitor Audiobooks Direct, a division of Doubleday Direct. Audio Book Club says Audiobooks Direct has a member file of more than 450,000 names, bringing Audio Book Club's total member and customer database to approximately 2 million...

The biggest player in online retailing is entering the auction game, not to mention the pet-care game. Online bookseller Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) announced Sunday that it is launching a person-to-person auction service to compete with the likes of eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY). And today, Amazon.com announced it has agreed to buy a 50 percent stake of Pets.com, which sells a wide variety of pet-care products online...

Shares of discount retailer CyberShop (Nasdaq: CYSP) are rocketing ahead in early trading today, after the company announced the launch of its online auction service, CyberShop Auctions. At about 10 a.m. ET, CyberShop stock was trading up 2-5/8 to 13-1/2, nearly 25 percent higher than Thursday's close ...