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The bidders' attorney, Brian Murphy, of Murray Murphy Moul & Basil in Columbus, Ohio, told the E-Commerce Times that he believes uBid cancelled the orders because the "bids simply weren't high enough." uBid told the E-Commerce Times that the items were offered for sale by ano...

Local and state law enforcement agencies are also getting involved in specific projects, such as the Computer Law Enforcement of Washington (CLEW) initiative. As reported in the E-Commerce Times, CLEW puts the Washington State Attorney General's Office, the U.S. Attorney's Office, the FBI, the Washington State Patrol, the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, and the Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys to work providing 24-hour law enforcement response to high-tech crime complaints.

"The capital has dried up unless you have a pretty fundamentally compelling business plan," Tracy T. Lefteroff, managing partner for private equity and venture capital at PricewaterhouseCoopers, told the E-Commerce Times. "Most venture capitalists realize it really does take a tremendous amount of money to build a brand," he said.

Van Gelder's appointment is "most likely a positive" for Peapod, said Barry Stouffer, an analyst at J.C. Bradford & Company. "Obviously he has bricks-and-mortar experience, which could be a real plus," Stouffer told the E-Commerce Times, "as long as he's capable of thinking outside the box when he has to." ...

Although federal law enforcement agents were involved, Van der Leun told the E-Commerce Times that the raid was low key and that the neighbors probably did not even realize what was going on. At Muad'Dib's residence, in an unnamed New England location, Van der Leun said the r...

Meanwhile, as reported in the E-Commerce Times, E*Trade continues to solidify its presence in the U.S., most recently with the acquisition of 8,500 ATM machines that will provide consumers with sidewalk service as well as Internet use. The company recently made a foray into online consumer banking by merging with pure-play Internet bank Tele-bank, and changing its name to E*Trade Bank.

Regardless of whether the privacy problem is resolved through self-regulation or the imposition of government controls, the end result will radically affect e-commerce over the next decade -- and perhaps beyond. In the following report, the E-Commerce Times examines some key aspects of the issue and explores the viewpoints of important players on both sides of the line.

Ismal Elamar, president of Hi-Tech Systems, Inc., told the E-Commerce Times that his company made mistakes in purchasing illegal software but that Microsoft's reaction is wholly disproportionate. "Microsoft is targeting small business owners to shut them down," he said. Micro...

Ken Margolis, online event producer for the auction, told the E-Commerce Times that the Internet is boosting organizations like the Save the Earth Foundation by allowing them to "reach out to the general public across the world in a relatively cost-effective way." Promoting t...

Additionally, as reported in the E-Commerce Times, the highly anticipated mega-Web site of 27 major airline companies is set to debut early this summer, much to the dismay of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA). ASTA has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), alleging that the new site represents unfair competition for travel agencies.

While smaller companies may be using the go-between sites, "if they're trying to sell to larger firms, it's not happening," Swonk told the E-Commerce Times. "Large firms tend to have the economies of scale to invest in their own purchasing sites." Companies in several industr...

To gain some perspective on the dramatic rise in Internet ad spending -- along with some insider views on upcoming trends -- the E-Commerce Times spoke with several leading advertising agencies throughout the United States. ...

While there are no immediate plans to add a wine store to the Amazon site, WineShopper.com told the E-Commerce Times that "Details are being discussed and it's a definite possibility over time." ...

Nick Godfrey, Bidder's Edge Director of Marketing, told the E-Commerce Times that, "Things have changed in such a way that the virtue of the merger with OpenSite is no longer present." The San Mateo, California-based Siebel Systems is an e-business application software provid...

Musicland Vice Chairman Gil Wachsman told the E-Commerce Times that the retailer expects to receive 400 million customer impressions each year through its connection with AltaVista, along with premium placement on the site's music, video, video game and book pages. "Our strat...

Johns told the E-Commerce Times that he did not believe the back door had been used "to gain access to servers in the sense of full-on violation." He added, "So far, all I've seen the backdoor used for is to delete the script itself and to delete one of the script's data files -- in effect, Mr. Dansie is using it exactly as he insisted in e-mail to me, to ensure copyright and license compliance." ...

Intouch CEO Joshua Kaplan told the E-Commerce Times that the company filed the suit only after being ignored in attempts to get the companies to acknowledge a patent conflict and to settle the issue out of court. He said that Intouch has been in discussions with Amazon.com for "probably two years" regarding the infringement.

Phillip Pierce, a spokesperson for Kozmo.com, told the E-Commerce Times that the company "rejects the irresponsible allegations that Kozmo.com's delivery areas are drawn to exclude minorities." He added that the allegations are "completely false" and "a clear misrepresentation of how Kozmo.com conducts its business." ...

Travelocity.com claims to have reservation capabilities for 95 percent of all airline seats offered for sale, and puts its membership at 17 million. As reported in the E-Commerce Times, Travelocity.com's user base grew significantly when it merged with Preview Travel -- to the tune of $68.2 million -- in March. That deal followed strategic agreements with major Internet companies including America Online, Excite@Home and Lycos, among others.

The E-Commerce Times (www.ecommercetimes.com), the leading global e-commerce news portal, has announced the acquisition of allEC.com from Canadian-based V-Networks, Inc. The acquisition extends the E-Commerce Times' brand name recognition, audience reach and revenue base...