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In a move typical of its well-established independent corporate philosophy, Volkswagen announced Tuesday that it will forgo joining an online auto parts marketplace with the Big Three U.S. automakers in favor of a similar strategic partnership with IBM ...

In an effort to forestall a recurrence of the fulfillment and infrastructure problems that made the last holiday season a blue one for Toysrus.com, the beleaguered Internet arm of retail giant Toys "R" Us has unveiled plans to open two new fulfillment centers ...

Just days after the landmark antitrust ruling was handed down against Microsoft Corp., the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have issued joint guidelines for companies that seek to collaborate with competitors on the Internet ...

Contrary to the current buzz surrounding high-profile online business-to-business (B2B) alliances, some industry observers say the future for e-commerce is in business-to-consumer deals, with an emphasis on such major purchases as real estate ...

The Internet tax din grew even louder this week as members of the U.S. House of Representatives weighed in along predictable partisan lines ...

In an effort to make e-commerce more personal, a growing number of Internet businesses are targeting such specific population segments as minorities, children and women. In fact, two full-service financial sites targeting female Internet users debuted last week, claiming to provide financial services and content to meet the unique needs of women ...

Online brokerage firm E*Trade expanded its operations this week with the launch of E*Trade Bank, an online consumer banking service that will offer FDIC-insured banking products and services fully integrated with its electronic brokerage ...

With all hopes for a settlement of the antitrust case against it dashed, software giant Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is bracing for harsh sanctions and a possible breakup of the company when federal judge Thomas Penfield Jackson issues his ruling sometime this week ...

U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson found late Monday that Microsoft Corp. has violated the Sherman Antitrust Act by undertaking illegal anti-competitive actions to maintain its monopoly on personal computer operating systems ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched investigations into the consumer information practices of Internet powerhouses Yahoo! and Amazon.com ...

Healthcare giants Johnson & Johnson, GE Medical Systems, Baxter International, Inc., Abbott Laboratories and Medtronic, Inc. have further fueled the current business-to-business (B2B) feeding frenzy by announcing plans to create a privately held exchange to streamline purchasing for healthcare providers ...

In a case that could have widespread implications for the future of Internet competition, a federal judge has ruled that online companies can legally provide links to rival Web sites ...

This week's announcements that e-tailers Gloss.com and Beautyscene.com are up for sale are a strong indication that online beauty products firms will be among the early victims of the projected e-commerce shakeout ...

Online auction powerhouse eBay has confirmed that it is cooperating with Los Angeles police and postal authorities to investigate claims that some 150 consumers were defrauded by a single eBay member ...

The honeymoon may be over for business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce, as a source close to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has publicly called for active enforcement of antitrust laws as they apply to the sector ...

Just weeks after announcing an online business exchange with America's big three automakers, Commerce One, Inc. has announced a similar deal with four aerospace industry giants ...

As competition in the online auto sales space continues to grow fierce, Internet car-shopping services Autoweb.com and CarsDirect.com have teamed up to try to capture a larger share of the market ...

Despite widespread optimism last week that Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) were on the brink of settling the antitrust case against the software titan, the U.S. government has reportedly rejected the company's last-ditch proposal ...

According to a study released this week by PricewaterhouseCoopers and The Conference Board, America's largest companies are investing more money than ever in electronic commerce but have not yet utilized the Internet to maximum effect ...

Results of two new studies released this week indicate that the future of wireless e-commerce may be less than rosy for the near term ...