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  • EMC Buys Software Firm
  • Dell, SAS join to monitor site visitors' actions
  • Vignette, Sun in e-com development deal
  • NSI Signs Partnership With Chinese Domain Name Corp.
  • Fairfax County Attracts Q2 Investments of $338.8 Million
  • National Geographic Acquires 30 Percent Stake in iExplore
  • A 2 Million Share Gift Certificate
  • Wal-Mart, AOL join Shopsmart
  • Lastminute nets French rival
  • Net firm ends merger talks with Drkoop.com
  • Wine sites hope merger will create right blend
  • Webvan and HomeGrocer One Step Closer to Merger
  • Singingfish.com Gets Acquired by Thomson Multimedia
  • Kozmo.com, Urbanfetch Merger Deal Imminent
  • Razorfish Acquires Medialab AG for $9.4 Million
  • CDNow Sale To Bertelsmann Given Green Light By Feds
  • Two Teen Marketers Reunite
  • Recipe Site and Retailer Offer Grocery Service
  • A Bigger Fish in Seafood-Marketplace Pond
  • MVP.com Makes a Play for PlanetOutdoors
  • Kozmo in Talks to Acquire Urbanfetch
  • Advertising.com Nets $57 Million
  • AOL UK and Wal-Mart: This Time We're Serious
  • NTT-Verio Deal Expected to Fly
  • Onvia.com purchase of Hardware.com raises eyebrows
  • Intershop Acquires Germany's Subotnic

EMC Buys Software Firm
The Hopkinton data storage company acquires a long-time partner, a Denver maker of software to manage the archiving of video and other rich media.

Dell, SAS join to monitor site visitors' actions
Its site does $40 million a day in business, but Dell thinks there's still room for improvement, so it's licensing SAS' e-Intelligence suite to gain new insights into its customers' behavior.

Vignette, Sun in e-com development deal
The wide-ranging deal to develop, market and sell e-commerce products worldwide is similar to an agreement struck last week between Vignette and Sun rival IBM.

NSI Signs Partnership With Chinese Domain Name Corp.
Firms to share revenue on referred domain name registrations

Fairfax County Attracts Q2 Investments of $338.8 Million
With more than a $1 billion in venture funding over the last four quarters, Fairfax County companies continue to pull in the bucks

National Geographic Acquires 30 Percent Stake in iExplore
Strategic alliance includes integrated e-commerce initiatives and collaboration on content for print and online media

A 2 Million Share Gift Certificate
Global iTechnology announces acquisition of Certificate Express and its patent pending transaction technology for the B2B marketplace

Wal-Mart, AOL join Shopsmart
US retailer Wal-Mart and internet giant AOL link up to take a stake in the UK online price comparison web site Shopsmart.

Lastminute nets French rival
Internet retail firm Lastminute.com has moved into the takeover business, buying France's biggest e-travel company.

Net firm ends merger talks with Drkoop.com
A Virginia-based Internet company called off its merger talks with ailing online health information provider Drkoop.com.

Wine sites hope merger will create right blend
Wine.com and WineShopper.com announced today they will merge, with hopes that a combined company will hold greater appeal for investors.

Webvan and HomeGrocer One Step Closer to Merger
The two companies move closer to finalizing their merger after receiving notification of the early termination of the waiting period.

Singingfish.com Gets Acquired by Thomson Multimedia
Check out our exclusive interview with Singingfish.com's CEO Mike Behlke.

Kozmo.com, Urbanfetch Merger Deal Imminent
Kozmo and UrbanFetch have been at each other's throats ever since competition got heated over the delivery business.

Razorfish Acquires Medialab AG for $9.4 Million
Razorfish will issue 446,080 shares of common stock and make a cash payment of approximately $1.4 million.

CDNow Sale To Bertelsmann Given Green Light By Feds
The waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act has expired, clearing the way for German media group Bertelsmann AG to complete the acquisition of Internet music company CDNow, Inc.

Two Teen Marketers Reunite
Teen-oriented e-tailer dELiA*s Inc. Thursday inked an $86 million deal to merge with its subsidiary, iTurf Inc., an online community targeting the 13- to 24-year-old market.

Recipe Site and Retailer Offer Grocery Service
Webvan and Allrecipes.com are joining forces to sell food in cyberspace.

A Bigger Fish in Seafood-Marketplace Pond
WorldCatch.com and Fishmonger.com will merge -- the latest deal in an industry-wide consolidation.

MVP.com Makes a Play for PlanetOutdoors
The sports retailer, backed by Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky, wants to bulk up by buying the outdoor apparel site.

Kozmo in Talks to Acquire Urbanfetch
Online delivery pioneer Kozmo.com is in discussions to acquire archrival Urbanfetch.com, a sign that instant gratification doesn't guarantee instant success for everyone.

Advertising.com Nets $57 Million
The online ad-server firm says it will use the funds to invest in new technology and increase its staff by one-third.

AOL UK and Wal-Mart: This Time We're Serious
Still no sign of the U.S. cross-promotion they announced eight months ago. But they say the U.K. is different.

NTT-Verio Deal Expected to Fly
U.S. officials are scrutinizing the proposed merger, which would give the Japanese telco ownership of the ISP.

Onvia.com purchase of Hardware.com raises eyebrows
Small business e-marketplace saves chairman from a sinking dotcom ship

Intershop Acquires Germany's Subotnic
The e-commerce application provider will integrate content management software into its offerings.

 

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