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Ecount Intros Anonymous E-Shopping Service
Ecount, the online e-cash service, is developing an anonymous online shopping service called PrivateBuy, which allows consumers to remain partially or even totally anonymous from online merchants they buy goods and/or services from.

• Computer User
• http://www.computeruser.com/news/00/06/15/news9.html

Amazon launches new site
Amazon.com is preparing to launch a third European website and is considering a move into the Latin American market.

• BBC News
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_783000/783316.stm

Laura Ashley launches online shopping
Laura Ashley announces it is to develop an online shopping service securing the jobs of 300 workers in Wales.

• BBC News
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/wales/newsid_801000/801249.stm

AOL inks deal with maker of Web shopping bot
America Online said it will use DealTime.com's comparison shopping services to help streamline its e-commerce offerings.

• CNET
• http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-2020759.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni

FedEx delivers e-commerce services
Federal Express is delivering a service that will help small to medium-sized businesses build online stores.

• CNET
• http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-2061725.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni

Kmart launches online store
If the online retail business were still being judged by last year's rules, Kmart would have been counted out a long time ago.

• CNET
• http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-2103197.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni

Fogdog Sports Launches Store for Schools, Institutions
Fogdog Sports launched an institutional store offering products for institutional, school and recreational buyers.

• Internet News
• http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article/0%2C2171%2C4_399061%2C00.html

The Museum Shop Moves Online
To help cultural institutions capitalize on their online retailing opportunities, e-commerce companies that focus on museum wares have started to appear on the Internet landscape.

• New York Times
• http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/cyber/articles/13museums.html

Web propels rise in book sales
Buying books over the Internet helped fuel a rise in overall book purchases for adults in 1999, which reversed a decline in purchases the prior year, according to a new study.

• ZDNet
• http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0%2C4586%2C2581405%2C00.html

Rentals.Com Offers "Virtual Office"
Rentals.com, the Redwood City-based provider of online residential rental management services, is launching a Web site builder today.

• Internet.com
• http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article/0,2198,3531_400911,00.html

AOL Debuts AOLTV in Three Markets
Subscribers can watch television using their existing broadcast signals and choose from a variety of popular AOL features including e-mail, instant messaging, chat and a built-in programming guide. The service is connected through a set-top box and comes with a wireless keyboard or universal remote control.

• Internet.com
• http://dc.internet.com/news/article/0,1934,2101_396831,00.html

E-Books: Are They the Business Traveler's Best Friend?
With viewing technology improving rapidly, one local company is trying to bring fun-reading eBooks to business travelers and avid readers alike.

• Internet.com
• http://seattle.internet.com/news/article/0,2243,3851_400181,00.html