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LOS ANGELES and SAN JOSE, Calif., March 8, 2010 - Magento, an open source e-commerce platform, and PayPal today announced they are expanding their relationship to offer PayPal to online retailers through Magento's open source shopping solutions.

PayPal will be deeply integrated and promoted to merchants and developers using Magento's service, making it even easier for businesses to get up and running with e-commerce and online payments.

Provides Merchants, Marketers and Publishers with the ability to create accurate and consumer-friendly privacy policies, backed by the TRUSTe seal.

SAN FRANCISCO - February 23, 2010 –Today, TRUSTe, provider of the leading online privacy seal and an Internet trust authority, launches its newest Privacy Policy Generator (PPG), which provides a custom privacy policy for a wide-range of websites, from online retailers to online publishers, backed by the TRUSTe certification and seal.

The new offering is part of TRUSTe’s Privacy Services for small and medium-sized businesses.

Index Remains Near its Highest Level in Five Years, but Inflation Impacts Real Wage Growth

NEW YORK, January 15, 2010 -- The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index dipped slightly in December primarily due to a decline in real wages, but it remains near its highest level since 2004. The Index attempts to track consumer cash flow as an indicator of future consumer spending.

Most U.S. Brokers Better Served Investing in Online Channels Rather Than Mobile Stock Trading Capabilities

STAMFORD, Conn., January 7, 2010 --

Expands use of WebSphere Commerce to track shopping habits across multiple sales channels

NEW YORK ; - 11 Jan 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Vineyard Vines, a mid-sized lifestyle brand and retailer of preppy clothing, is using IBM technology to bridge the gap between its various shopping channels while providing customers with a more targeted and personalized shopping experience based on their purchasing history and preferences.

Up 4% vs. Year Ago; Season Highlights Include Growth Surpassing Forecasts and First $900 Million Spending Day on Record

RESTON, VA, January 6, 2010 – comScore (NASDAQ : SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today reported holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the entirety of the November – December 2009 holiday season.

Reach $27 Billion for the 2009 Holiday Shopping Season through Christmas Eve

RESTON, VA, December 30, 2009 – comScore (NASDAQ : SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today reported retail e-commerce spending for the holiday season from November 1 through Christmas Eve.

During this period, approximately $27 Billion was spent online, which represents an increase of 5 percent over the same period a year ago. For the period from Black Friday through Christmas Eve, and after adjusting for the additional shopping day in 2009, sales grew by approximately 3.5 percent.

More Than 250 Million Seals Viewed on Each of the Three Highest Online Shopping Days of 2009, Surpassing 2008 High of 175 Million

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwire) -- December 30, 2009 -- VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure for the networked world, today announced record figures for the number of times its VeriSign seal was viewed by consumers on critical online sales days this year -- a useful indicator of traffic on e-commerce sites.

New High for Online Holiday Shopping; Amazon Raises the Bar; Macys.com, Gap.com, Overstock.com Most Improved

Ann Arbor, Mich. (December 30, 2009)—Customers of the largest online retailers are more satisfied than ever according to ForeSee Results’ annual report on holiday shoppers. The ForeSee Results E-Retail Satisfaction Index (U.S. Holiday Edition) surged 7 percent to 79 on the Index’s 100-point scale, a new all-time high.

IDC Retail Insights: Rise of omnichannel shopping requires providing an immersive and superior customer experience regardless of channel.

MILAN, Italy and FRAMINGHAM, Mass - December 22, 2009 - Global independent research and advisory firm, IDC Retail Insights, recently published a new research study which describes the key technologies that can improve customer satisfaction and build loyalty - with the objective of driving larger, repeated, and more profitable transactions.

"Retailers: you should enrich the shopping experience because customers must identify and always connect with your brand. Also, you must not leave your physical or virtual store until the customers' needs are met," said Ivano Ortis, research director, IDC Retail Insights.

"Retailers should consider the adoption model of immersive shopping technologies as a path from traditional retailing to omnichannel shopping. As illustrated in our research, we identify four different clusters of technologies or tracks that can enable immersive shopping capabilities - inform, include, influence, and immerse."