1.   Myriad smaller companies also track and evaluate Web sites.

2.   -- Create an information system so companies could track the progress of their products through the review process.

3.   Further gains came from B.A.T Industries, as the tobacco company tracked an advance in its U.S. counterparts.

4.   He suggests that companies track the time people spend on the Web, rather than spying on every Web site they visit.

5.   His company tracks where and when candidates buy television time.

6.   His company tracks wedding budgets of couples who use the site for financial planning.

7.   Home Depot expects its suppliers to monitor the wood throughout the harvesting and distribution process so that the company can better track the sources of its products.

8.   In addition, some companies track sites viewed by employees on the job and the time they spent using them.

9.   In exchange, consumers had to put up with ads and allow the company to track their Internet surfing patterns.

10.   In recent weeks, debate has emerged over new technologies that have been deployed to allow companies to track individual users on the Internet.