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E-Stamp Corporation (Nasdaq: ESTM) announced today that it will begin a market trial of international Internet postage in the Canadian city of Calgary, Alberta. Starting in early February, Canada Post Corporation will begin offering Internet postage services through E-Stamp.

Many e-tailers across the industry are growing concerned that would-be buyers of high-tech and high-ticket items are backing away from online purchases because of concerns about follow-up service and a lack of long-term warranties.

Computer Associates, Inc. (NYSE: CA) has announced a distribution, marketing and support agreement with Linux vendor Red Hat, Inc.

"Name-your-price" pioneer priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) announced today that it will team with a Hong Kong-based telecommunications conglomerate to bring its service to 2.6 billion consumers in China, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Viet...

A new study by Deloitte and Touche shows that while roughly one third of retailers with a Web presence consider their online store to be "strategic," a majority have set up Web operations with no clearly articulated strategy and are merely "testing the waters to gauge Internet demand."

E-Stamp and Ticketmaster.com became instant rivals today as both companies introduced new systems to allow consumers to purchase tickets online and print them at home on their PCs.

Earlier this week, digital music Web site MP3.com, Inc. was sued by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on behalf of no less than 10 major record labels.

Lest anyone believe that Valentine's Day is a small economic opportunity for retailers and e-tailers alike, an estimated $1 billion (US$) in purchases is up for grabs this year, including candy, gifts and 146 million flowers.

The Chinese government is introducing new regulations that many analysts fear will put a chill on e-commerce in the world's most populous country.

A study to be released today reportedly says that a growing demand for prescription drugs will propel online spending for healthcare products and services to $9.8 billion (US$) by 2004.

A new company called CertifiedTime Inc. claims that it is the first firm to offer a service that sets computers' clocks to the federal clock and so provide a legally binding audit trail.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has announced the members of its new Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security. The 40 representatives of various public and private sector companies and organizations will spend five months exploring the impac...

In an effort to enter the potentially lucrative Internet appliance market, security solutions provider Rainbow Technologies, Inc. struck an OEM agreement Tuesday with Network Engines to offer businesses a secure e-commerce enabling option.

At this week's annual convention of auto dealers in Orlando, Florida, Autobytel.com announced that it will now act as a broker to sell vehicles directly to consumers via the Internet.

In what is fast becoming a major industry trend, online drugstore More.com, Inc. announced today that it will become the exclusive e-commerce partner for discount brick-and-mortar pharmacy chain Phar-Mor, Inc.