Archive

Online music provider MP3.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:MPPP) has been slapped with a copyright lawsuit initiated by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the company confirmed Friday.

As part of its "Linux for eBusiness" strategy, Caldera Systems, Inc. has announced that its soon-to-be introduced OpenLinux eServer will ship with IBM open-source e-commerce products.

Software giant Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) has announced plans to invest $100 million (US$) in VerticalNet, Inc., an owner and operator of 55 industry-specific Web sites that function as online business-to-business (B2B) vertical trade communities. The new partnership is intended to help small an...

U.S. Justice Department officials reportedly called computer crime a growing menace to corporations worldwide, and admitted that law enforcement agents face major hurdles in combating it.

At the end of 1999, retail analyst Lehman Brothers Holdings predicted that holiday season failures would force many online merchants to fold or go up for sale at a rapid rate in 2000.

Online media company CNET, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET) has announced that it will buy privately-held online comparison shopping company mySimon, Inc. for approximately $700 million (US$) in stock.

E-commerce is set to explode in Japan from about $4 billion (US$) in 1999 to $693 billion in 2003, according to a new report from Andersen Consulting and Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI).

Telemundo Network Group LLC, one of the most recognized Spanish-language TV networks in the United States, has announced a multi-million dollar (US$) strategic investment in Spanish-only e-tailer Espanol.com in an effort to target Hispanic consumers in North and Latin America.

For the first time, a book on e-commerce has reached the top of the business bestseller list on Amazon.com. The online giant named the book, Customers.com by Patricia Seybold and Ronni Marshak (contributor), the number one business bestseller for 1999.

According to a report from the Yankee Group, many experts are looking at business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce to help the Chinese develop a modern value-added manufacturing and service-based economy.

After failing in its attempt to acquire the JustLinux.com open-source community site, EBIZ Enterprises, Inc. (OTC BB: EBIZ) has launched TheLinuxLab.com to provide technical support to users of the open-source operating system.

Utility software solutions provider Network Associates, Inc. (Nasdaq: NETA) has announced that it is incorporating clustering solutions by Legato Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: LGTO), a provider of enterprise storage management software, into its new line of e-commerce security appliances.

IBM, which announced a weaker-than-expected fourth quarter today, has unveiled two major e-commerce initiatives.

During a recent Republican presidential debate, Arizona Senator John McCain challenged Texas Governor George W. Bush to join him in a pledge to permanently ban Internet taxation.

Business-to-business (B2B) transactions will propel the online healthcare industry to reach $370 billion (US$) by 2004, according to a recent study by Forrester Research, Inc.