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Retail analyst Lehman Brothers Holdings is predicting that holiday season failures will cause online merchants to fold or go up for sale at a rapid rate in the new year.

Domain registrar Register.com unveiled a new service for corporate clients Tuesday that it says will help prevent cyber-squatting, the practice of registering a domain name in a effort to hold it hostage from the holder of an established trademark.

According to a new report from Deloitte & Touche, e-commerce will revolutionize the way that consumers will purchase energy.

Information Markets Corp. launched a beta test version of its infomarco.com site this week, allowing information seekers to bid for expert answers with play money. The real deal, with real money, is slated to launch early next year.

Investors include America Online and BMG Entertainment, one of the "big five" record companies. Other investors include Bertelsmann Ventures, the Mayfield Fund and Trans Cosmos USA, which has also invested in companies such as Liquid Audio, RealNetworks and Spinner. The funding announcement come...

According to published reports, Yahoo! and Kmart will announce tomorrow that the two companies have forged a wide-ranging distribution pact that will include a co-branded free online service.

According to a report from the UN-supervised International Y2K Cooperation Center, the massive effort made by governments and companies around the world will prevent widespread computer problems from marring the arrival of the Year 2000.

This week, Canadian startup Zero-Knowledge Systems began selling a service that will allow Internet users to choose fictitious names for such activities as sending e-mail, visiting Web sites or joining newsgroups.

eCongo.com, a provider of free e-commerce services, announced yesterday that it will host and manage up to 100,000 co-branded Web stores for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and portals that wish to offer free Web stores to their customers.

Internet and Intranet-centric business solutions provider WebTrends Corp. (Nasdaq: WEBT) has released the latest version of its security management, analysis and reporting solution, adding support for Linux to the cross-platform software.

A new study from BizRate.com shows that nearly 60 percent of online shoppers would make fewer purchases if sales taxes were implemented on the Internet.

Experts agree and evidence abounds that profitability in e-commerce is all about creating loyal customers and driving repeat sales.

Internet solutions provider iAsiaWorks announced today that it has received an $85 million (US$) financing package from a group of investors in preparation for its expansion in eight Asian markets.

Online retailer Bluefly.com (Nasdaq: BLFY), which sells designer apparel and accessories at outlet-store prices, announced today that it has expanded its strategic relationship with Internet infrastructure company Inktomi (Nasdaq: INKT).

When the World Trade Organization (WTO) gave e-commerce its blessing by extending the moratorium on Internet taxes, it may have signaled the next big step in online consumer spending.