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According to a new study by investment firm U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, the frenetic pace of online trading is slowing despite the fact that more people are participating.

Less than a week after launching a localized Tripod online community site in Japan, Internet network Lycos, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCOS) announced that it has raised $32 million (US$) from a major Japanese media company.

According to a new report by Forrester Research, Inc., luxury brick-and-mortar retailers such as Neiman Marcus are approaching e-commerce with a bargain basement mentality.

Retailers are pondering the most important question of the year: Is it better to open a Web site that is almost functional, or forgo possible huge holiday sales and wait until the site is fully functional and bug-free?

In yet another example of how e-commerce is being applied all across the economy, Ag Services of America launched an information and e-commerce Web site yesterday with the support and participation of leading agriculture manufacturers. The new Powerfarm.com Web site is catering to a quiet niche in ...

E-commerce software and solutions company Commerce One (Nasdaq: CMRC) announced today that it has agreed to acquire privately held CommerceBid.com, which develops business-to-business auction and reverse auction solutions.

Applix, Inc., (Nasdaq: APLX) a solutions provider for the UNIX and Linux markets, has entered into a strategic distribution agreement with Walnut Creek CDROM to bring its office suite product and development resource tool to users of the FreeBSD (Free Berkeley System Distribution) operating system.

According to a new study by Forrester Research, Inc., a shift in advertising dollars to the Internet will create a $27 billion (US$) shortfall in traditional media spending by 2004.

The U.S. House of Representatives Commerce Committee convened yesterday to examine ways to crack down on mass junk mailers and prevent such so-called "spam" from thwarting efforts to build consumer confidence in electronic commerce.

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) and AT&T found themselves traveling down different legal paths this week, as Amazon settled a lawsuit out of court while AT&T found itself arguing to overturn a court decision that would force it to open its cable lines to other Internet service providers.

Not a day goes by without the press reporting yet another story about a small start-up that has suddenly exploded into the e-commerce stratosphere. From literally nowhere, a company appears, gobbles up an untapped market and becomes an IPO Cinderella.

The e-business revolution has taken off, and companies are looking to provide the most secure and efficient e-commerce capabilities.

Security solutions provider Diversinet Corp. (Nasdaq: DVNT) has expanded its strategic licensing agreement with Research In Motion Ltd. (Nasdaq: RIMM), accelerating its presence in the burgeoning wireless e-commerce arena.

The daily barrage of e-commerce developments can make one dizzy, as the entire developed world embraces the Internet at a fever pitch.

Online cosmetics Web site gloss.com's 35-year-old co-founder Sarah Kugelman has been moving at warp speed for months.