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Recently, a new value-added tax (VAT) law was enacted to level the playing field between Europe-based and U.S.-based companies in the European e-commerce market. Previously, U.S. e-commerce companies doing business in Europe had not been required to charge value-added tax, putting their European counterparts at a disadvantage ...

All hail King Harry. When Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was released, Amazon.com shipped out more than a million copies, making it the largest one-day distribution of a single item in e-commerce history ...

When it comes to the Internet, China is no longer undiscovered country.Three Chinese portals are trouncing their U.S. rivals in the region, andinvestors are taking notice ...

Bringing together various applications and computer systems is certainly no picnic, but another vital integration challenge is often overlooked in the corporate dialogue: integrating the IT department with the rest of the enterprise ...

Many companies have scaled back staffing levels and instituted mandatory hiring freezes in the past few years, but these cutbacks have exacted a steep cost. In many cases, businesses now are facing skill gaps that hurt their IT departments. Even worse -- and somewhat surprisingly, considering the number of IT workers seeking jobs -- there is sometimes a shortage of qualified individuals to fill the gaps, even when money is budgeted for hiring...

Of all the words that inspire affection in a small-business owner's heart, few can compete with "free," especially in this economy, with companies trying to rein in spending as tightly as possible. Still, it is virtually impossible, even in a buyer's market, to get something for nothing when it comes to enterprise software. ...

In recent years, as the economy has made belt-tightening a mandate for many executives, farming out work to India, Russia and other foreign locales has become a relatively commonplace tactic for U.S.-based companies. CEOs like the cost savings, and IT departments appreciate the ability to hammer out a project on a 24/7 schedule ...

After a couple of dismal years, the Nasdaq has seen a sharp rally in the past few months, reaching its highest level in more than a year in an early June surge. ...

Although every company should employ firewalls to keep its networks and data safe from bad guys, larger enterprises tend to have an even deeper need for breach-proof perimeters ...

Blame Hollywood for the glorification of the underdog if you must, but it is difficult to ignore the charm of a comeback kid. In today's high-tech world, it is even more notable than in the celluloid realm to see a turnaround, given the state of the still-struggling tech sector ...

As software flaws, wireless network holes and data thieves continue to make companies vulnerable to technological bad guys, a growing need for security experts has driven more IT workers toward this constantly changing field ...

They seem ubiquitous wherever consumer electronics, hardware and software are sold: the offers for rebates plastered on packaging, store displays and even cash register receipts ...

With an enormous volume of code comes the need to keep it current, and Microsoft has been relentless in this task, issuing scores of updates and patches every day. In fact, staying on top of Windows updates has become a tricky endeavor for IT managers, who often must maintain hundreds or thousands of machines, sometimes equipped with different operating systems and various applications.

When the mainstream first discovered the newly spun Web, a new breed of spider emerged: the cybersquatter, an individual or company that registered many domainnames, most of them well-known brands, and resold them at high prices ...

In some industries, it is easy to tell who is at the top of the heap. Theoffice software realm has Microsoft, the beer world has Budweiser, and formuch of the cola-loving planet, Coke is it. Among online brokerages, however, crowning a king is not so simple ...

While the Microsoft vs. Linux debate rages in boardroom meetings and aroundIT water coolers, IBM has chosen sides already ...

Call it the CTO's top 10 list. Every week, Keynote Systems releases a list of the top-performing Web sites in terms of load times, separating the lightning-quick from the sadly sluggish ...

When e-commerce first became popular, it was not long before affiliate marketing sprung up as a way for small-site Davids to drive traffic toward e-tail Goliaths -- and make some change in the process. However, as minor players soon found, many affiliate programs were structured so that the house always won, and they were left with empty pockets ...

It is a scene that retailers have seen since the world's first bazaar opened: the slow sales period, complete with idle clerks, empty aisles and languishing goods. E-tailers have come to know these stretches -- the low-revenue valleys that lie between peak shopping times -- well ...

The browser wars of a few years ago, once so lively, now seem like a footnote inInternet history. With 90 percent market share, Microsoft's Internet Explorer is kingof the hill, while Netscape's Navigator trails far behind at about 7 to 8 percent of themarket, Yankee Group senior Internet analyst Rob Lancaster told the E-Commerce Times ...