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As e-commerce server providers go head-to-head, touting their wares as the latest and greatest, meaningful hardware comparisons sometimes get lost in the shuffle ...

In a deal that might ultimately shift the balance of power among computer vendors, IBM will pay US$3.5 billion in cash and stock for PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting. ...

The U.S. Congress is considering a bill that would let music companies and other media entities legally enter file-swapping services to block users from trading copyrighted files ...

AOL Time Warner's positive earnings report this week was tempered by news that the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission is looking into the way the company's online division has handled its accounting ...

AOL has told the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that it will pull back from plans to offer server-to-server interoperability between AOL Instant Messenger and other messaging services ...

In a week when the stock market dipped wildly and WorldCom filed for bankruptcy, Amazon's US$94 million net loss for the second quarter of 2002 paled in comparison ...

After suffering a series of security flaws that have shaken customer confidence, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has taken to e-mail to reassure customers that Microsoft has heavily invested in its "Trustworthy Computing" initiative and is on track to ensure the security of its products ...

WorldCom has agreed in U.S. district court to freeze its assets for 80 days if the banks pursuing its debt will refrain from legal proceedings for 70 days ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has cleared the way for telephone companies to share customer data with associates that hawk communications services -- without first seeking customer consent ...

Apple's third-quarter net profit of US$32 million fell far short of the company's original guidance, but still defied the economic slump that has sent many technology companies into a money-losing tailspin. ...

Now that the dot-com bubble has burst, sparking a recession that has spread through the U.S. economy and shining a spotlight on corporate business practices, the boom era is facing its share of harsh criticism. But for all the failures that dot-coms brought to the business world, they also were responsible for some truly astounding technological innovations and drastic changes in accepted business models...

In this economy, eBay's bid to pay US$1.5 billion for online payment company PayPal may seem excessive, even for the likes of the auction giant. And while some analysts said they believe eBay will get its money's worth, others are not yet convinced that the deal is sound ...

Expedia has rejected a takeover bid from USA Interactive, the online travel service's largest shareholder ...

Ask Jeeves has joined forces with 24/7 Real Media's search engine marketing division to launch a paid inclusion service called Index Express ...

Multichannel retailing is on the rise in the U.S. and Europe, according to a new study published by Gartner ...

XML (extensible markup language), with its potential for helping companies find common ground on which to exchange and interpret data between disparate systems, has started to change the face of e-commerce. In addition, XML is helping companies communicate outside the confines of firewalls. ...

In the few years since the Internet has become an important venue for commerce, communications and entertainment, so-called cybercops have tried to impose a variety of rules, regulations and guidelines to protect the interests of consumers and businesses. ...

In what could be seen as a move toward confirming the merits of the Justice Department's settlement with Microsoft, U.S. District judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has determined that the software giant offered ample disclosure of its dealings with the government in the antitrust initiative ...

While WorldCom has been severely battered by revelations of improper accounting and accusations of fraud, the company has what it takes to survive the current crisis, according to a new report from research firm The Yankee Group. ...

With a flurry of product announcements,IBM and SunMicrosystems have intensified theirheated battle to dominate the Web services market ...