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It was reported yesterday that Microsoft Corp. has asked the U.S. Congress to intercede on its behalf, as talks to settle the government's antitrust case against the software giant have failed to produce an agreement ...

In an effort to jump-start e-commerce, the European Commission (EC) has warned European Union (EU) member governments that they must foster competition for local telephone lines that connect homes and businesses to the Internet by December, or be forced to do so ...

When controversial Internet advertising firm DoubleClick, Inc. unveiled its online privacy initiatives Monday, the company immediately received a cynical reception from privacy advocates ...

As the investigation into last week's denial-of-service (DoS) hacker attacks narrows its focus today, U.S. President Bill Clinton is expected to propose a new Internet security center at a meeting with high-tech executives ...

Last Friday, shares of online bookseller Fatbrain.com lost one-third of their value when three brokerage firms downgraded their investment rating on the stock ...

U.S. investigators and computer security experts have reportedly narrowed their search for the perpetrators of last week's denial-of-service (DoS) hacker attacks against some of the Internet's most popular Web sites down to at least two possible suspects ...

When giant e-tailer Amazon.com reported its fourth quarter earnings earlier this month, the company reignited an old debate over whether pure-play Internet e-tailers are fundamentally capable of turning a profit ...

At a news conference Wednesday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said that it is mounting a worldwide hunt for those responsible for a wave of cyber-attacks against major Web sites ...

In the wake of this week's attacks on some of the Internet's most popular Web sites, the White House has announced that it will convene an Internet security summit with high-tech industry leaders next week ...

The Internet and e-commerce fell victim to a third full-scale hacker assault in as many days Wednesday, as online broker E*Trade and a number of other sites had traffic disrupted by a coordinated stream of data requests from multiple Internet addresses ...

Earlier this week, when the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it is promoting mediation over lawsuits as a means to resolve online disputes between e-tailers and consumers, I welcomed the news ...

Just one day after a hacker attack on Yahoo! shut the giant portal down for several hours, several leading e-tail sites were similarly affected by what appears to be an orchestrated, Web-wide act of sabotage ...

Auction portal Bidder's Edge, Inc. filed an antitrust lawsuit against eBay, Inc. yesterday, alleging that the giant online auctioneer had attempted monopolization, interfered with contractual relations, and utilized unfair practices ...

If you are interested in playing 18 holes with Tiger Woods or taking batting practice with New York Yankee Derek Jeter, a new company called Ultimatebid.com has made a deal to auction off such "experiences" to the highest bidder via the Internet ...

Reports earlier this week that online powerhouse Amazon.com is being sued by individual consumers as well as being investigated by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for privacy issues are the culmination of suspicions that have been coming to a boil since late last year ...

United Parcel Service, Inc. announced today that it has formed a subsidiary that will perform back-end fulfillment functions for e-commerce companies and also help companies develop their supply chain management operations ...

Giant online auctioneer eBay, Inc. announced Friday that all items related to hate groups such as the Nazi Party or the Ku Klux Klan will have to meet specific criteria before qualifying for auction on its site ...

The U.S. Justice Department is reportedly investigating online auctioneer eBay, Inc. to determine whether its efforts to block price comparison search software from probing its Web site are anti-competitive ...

Earlier this week, America Online became the latest e-commerce giant to be slapped with a class action lawsuit ...

IBM announced yesterday that a six-month experiment with five major record labels has successfully emulated a traditional music store online. According to the company, the store allows music to be downloaded, but prevents illegal copying ...