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Retail banking firms in the UK looking to ramp up theire-commerce operations will need to organize theirfinancial services around PC-based transactions and account management, according to a study released Monday by ForresterResearch ...

The push to develop a viable online retailing channel in Southern Europe remains "paralyzed" by a host of roadblocks, according to a report released Wednesday by Forrester Research ...

Despite the flood of dot-com failures, more browsers are turning into buyers for e-commerce, according to a study released Tuesday byInternet research firm GreenfieldOnline. ...

Online travel sites racked up US$1.2 billion in sales in January, accounting for nearly a third of all e-commerce transactions for the month, according to a study released Tuesday by Nielsen//NetRatings and Harris Interactive ...

The widescale deployment of broadband access, combined with intensified competitionamong communications, entertainment and technology firms, is likely transform current e-business models in the coming year, according to a study released Monday by Ernst & Young andCap Gemini Ernst & Young ...

As the deadline for filing U.S. tax returns draws nearer, a new reportreleased Thursday by the General AccountingOffice (GAO) may give some taxpayers pause about submitting theirreturns through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) electronic filing program ...

In a bid to capture a larger market share of the personal financingindustry, Priceline.com (Nasdaq:PCLN) announced Wednesday that it is expanding its mortgage service to allowborrowers to secure the lowest possible interest rates ...

Amid relentless news coverage of the difficulties e-commerce firms have faced in reaching profitability, a study released Tuesday by ActivMedia Research found that half of online business-to-consumer (B2C) companies are bucking the current market downturn and operating in the black ...

As the high-tech sector continues to take a battering on Wall Street, Amazon.com founder and chief executiveofficer Jeff Bezos is reportedly warning investors to steer clear ofInternet stocks ...

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an advisory Thursday warning that several organized hacker groups, operating out of Eastern European hubs, have stolen proprietary information from hundreds of e-commerce and online banking sites, including customer databases and more than one million credit card numbers ...

Online business-to-business (B2B) deals comprised 90 percent of all onlinesales in 1999, accounting for a "remarkably large share" ofoverall e-commerce activity, according to datareleased Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Commerce. ...

While many e-tailers beef up their sites with a host of technologicalbells and whistles to lure online customers, a studyreleased Tuesday by PricewaterhouseCoopers found that most of the new features do little to turn site visitors into buyers ...

Internet book vendor Bibliofind.com reportedly said Monday that a four-month long security breach on its computer servershas exposed customer credit card information ...

Bringing an end to a lawsuit it filed over a year ago, eBay said Thursday that it had reached a settlement with online auction search site Bidder's Edge, which was barred last year by a court order from combing listings that were hosted on the Internet heavyweight's site ...

Elantec Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ELNT) plummeted US$8.69 to $22 Wednesday morning after the circuit maker warned its second-quarter sales and earnings would not meet expectations, dueto slumping demand in the personal computing market and the ongoing economic slowdown ...

New York City-based e-tailer Bluefly (Nasdaq: BFLY) rose to US$1.38 in morning trading Wednesday, up 9 cents, after reporting that it had trimmed its losses for the fourth quarter ended December 31st and nearly doubled its revenues for the period ...

With Canadian e-commerce players looking at an "enormous" expansion in online activity over the next five years, those thatdo not outsource their Internet technology needs are likely to run into a host of technological stumbling blocks, according to a study released Monday by ForresterResearch ...

In its fourth-quarter earnings report issued Thursday, Stamps.com saidit is sticking to earlier projections that it will be operating in the blackin the first quarter of 2002 ...

With record sales undermined by staggering losses, Internet grocer Peapod.com has issued a warning that it would run out of cash by the end of the year ifit does not secure additional financing. ...

General Motors(NYSE: GM) announced Wednesday that it has inked a deal with Autobytel.com to test an online shopping system that will show consumers which cars are available for purchase in their area. ...