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During a recent Republican presidential debate, Arizona Senator John McCain challenged Texas Governor George W. Bush to join him in a pledge to permanently ban Internet taxation ...

Forrester Research, Inc. has concluded that, despite recent improvements to its archaic Web site, Wal-Mart's e-commerce operation will require vast improvement if it is to mount a serious challenge to Amazon and other industry leaders any time soon ...

In an effort to bolster its overall e-commerce effort, airline giant United Airlines has revamped its Web site and has added a new flight-paging service that notifies travelers of any flight delays ...

General Motors Corp. Chairman John F. Smith, Jr. told an industry conference last night that the giant automaker expects to transact $50 billion (US$) in business on its new business-to-business (B2B) Internet site by the end of the year ...

One of Silicon Valley's most secretive companies, Transmeta Corp., has sparked a flurry of speculation by scheduling a press conference for Wednesday ...

Internet startup Autodaq Corp. has launched a wholesale auto auction that allows car dealers to shop online for used vehicles throughout the United States ...

A few months ago, America Online had a serious problem ...

Rumors that the Justice Department is looking to chop Microsoft Corp. into several "Baby Bills" have been denied as "inaccurate in several important respects." However, by all accounts, the option remains on the table ...

According to a new report by Forrester Research, e-tailers will have to find a way to use free delivery offers more efficiently ...

The honeymoon is over for e-commerce companies. A class action lawsuit filed in Washington state yesterday alleges that Toysrus.com spoiled Christmas for an untold number of children by failing to deliver goods in time for the holiday ...

After triggering an initial Wall Street flurry, the proposed monster merger of America Online and Time Warner is causing stockholders of both companies to have second thoughts ...

Amazon.com is reportedly among a group of several investors that is pumping $100 million (US$) into a startup bicycle delivery company called Kozmo.com, Inc ...

E-Stamp Corp. announced today that it has signed a three-year agreement to exclusively sell postage through online auctioneer eBay's Web site ...

Yesterday, when we first heard the announcement about the pending merger between America Online and Time Warner, it was a stunner ...

According to a new report by Forrester Research, many business-to-business Web sites ignore customer goals and fail to meet the basic requirements of a good user experience ...

In what some observers are labeling the deal of the century, media giant Time Warner and number one online service provider America Online announced a stock-for-stock merger today that is expected to be valued at $350 billion (US$) ...

No. 1 Internet service provider America Online and U.S. automaker General Motors have announced a joint venture that will help consumers shop and service their new cars via the Internet ...

This past Friday, I suggested that Microsoft had "missed the boat" because it was planning to sell paperless books through its Microsoft Reader, rather than downloadable audio books like those being touted by Wayne, New Jersey-based Audible ...

At this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, portable digital music players will be one of the top attractions ...

Wal-Mart Stores and Silicon Valley venture capital firm Accel Partners announced yesterday that they will join forces to form Wal-Mart.com, Inc ...