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Amazon.com has finally turned the corner on the road to profitability, eBay set earnings records in the second quarter, and brick-and-mortar chains are buying into the e-commerce channel in droves. Does this mean that the e-tail shakeout is finally over? That depends on whom you ask. Analysts hav...

The HP-Compaq union not only was the largest merger in technology industry history, it also signaled the end of an era and the beginning of the next chapter in enterprise computing, according to a new report by the Yankee Group. And the HP product lineup has already started to evolve since the de...

The first wave of online grocery stores is all but gone, but one year after Webvan secured its title as the biggest dot-bomb ever, the online grocery segment is slowly reinventing itself. Brick-and-mortar supermarkets are cooking up some early success with hybrids of the original model. Indeed, i...

Yahoo! has acquired a 15 percent share of European mobile phone service provider Sonera zed Ltd. Although the two companies are not disclosing financial terms of the deal, they soon will begin delivering co-branded mobile services across Europe. During the first phase of the partnership, the duo ...

Media outlets are jumping on the paid-content bandwagon, with national and regional players alike announcing plans to charge visitors for online access to print and broadcast content. Freedom Communications -- a Florida newspaper publisher -- is the latest to join the for-fee parade. The group's ...

In a strong move to execute its new storage software strategy for Linux, Veritas Software has purchased $1 million worth of patents from Storage Engine. Earlier this week, Veritas outlined the next phase of its strategy to lead the Linux storage market. As a first step, the company has released c...

In its infancy, e-commerce was all about building a Web site, attracting "eyeballs" and capturing orders. But within a few years, with millions invested and no profitability in sight, many e-tailers were forced to close their virtual doors. Now that e-commerce has moved beyond the shakeout stage,...

Amid growing problems behind the scenes, America Online is releasing the first major beta version of AOL 8.0. The full version is expected to launch this fall. While analysts said they do not expect version 8.0 to attract new customers, new enhancements could help AOL keep the ones it already has...

Microsoft has generated so much hype about .NET that many are wondering whether the software giant's technology for connecting information, people, systems and devices can live up to its billing. Customers have given the technology a lukewarm, if not downright cold, reception, leading many to que...

The worldwide server market continues to struggle through the economic doldrums, according to Garter Dataquest, gaining a mere 0.5 percent in the second quarter. Worldwide server shipments totaled 1.08 million. Analysts said uncertain market conditions are preventing companies from purchasing hig...

Cisco Systems has announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Ayr Networks in a stock deal worth as much as $113 million. Cisco said it will use Ayr's technology to augment its IOS software, the network operating system used by Cisco's routing and switching platforms. Yankee Group ...

PayPal has reported that its second-quarter earnings and net income have increased, doubling in key areas compared with year-ago results. The Internet payment service reported second-quarter revenue of $53.8 million, a whopping 173 percent increase over the same period last year. Net income total...

In a move to compete with rival Oracle's new 9i database management software, IBM has released a beta version of its new DB2 database. According to IBM executives, the latest software is faster and more reliable than its predecessor, with improved support for Web services. Much of the DB2 buzz cen...

EBay has reported that its second-quarter revenue and net income increased compared with the year-ago period, setting a profitability record for the online auction giant. Revenue hit the 266.3 million mark, and net income totaled $54.3 million, a whopping 121 percent hike over second-quarter 2001...

The fact that the dot-com bubble has burst does not mean that e-commerce employment opportunities have gone down the drain with the suds. "Directors of e-commerce and online marketing staffers ... are becoming the new e-rock stars, replacing the dot-com CEOs of yesteryear," Aberdeen Group researc...

As the post-merger decision-making process shifts into high gear, Hewlett-Packard has announced a new software strategy designed to leverage its core assets. The technology titan will focus future development on extending three software suites: HP OpenView, HP Utility Data Center and HP OpenCall. ...

Dell Computer has raised its revenue and earnings estimates for the second quarter, crediting growth in the U.S. education, government and consumer business markets. The company's announcement buoyed the tech-heavy Nasdaq after a string of dismal trading days in the overall market. However, Aberd...

Yahoo! has reported second-quarter earnings of $225.8 million and net income of $21.4 million, outdoing year-ago figures, while online advertising revenue still accounted for the bulk of the company's income. Giga Information Group analyst Andrew Bartels told the E-Commerce Times that a reboundin...

When VeriSign launched in 1995, it touted itself as being the "only company focused 100 percent on digital authentication products and services." But since 2000, the company has ventured into several new markets. Recent earnings reports seem to indicate that VeriSign could be spread too thin, but...

On the heels of eBay's $1.5 billion PayPal acquisition, Microsoft is making its own play to compete in the online payment space. The software giant has announced a partnership that will allow banks to authenticate Visa and MasterCard credit cards with a shopper's Microsoft Passport username and p...