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Asian Internet users are taking to e-commerce much slower thantheir American counterparts, according to a report released Monday by research firmNetValue ...

Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch, Inc. (Nasdaq: TMCS) has agreed to acquire Ticketmaster Corp. in a US$650 million deal that will join their online and brick-and-mortar ticketing and reservations businesses, the companies said Tuesday ...

A host of offline purchasing incentives triggered a downturn in online sales during October, with spending for the month falling about 10 percent from September to US$3.6 billion, according to data released Monday by Forrester Research (Nasdaq: FORR) and Greenfield Online ...

Internet grocer Streamline.com announced that is winding down its operations after failing to secure an infusion of capital or find a buyer. ...

As one of the world's largest enterprise software suppliers, industryheavyweight Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) generates annual revenues of more than US$10 billion through its suite of e-business offerings, including database, tools and application products as well as consulting and support services ...

With electronic bill payment providers looking to meet increasing consumer demand for their services, a study released Monday by The Yankee Group found that 55 percent of customers paying bills online are choosing banks to be their middleman ...

Amazon.com-backed pet supplies e-tailer Pets.com announced Tuesday that it is shuttering its operations and laying off 255 of its 320 employees ...

Having long focused on the potential of a high-performance Internet, Nortel Networks (NYSE: NT) now also relies on the Web to gain traction among customers and ramp up its brand visibility. ...

Spurred by the spate of recent anthrax scares, U.S. consumers are increasingly turning to electronic billing and payment channels to allay mail safety concerns -- with roughly 32 million Americans expected to view credit card and other statements online by the end of 2001 -- according to data released Monday by Gartner (NYSE: IT) ...

Although part of the recent spike in reports of identity theft can be attributed to the Internet, offline methods of stealing personal data still provide a more significant information stream for criminals, according to National Fraud Center chairman of the board Norm Willox ...

Beleaguered computer e-tailer Egghead.com, which has been operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since August, suspended all of its operations late last week and indefinitely halted all commercial activity ...

Backed by six of the largest U.S. air carriers, Hotwire.com launched its discount online travel site Tuesday in a bid to chip away at Priceline's dominant market share in the burgeoning sector ...

Catalogs have proven to be a catalyst for online retail success ...

Despite the slowdown in the global economy, online retailers worldwide are expected to rack up US$25.3 billion in sales this holiday season -- marking a 39 percent spike over last year's figures -- according to a new study released Monday by GartnerG2, aresearch unit of Gartner (NYSE: IT and ITB) ...

Half of small and midsize businesses that implement and supervise their own network security will fall prey to a successful cybercrime by 2003, according to new research released Tuesday by Gartner Group ...

Although many companies in the technology and e-commerce spaces have undertaken mass employee layoffs in order to cut costs and prop up sagging earnings, industry analysts say that a nagging question remains ...

While investor speculation and skyrocketing stock prices dominated during the first half of 2000, falling stock prices and nervous investors long since have become the order of the day, causing many firms to slash their workforce in an effort to steady their financial ships and improve investor confidence ...

In a bid to ward off U.S. government regulation, a coalition of online marketing heavyweights announced plans Monday to propose standards meant to ease consumer concerns about spam and online privacy ...

Digital security plans and copyright infringement lawsuits will not stop the strides being made by file sharing sites such as Napster, according to a new report released Tuesday by Forrester Research ...

Aiming to grab a larger segment of the e-commerce market, America Online has rolled out a new shopping tool that integrates consumer product reviews and comparative pricing ...