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Study: E-Commerce To Top $1 Trillion in 2002

By the end of 2002, more than 600 million people worldwide will haveaccess to the Web, and they will spend more than US$1trillion shopping online, according to a study by research firm IDC. ...

Report: The State of U.S. Online Shopping

A U.S. Department ofCommerce survey has found that more than half theU.S. population is now connected to the Internet. In addition, 39 percent of Internet users are making purchases online ...

Rivals Create ‘Bizarre’ Web Services Standards Alliance

They may be bitter rivals in some ways, but Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT),IBM (NYSE: IBM), Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and a host of other tech companieshave agreed to cooperate -- at least until they can comeup with a set of open standards to ensure Web servicescompatibility ...

E-Commerce Balancing Act: Convenience versus Cost

Some online shoppers will do anything for a deal, andsome will gladly pay extra for convenience. The trickfor an e-tailer is to find a perfect balance betweenthe two ...

AT&T Ads Outrun Dot-Com Competition in Super Bowl

Like the St. Louis Rams, HotJobs (Nasdaq:HOTJ), Monster.com and E*Trade (NYSE: ET)were edged out in Super Bowl XXXVI as AT&T Wireless' mLife joined the NewEngland Patriots in the winner's circle ...

AT&T Ads Outrun Dot-Com Competition in Super Bowl

Like the St. Louis Rams, HotJobs (Nasdaq:HOTJ), Monster.com and E*Trade (NYSE: ET)were edged out in Super Bowl XXXVI as AT&T Wireless' mLife joined the NewEngland Patriots in the winner's circle ...

AT&T Ads Outrun Dot-Com Competition in Super Bowl

Like the St. Louis Rams, HotJobs (Nasdaq:HOTJ), Monster.com and E*Trade (NYSE: ET)were edged out in Super Bowl XXXVI as AT&T Wireless' mLife joined the NewEngland Patriots in the winner's circle ...

Analysts: PayPal IPO Should Pay Off

With online payment company PayPal (Nasdaq: PYPL)set for a Thursday IPO, analysts are optimistic aboutits prospects. ...

Priceline Up, Up and Away with EBay

Name-your-own-price e-tailer Priceline.com(Nasdaq: PCLN) and online auction giant EBay (Nasdaq: EBAY)have inked a deal that calls for Priceline to offer itstravel booking engine on EBay. ...

Study: Web Movies Not-So-Boffo at Box Office

According to a new study by GartnerG2, online shoppers who want to download and watch moviesover the Internet will have to wait until 2005 for thetechnology to hit the mainstream ...

Credit Cards Still Best Option for Online Buying

I have seen the studies. I know that fraud is moreprevalent online and that many people are wary ofgiving their credit card information to Internetmerchants. But credit cards still seem like the bestand most convenient option. ...

Expedia Profits Surpass Expectations

In a clear signal that online travel is on the mend,Expedia (Nasdaq:EXPE) reported much stronger than expected earningsfor the fourth quarter. ...

Beyond.com Files for Bankruptcy

Beyond.com (Nasdaq: BYND), which provides e-commerce software to onlinemerchants and the U.S. government, has filed for Chapter 11bankruptcy and agreed to sell its assets and clientcontracts to e-commerce outsourcing company Digital River(Nasdaq: DRIV) ...

Yahoo! Puts Price Tag on Searches

Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO) has announced the launch of a fee-based document searchservice in cooperation with Divine (Nasdaq:DVIN). While still offering a free searchfeature, Yahoo! apparently recognizes the earnings potential ofat least one of its specialized services ...

IBM, VeriSign Forge E-Commerce Security Strategy

IBM (NYSE: IBM) andVeriSign(Nasdaq: VRSN) are teaming up to boost e-commerce security by developing newproducts and services for their big-business customers.IBM will supply the software and infrastructure, andVeriSign will contribute its expertise in Web identity,authentication and online payment ...

Best Buy Tackles Online Payment Fraud

Shoppers who make a purchase on BestBuy.com(NYSE: BBY) will encounter a new payment engine designed to speed the sales process and minimize fraud ...

Jupiter: E-Commerce Sites Speed Ahead

E-tailers took the first three spots on the latest list of the top 10fastest-growing sites, according to a new report released Friday by Jupiter Media Metrix. The research firm also reported that Internet malls widened their audience reach inDecember more than any other type of site. ...

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