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E-BUSINESS SPECIAL REPORT

Building the Perfect E-Commerce Machine

As e-commerce server providers go head-to-head, touting their wares as the latest and greatest, meaningful hardware comparisons sometimes get lost in the shuffle ...

IBM Grabs PwC Consulting for $3.5B

In a deal that might ultimately shift the balance of power among computer vendors, IBM will pay US$3.5 billion in cash and stock for PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting. ...

Bill Would Let Copyright Owners Infiltrate File-Swapping Services

The U.S. Congress is considering a bill that would let music companies and other media entities legally enter file-swapping services to block users from trading copyrighted files ...

U.S. Probes AOL Accounting Practices

AOL Time Warner's positive earnings report this week was tempered by news that the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission is looking into the way the company's online division has handled its accounting ...

AOL Curbs IM Interoperability Plans

AOL has told the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that it will pull back from plans to offer server-to-server interoperability between AOL Instant Messenger and other messaging services ...

Amazon Loss Widens in Q2

In a week when the stock market dipped wildly and WorldCom filed for bankruptcy, Amazon's US$94 million net loss for the second quarter of 2002 paled in comparison ...

Gates: Microsoft Spent $100M on Security

After suffering a series of security flaws that have shaken customer confidence, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has taken to e-mail to reassure customers that Microsoft has heavily invested in its "Trustworthy Computing" initiative and is on track to ensure the security of its products ...

WorldCom Agrees to Temporary Asset Freeze

WorldCom has agreed in U.S. district court to freeze its assets for 80 days if the banks pursuing its debt will refrain from legal proceedings for 70 days ...

FCC To Let Carriers Share Customer Data

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has cleared the way for telephone companies to share customer data with associates that hawk communications services -- without first seeking customer consent ...

Apple Results Lackluster But Profitable

Apple's third-quarter net profit of US$32 million fell far short of the company's original guidance, but still defied the economic slump that has sent many technology companies into a money-losing tailspin. ...

Lasting Benefits of the Dot-Com Bubble

Now that the dot-com bubble has burst, sparking a recession that has spread through the U.S. economy and shining a spotlight on corporate business practices, the boom era is facing its share of harsh criticism. But for all the failures that dot-coms brought to the business world, they also were responsible for some truly astounding technological innovations and drastic changes in accepted business models...

E-BUSINESS SPECIAL REPORT

What Is PayPal Really Worth to eBay?

In this economy, eBay's bid to pay US$1.5 billion for online payment company PayPal may seem excessive, even for the likes of the auction giant. And while some analysts said they believe eBay will get its money's worth, others are not yet convinced that the deal is sound ...

Expedia Says No to USA Interactive

Expedia has rejected a takeover bid from USA Interactive, the online travel service's largest shareholder ...

Ask Jeeves and 24/7 Launch Fee-Based Service

Ask Jeeves has joined forces with 24/7 Real Media's search engine marketing division to launch a paid inclusion service called Index Express ...

Report: Retailers Adopt Multichannel Strategies

Multichannel retailing is on the rise in the U.S. and Europe, according to a new study published by Gartner ...

How XML Is Changing E-Commerce

XML (extensible markup language), with its potential for helping companies find common ground on which to exchange and interpret data between disparate systems, has started to change the face of e-commerce. In addition, XML is helping companies communicate outside the confines of firewalls. ...

Why E-Commerce Law Enforcement Is an Oxymoron

In the few years since the Internet has become an important venue for commerce, communications and entertainment, so-called cybercops have tried to impose a variety of rules, regulations and guidelines to protect the interests of consumers and businesses. ...

Court: Microsoft Met Antitrust Disclosure Rules

In what could be seen as a move toward confirming the merits of the Justice Department's settlement with Microsoft, U.S. District judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has determined that the software giant offered ample disclosure of its dealings with the government in the antitrust initiative ...

Report: WorldCom Might Have a Future

While WorldCom has been severely battered by revelations of improper accounting and accusations of fraud, the company has what it takes to survive the current crisis, according to a new report from research firm The Yankee Group. ...

Sun, IBM Battle for Web Services Developers

With a flurry of product announcements,IBM and SunMicrosystems have intensified theirheated battle to dominate the Web services market ...

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