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A new study by international management and information technology (IT) consulting firm Cap Gemini Ernst & Young U.S. shows that while most U.S. distributors acknowledge the impact the Internet will have on their businesses, not all of them are prepared for the changes to come in the digital age...

All new mobile phones sold in the UK will be Internet-enabled by mid-2001, according to a report from Forrester Research.

ToyTime.com, a latecomer to the competitive online toy retailing world, has pulled the plug on operations just nine months after its heavily advertised entry into a crowded market.

The Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA) announced Wednesday that 13 computer and video game companies have gone to court to shut down six Web sites that they say are selling pirated versions of their software.

A new report by Forrester Research suggests that the online privacy debate will temporarily subside and then reach a crisis point by 2004.

Antivirus labs in Russia and Finland have identified a new e-mail virus that sends spam, or mass amounts of unwanted e-mail, to mobile phones.

Last year, U.S. Vice President Al Gore elicited peals of laughter when he took credit for inventing the Internet. But long after the laughter died down, Gore continued to express his strong belief in what the Internet can do for society.

In the minds of many industry analysts, Linux has been growing up in the glare of the spotlight over the past couple of years. If that observation is true, then the recent LinuxMall.com merger agreement with the publicly traded EBIZ Enterprises, Inc. (OTC BB: EBIZ) could set a trend for rites of pas...

The online publishing industry continued to gain momentum Tuesday as Internet bookseller Barnesandnoble.com announced an investment of $20 million (US$) in exchange for a 30 percent stake in Mighty Words, a subsidiary of Internet bookstore and publisher Fatbrain.com.

The online publishing industry continued to gain momentum Tuesday as Internet bookseller Barnesandnoble.com announced an investment of $20 million (US$) in exchange for a 30 percent stake in Mighty Words, a subsidiary of Internet bookstore and publisher Fatbrain.com.

The online publishing industry continued to gain momentum Tuesday as Internet bookseller Barnesandnoble.com announced an investment of $20 million (US$) in exchange for a 30 percent stake in Mighty Words, a subsidiary of Internet bookstore and publisher Fatbrain.com.

After two years of contentious legal wrangling, Microsoft Corporation was ordered by a federal judge Wednesday to split its operation into two competing companies.

Countering a similar venture led Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE: CPQ) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HWP), IBM and a group of international computer manufacturers have formed a $200 million (US$) e-marketplace for computer, electronics and telecommunications companies to buy and sell goods and services.

Microsoft attorneys got in the last word Tuesday as they filed their final response to the U.S. government's breakup plan, clearing the way for a ruling that is expected Wednesday afternoon.

The information technology (IT) industry is the number one driving force in the runaway American economy, according to studies by the U.S. government and the Center for Research on Electronic Commerce at the University of Texas, Austin.