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Investors include America Online and BMG Entertainment, one of the "big five" record companies. Other investors include Bertelsmann Ventures, the Mayfield Fund and Trans Cosmos USA, which has also invested in companies such as Liquid Audio, RealNetworks and Spinner. The funding announcement come...

A new study from BizRate.com shows that nearly 60 percent of online shoppers would make fewer purchases if sales taxes were implemented on the Internet.

Experts agree and evidence abounds that profitability in e-commerce is all about creating loyal customers and driving repeat sales.

Internet solutions provider iAsiaWorks announced today that it has received an $85 million (US$) financing package from a group of investors in preparation for its expansion in eight Asian markets.

Online retailer Bluefly.com (Nasdaq: BLFY), which sells designer apparel and accessories at outlet-store prices, announced today that it has expanded its strategic relationship with Internet infrastructure company Inktomi (Nasdaq: INKT).

According to published reports, Yahoo! and Kmart will announce tomorrow that the two companies have forged a wide-ranging distribution pact that will include a co-branded free online service.

According to a report from the UN-supervised International Y2K Cooperation Center, the massive effort made by governments and companies around the world will prevent widespread computer problems from marring the arrival of the Year 2000.

This week, Canadian startup Zero-Knowledge Systems began selling a service that will allow Internet users to choose fictitious names for such activities as sending e-mail, visiting Web sites or joining newsgroups.

eCongo.com, a provider of free e-commerce services, announced yesterday that it will host and manage up to 100,000 co-branded Web stores for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and portals that wish to offer free Web stores to their customers.

Internet and Intranet-centric business solutions provider WebTrends Corp. (Nasdaq: WEBT) has released the latest version of its security management, analysis and reporting solution, adding support for Linux to the cross-platform software.

When the World Trade Organization (WTO) gave e-commerce its blessing by extending the moratorium on Internet taxes, it may have signaled the next big step in online consumer spending.

Despite encouraging signs from China during the recent World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Seattle, Washington, Chinese Minister of Information Industry Wu Jichuan has said that China will strictly limit foreign investment in Internet companies.

Until now, industry leaders and agencies that focus on online security have always suggested that consumers pay for e-purchases with a credit card. However, not all shoppers have credit cards, and there are those who might not choose to use one if given the option.

In response to the U.S. government's suggestion that online investment firms take responsibility for educating consumers about the benefits and pitfalls of trading stocks on the Internet, Charles Schwab announced today that it will conduct more than 20,000 educational seminars at various Schwab offi...

Last week, VA Linux Systems exploded on Wall Street with the largest first-day stock market gain ever recorded.