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USA Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAI) said Wednesday it abandoned plans to buy Lycos, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCOS), quashing a complex merger that would have created an e-commerce powerhouse worth $22 billion.

Leading PC manufacturers and technology suppliers announced The PC Y2000 Alliance this week, featuring the launch of a Web portal to provide information regarding Y2K hardware readiness, and to demystify the issue by describing it in non-technical terms.

Wednesday, May 12 is day to remember for Lycos. First came the announcement that the planned merger between Lycos (Nasdaq: LCOS) and USA Networks unraveled like a ball of yarn after Lycos shareholders roundly rejected the deal. Then came the announcement that the two had salvaged some pre-merger wor...

Midlife isn't a time for crisis, it's a time for commerce. That is the approach Women First HealthCare, Inc. is taking to the aging of America's largest consumer group: female baby boomers.

Another software giant has stepped up to the plate hoping to knock in an e-commerce home run. But some analysts say even if it hits one out of the park -- it could be too little too late.

Since it first hit the online street back in 1996, TheStreet.com (Nasdaq: TSCM) has been a media favorite in offering financial news with attitude. Unlike many of its bottom line, straight-faced competitors, TheStreet.com seems to revel in lacing its comprehensive financial news with witty commentar...

Mass mailings, the bane of small and mid-sized businesses lacking the means to outsource, just got a whole lot simpler -- and cheaper, says an Internet start-up seeking to tap into the multi-billion-dollar annual market.

Online shopping center skymall.com has lined up a powerful friend to help drive sales in the fourth quarter holiday shopping season, announcing an alliance today with worldwide credit card company Visa, Inc.

Deja News has dropped "news" from its name and overhauled its site in an ambitious attempt to convert newsgroup chatters to product reviewers -- and buyers.

Sporting goods company Global Sports, Inc. (Nasdaq: GSPT) said Monday it has formed Global Sports Interactive, a new unit that will operate e-commerce business for retailers with combined annual sales of $1.6 billion (US$).

The European Union (EU) assembly last week endorsed a proposal drafted by its civil service and executive branch, the European Commission, to regulate and promote e-commerce, including components addressing a range of issues: from cross-border transactions to spam.

Many frequent-flyers would likely say that they deserve a reward for flying America's domestic network these days, and an Internet promotional company which offers perks to do so might be the first to agree with them.

One day in the near future the world's largest Internet bank intends to partner with an online broker -- becoming a total financial-services-portal.

In a major move to combine content, community and e-commerce, NBC announced Monday that it is partnering with leading e-commerce direct marketing company Xoom.com (Nasdaq: XMCM) and online technology network CNET (Nasdaq: CNET) to create a publicly traded Internet company known as NBC Internet.

Cementing an existing deal that has helped lead to one of the Internet's most heavily-visited sites, America Online (NYSE: AOL) and five leading U.S. banks announced multi-year marketing agreements Monday.