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Saying it has cleared the way for even more innovation, Microsoft hailed a ruling that an antitrust settlement reached with the U.S. Department of Justice is punishment enough for its past misbehavior. Investors seemed to agree, sending Microsoft shares up 7 percent in early trading to $56.84, after...

Like Apple Computer, Linux vendor Red Hat is playing the role of challenger as it tries to convert longtime users of a competing brand to its own products. But according to officials at Red Hat, the similarity between the two companies' missions ends there. Red Hat product services director Marty We...

"Where there's a will, there's a way" could be the motto of messaging provider Critical Path, which in just two years dumped its management team, shed its considerable debt, extracted itself from extraneous business pursuits, rid itself of shareholder lawsuits, brokered a lucrative financing deal an...

Up to 78 million taxpayers will have the opportunity to file their 2002 tax returns online for free, thanks to an agreement signed between the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and a coalition of tax preparers that includes TurboTax maker Intuit and H&R Block. The agreement between the government an...

What do you do when the going gets tough? If you are IBM, you make "on demand" computing a focus of your strategy. Big Blue CEO Sam Palmisano has announced a new on-demand initiative at the company, in which IBM will institute more flexible pricing for businesses whose need for computing power fluct...

PC processor giant Intel recently launched two new cell phone chips, and in 2003, it plans to launch a semiconductor lineup for wireless notebook computers. "Intel's vision is to have Intel silicon in all mobile devices," Intel spokesperson Christine Vermes told the E-Commerce Times. So, why is Inte...

U.S. online sales fell in the third quarter, marking the first quarterly decline in the history of e-tail as economic realities finally found their way onto the Web, according to a Forrester Research report. Forrester said sales in the quarter totaled about $17 billion, down from nearly $20 billion ...

When it comes to selling computers to consumers online, the easier, the better. Both Dell and Apple have taken this adage to heart -- but which online store is best? Dell's service options, such as a prominently featured toll-free order number and in-depth online help, trump Apple's FAQ pages and le...

Venture capital investments tumbled another 26 percent in the third quarter, with quarterly funding levels falling below $5 billion for the first time since 1998, according to a new report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association. The number ...

Aiming to capture a market focused on form and size, the number one computer manufacturer has released its smallest desktop PC to date. The Optiplex SX260, weighing in at less than eight pounds, is half the size of other Optiplex models. It can fit under a desk horizontally or vertically or can be m...

The forecast for 2002 holiday online shopping is promising -- especially in Europe. With European online holiday sales expected to top $15.77 billion, the continent will be the number one region for global online sales in the fourth quarter of 2002, according to research firm GartnerG2. "Retailers n...

Pop-up ads can interrupt, slow or even ruin a Web surfer's experience, but these annoying products of the online ad slump can be eliminated using a number of methods -- including free, third-party software that deflects unwanted browser windows. On the other hand, unsupported third-party software ca...

E-tail giant Amazon.com said sales grew 33 percent year-over-year to $851 million in the third quarter, fueled by its free shipping offer in the United States and by dramatic expansion in overseas sales. Amazon's net loss shrunk to $35 million from $170 million in the same quarter in 2001. The compa...

Intel could make a long-term splash in the server market with its Itanium 2 processor, but first it must make its case to enterprise technology buyers. According to Intel, the latest version of Itanium increases performance over the original by between 50 and 100 percent, but those who control corpo...

It may be an overused phrase, but it is still a fact that the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and this rule certainly has held true in e-commerce. But there is still abundant opportunity for less-established e-commerce sites to trumpet their existence to the world -- or at least the part of the worl...