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For those of you who think that there has been nothing funny about the struggles in the dot-com world this year, the E-Commerce Times begs to differ. As we reach the halfway point in a year where nothing has been certain in e-commerce except uncertainty, indulge yourself with a selection of profo...

Shareholders at the annual meeting for urban delivery e-tailer Webvan approved a reverse stock split Friday in an attempt to get company shares over the US$1 minimum required by the Nasdaq. Webvan said it received a letter from the Nasdaq Listing Panel requiring that Webvan implement the approv...

Although many businesses have been curbing new technology purchases, the growing demand among consumers for Internet-based support options will help propel a strong spending cycle in the market for such services, according to a report released Friday by Gartner Dataquest. The report found that o...

The war to win the clicks of online travel shoppers continues to sizzle, with two major airlines touting their ability Friday to use the Internet to reach customers directly. Northwest Airlines said it would give customers the ability to change their own flights through its Web site or through ai...

Yahoo! continued its ongoing transformation into a full-fledged media company with the announcement Thursday that it is acquiring online music provider Launch Media for approximately US$12 million. Webnoize director of research Lee Black told the E-Commerce Times that the deal will likely benefi...

Pitney Bowes and former online postage provider E-Stamp announced Thursday that they have settled all pending litigation between the two companies. E-Stamp said the litigation, including claims by Pitney Bowes that E-Stamp infringed on seven of its patents, as well as antitrust counterclaims by E...

The shareholders of Webvan are assembling Friday. It's not likely to be a happy occasion, since a share of the company's once impressive stock can now be had for about one thin U.S. dime. We'll have to wait and see how shareholders react. Annual meetings are usually fairly polite events. Maybe ...

On January 3rd, when the U.S. Federal Reserve cut its targets for key interest rates for the first time this year, analysts said companies would begin to see the results of lower borrowing costs in about six months, as the lower rates would spur corporate spending. Technology was supposed to be a...

Online auction sites racked up record revenues of US$556 million in May -- a 149 percent spike from their $223 million in sales in May 2000 -- according to a report released Thursday by Nielsen//NetRatings and Harris Interactive. The report found that more than 6.2 million consumers conducted onl...

Yahoo! inked a deal with Akamai Technologies on Wednesday that will allow the Internet portal to deliver geographically targeted, local advertising to Web surfers. Santa Clara, California-based Yahoo! plans to use Akamai's targeting technology, called EdgeScape, to pinpoint a surfer's location. Y...

E-commerce service provider Beyond.com announced Wednesday that it will now be known simply as Beyond, after shareholders approved the name shortening as part of a plan to shift away from e-tailing. Shareholders at the company's annual meeting Tuesday also approved a reverse stock split and the ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Commerce released a report Wednesday recommending that Congress take no action to amend the digital signature law, also known as the Electronic Signature in Global & National Commerce Act (ESIGN), which was signed by President Bill...

E-commerce industry insiders and pundits are acting out their own version of the reality TV show "Survivor," wondering aloud which dot-com is going to be the next player kicked off the Net. Some companies are obvious candidates for banishment, while others, such as those in the online pharmacy ...

Established professional Internet services companies have the best opportunity to gain market share in a shifting environment -- despite the flexibility and creativity of their emerging and mid-level competitors -- according to research released Wednesday by IDC. "Customer requirements are changi...

A group of e-commerce trade associations and Internet companies -- including auction giant eBay and mega-travel site Orbitz -- launched a new coalition called NetChoice on Wednesday, with support from U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-Connecticut) and U.S. Representative Jerry Weller (R-Illinois)....