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For the first time in eight months, the dot-com layoff trend appears to be slowing, falling 9 percent in February, according to a report released Tuesday by the job placement firm of Challenger, Gray and Christmas. Over the past three months, nearly 35,000 Internet workers have been let go -- 12 ...

First, a little interactive quiz. And don't worry, there are no wrong answers. Just fill in this blank: What the e-commerce world needs now is _________. There are myriad possible answers. Respect. A new way of getting products from warehouse to doorstep. More customers. Another killer applica...

Amazon.com stepped into the online music download arena Wednesday, launching a music community that will allow users to transfer songs for free and make voluntary micropayments to artists or charities via a "Virtual Tip Jar." The move gives Amazon an opportunity to test-drive its micropayment ...

Beleaguered e-tailer Buy.com announced Wednesday that it is eliminating approximately 125 positions -- more than half of its 230-person staff -- in a bid to conserve cash. The Aliso Viejo, California-based company said the job cuts, and a plan to significantly reduce expenses related to "certain...

Long-struggling Internet retailer eToys announced Monday that it will file for protection under U.S. bankruptcy law within the next five to 10 days. The Los Angeles, California-based company said it concluded that "under any scenario," its outstanding liabilities of approximately US$274 million ...

According to published reports, Internet service provider Microsoft Network is considering charging users access fees for select content provided via its UK Web portal within the next year. The plan is yet another signal that portal access fees on sites such as MSN and Yahoo! are just around th...

For months, civic leaders, state legislators and selected naysayers have decried a tax-free Internet as the precursor of everything from municipal chaos to the end of garbage collection as we know it. Somehow, the chorus claimed, if the Internet continues to be lax about adding taxes to online purch...

JDS Uniphase (Nasdaq: JDSU) fell US$2.81 to $29.81 in morning trading Tuesday after announcing 3,000 layoffs. JDS, an Ottawa, Ontario-based maker of fiber-optic components, said most of the cuts will cover manufacturing jobs in San Jose, California and Nepean, Ontario. The reductions "reflect oppor...

JDS Uniphase (Nasdaq: JDSU) fell US$2.81 to $29.81 in morning trading Tuesday after announcing 3,000 layoffs. JDS, an Ottawa, Ontario-based maker of fiber-optic components, said most of the cuts will cover manufacturing jobs in San Jose, California and Nepean, Ontario. The reductions "reflect oppor...

Sabre Holding Corporation rolled out a point-of-sale Web portal for travel agencies Tuesday that integrates Sabre's database of travel services with Internet content. The new product, eVoya Webtop, will make it easier for traditional travel agents who use the Sabre reservation system to "compete...

America Online said Tuesday that it has inked a partnership deal with Loudcloud, the company co-founded by Netscape co-creator Marc Andreessen, aimed at providing e-commerce services to merchants. Under the agreement, Loudcloud will host and manage AOL's range of merchant services, including ...

i2 Technologies (Nasdaq: ITWO) fell US$4.13 to $31.38 in morning trading Tuesday after reports said the software maker was partly responsible for problems at footwear company Nike (NYSE: NKE). In addition, Goldman Sachs was said to have cut earnings expectations for i2, along with other software de...

Aspect Communications (Nasdaq: ASPT) dropped US$1.69 to $11.31 in trading Tuesday morning, as the customer relationship management company said it would cut its workforce by 160 people, or 6 percent. San Jose, California-based Aspect said that the move -- part of a "continuing effort to optimize op...

Layoffs. Consolidations. Tumbling stock prices. When will the madness end? According to industry analysts, the dot-com shakeout is going to get much worse before it gets better -- and it won't be getting better anytime soon. More shutdowns and layoffs lie in wait for the online world. "If you lo...

With Canadian e-commerce players looking at an "enormous" expansion in online activity over the next five years, those that do not outsource their Internet technology needs are likely to run into a host of technological stumbling blocks, according to a study released Monday by Forrester Research....