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Controversial online travel venture Orbitz announced Friday that it is delaying the launch of its Web site until next summer.

In a move designed to ease consumer concerns about online security and cut down on credit card fraud, American Express (NYSE: AXP) rolled out a new product Thursday that will allow its cardholders to use disposable credit card numbers for online purchases.

iToke delayed its anticipated launch for a second time this week, hindering any immediate possibility of turning the marijuana trade into a mainstream Internet venture. Still, illegal drug dealers continue to use the Web as a tool for making purchases and sales contacts, as well as facilitating the ...

According to a study from Jupiter Communications, fewer than 20 percent of online retailers use eye-catching programs and plug-ins like Java and Flash to help consumers browse their Web sites, thus preventing users from getting the most out of those sites.

Continuing its crackdown on porn sites that illegally bill customers, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Thursday that it has won a $37.5 million (US$) judgment against an adult Web site operation that was billing customers for X-rated Internet visits they had not made and services th...

Is 25 "old"? It depends. For cars, 25 years brings classic status. For all but the most carefree people, 25 means true adulthood. And for a high-technology super company like Microsoft? Well, surviving and thriving to age 25 is cause for celebration. Take a deep bow, Gates and company. You've earned...

CMGI Inc. (Nasdaq: CMGI), one of the first and largest incubators of e-commerce and Internet companies, said Thursday it will reorganize its assets in a bid to encourage each of its holdings to pursue profitability.

In a first for the nascent interactive television market, CBS Television and Microsoft WebTV Networks Inc. have struck a deal to jointly deliver interactive television programming, beginning with the start of the 2000-2001 TV season.

Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) will offer the first consumer product to include the much anticipated, power-saving Crusoe computer chip when the latest version of the Sony Picture Book hits stores next month.

Embattled crime news Web site APBnews.com, valued at more than $100 million (US$) six months ago, was purchased in a bankruptcy sale Thursday by SafetyTips.com for $575,000 cash.

In a ruling that could forever alter the digital copyright landscape, a U.S. District Court found Wednesday that Internet music download site MP3.com willfully infringed the copyrighted works of Universal Music Group and is liable for damages of at least $118 million (US$).

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos seems to be gambling that when it comes to Internet privacy, honesty and ignorance may be a winning combination. Ever since George Washington felled the cherry tree, Americans have embraced the peculiar notion that being up front about one's evildoing diminishes the wrong. If o...

Launching yet another offensive against Internet fraud, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Wednesday that it has filed 15 separate suits against 33 companies and individuals accused of bilking investors of more than $10 million (US$) in "pump-and-dump" schemes.

According to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the potential of international e-commerce may never be realized unless standards are adopted to regulate cross-border transactions.

Peapod, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPOD) has announced that it will acquire fellow online grocer Streamline.com's Chicago and Washington, D.C. assets and operations, ending weeks of speculation about the fate of the struggling company.