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Music swapping site Napster.com has registered as one of the Web's 50 most visited sites for the first time, according to the July 2000 report from Internet measurement firm Media Metrix.

Auctions.com, which just last month billed itself as the "world's fastest-growing online auction network," is shutting down at the end of August.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Tuesday that Compaq Computer Corp. has been selected to build a supercomputer more powerful than the world's 21 existing supercomputers combined.

Hoping to gain exposure for its wireless handheld device business, 3Com has announced that it will loan free Web appliances to fans at National Football League (NFL) games in San Francisco, California starting early next month.

In Part I of this special report, the E-Commerce Times looked back at the first five major milestones in e-commerce history. From the first electronic business transactions to heartstopping e-tail sales figures, e-commerce burst onto the scene in dramatic fashion.

E-commerce giant Amazon.com will add cars to its product offerings with a new link to online auto retailer Greenlight.com, the companies announced Wednesday.

I once hoped -- without any good reason, really -- that the world of online retail would somehow distinguish itself in one small but significant way: I hoped it would obey the calendar. The Roman calendar. The one that has been completely folded, spindled, mutilated and ignored by real-world retaile...

Unless certain key countries take steps to improve their "E-Readiness," world economic expansion will stagnate, according to a report released Tuesday by global policy and technology consulting firm McConnell International.

For anyone who has been involved with e-commerce for any length of time, the experience must feel like a roller coaster ride.

MP3.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: MPPP) and Sony Music Entertainment have settled the copyright infringement suit brought over the My.MP3.com system.

As dot-coms mature, so do the pay practices of the online industry, according to the Unifi Network Internet Compensation Survey 2000 released Tuesday.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Monday that operators of over 180 Web sites offering "credit repair" services were put on notice that their claims may violate state and federal laws.

New data from research firm Media Metrix shows that while the Net is still generally dominated by those with higher incomes, the number of U.S. users with low incomes is growing faster than any other group.

A recent poll by the Pew Internet and American Life project showed that younger Internet users are less likely to think "cookies," the electronic tracking devices that marketers use to follow the movements of Internet users, intrude on their personal privacy.

Beleaguered Internet health network Drkoop.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: KOOP) announced a $20 million (US$) cash infusion and the appointment of new management Tuesday, just as it was disclosed that the company is under scrutiny from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).