E-Commerce

In a reminder that the rising tide of technology recovery is not lifting all boats, Gateway said it will slash another 1,000 jobs over the next few months as it tries to bring its costs back in line with revenues. Gateway CFO Rod Sherwood said some of the lost jobs will be outsourced to third-party ...

A healthy balance between the interests of copyright creators and of users is key to fostering innovation in the Internet environment, according to a report published this week by the Committee for Economic Development, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. The CED is wary of too much government in...

Since the last U.S. presidential election, e-business has evolved from dot-com buzzword into thriving industry, and it is difficult to ignore its increasing impact on the world economic scene. As the 2004 presidential campaigns heat up, therefore, it seems logical to question where the leading candi...

Microsoft and eBay have forged an alliance to work together, making it easier for third-party software developers to build tools that can improve the auction experience for power sellers and buyers. The tools will use basic Web services to more closely tie Microsoft Office 2003 applications, such as...

As online commerce becomes an everyday part of many consumers' lives, some companies are switching their focus from attracting new customers -- from an ever-decreasing pool of potential recruits -- to rewarding frequent shoppers. Transferring loyalty programs to the Internet, however, has proven to ...

Microsoft has revealed it is considering rolling out an enhanced version of Windows XP, a move widely viewed as a way to bridge what could be a longer-than-expected wait for its next-generation Longhorn platform. Executives at the Redmond, Washington-based software company said the project, known as...

The U.S. Department of Justice has delivered a body blow to Oracle's languishing hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, suing to block the $9.4 billion deal because it reportedly would result in higher prices, less innovation and fewer choices. "We believe this transaction is anticompetitive -- pure a...

Hewlett-Packard has said it will introduce a line of servers preloaded with Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron chips, making it the latest major computer vendor to back Intel's top rival. HP's move comes on the heels of decisions by IBM and Sun Microsystems to begin shipping machines with Opteron proce...

After its successful push into the consumer electronics space in 2003, Gateway's branded introduction to the professional services space is problematic, according to Yankee Group SMB senior analyst Mike Lauricella. Specifically, Lauricella expressed doubts about Gateway's ability to tap into the lar...

Seeking to add clout to its fast-growing services business, Hewlett-Packard has announced plans to buy a Germany-based consulting firm for about $420 million. The deal calls for HP to take over all three divisions of ThyssenKrupp Group's information technology consulting business: Triaton GmhB, whic...

Apple and Pepsi's iTunes giveaway, which promises a free music download coupon under 1 in 3 Pepsi bottlecaps, made a big splash with an ad aired during January's Super Bowl. Now, is the promotion on the rocks following disclosure of a tactic to identify winning bottles without purchasing them first?...

Hewlett-Packard said profits rose as sales improved in many of its business segments during its first fiscal quarter of 2004. Revenue totaled $19.5 billion, up 9 percent from the same time frame in 2003. HP again turned a profit in all of its business units, marking just the second time it has done ...

Hoping to entice enterprises to plunge back into the information technology spending pool, Intel has unveiled a series of initiatives that it claims will make corporate computing inherently more secure and flexible. A new secure-chip initiative may resonate most strongly with enterprises, which have...

Yahoo has given the boot to longtime partner Google, saying its own family of search tools, based on its own technology, will now return results to its users. The move puts an end to what had become an increasingly awkward relationship. The severing of ties, which Yahoo hinted at earlier this year, ...

Without measurement, organizations that rely on the Internet for all or part of their business cannot identify problem areas, monitor user compliance with service-level agreements or fully understand users' online experience. Lloyd Taylor, vice president of technology and operations at Web performan...