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The Association for Retail Technology Standards got busy early this year. The technology standards division of the National Retail Federation, ARTS began in 2007 with the introduction of several e-commerce data and content management standards. Among those standards, ARTS -- in partnership with the...

As part of its crackdown on fraudulent e-mails promoting bogus investments, the Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended securities trading of 35 companies that have been the subject of such e-mails. Sometimes called pump-and-dump schemes, these e-mails typically urge the recipient to buy a ...

AT&T wants to renegotiate a long-standing partnership with Yahoo, apparently seeking a scaled-down deal to gain greater control over the content delivered to its broadband customers. The move could cost Yahoo nearly a quarter billion dollars in annual revenue. The deal, which Yahoo signed in 20...

AT&T wants to renegotiate a long-standing partnership with Yahoo, apparently seeking a scaled-down deal to gain greater control over the content delivered to its broadband customers. The move could cost Yahoo nearly a quarter billion dollars in annual revenue. The deal, which Yahoo signed in 20...

AT&T wants to renegotiate a long-standing partnership with Yahoo, apparently seeking a scaled-down deal to gain greater control over the content delivered to its broadband customers. The move could cost Yahoo nearly a quarter billion dollars in annual revenue. The deal, which Yahoo signed in 20...

The European Union announced Friday it has reached an ambitious agreement to increase the use of renewable energy to 20 percent of all energy usage by 2020. The EU also agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent in relation to 1990 levels over the next 13 years. The objective is to combat ...

Internet phone service provider Vonage on Thursday was ordered to pay Verizon $58 million after a jury found it infringed on three patents owned by telecom giant Verizon Communications. The award against Vonage covers penalties and a percentage of subscriber revenue -- royalty payments to Verizon fo...

The millennium celebrations are long gone, the global Y2K scam has been forgiven and forgotten, the public psyche is in sync with media, and all appears to be going forward normally. Though the masses are oblivious to it, a new storm is clearly visible to global circumnavigators, though. It is kicki...

Online advertising revenues reached nearly $4.8 billion in the fourth quarter, making 2006 the third straight year in which ad spending set a new revenue record. The revenue figure for all of 2006 came in at $16.8 billion, 34 percent higher than the previous high-water mark of $12.5 billion set in 2...

In a modern-day continuation of an ages-old battle, the Turkish government has banned YouTube in Turkey because of offensive content posted by a Greek contributor. Greeks and Turks have been battling on Google's video-sharing site in recent weeks, trading insults in their video posts. When a Greek u...

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is calling on Congress to create a sweeping privacy law this year, which would give consumers increased control over how their personal information is used by third parties. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Center for Democracy and Technology on Wednesday, Gates al...

How mature is service-oriented architecture? In asking that question, it's important to make the distinction between the best-of-breed approach, where one picks and chooses various components within one's own SOA arsenal, or a more complete suite, a holistic full-feature set with the benefits, trade...

If you're buying anything online anytime soon, you better charge it. MasterCard, Visa, American Express -- take your pick -- but don't hit the virtual checkout lane without your bank-protected plastic in hand. "Use a credit card for maximum protection against money theft online," attorney Mari Frank...

When Microsoft attorney Thomas Rubin on Tuesday accused Google of taking a "cavalier approach to copyright" and of using its Book Search project to make money off other people's copyrighted creations, he ignited a fiery debate over the ethics of information access, the meaning of copyright and the r...

Electronics retailer Best Buy is being investigated for allegedly using two different Web sites to sell merchandise online, including one that may have led to some consumers paying higher prices. The office of Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is looking into the alleged bait-and-switc...