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A U.S. Department of Commerce survey has found that more than half the nation's population is now connected to the Internet. In addition, 39 percent of Internet users are making purchases online. Web banking also is on the rise, according to the study. "As the economy strengthens, online buying w...

BarnesandNoble.com continued to shake up its management ranks, naming a new chief financial officer just days after it installed a permanent CEO. The moves come a week after the bookseller announced a smaller fourth-quarter loss. However, the company saw its stock price tumble on word that it may...

Unlike scores of Internet companies before it, online payment company PayPal is about to go public in a realistic market environment. Worse, the company is entering a market that is watched as closely by lawyers as by investors, where even the slightest hint of a first-day run-up could raise all ...

They may be bitter rivals in some ways, but Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Oracle and a host of other tech companies have agreed to cooperate -- at least until they can come up with a set of open standards to ensure Web services compatibility. "The situation was pretty messed up before. Standards were be...

The vast majority of consumers who shop on the Web want online companies to do more to verify identities on the Internet, even if it means more work for shoppers, according to a report from Jupiter Media Metrix. Current systems, which rely heavily on passwords, do not go far enough in providing a...

Some online shoppers will do anything for a deal, and some will gladly pay extra for convenience. The trick for an e-tailer is to find a perfect balance between the two. A recent survey by GartnerG2 found that 79 percent of online shoppers value convenience, but just 32 percent think price is imp...

Like the St. Louis Rams, HotJobs, Monster.com and E*Trade were edged out in Super Bowl XXXVI as AT&T Wireless' mLife joined the New England Patriots in the winner's circle. According to a survey by Jupiter Media Metrix, AT&T cashed in on its ad campaign to promote its new mLife wireless b...

Like the St. Louis Rams, HotJobs, Monster.com and E*Trade were edged out in Super Bowl XXXVI as AT&T Wireless' mLife joined the New England Patriots in the winner's circle. According to a survey by Jupiter Media Metrix, AT&T cashed in on its ad campaign to promote its new mLife wireless b...

Like the St. Louis Rams, HotJobs, Monster.com and E*Trade were edged out in Super Bowl XXXVI as AT&T Wireless' mLife joined the New England Patriots in the winner's circle. According to a survey by Jupiter Media Metrix, AT&T cashed in on its ad campaign to promote its new mLife wireless b...

Shares of Homestore.com hit a 52-week low after the online real estate firm, already buffeted by an ongoing review of its accounting practices, said it will lay off 300 more workers and spin off some assets. Meanwhile, Homestore has been hit with another batch of class-action lawsuits filed on be...

No one knows, politically speaking, where the Enron mess will lead. But one thing seems certain: The way companies keep their books will get a very careful look. So, how well will e-commerce hold up under increased scrutiny? Some argue that the current code-of-honor system works. But those who wa...

With online payment company PayPal set for its IPO, analysts are optimistic about the company's prospects. "The signs are there that they will continue to be successful," Gartner analyst Avivah Litan told the E-Commerce Times. Litan expects the IPO to be strong, but not show "the wild kind of suc...

Whether they ply e-commerce in the travel, e-tail or auction sectors, most of the firms reporting strong 2001 earnings had one thing in common: gains in overseas sales that likely can sustain growth well into the future. "The tricky thing is you don't want to be there too early," Allyson Henry, E...

Amid new questions about the e-tail giant's cash position, Amazon.com CFO Warren Jenson told analysts and investors that sales will continue to grow while expenses will not, indicating that the company expects strong cash flow in the coming quarters. However, there is also renewed speculation tha...

With online commerce maturing and its highlights and lowlights well documented, a clear picture has emerged of what works and what does not. "We've seen a ruthless winnowing out of the good ideas from the bad ideas," Giga Information Group e-business analyst Andrew Bartels told the E-Commerce Tim...