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By the end of 2002, more than 600 million people worldwide will haveaccess to the Web, and they will spend more than US$1trillion shopping online, according to a study by research firm IDC. ...

It has not been a very good week for PayPal. First, theonline payment company was forced to delay its initialpublic offering because of a lawsuit filed by rival CertCo. Just days later, the state of Louisiana ordered PayPal to stop doing businesswith its residents without a license ...

A U.S. Department ofCommerce survey has found that more than half theU.S. population is now connected to the Internet. In addition, 39 percent of Internet users are making purchases online ...

They may be bitter rivals in some ways, but Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT),IBM (NYSE: IBM), Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and a host of other tech companieshave agreed to cooperate -- at least until they can comeup with a set of open standards to ensure Web servicescompatibility ...

Some online shoppers will do anything for a deal, andsome will gladly pay extra for convenience. The trickfor an e-tailer is to find a perfect balance betweenthe two ...

Like the St. Louis Rams, HotJobs (Nasdaq:HOTJ), Monster.com and E*Trade (NYSE: ET)were edged out in Super Bowl XXXVI as AT&T Wireless' mLife joined the NewEngland Patriots in the winner's circle ...

Like the St. Louis Rams, HotJobs (Nasdaq:HOTJ), Monster.com and E*Trade (NYSE: ET)were edged out in Super Bowl XXXVI as AT&T Wireless' mLife joined the NewEngland Patriots in the winner's circle ...

Like the St. Louis Rams, HotJobs (Nasdaq:HOTJ), Monster.com and E*Trade (NYSE: ET)were edged out in Super Bowl XXXVI as AT&T Wireless' mLife joined the NewEngland Patriots in the winner's circle ...

With online payment company PayPal (Nasdaq: PYPL)set for a Thursday IPO, analysts are optimistic aboutits prospects. ...

Name-your-own-price e-tailer Priceline.com(Nasdaq: PCLN) and online auction giant EBay (Nasdaq: EBAY)have inked a deal that calls for Priceline to offer itstravel booking engine on EBay. ...

According to a new study by GartnerG2, online shoppers who want to download and watch moviesover the Internet will have to wait until 2005 for thetechnology to hit the mainstream ...

I have seen the studies. I know that fraud is moreprevalent online and that many people are wary ofgiving their credit card information to Internetmerchants. But credit cards still seem like the bestand most convenient option. ...

In a clear signal that online travel is on the mend,Expedia (Nasdaq:EXPE) reported much stronger than expected earningsfor the fourth quarter. ...

Beyond.com (Nasdaq: BYND), which provides e-commerce software to onlinemerchants and the U.S. government, has filed for Chapter 11bankruptcy and agreed to sell its assets and clientcontracts to e-commerce outsourcing company Digital River(Nasdaq: DRIV) ...

Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO) has announced the launch of a fee-based document searchservice in cooperation with Divine (Nasdaq:DVIN). While still offering a free searchfeature, Yahoo! apparently recognizes the earnings potential ofat least one of its specialized services ...

IBM (NYSE: IBM) andVeriSign(Nasdaq: VRSN) are teaming up to boost e-commerce security by developing newproducts and services for their big-business customers.IBM will supply the software and infrastructure, andVeriSign will contribute its expertise in Web identity,authentication and online payment ...

Shoppers who make a purchase on BestBuy.com(NYSE: BBY) will encounter a new payment engine designed to speed the sales process and minimize fraud ...

E-tailers took the first three spots on the latest list of the top 10fastest-growing sites, according to a new report released Friday by Jupiter Media Metrix. The research firm also reported that Internet malls widened their audience reach inDecember more than any other type of site. ...