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There is always the risk of jinxing something just by talking about it -- like acknowledging a no-hitter that is still in progress. Then again, why not state the obvious? The dot-com shakeout, once a runaway train hurtling downhill with no apparent salvation in sight, not only has squealed to a stop before crashing in flames, but may be chugging back up another hill.
Don't look now, but at least one e-commerce stock has quietly clawed its way back up the price ladder. Before long, it and others may be flirting with the US$100 level again The problem is that triple-digit stock prices already killed e-commerce once. Will it happen again?...
Amazon.com has announced the expansion of its year-old partnership with Borders Group, in which Amazon operates the Borders.com Web site. Now, customers who buy certain books, music and movies through the e-tailer will be able to pick up their purchases in Borders stores nationwide. The news came just hours before Amazon's scheduled first-quarter ...
The latest management change at AOL Time Warner's America Online unit has caused concern among shareholders on the eve of the company's first-quarter earnings release AOL named Robert Sherman as its new president ofinteractive marketing, replacing Robert Friedman, who was brought in to lead AOL's marketing efforts in August 2001. Friedman was named...
As Gateway sees it, looks count in personal computing, particularly in the mobile sector. The company has introduced a sleek new design for its 500 desktop series and its Gateway 200, Gateway 450 and Gateway 600 notebook computers Gone are the typical ivory-colored desktop shells and the flat black finish that characterized the company's notebook l...
Contrary to what Microsoft's .NET spindoctors would have users believe, the software powerhouseis not likely to dominate e-commerce the way it now rulesthe desktop. ".NET will not radically change Microsoft's positionwithin e-commerce," Giga Information Group analyst Andrew Bartels told the E-Commerce Times. "It will not be a breakthrough."
Although Amazon.com.com has denied it will post back-to-back profitable quarters, analysts, investors and other e-tailers will be watching closely for signs of growth when the e-tailer reports first-quarter earnings Tuesday. Moreover, they will want to determine the impact of the company's free shipping offer on sales.
In most cases, small e-tailers and other e-businessesmust climb big mountains to reach their goals For example, the increasingly cluttered Internet sales channeldemands unique and aptly delivered products andservices from its sellers, according to analysts....
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates will take the witness stand Monday to testify in the government's ongoing antitrust trial against the Redmond, Washington-based software giant Gates's appearance will mark the first time he has testified in person during the proceedings. "Bill Gates is glad to have the opportunity to testify in the remedy hearings," Mi...
TMP Worldwide, the parent company of job site Monster.com, has paid US$800,000 for rights to acquire the Jobs.com domain name and trademark from a defunct competitor. TMP said the bankruptcy court purchase will give its family of job search sites an immediate traffic boost. The company cited Media Metrix statistics that show Jobs.com drew 400,000 ...
As expected, eBay met estimates in what is turning out to be a mostly positive earnings season. The company reported first-quarter earnings that were more than double what it booked in the year-ago period The auction giant's first-quarter profit totaled US$47.6 million, up from $21.1 million in the same quarter last year. Revenue swelled from $154....
E-commerce mergers and acquisitions may not grab as much attention as such high-tech pairings as Hewlett Packard and Compaq, but experts say the business-to-business (B2B) sector of e-commerce could see its share of consolidation in the coming months Experts predict that a still-tough economy and tight competition could spur some big players to giv...
As the fourth quarter unfolds each year and the holidays approach, e-commerce is measured and evaluated so closely that it seems as if each purchase is reported as soon as it is made. But judging e-commerce's progress during the rest of the year is more challenging While quarterly reports from big-name e-tailers provide an e-commerce snapshot, they...
In an effort to improve the quality of onlineinformation and strengthen consumers' faith in theWeb, Consumers Union -- the consumer advocacy group thatpublishes Consumer Reports magazine -- has moved itssystem of objective ratings to the Web. The group's new siteis called Consumer WebWatch "As consumers settle into the realities of a worldwhere the...
Adding credence to a growing belief that the technology market is slowly regaining its balance, Apple Computer reported on Wednesday a significant profit and a rise in revenue. Customers demanding Apple's revamped desktop iMac helped push the computer maker's second-quarter profits to US$40 million, nearly equal to the profit recorded in the first...
I don't know if Jeff Bezos ever sold used cars. But the Amazonfounder and CEO would probably have been darn good at it, as long as he got hold of a car he really believed in He's a master of spin, after all. All you have to do is listen when he talks about Amazon and its sale of used books to see that he seems to truly believe what he's saying. The...
Online shoppers' thoughts are turning to spring andsummer vacation plans, and they are using the Web toturn those thoughts into reality. According toInternet measurement firm Nielsen//NetRatings, traffic totravel Web sites grew 12 percent to 51.2 millionvisitors in March, up from 45.9 million in February NetRatings reported that about 43 percent of...
Against a backdrop of solid earnings news from some bellwether tech companies, e-commerce software maker Commerce One reported sharply lower sales for the first quarter and said it will slash its workforce by another 30 percent. Commerce One said the latest round of layoffs will leave it with about 1,100 workers worldwide. Combined with a 50 perce...
While it is still too early to declare the technology market in full economic rebound, Intel's modest 2.2 percent year-over-year revenue gain -- to US$6.8 billion -- in the first quarter of 2002 indicates that the market is slowly creeping out of decline. Net income in the first quarter grew 86 percent sequentially and 93 percent year-over-year to...
Recent history has shown that there are no sure thingsin e-tailing. And with eyes looking to the future,analysts are hesitant to hail even today's strongestcompanies as sure long-term victors Indeed, in some of the most heated e-commercerivalries, clear winners still have not emerged....
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