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Intel Corp. announced Wednesday that it will begin building chips for InfiniBand, the emerging technology that is expected to eventually replace the way servers, networks and storage systems interact The new architecture is being pushed by computer titans IBM, Dell and Microsoft, who want the faster, more efficient technology to replace the current...
Three of the world's largest automakers, DaimlerChrysler, Toyota and Volkswagen, have signed separate contracts with i2 Technologies (Nasdaq: ITWO) to power their private online marketplaces "The commitments by Toyota, Volkswagen and DaimlerChrysler demonstrate the need for i2 solutions among automakers as they work toward maximizing the efficiency...
In a ruling handed down Wednesday, a federal judge reduced the potential damages that Internet music download site MP3.com (Nasdaq: MPPP) will have to pay the recording industry, saying that any damages will be assessed per CD infringed, rather than per song There are generally 12 to 13 songs on a CD, and MP3.com has over 80,000 CDs available on it...
U.S. President Bill Clinton will not bar Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) from purchasing Internet service provider (ISP) Verio, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRIO), the administration announced Wednesday According to a White House statement, "any national security issues that may have been presented by this transaction have been resolved." ...
Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) and America Online (NYSE: AOL) encountered another obstacle to their proposed merger this week when the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) called for the release of confidential documents the companies filed with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) In letters filed with the FCC on Tuesday, Disney requested disclosure o...
Obviously, the next president and vice president of the United States don't want to rock the boat that is speeding the so-called New Economy to deeper and richer waters. So the candidates are mouthing all the right words: "prosperity," "investment," "expansion," and "innovation." However, we in the U.S. have become good at remembering that when pol...
Despite exponential increases in Internet investment and access, Latin America's e-commerce consumer market figures to remain largely untapped for years to come, according to analysts specializing in the region For example, the number of Latin Americans with Internet access is expected to quadruple over four years -- but only to six percent of the ...
Visitors to scores of porn sites were bilked out of millions of dollars (US$), according to a suit filed Wednesday by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the New York Attorney General in Manhattan's U.S. District Court According to the complaint, the New York City-based Crescent Publishing Group -- which operates Playgirl.com, Highsociety.c
Hoping to gain exposure for its wireless handheld device business, 3Com has announced that it will loan free Web appliances to fans at National Football League (NFL) games in San Francisco, California starting early next month 3Com said it will begin handing out "Web pads" to stadium-goers starting September 10th, the day of the first home game for...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Tuesday that Compaq Computer Corp. has been selected to build a supercomputer more powerful than the world's 21 existing supercomputers combined The $200 million (US$) computer is the fifth in the DOE's nuclear weapons simulation program, called Advanced Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI), which allo...
Auctions.com, which just last month billed itself as the "world's fastest-growing online auction network," is shutting down at the end of August Auction.com parent Classified Ventures, which is owned by some of the largest media companies in the U.S., said the closing will enable it to shift more attention to its Cars.com and HomeScape.com sites.
Music swapping site Napster.com has registered as one of the Web's 50 most visited sites for the first time, according to the July 2000 report from Internet measurement firm Media Metrix Driven largely by the landslide of publicity over the use of copyrighted music and the court order temporarily shutting down its operations, the controversial site...
According to the United Kingdom's National Crime Squad, three men were arrested at their homes north of London on Tuesday in connection with a high-tech heist at Egg, one of the Internet's most high-profile banks Egg, which is backed by Prudential plc, confirmed that it had been the target of the Internet thieves. Published reports quoted the bank ...
Unless certain key countries take steps to improve their "E-Readiness," world economic expansion will stagnate, according to a report released Tuesday by global policy and technology consulting firm McConnell International The report, "Risk E-Business: Seizing the Opportunity of Global E-Readiness," rates the e-readiness -- defined as the capacity ...
I once hoped -- without any good reason, really -- that the world of online retail would somehow distinguish itself in one small but significant way: I hoped it would obey the calendar. The Roman calendar. The one that has been completely folded, spindled, mutilated and ignored by real-world retailers Retailers who think that back-to-school shoppin...
E-commerce giant Amazon.com will add cars to its product offerings with a new link to online auto retailer Greenlight.com, the companies announced Wednesday "We are interested in anything where we believe we can revolutionize the buying experience," Amazon chairman and chief executive officer Jeff Bezos said.
In Part I of this special report, the E-Commerce Times looked back at the first five major milestones in e-commerce history. From the first electronic business transactions to heartstopping e-tail sales figures, e-commerce burst onto the scene in dramatic fashion. Now, as this report concludes, we explore the second five major events of the great e-commerce roller coaster ride.
Three months after hailing its proposal to offer UK Internet users a flat rate for unlimited Web access as the second great online revolution, AltaVista has shelved the proposal indefinitely AltaVista is casting blame for the failure of its unmetered service largely on British Telecom (BT), saying that the UK's dominant telecom firm did not offer t...
Beleaguered Internet health network Drkoop.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: KOOP) announced a $20 million (US$) cash infusion and the appointment of new management Tuesday, just as it was disclosed that the company is under scrutiny from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Drkoop.com acknowledged that it has been hit with several class action lawsu...
A recent poll by the Pew Internet and American Life project showed that younger Internet users are less likely to think "cookies," the electronic tracking devices that marketers use to follow the movements of Internet users, intrude on their personal privacy In fact, the study said, 36 percent of Web surfers under the age of 29 feel electronic trac...
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