FTC Warns E-tailers to Keep Shipping Promises
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning more than 100 online retailers that they'd better not make holiday shipping promises they can't keep.
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FTC warns Santa can't wait
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning more than 100 US online retailers that they'd better not make holiday shipping promises they can't keep.
'Mafiaboy' to Plead Guilty to Hacking
The 16-year-old Montreal-area high-school student known as Mafiaboy has agreed to plead guilty to a series of attacks on major Internet sites including CNN.com, Yahoo.com Inc., Amazon.com Inc., eBay.com Inc., Dell.com and others in February, according to prosecutor Louis Miville-Deschenes.
Lexmark to Cut 900 Jobs
Printer maker Lexmark International will cut 900 jobs and relocate its laser printer manufacturing operations to Latin America and Asia.
Sotheby's, Amazon to Shut Down Jointly Owned Site
Auction house Sotheby's Holdings Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. Wednesday said they are shutting their 16-month-old co-branded site, Sothebys.Amazon.com, which sells art, collectibles and antiques.
IBM to Build US$2.5B Chip Plant in New York
IBM Corp. Tuesday announced plans to build a US$2.5 billion chip-making plant in East Fishkill, N.Y. The company said the plant is part of its $5 billion capital-investment plan to support its semiconductor business.
Gluing Together Applications and Users
Like people from different countries who can't communicate without a translator, applications running different types of software or operating on different computer platforms need help communicating.
Yahoo Launches New Voice Services
Yahoo Inc. Tuesday launched a new suite of voice services designed to enhance consumers' ability to communicate and access information on the Internet -- and it's free.
Marimba to Post Third-Quarter Loss
Software maker Marimba Inc. in Mountain View, Calif., said it expects revenue for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 to be in the range of US$10 million to $10.2 million, with a net loss of 13 cents to 17 cents per share.
Boo.com to Relaunch October 30
Defunct online boo-tique, Boo.com is set to relaunch on the day before Halloween under the management of its new owner, Fashionmall.com Inc.
Consolidated Freightways Hits E-Highway
Call him the steward of Consolidated Freightways Corp.'s (CF) online services.
A Closer Look at E-Signature Laws
What do corporations and others have to do to take advantage of the new electronic-signatures law that went into effect Sunday?
Exodus to Buy GlobalCenter for US$6.5 Billion
Exodus Communications announced Thursday that it is acquiring GlobalCenter, a unit of Global Crossing, for $US6.5 billion in stock -- a deal that was initially axed in July.
The deal, which has been approved by both companies' boards of directors, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2001.
Exodus and GlobalCenter are leading providers of Web hosting services to businesses around the globe.
Hasbro Chooses Intira to Support Games.com
Hasbro Inc. announced today that it has selected application service provider Intira Corp. in Pleasanton, Calif., to support Games.com, its online games site, which is set to launch this fall.
E-Mail Marketers Announce Antispam Standards
The Responsible Electronic Communication Alliance (RECA) Monday announced a set of proposed standards to limit the amount of spam, or unwanted e-mail, consumers receive from online advertisers.