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Responding to a firestorm of criticism, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Commissioner Q. Todd Dickinson told reporters this week that enough questions have been raised about the office's procedures to spur the agency to overhaul its review process for awarding e-commerce patents ...
Responding to a firestorm of criticism, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Commissioner Q. Todd Dickinson told reporters this week that enough questions have been raised about the office's procedures to spur the agency to overhaul its review process for awarding e-commerce patents ...
Earlier this week, Microsoft stirred up the online video and audio marketplace mix by introducing its Windows Media Player 7 software ...
The rights of musicians and all artists took a direct blow to the chin earlier this month when members of America Online's Nullsoft music division made it even easier for Web surfers to steal intellectual property ...
It was reported late last week that the U.S. government and Microsoft were finally ready to lay down the gloves and craft a compromise that would bring one of America's longest-running soap operas to an end ...
According to published reports, the Walt Disney Company has quietly been lobbying the U.S. Congress to block the proposed $180 billion (US$) merger of America Online and Time Warner, Inc ...
When CompUSA announced that it is revamping its e-commerce Web site to better capitalize on its national brand identity, the company began writing the latest chapter in what has so far been a failed online game plan ...
A growing number of investors have come to believe that pure-play e-commerce companies are burning their cash at an incredibly rapid rate and that these firms will be forced to dilute their outstanding shares with expensive rounds of new financing -- or worse ...
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the fastest-growing sectors over the next 10 years will be high-tech and e-commerce. However, while 1.2 million college students in the United States earned bachelor's degrees last year, only 5.5 percent received engineering degrees ...
Last week, the online sale of Stephen King's new novella tied up the servers of major e-commerce sites and also widened the gulf between old line and Internet Age publishers ...
Consumer Reports declared Thursday that online auto sales have not yet become a viable alternative to traditional outlets ...
The U.S. Commerce Department announced yesterday that U.S. and European Union negotiators have finally reached a formal agreement on a much-needed deal that would guarantee privacy protection for EU member consumers who do business with U.S.-based e-tailers ...
What a strange week for CDNow. Just as the music e-tailer announced that its proposed merger with direct marketer Columbia House had crashed and burned, PC Data released figures showing that the company actually outpaced Amazon.com in home-based buyers for the month of February ...
Only months after forging a similar alliance with Wal-Mart Stores, America Online has entered into a cross-marketing pact with Sears, Roebuck and Co. that will include joint branding, special promotions and a focus on high-speed Internet access ...
As the federally-appointed Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce (ACEC) prepares to hold its final meeting next week, bitter divisions within the panel threaten to scuttle any potential for a compromise deal on Internet taxation in the United States ...
Last week, in an open letter posted on his company's Web site, Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos responded to allegations that the e-tail giant's use of patents is unfair and stifling to competition ...
It was reported earlier this week that America Online CEO Steve Case has been engaged in serious alliance talks with AT&T. ...
Recently, Microsoft Corp. quit the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) after the computer trade organization sided with the U.S. government's antitrust suit against the software giant and urged enforcers to consider breaking the company up ...
Software giant Oracle Corp., oil company Chevron Corp. and a unit of Wal-Mart Stores have announced plans to create an online supply exchange for the convenience store industry ...
Six of the largest movie chains in the United States announced plans today to form an e-commerce portal where consumers can buy tickets, peruse reviews and view previews ...
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