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Competition among online shops intensifies

News E-commerce landscape gets more crowded as transactions grow and increasing number of entrepreneurs set up online stores, says PayPal.

Thursday, July 16 2009 02:08 PM

Tags: E-commerce, E-business, PayPal, eBay Inc., Online Payment, Portal, Sales, e-mail, payment, online store

Is Skype up for sale, again?

News Rumors swirl after CEO says Skype is "great standalone business". Experts say Skype is a bright spot in eBay's portfolio and will take a hefty offer for company to sell.

Wednesday, January 28 2009 06:28 AM

Tags: Acquisitions, Web sites, Internet advertising, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Cowen and Co., phone, AT&T Corp., Consumer Electronics Show

eBay hits brief snag after expansion

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Friday, June 01 2001 03:10 PM

Online auctions remain piracy problem for Microsoft

News The company has filed another 63 suits against pirates selling via online marketplaces, the fact is, consumers remain eager to find cut-rate offers for Windows and Office.

Friday, December 05 2008 11:10 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Web sites, Microsoft Corp., Piracy, antipiracy, software, online auction, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

French court raps eBay in luxury goods suit

News Online auction giant must pay up US$61 million to the parent company of Dior, Louis Vuitton, and Fendi over counterfeit goods sold on its site.

Tuesday, July 01 2008 12:26 AM

Tags: Lawsuits, E-commerce, Tiffany & Co. Inc., eBay Inc., online auction company, online auction, News.com, blog, brand, Thomson Reuters Corp.

Apple, eBay stocks rise

News Two notable technology stocks swam against the tide Friday, with shares rising in the positive territory for most of the day.

Monday, October 13 2008 08:22 AM

Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Apple Inc., eBay Inc., The Dow Chemical Co., Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Investor, Stock, online auction company, S&P 500, DJIA

eBay backs down on PayPal mandate

News The online auctioneer last week withdrew its mandate that customers exclusively use PayPal.

Monday, July 07 2008 05:24 AM

Tags: E-commerce, PayPal, Australian Competition And Consumer Commission, Google Inc., eBay Inc., Australia, payment, online auction, vice president, industry

eBay pumps up PayPal protections

News Starting this fall, the company says it will cover 100 percent of the price of items in soured transactions for both buyers and sellers using PayPal.

Sunday, June 22 2008 11:39 PM

Tags: E-commerce, PayPal, Seller, eBay Inc., Advertisement, customer experience, online auction company, payment, online auction, United Parcel Service of America Inc.

PayPal: Risky for eBay and users alike?

News As eBay continues to promote its move to a single payment system--PayPal--as being in the best interests of its users, one security specialist believes it may be asking for trouble.

Friday, June 20 2008 02:14 AM

Tags: E-commerce, PayPal, Security, eBay Inc., Conference, Gartner Inc., online auction company, payment, online auction, research director

Online auctions slash procurement costs

News Britain's Office of Government Commerce turns to reverse e-auctions to save 35 percent on laptops and PCs.

Monday, August 25 2008 11:03 AM

Tags: E-commerce, Government, Budgeting/cost control, Supplier, Auction, Procurement, public sector, London, online auction, Silicon.com

eBay's big plans for PayPal

News Struggling e-commerce company wants to expand its lucrative payments business, to the point of PayPal becoming even larger than its parent.

Tuesday, March 10 2009 12:14 PM

Tags: E-commerce, E-business, Apple Inc., PayPal, eBay Inc., Business, electronic commerce, Stephenson, Amazon.com Inc., payment

Is Cisco fattening its wallet for acquisitions?

News Cisco Systems said this week it plans to raise US$4 billion in cash to fill its coffers, leaving many industry watchers to speculate about potential acquisitions.

Wednesday, February 11 2009 10:17 AM

Tags: Acquisitions, Web sites, Investments, Skype Technologies S.A., Linksys Inc., eBay Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., EMC Corp., VMware Inc., Scientific-Atlanta Inc.