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It's war: The Web under attack!

...not verified attacks. Web traffic to both eBay, the Web's largest online auctioneer, and Buy.com, an online retailer in the midst of its... Read more

9 February, 2000 by Jennifer Mack and Robert Lemos

Hack attack bad news is good news for Net security stocks

RSA Security shares scampered up 5, or 9 percent, to 58 Wednesday as investors jumped on it and other security software vendors in the wake of a recent attack on major Web sites Read more

9 February, 2000 by Larry Barrett

Failed website turns to online auctioneer for salvation

One lovely Sun server, barely used...going, going, gone... Read more

22 October, 2001 by Kate Hanaghan

eBay rehearses song auctions

Online auctioneer eBay has announced that it is allowing a select group of... Read more

15 July, 2004 by Matt Hines

Sellers sue eBay over double-billing

...pair of eBay members have initiated a class-action-suit against the online auctioneer over a problem with the company's latest billing system. The... Read more

6 July, 2004 by Matt Hines

eBay: Can it keep customers loyal?

...to capitalise on that appeal without alienating its loyal customer base. The online auctioneer has stayed away from traditional Web ads, because it doesn't... Read more

14 March, 2000 by ZDNet

eBay customers blocked from Google's Checkout

The online auctioneer has prevented its customers using Google's new payments service, citing... Read more

10 July, 2006 by Dan Ilet

eBay sends out mixed messages on security

The online auctioneer has ruled out introducing two-factor authentication for the time being... Read more

4 May, 2005 by Andrew Donoghue

eBay fights to cover phishing hole

The online auctioneer is trying to fix a 'software bug' that could increase customers... Read more

7 March, 2005 by Matt Hines

Prices rise as eBay adds VAT

...rise in the amount people pay to sell via eBay, but the online auctioneer is absorbing some of the new costs Read more

5 June, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

EBay: OS for the highest bidder

The online auctioneer unveils new technology that will let Web companies display eBay auctions... Read more

20 November, 2000 by ZDNet

The Day Ahead: Is QXL.com really the next eBay?

...of QXL.com went bonkers because an analyst compared the UK-based online auctioneer to a young eBay. QXL.com is a long shot to... Read more

7 April, 2000 by Larry Dignan

Bidder's Edge defies eBay legal threat

...items from eBay in its search site, despite a warning from the online auctioneer Read more

3 November, 1999 by Margaret Kane

eBay hurdles estimates in second quarter

Online auctioneer eBay Inc. topped analysts' estimates by a penny a share in... Read more

27 July, 1999 by Larry Barrett

eBay in the wars

Online auctioneer eBay was still struggling to overcome major technical problems Sunday, with... Read more

14 June, 1999 by ZDNet

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