IT Information Updated Daily

Amazon has confirmed plans to take on Google Checkout and PayPal with the launch of a rival payment system for etailers.

Dubbed the Amazon Flexible Payment Service (FPS), the system forms part of the etailer’s Web Services programme and allows firms to create checkout facilities with a set of developer tools.

Even if you had a spy in the heart of your competitor’s e-commerce team, you might struggle to answer this question.

It’s far from impossible that your competitors are neither appropriately recording their web traffic nor confident in which metrics to analyse.

Creative agency Fhlame  says it has achieved promising results from early tests of transactional banners - ads that allow customers to make purchases without having to click through to an online store.  

A trial campaign for satnav company Navman produced a 15%+ response rate on three motoring websites in the month up to July 10th, according to Fhlame.

Online fashion retailer ASOS has recorded some impressive results for the 12 months to March 31, 2007, and has seen sales rise by 85% over the last three months.

Year on year, ASOS reported a rise in profits of 116% to £42.6m, while pre-tax profits grew by 144% to £3.4m. In addition, its customers’ average order values increased from £39.32 to £43.80 in the same period.

US agencies get wider access to spy satellites to boost national security and disaster response, officials say.

A former owner of Russia's cut-price downloads website Allofmp3.com is acquitted of music piracy.

Exactly 25 years ago the world's first compact disc was produced at a Philips factory in Germany.

Save up to £109.99 when you start selling online with an Actinic Express ecommerce site and PayPal Pro online payment processing - offer extended until July 2007.

According to a UK-wide study commissioned by Lincolnshire County Council (LCC), 800,000 small businesses have missed out on business opportunities because of inadequate information about IT.

New research by uSwitch predicts that 40% of all retail purchases may be made online by the year 2020.