Networking staff drifting into dotcoms are more likely to end up looking for a new job than those working in traditional firms.
Selectica's selling system is a hit with BMW's American customers.
Key industry players have teamed up to establish internet standards and registration to encourage further growth.
WorldOnline's new Jalda card will enable users to pay for goods on the internet.
A new web-based 'shared service' has been set up to allow small to medium-sized businesses to hand over their back-office skills and technology headaches to experts.
Analyst warns that strategy could land Intel in anti-trust troubles.
Governments taking a Big Brother approach to the internet are in danger of doing "more harm than good" and should leave regulation alone, according to the US Internet Council.
Ebusiness pay packages have soared this year by 20 per cent compared to 1999 figures, and look set to rise even further, according to a survey.
The huge cost of back-end technology is keeping startups out of ecommerce, causing the field to become monopolised, according to an Office of Fair Trading report.