Now think of Internet electronic commerce as the e-mail equivalent of traditional commerce's surface post.

ECONOMIST: Eventually, bigger means different

AOL's flair for understanding the needs of the mass market and the size of its subscriber base will combine with Netscape's Internet browser and electronic-commerce software.

ECONOMIST: Internet riders

"Export controls remain the most powerful obstacle to the development and free flow of encryption, but they are steadily being relaxed because of the Internet and demands for secure electronic commerce, " the report said.

CNN: Survey finds encryption rules loosening worldwide

It is easy to see why the mall was the first image that sprang to mind when people started to think about electronic commerce on the Internet.

ECONOMIST: Electronic commerce

In the three years since the Internet has taken off, the slow growth of electronic commerce has been one of its greatest disappointments.

ECONOMIST: Electronic commerce

This panel, the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, should recommend extending the no-new-Internet-tax forever.

FORBES: Fact and Comment

Electronic commerce as hot dance club: few would have guessed three years ago that this would become the Internet's favourite business model.

ECONOMIST: In one form or another, electronic commerce is here to stay

As electronic commerce booms, it's not just the middlemen who will find creative ways to use the Internet to strengthen their relationships and customers.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia

Oracle believes that the rigours of doing business on the Internet are creating a demand for ever more sophisticated database technology, and that 8i will be a natural choice for electronic commerce.

ECONOMIST: Software