• David Jones taps IBM for multi-channel platform

  David Jones Limited (ASX:DJS) has contracted IBM to provide a new multi-channel retail sales platform.

• Swedish e-commerce startup's execs linked to NYC sex crime

  Two Swedish nationals with the same names as top executives of e-commerce startup Klarna were arrested on Saturday in New York and charged with criminal sexual abuse.

• Online shoppers push 2011 holiday spending up 14%

  A lot of Americans took their holiday shopping online last year, which helped push e-commerce spending up 14% in the last quarter.

• Facebook site, mobile app hit by slowdown

  Facebook users today are complaining that the social network and its mobile app are running very slowly.

• Groups: Congress should scrap SOPA, PIPA and start over

  The U.S. Congress should scrap two controversial copyright enforcement bills and start over with attempts to target foreign websites accused of infringement and counterfeiting, more than 70 groups have said.

• Online fraud hurting e-commerce adoption: Australian Retailers Association

  Merchants, not consumers, banks or credit-card providers, are the hardest hit by online fraud.

• AFP hits $6 million identity fraud syndicate

  The Australian Federal Police (AFP) claims to have struck a major blow to a multi-million identity fraud syndicate.

• EBay defends online ticket resales

  EBay has defended its policies on the reselling of event tickets on its site following the mass posting of AC/DC tickets on its site just hours after the tickets went on sale, and promptly sold out, yesterday.

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  Ticketek Thunderstruck by AC/DC ticket sales demand

  Online ticket sales site Ticketek was this morning paralysed by demand for tickets to AC/DC’s Black Ice Australian tour, which went on sale this morning at 9am.

• New obscenity charges raise questions in Internet Age

  A long-standing court test using community standards to determine whether adult content is criminally obscene has been a potential problem area for the US pornography industry. But a debate that's been largely abstract for years has recently changed as the US Department of Justice successfully prosecuted two Web site operators for obscenity.

Whitepapers about e-commerce

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  Take the Guesswork Out of Online Security. VeriSign Guide: Move Beyond Traditional SSL to Establish Trust

  This paper explores new developments in website security that online businesses should be implementing to build confidence in their sites, protect valuable brands and safeguard customers’ sensitive information, not to mention improving their bottom line.