Ebay stories

FedEx and eBay team up to boost APAC eCommerce options
Mon, 11th Jul 2022
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FedEx Express' new alliance with eBay enables eBay sellers in APAC to sign up for a FedEx account and access the full spectrum of FedEx e-commerce delivery service options at competitive rates.

Amazon surges ahead of eCommerce competitors in market capitalisation
Fri, 28th Aug 2020
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The retail giant has a 125% lead over its closest rival Alibaba, which saw 10.9% growth in Q2. Quarter-on-quarter market capitalisation growth was also seen across all top 25 publicly traded global retailers, according to new research from GlobalData.

eBay sells out: Viagogo buys ticketing platform StubHub for billions
Tue, 26th Nov 2019
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ticketing platform
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eBay has ridded itself of its massive ticketing marketplace StubHub – and sold it to controversial ticketing platform viagogo.

eBay king of online shopping ahead of Gumtree, Amazon, Kogan
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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eBay is the favourite online shopping with over 9.4m Aussies visiting in an average four weeks, ahead of local second-hand site Gumtree with 5.6m.

Amazon and eBay pushing department stores to extinction
Mon, 12th Feb 2018
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open source
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amazon
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ebay
The new generation of tech-savvy shoppers prefer to shop with online platforms like Amazon and eBay that provide lower prices.

VMware appoints new SVP & CCO - Claire Dixon from eBay
Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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virtualisation
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it automation
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vmware
“A substantial opportunity lies ahead for VMware as we build on our strengths in the software-defined data center, mobile and cloud."

QTSC April 2016 Summit: eBay Hosts IDCA committee at Salt Lake City data center
Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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ebay
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interview
The authorities quarterly sumit comes to Salt Lake City and the home of eBay's flagship data center.

Massive cyber attack sends eBay into disarray
Thu, 22nd May 2014
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cybersecurity
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commerce systems
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payment gateways
eBay is asking users to change their passwords because of a cyberattack that compromised a database containing encrypted passwords and other non-financial data.

Desperate gamer buys PS4 for US$10k
Wed, 24th Jul 2013
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gaming
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technology gifts
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One gamer is desperate to get their hands on the soon to be released Playstation 4, paying US$9,999 for the next-gen console on eBay.

Google Glass auction hits US$95K…then reality hits
Tue, 23rd Apr 2013
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google
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ebay
Google Glass winner racks up mega Ebay bid, before Google intervenes - threatening to deactivate the device.

PayPal cuts over 500 jobs
Wed, 31st Oct 2012
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project management
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commerce systems
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payment gateways
Electronics payment company enforces layoffs as part of an effort to streamline the business.

Web hacker faces US extradition
Mon, 23rd Jul 2012
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ddos
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hackers
'Cyber bandit' arrested amid allegations of security breach.

Prototype iPad hits eBay
Tue, 29th May 2012
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technology gifts
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"Be aware this is a one of a kind item,” the seller writes, "none like this have been listed on ebay before."

Tech giants slam piracy bill
Thu, 17th Nov 2011
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Rivals Google, Facebook and eBay join forces to oppose Stop Online Piracy Act.

Dell, HP on board Microsoft's cloud
Tue, 13th Jul 2010
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microsoft
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cloud services
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hp
Partners "all in" to cloud computing says Microsoft at its Worldwide Partner Conference.