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  • Worldcom-Intermedia merger moves forward

    Posted February 26, 2001 - 5:32 pm

    WORLDCOM ANNOUNCED ON Thursday that its merger with the parent company of Web hoster Digex is a step closer to reality.

  • Panel: E-commerce growth faces international hurdles

    Posted February 26, 2001 - 5:13 pm

    International markets can spur e-commerce growth for U.S. companies, but a State Department official warned today that regulatory and trade hurdles could cripple that expansion.

  • FairMarket strikes deal with eBay

    Posted February 26, 2001 - 4:55 pm

    FairMarket and eBay this week struck a pact that will allow FairMarket's merchants, manufacturers and distributors to sell their goods directly through eBay.

  • 3Com slashes 13 percent of workforce

    Posted February 26, 2001 - 4:34 pm

    3Com Corp., citing the U.S. economic downturn and turmoil in the telecommunications industry, said Monday that it would cut 1,200 employees or about 13 percent of its staff.

  • Internet Advertising Bureau issues guidelines for larger online ads

    Posted February 26, 2001 - 4:30 pm

    The IAB has issued new guidelines for larger online ads, giving electronic retailers more space to market their products.

  • GE expands PwC partnership, opens up exchange

    Posted February 26, 2001 - 3:16 pm

    General Electric's Global Exchange Services business unit on Monday announced a broad-ranging extension of its partnership with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, while simultaneously moving to open its proprietary service for business-to-business e-commerce applications to any third-party digital exchange.

  • Special Web deals: Proof of the digital divide or good business sense?

    Posted February 26, 2001 - 1:19 pm

    Some people suggest that Web-only discounts and special deals are yet another example of the digital divide. But the fact is that brick-and-clicks, such as electronic retailers that run physical stores as well as Web sites, can make the sale more cheaply on the Internet.

  • Click-and-mortars offer customers real options

    Posted February 26, 2001 - 12:47 pm

    Emerging as the real winners lately are those click-and-mortars that are combining the benefits of their physical stores with their ever-improving Web-commerce sites.

  • Wireless to boost data analysis, security, shopping

    Posted February 26, 2001 - 11:49 am

    Wireless companies are developing software that will sift and organize financial data, all-in-one corporate security cards based on personal area networks, and personal shopping cards that track you and your purchases.

  • Ariba enlivens the exchange

    Posted February 26, 2001 - 11:41 am

    With online exchanges no longer able to attract companies merely by offering buying and selling capabilities, Ariba next week will announce alliances that extend the collaborative supply-chain functionality of its marketplace platform.

  • Wireless networking matures

    Posted February 26, 2001 - 10:28 am

    Waking from a year-long slumber and recently bursting free from some lingering technical and regulatory restrictions, fixed broadband wireless technology may soon be in a position to catch up with its Internet-access rivals: DSL and high-speed cable.

  • Changing the company name

    Posted February 26, 2001 - 10:13 am

    Corporate name changes are on the increase. Finding or coining the right name and URL to convey the right corporate message is becoming more difficult.

  • Employee surveillance: Where do you draw the line?

    Posted February 26, 2001 - 10:03 am

    Sometimes being an IT manager can feel more like being a cybercop than a tech professional. It's a murky arena where the line is blurred between visions of Big Brother and a free-for-all liability nightmare.

  • Filters get clogged

    Posted February 23, 2001 - 5:58 pm

    A couple of recent items caught my eye concerning Internet content-filtering software (a.k.a. 'censorware'), and I?d like to bring them to your attention.

  • Filtering vs. family values

    Posted February 23, 2001 - 5:54 pm

    An adult or even an intelligent older student serving as a monitor or prefect can provide a role model for kids. A computer program can at worst make a kid even more determined to overcome the barriers it rigidly imposes without explanation.

  • Server sales up in 2000

    Posted February 23, 2001 - 5:37 pm

    Although server vendors suffered in the third quarter of 2000, analysts say that the server industry apparently is unaffected.

  • E-GM President: No slump, only adjustments

    Posted February 23, 2001 - 4:26 pm

    Earlier, this month General Motors Corp.'s announced that sales were down 5 percent over the same quarter last year, that it would seek a 10 percent head-count reduction and attempt to lower its inventory levels as well. Lee Copeland Gladwin spoke with Mark Hogan, president of e-GM, about whether an economic downturn will affect the IT initiatives at the world's largest automaker.

  • Financial roundup: Looking at Lucent, Sun, Motorola

    Posted February 23, 2001 - 4:13 pm

    THE U.S. ECONOMIC slowdown continues to be felt sharply in the technology industry, with both Sun and Motorola issuing earnings warning this week. However, for telecommunications equipment maker Lucent Technologies, which is battling massive losses, there was a dose of good news for a change.

  • Paper forms maker slashes $15M from IT budget

    Posted February 23, 2001 - 12:17 pm

    Moore Corp., a Toronto-based paper forms maker, is changing CIOs and will cut its IT budget by $15 million as part of a $100 million round of corporate cost-cutting.

  • New UPS software 'feature' angers customers

    Posted February 23, 2001 - 10:58 am

    When United Parcel Service of America Inc. listed the enhancements and key benefits of the newest version of its WorldShip software, it forgot to tell customers one thing: The shipping software might automatically reconfigure their Internet browsers and make UPS's home page their own.

  • Site upgrades leave customer data vulnerable

    Posted February 23, 2001 - 10:37 am

    New York-based Columbia House Co. confirmed reports that some customer information could have been viewed by outside users during recent upgrades, though a spokeswoman said only customer names and the last four digits of their credit card numbers were visible.

  • Pricing glitch causes one cent attache cases

    Posted February 23, 2001 - 10:15 am

    A recent pricing error at Staples.com allowed some lucky shoppers to get more than they bargained for -- a $40 attache case for just one cent.

  • Seeking e-business recipes for success

    Posted February 22, 2001 - 2:57 pm

    Commerce, community, and content -- these were the key ingredients used by the first wave of pure-play dot-coms breaking in to the Internet economy. Despite the demise of many of these startups, these three principles are still essential to any business looking to use the Internet for competitive advantage.

  • Expedia and Travelocity improve search features and customer experience

    Posted February 22, 2001 - 2:47 pm

    LOOKING FOR A GOOD airfare these days is almost as hard as finding venture capital for a dot-com startup. OK, nothing is that hard. But to find the right fare and the right itinerary, travelers have to shop around. And there are plenty of sites offering travel services, from Priceline.com to Expedia.com to Travelocity.com -- even Egghead.com.

  • Sure, content is king, but where does it rank on the value scale?

    Posted February 22, 2001 - 2:42 pm

    ALMOST ALL ONLINE businesses that produce content sites are struggling. According to a recent Forrester Research report, "The Content Site Turnaround," 80 percent of content sites are not profitable. The biggest hurdle to the success of many of these businesses is that they continue to see themselves as purely content. So, if the advertising revenue model can't support the content site, can the customer?
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