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Now that the web is no longer a black art, channel players have the confidence to design, implement and maintain their web sites inhouse. But some may be biting off […]

My Simon Most of us don't have time to hop from site to site ferreting out the best deal, so MySimon (www.mysimon.com) does the job for us. It's easy to […]

A comprehensive resource offering news about electronic commerce trends and technologies essential for promoting and conducting business on the […]

E-PROCUREMENT is dominated by marketing hype rather than demonstrable business advantage, according to a leading IT analyst. Beth Barling of AMR Research believes that existing applications are failing to offer […]

Pan-European e-business provider Escador plans to buck the recent downturn in the digital strategy sector by officially launching in the UK this week and pledging to create 250 new jobs […]

New Yorker Michael Mandiberg, 23, is using e-commerce to renounce the material world. Visitors to Shop Michael Mandiberg (www.mandiberg.com) can click on areas such as Home, Clothes, and Food, drop […]

HOME SHOPPING NETWORK'S CHIEF CASTS A DOUBTFUL EYE ON WEB-ONLY RETAILERS MAKE NO MISTAKE: If you work for an online-only retailer, beware of Mark Bozek. As the president and CEO […]

The Internet could help impoverished rice farmers fetch a better price. If only they had computers. FOR 3 BILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE globe, there is no more essential food than […]

NET MARKETS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SURVIVE THE DISMAL NEWS AT THE GROUND ZERO conference last month was that Chemdex, a pioneering digital exchange, would be scuttled. It was shocking […]

www.halfpriceorless.com Stacks of bargains on this online thrift store Halfpriceorless isa new e-commerce site by TJ Morris, the owners of north of England high Street chain, Home Bargains. It perfectly […]

Amazon.com suffered an outage on one of the shopping peaks in the US American calendar -- the Thanksgiving weekend. The Amazon PR machine was keen to point out that the […]

edudex.com has launched a comprehensive online marketplace that makes it easy for educators and librarians from middle schools to universities to find and purchase a broad range of educational materials, […]

There's widespread debate about the value of affiliate programs. Is this approach good for your business, and if so, how do you choose the right affiliates? Is affiliate marketing right […]

Location: 2355 Oakland Road, Suite 9, San Jose, Calif. 95131 Telephone: (408) 955-0244 Web: www.e-rma.com Niche: Web-based repair- and return-management services Why it's worth watching: It handles an underserved niche […]

E-commerce adopts brick-and-click as B2Bs shake out Top traditional distributors are gaining more power over the emerging online distribution world as new e-commerce start-ups shake out. Just a few months […]

For a consumer seeking convenience, search results are the devil in the e-tail. shop online to save time, but somehow it never turns out that way. Take yesterday. I needed […]

Somebody somewhere needs pink-and-green platform sneakers adorned with Chinese characters. At least that's what Customatix hopes. The online shoe peddler is betting that the same desire driving people to mix […]

Backwire makes email personal Email was the first online marketing channel. And dozens of marketing services firms and publishers today offer marketing opportunities. Yet, the proliferation of e-newsletters and promotional […]

INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online bookstore BOL Japan is reportedly not worried about the recent launch of Amazon.com's local service in Japan. Isai Tanaka, president of BOL Japan, […]

You can't help but be struck by how little we really think about trust. The throbbing irony of our digital society may well be that this quintessentially human trait powers […]

Online service automates payment processing, with no programming or maintenance required BY NOW, EVERYONE knows what the Internet can do for business. But many companies, especially growing ones, simply don't […]

The economics of free delivery of goods ordered on the Web just don't add up. So why do businesses think they can make money from it, asks Dan Remenyi Can […]

Automakers dreamed of using the Net to build cars. For now, they've settled on locating them. Until recently, Michael Dell, the guru of build-to-order computers, was a sought-after speaker in […]

Buying a new car is an experience! Rarely is it a good experience. For no matter how well we shop; no matter how hard we bargain; no matter how much [...]

Internet portal go2net inc. will announce later this month three new auction and commerce services for its HyperMart Network, which provides its members with free Web site hosting, e-commerce and […]

Marks & Spencer has struck deals with some major online players. asks if e-commerce is enough to save the ailing retailer. THE NEWS LAST WEEK THAT Marks & Spencer had […]

Bien fait, Amazon. At a time when analysts are looking proof profits, cost cutting and operational strength -- and not ambitious new marketing plans -- Amazon.com won praise for opening […]

A look at both sides of the cybercoin Currency started out as cattle, horses, and grain. As barter became cumbersome, money evolved into tokens in the form of beads, cowrie […]

LESS than a third of companies are actively trading on the Internet, according to a survey of delegates at last month's IT Directors' Forum. The survey focused on key management […]

THE Commonwealth is to create its own business-to-business electronic marketplace spanning 54 countries. The project, a venture between the Commonwealth Business Council and procurement specialist Elcom.com, is expected to go […]

Babies have lots of needs -- and so do their parents. They need diapers, clothes, strollers and playpens. They need bottles, formula and baby food. They also want quick access […]

GREENWICH, Conn. -- PlanSponsor.com will roll out a new cyberspace business model combining information and e-commerce for pension funds early in July. The site, which will allow sponsors to conduct [...]

Support of e-services over diverse networks starts with a unified model of network devices and business applications With state-of-the-art equipment and global networks capable of delivering advanced, revenue-generating services over […]

Andersen Consulting surveyed 3,200 consumers on their intended Mothers Day purchases, and 66% reported that they did not plan to use the internet for their holiday gift shopping. That subgroup […]

Founded: May 1999. Part of the Streets Online e-commerce group, founded in 1996. Selection: Reasonable. For such a new format, it's fair to expect everything to be in stock. But […]

A comprehensive resource offering news about electronic commerce trends and technologies essential for promoting and conducting business on the Internet. […]

Direct Line is using both in-house and outsourced solutions to reap the benefits of two new online ventures, writes Julia Vowler Choosing whether to outsource your e-business or keep it […]

Wake up and create new web marketing ways. 'I'm so tired. Tired of schlepping and working, I'm Tired!' This excerpt from Madeleine Kahn's rhapsodic homage to fatigue in Young Frankenstein […]

www.prxm.com The Web's hottest e-commerce site, ePresenter.com, provides everything related to business presentations and meetings -- including all the latest projectors, accessories, and software. After all, no one offers a […]

Last February, Need2Buy.com Inc., an RFQ-based e-business dealing with excess inventory, announced its joint venture with Mitsubishi Corp. to address the Asian market. Today, the company is involved in North […]

Link with online grocer to expand prepared meal sales. One of these days, online grocery shopping will be really big, the experts assure us. If so, Epicurean Feast, a foodservice [...]

A comprehensive resource offering news about electronic commerce trends and technologies essential for promoting and conducting business on the Internet. […]

Barter, that touchstone of precapitalist economies, is reasserting itself in capitalism's most forward-looking venue, Internet commerce. Sites that let businesses trade what they don't need for what they do are […]

Let's face it: Shopping online isn't as satisfying as tearing through the local mall with a shopaholic friend and a fistful of credit cards. Besides the social solitude, Web shopping […]

Founder: SiliconWharf Launched: Soft launched on 18 January, followed by its official launch on 7 February. Senior team: Sean Egan (chief executive); Colin Campbell (chief financial officer) Market: The auction […]

Another pet portal, Petsonthebrain, has revealed its spring launch strategy as incubator Brainspark's first baby, Petspark, is about to sign a major ad agency name to handle its first national […]

For this index, KEYNOTE SYSTEMS measures download performance for the home pages of 40 selected Web sites every 15 minutes from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern time. Keynote's measurement […]

Founder: Charles Fallon Launched: November 1999 Senior team: Charles Fallon (MD); Martin Hargreaves (operations director); Anna Barton (finance director); Bruce Dawson (development director); Ralph Miller (chief technical officer); Melinda Stubbs […]

Company founded: 1998 in France; launched in UK in 1999. Selection: Product range is good and should satisfy most palettes. Company claims its prices are 30% cheaper than its competitors. […]

Physicians can buy new and used medical equipment and supplies online at www.neoforma.com. The site offers a 24-hour ordering system, the option to sell or donate old equipment, a facility [...]