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News
Staying The Course
J.P. Morgan Chase aims to infuse its business with innovation fueled by the Web.
Working Smarter
Optimization apps promise to help companies run at peak efficiency.
RFID And Smart Cards Get Customers On Their Way
Retailers take advantage of slow economy to experiment with new payment schemes.
Webvan Bust Leaves A Big Hole
New online search for that perfect bagel follows demise of grocery dot/com.
Virtual Focus Group
The Internet provides a fast way for manufacturers to solicit and test product ideas from customers.
HP Launches Usage/Based Pricing For Leased Servers
Move helps Superdome and NetServer customers bring costs in line with use.
E/Marketplace Plans To Help Customers Get Online Fast
Quadrem taps third/party providers to offer pre-integrated software packages
New Breed OF IT
With IT startups struggling, the time may be right for corporate software spin/offs
Retailer To Suppliers: Track Inventory, Restock Shelves
Canadian home/improvement store extends inventory-management software to cut labor
Europe's Eye On Privacy
Europe's tighter privacy laws present challenges and risks for U.S. companies
Cendant Ventures Into Travel
Hotel franchiser to buy travel/distribution company Galileo
Whatýs Old Is New Again/Enterprise Software Is Alive And Thriving
'Old' technologies are in favor again with tech investors
Financial Update
Wireless Delivers For UPS Overhaul
Logistics company redoes its infrastructure to put wireless technology to the test
Tricks Of The Trade
With its patchwork of laws, Europe is a perfect testing ground for Nasdaq's goal of creating a global securities market
Lowdown On The High End
Server vendors are giving customers what they never get enough of: lower prices and higher performance
Products Let Online Marketers Zero In On Customers
Hook Media to roll out analytical data warehouse; Engage launches two marketing apps
Vending Machines Get A High-Tech Makeover
Aramark drivers use handhelds that plug into machines and extract data on what sells best.
California Powers Down
Can the state's energy crisis be eased through better IT systems and greater use of online trading exchanges?
Retail's Super Supply Chains
Wal-Mart inks deal to roll out private trading hub; Kmart readies an overhaul of its planning systems
The Complete Package
With the novelty of the Internet worn off, online shoppers will expect a lot more than fast web sites and timely
delivery this holiday season
Ripe For The Picking
Fragmented sales channels present an opportunity for fresh-food marketplaces
So Many Choices, So Little
Integration
E-marketplaces have work to do before it's easy to trade on multiple platforms
Electric Shock
Nearly 50 E-marketplaces are trying to reshape the volatile market for electronics components.
They've still got a long way to go
Banking On B-To-B
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter has thrown both its reputation and its money behind industry-led
business-to-business exchanges
A Game Of Choice
Online financial companies are testing offline services for a mass market
Digital Signatures Seal Web Deals
Legal status for digital signatures will mean faster commerce. Get ready.
The Landlords Of Cyberspace
Property owners are determined not to be left behind as their retail tenants move to the Web.
Dot-Com Bargain Hunting
Property owners are determined not to be left behind as their retail tenants move to the Web.
Proving Grounds: Make Way For The 'Cliques Of Motars'
As business-to-business marketplaces become pervasive, look for like-minded brick-and-mortars to lead pure Internet plays.
Market Makers Meet The Word Jocks
While large online publications struggle, B-to-B marketplaces are hiring journalists in a bet that content can make them special.
Taking The Leap
Real entrepreneurs aren't going to be stopped by a cooling IPO market.
Biz Model: Archipelago
Sure, this network offers fast trading. But can it really stand up to Nasdaq?
It's All About The Customer? Prove It
Figuring out product fulfillment is not as much fun as launching a startup
Free Advice: Privacy Hot Potato Falls In CIO's Lap
You can address the issue or risk spending your summer in depositions
What Business Are You In?
E-business soul-searching may be the key to some companies' survival.
The Value Of Incubators
Business incubators offer more than traditional venture-capital firms--but at what price?
Proving Grounds: A Complicated Relationship
The next big breakthrough for business-to-business marketplaces will come from mirroring real-world contracts.
Biz Model: Recreational Equipment Inc.
Outdoor retailer REI gets a head start in the clicks-and-mortar race.
Free-Trade Zones
Convergence of marketplaces and ASPs will take friction out of trading.
Ready, Set, Fail
Speed and innovation compel businesses to build a culture of positive failure.
Revenge Of The Giants
With the help of venture capitalists, corporate goliaths are fighting to reclaim internet real estate.
The Big Squeeze
In suppliers' rush to sell directly to consumers
over the Web, sales agents, distributors, and other
channel partners worry that they'll be pushed out of the
picture.
The ABCs Of E-Business
E-transformation is forcing IT and business managers to relearn their roles.
Seeking The Deeper Path To E-Success
Companies that use a combination of E-business best
practices--and value commitment as much as
investment--are realizing returns in terms of more
customers, lower costs, and market creation.
Putting The "E" Back In Business
It's time to realize that all business will soon be online.
Opinion:
Free Advice: Relationships Fuel Fast Venturing
Executives and entrepreneurs must collaborate to speed businesses to market.
The Wilder Side: Working The Employee Economy
HR managers and marketing executives have a lot to learn from each other.
Free Advice: Information Replaces Inventory
Resolving transaction errors requires linking the electronic and paper worlds.
The Wilder Side: Learn To Work The 'Off' Switch
The Internet is on 24 hours a day, but that doesn't mean we have to be.
Free Advice: A Business Plan For IT Success
Developing a strategic IT plan can help you avoid a long, expensive journey.
The Wilder Side: Music Industry's Long, Strange Trip
Industries that try to fight market power shifts with lawyers are in trouble.
Free Advice: E-mail Marketing Smartens Up
E-marketers who capitalize on innovation will score best mail response rates.
The Wilder Side: by Clinton Wilder E-mail Marketing Smartens Up
E-marketers who capitalize on innovation will score best mail response rates.
The Wilder Side: Beware The Hype And The Anti-Hype
In the end, the Internet is merely a new channel for conducting business.
Free Advice: Old Ideas Work For New Economy
Technologists who remain ignorant about business do so at their peril.
The Wilder Side: The Name Of The Game Is Patience
E-business leaders should be aggressive at the plate, with an eye on the long haul.
Free Advice: A Public Corporate Water Cooler
The benefit of giving workers PCs is the relationships forged with online markets.
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