The E-Stamp of Disapproval 10/4/99, Chris Oakes, Wired. E-Stamp is selling an eponymous Internet postage product, a name critical to its branding and marketing success. That's why, like any responsible trademark owner, E-Stamp is trying to protect its name against the dreaded anonymity of generic use. www.wired.com/news/print_version/politics/story/22060.html?wnpg=all
Electronic Billing Picks Up Steam 10/5/99, Clint Boulton, InternetNews.com. The Sun-Netscape Alliance put its collaborative powers to use Tuesday by forming strategic relationships with four companies to create an integrated billing package for iPlanet's BillerXpert. www.internetnews.com/ec-news/print/0,1089,4_212381,00.html
GE, Ventix to help users master e-commerce 10/9/99, Dana Gardner, InfoWorld Electric. Electronic data interchange (EDI) giant General Electric (GE) has teamed up with Ventix Systems to develop a series of Web-based customer-help applications that can smooth the migration from EDI to Internet commerce. www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?99108.hnge.htm
Intershop revamps e-commerce app with XML, EJB 10/4/99, Michael Vizard and Matthew Nelson, InfoWorld Electric. At Fall Internet World in New York this week, Intershop will demonstrate a complete re-write of its electronic-commerce application that makes use of native XML tightly coupled with a modular component architecture based on Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB). www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?99104.hnintershop.htm
Jewelry, Furniture Said Short On Internet Promise 10/11/99, Reuters. Computer products, consumer electronics and financial services will sell well on the Internet, but jewelry, furniture, food and clothes look less promising, said a report on e-commerce released Monday. news.excite.com/news/r/991011/00/net-retail-internet?printstory=1
Report: 29 Percent of Small Business Sites Are E-Commerce Enabled 10/7/99, Rob Speigel, E-Commerce Times. According to a study by Sage Software, 29 percent of small U.S. companies who currently have a Web site are using it for e-commerce activities. www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles/991007-2.shtml
Companies mix online, offline businesses 10/5/99, Greg Farrell, USA TODAY. At the dawn of an era in which everyone is supposed to order everything -- from books and furniture to clothing and food -- over the Web, marketers are realizing one of the best assets for online selling is an off-line store. www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctg331.htm
These E-Commerce Services Help Consumers Join Forces 10/11/99, Heather Green, BusinessWeek. There is a new twist for online shoppers nowadays. Say you want to buy a handheld electronic organizer. Now you can go to a service called Accompany, team up with a whole group of other buyers who want the same thing, and choose the price you want to pay. www.businessweek.com/cgi-bin/ebiz/ebiz_frame.pl?url=/ebiz/9910/ep1011.htm
E-commerce security standard in works 10/11/99, John G. Spooner, ZDNN. Citing safety in numbers, a new consortium, the Trusted Computing Alliance, is seeking to develop a universal standard for PC security. www.zdnet.com/filters/printerfriendly/0,6061,2351426-2,00.html
Business-to-Business Ventures Prospering Online 9/24/99, CyberAtlas. Nearly half of the business-to-business online e-commerce sites surveyed by ActivMedia that have been online for three years are currently profitable, according to a report. cyberatlas.internet.com/markets/professional/print/0,1323,5971_206811,00.html
