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E-commerce technology

• Gartner Symposium: the full picture

  Wireless banking, the rise of application service providers and a new dotcom crash were some of Gartner Group's predictions at...  Continue Reading

• How much testing is needed before an e-commerce site goes live?

  
  
  We are developing an e-commerce application in-house and have been approached several times by software testing suppliers warning us about the...  Continue Reading

• Integration Tools: Click and stick

  Low-level middleware isn't enough to cement your e-business systems to the rest of your organisation's IT. Philip Hunter offers a...  Continue Reading

• Tunnel vision provides safe links

  Virtual Private Networks offer e-commerce secure connectivity from pretty much anywhere in the world, and for the cost of a...  Continue Reading

• Up close and personal: Jeet Singh

  Jeet Singh is one of the US' richest e-millionaires. His software house, ATG, is taking on big names like Broadvision in the...  Continue Reading

• AOL seeks poll position in the flat-rate scramble

  The unmetered ISP market has proved a minefield for some big players and the waiting game with BT has caused confusion among...  Continue Reading

• E-business is brought to book

  There is a plethora of books about e-business for those in search of greater knowledge - but which ones to choose? Ross Bentley...  Continue Reading

• E-savings for Caterpillar

  Antony Adshead Caterpillar expects to save millions through the implementation of e-business software throughout its worldwide...  Continue Reading

• Turning e-dash into e-cash

  Making money from e-business is a top priority for many companies.Liz warren reports on the areas you need to concentrate on to...  Continue Reading

• Two weeks and counting

  The e-business event of the year is nearly upon us. The organisations here have all been shortlisted in the Computer Weekly...  Continue Reading

• Tomorrow, the world...

  How can you ensure consistency when your company wants to establish a global e-presence? Alison Classe sets out the options  Continue Reading

• UK manufacturing offers golden IT opportunities

  
  
  

  The time has never been better for the IT department to make its presence felt in manufacturing and distribution companies. The key is to embrace the...

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• A year in e-business

  If it is true that a week is a long time in politics, then a year in e-business must be an eternity. Over the past 12 months, Computer Weekly has tracked every twist and turn of the e-business story to provide you with all the e-news and e-views you...  Continue Reading

• The e-business alphabet: let's spell it out for you

  Getting from A to B in the e-commerce world can be difficult. And getting from B2B2C and back again can be even trickier. Danny...  Continue Reading

• Setting out your stall: e-marketplaces in the spotlight

  Mark Vernon presents a 20-point guide to e-marketplaces  Continue Reading

• Oracle wages database war

  With e-business applications requiring every company to store more information, Mike Simons assesses which of the database...  Continue Reading

• Caerphilly council trials electronic stock system

  An electronic procurement system on trial at Caerphilly County Council, is expected to pay for itself in six months.  Continue Reading

• E-mail monitor laws will lead to more confusion

  
  
  Bill Goodwin

  Employers reacted with dismay this week to proposals for new regulations that will severely restrict their ability to...

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• 2010: an e-commerce odyssey

  David Targett of Imperial College looks into the future of e-commerce and outlines three attractive features  Continue Reading

• Cut your Web costs

  As the dotcom boom slows, those setting up e-commerce sites must look to make cost savings. Nick Booth considers the options  Continue Reading

• Web auctions revolutionise procurement process

  One of the most extraordinary successes in the e-commerce world has been that of online trading company ebay.com, which employs...  Continue Reading

• MPs lack faith in UK Online aims

  
  
  Mike Simons

  MPs are losing faith in ministers' ability to deliver their e-commerce and e-government goals, according to a new survey by...

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• Hackney launches HackneyConnect site

  
  
  One London council has leapfrogged over other sites in order to drive e-commerce and e-government ahead

  Prime Minister Tony Blair's...

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• Don't forget the human touch

  A Web presence can substantially reduce business costs but savings should not be chased at the expense of customer relationships,...  Continue Reading

• Entering the post-Y2K doldrums

  Our biannual survey of IT spend shows that it is firmly back in synch with the GDP index after the Y2K boom. John Riley reports  Continue Reading

• Broadvision gets personalised

  
  
  Paul Mason.

  Broadvision, the e-commerce software supplier, has launched Market Maker - an application to build e-commerce hubs that combine...

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• Open all hours advice lines

  UK Online aims to boost e-awareness among small businesses. But will it work, asks Robert Dunt  Continue Reading

• E-growth threatened as BT locks out rivals

  Antony Adshead The promise of affordable broadband Internet access, which is essential for e-commerce growth, looks even further...  Continue Reading

• On your masterclass, get set, go!

  Ross Bentley announces the results of our e-business masterclass competition and attends the first of the Leadership and...  Continue Reading

• E is for euro

  Companies can no longer afford to put off preparations for the euro, even with the race towards e-business still to win, warns...  Continue Reading

• Blair slams 'alarmist' criticism over lack of e-business trust

  
  
  David Bicknell

  The prime minister Tony Blair has denied that the Government needs to regain the trust of business over e-commerce.

  "The...

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• Europe's hub could make the world spin

  Executives believe Europe's superior mobile technology will let it overtake US e-businesses. Hazel Ward reports  Continue Reading

• SMEs must tread warily in e-commerce minefield

  It's a much riskier business getting into e-commerce if you're an SME. Financial outlay, poor supplier service and the daunting...  Continue Reading

• Fitting the bill

  The regular billing cycle is often a company's most consistent customer contact point, and when coupled with web processes can...  Continue Reading

• A right palaver about Java

  Now that IBM has given the AS/400 the full e-business treatment, a new world of opportunity opens up for the platform.  Continue Reading

• Sainsbury takes second bite of web cherry

  
  
  The first wave of e-commerce offered non-perishable items such as books and CDs. A significant recent development has been the extension of online selling to...  Continue Reading

• E-troubleshooter!

  Business trouble shooter Sir John Harvey-Jones tells E-Business Review how board directors should get wise to the benefits of...  Continue Reading

• Mind your own business

  One of the fundamental promises of e-commerce is that it will allow customers to be better served than with conventional...  Continue Reading

• Much ADO for e-commerce

  With back-end integration key to efficient e-business, ADO has a dependable future, writes Nick Langley  Continue Reading

• What's going to drive your e-business?

  An e-commerce software buyer's guide by Nick Booth  Continue Reading

• Who carries the risk of e-fraud?

  Banks are rushing to offer more services online - as long as customers bear the risk in an uncertain environment. Nicholas Bohm...  Continue Reading

• Can you afford not to buy into e-procurement?

  Managing the purchase of goods electronically must be good for business. Yet the take-up of e-marketplaces is slow. Peter...  Continue Reading

• SAP's e-business strategy 'comes two years too late'

  Is SAP's change of direction towards becoming an e-business company too late?  Continue Reading

• AS/400 helps users move into the Web age

  The HMV Media Group was a natural pioneer of internet-based trading with its customers. It is the largest specialist music...  Continue Reading

• Does the business value your IT department?

  The importance of e-business now promises to boost the credibility of the IT manager. Caroline Davis and Robert Dunt reports  Continue Reading

• Economy lurches towards online trading

  Forty five per cent of companies are currently not generating any sales through e-commerce, but 91% of them expect this to change...  Continue Reading

• Too much keying

  There's too much re-keying going on behind the scenes today.  Continue Reading

• Dotcom TV adverts' days are numbered

  As the novelty value wears off, TV advertising may become too expensive for the dotcoms, says Martin Butler. Julia Vowler reports  Continue Reading

• When life means four months

  Internet service provider (ISP) Breathe.com caused controversy last week when it struck at least 500 web users off its list of free service customers because they were spending too much time on-li  Continue Reading

• E-commerce tops IT agenda

  A survey of delegates at the IT Directors' Forum revealed e-business is a key concern, even though relatively few are trading...  Continue Reading

• IBM in channel focus

  By Dominic Hall. IBM has pledged to sell more packaged services through its channel in a move designed to increase resellers...  Continue Reading

• Who do you trust? Establishing e-commerce codes of practice

  The launch of Trust UK by DTI Minister Patricia Hewitt was heralded by a tremendous media fanfare. But how valuable are online...  Continue Reading

• E-procurement: on the horns of a dilemma

  E-procurement will save money, rationalise supply chains and deliver substantial productivity gains, but when? Nick Huber, Hazel...  Continue Reading

• Bosses voice e-procurement fears

  A new survey reveals trust and security issues are hindering e-marketplace growth  Continue Reading

• Competing marketplaces

  Two e-business marketplaces have been established, both with impressive lists of backers. Serious competition should be on the...  Continue Reading

• Storage Area Networks for Internet ventures

  While the costs to set up a Storage Area Network (SAN) may seem daunting to many Internet ventures, the potential benefits it can...  Continue Reading

• Security fears holding back e-trade

  Trust concerns are putting the brakes on B2B e-procurement, says survey  Continue Reading

• Relocating made easy with specialist website

  
  
  A website specialising in overseas relocations has been launched, targeting human resource managers and future expatriates seeking practical advice and...  Continue Reading

• IT vital to high-street e-commerce boost

  Kingfisher plans to grow its online sales from £40m to £1.5bn in five years. Bill Goodwin finds out how  Continue Reading

• Book Review: The E-business (R)evolution

  Daniel Amor’s new title is aimed at exploring the pros and cons of e-business  Continue Reading

• Your e-customers: are they being served?

  E-business offers unthought-of opportunities to tailor your product to your customers' requirements, but getting the right...  Continue Reading

• The IT department of tomorrow

  For big corporations such as Unilever, implementing e-business means a whole new IT strategy. David Bicknell reports  Continue Reading

• European corporate attitudes are restricting e-business

  European directors are struggling to sell the importance of e-business to the board, leaving the UK lagging behind the US. Guy...  Continue Reading

• The road ahead

  With billions of items being delivered to millions of destinations, logistics is a sector ready to be e-enabled. Sally Nash...  Continue Reading

• Dawn of the infomediaries

  Volume of information and scarcity of time is changing all the rules of online retailing  Continue Reading

• Cashless society?

  With Wap and mobile devices coming on stream, what are possibilities for cashless payment in the pervasive computing environment,...  Continue Reading

• Developing the role of e-commerce strategy director

  
  
  My chief executive has committed the organisation to being involved in an electronic marketplace, along with a number of our competitors. As e-commerce...  Continue Reading

• Online oil exchange launches

  Online procurement of oil, gas and petrochemicals began this week, following the launch of the world's biggest online exchange...  Continue Reading

• B2B networks: Intelligent extranets

  Getting from a viable business case for a B2B marketplace to the point where you're making your first e-trade is a huge step....  Continue Reading

• B2B: Putting the extra in extranet

  Danny Bradbury evaluates the business case for using extranets for business-to-business e-commerce  Continue Reading

• Cramming B2Be-commerce models

  An intensive crammer course in the various models for doing business-to-business e-commerce awaited delegates at this month's IT...  Continue Reading

• E-world is round, not flat

  e-business A small but perfectly formed group of e-business pioneers look set to be at the forefront of the Internet age, and...  Continue Reading

• Users shun e-business over poor site design

  
  
  Bad design owing to a lack of testing and prototyping is putting users off using companies' e-commerce websites, according to a leading ergonomics expert....  Continue Reading

• UK poised to become leading "e-government"

  
  
  As governments around the world look to the use of technology to better serve their citizens, recent research claims that the UK may become the world's...  Continue Reading

• Setting up your e-business shopfront - buying it off the peg

  E-business packages are available to firms which lack in-house IT knowledge, reports Danny Bradbury  Continue Reading

• I want to stop e-mail romance

  As the IT manager for a large company I am concerned about "e-mail romance" within the organisation. Do I have any rights to stop...  Continue Reading

• After B2B - now it's B2E

  Could the business-to-employee portal being developed for Bank of America herald the future method of corporate information...  Continue Reading

• The new generation of ERP

  Does the new generation of ERP products have the necessary flexibility to integrate fully with e-business? Mark Vernon reports.  Continue Reading

• Supply chain e-revolution slow to catch on

  Only 4 per cent of firms have an e-supply chain, and 62 per cent do not see the acquisition of e-business technology by their...  Continue Reading

• Dotcom downfalls: the lessons

  As technology share prices start to fall and the first Internet casualties begin to emerge, is the future so bright for...  Continue Reading

• Boo.com: spend, spend, spent

  Boo.com was a spectacular example of catastrophic e-business decisions  Continue Reading

• How Freeserve plans to create the Uberportal

  Freeserve aims to consolidate its powerful position in the ISP marketplace by launching a range of portals to meet its customers'...  Continue Reading

• Confusion in the marketplace

  Marketplaces - the next big thing, but no-one's sure how they'll work, writes David Bicknell  Continue Reading

• MoD e-contract could yield extra millions for Cap Gemini

  Cap Gemini expects to make £400m on top of a £100m MoD e-procurement contract it is set to win  Continue Reading

• E-business is business as normal

  The most dangerous assumption made about e-business is that none of the normal rules of commerce apply.Nick Booth finds that...  Continue Reading

• The e-envoy in profile

  The Government's e-envoy Alex Allan started his job six months ago - a lifetime in e-business. Just who is he and what has he...  Continue Reading

• Setting up an e-business: get it done or get it right?

  What's more important when setting up a website: speed to market, or making sure the site is secure?  Continue Reading

• Technology dooms dotcoms

  A bricks-and-mortar company might have survived the problems that sank Boo and Toysmart, but for e-tailers technology's...  Continue Reading

• The month in e-business - May 2000

  This month in e-business, May 2000.  Continue Reading

• Why it pays not to skimp on testing

  Getting your e-business up-and-running quickly is important but testing that it can handle the load is vital. Failure at key...  Continue Reading

• PeopleSoft becomes third ERP player to launch a B2B hub

  PeopleSoft's announcement of its own business-to-business online trading exchange earlier this month will come as no surprise to...  Continue Reading

• Nuturing e-business will help your company grow

  E-business needs nurturing, but it is important to ensure that any dedicated e-team helps projects to blossom, rather than acting...  Continue Reading

• E-marketplaces proliferate, but boom cannot last warn analysts

  While online trading exchanges offer savings, few are long-term propositions  Continue Reading

• E-fulfilment still a headache

  The biggest challenge currently facing e-business is how to fulfil consumer orders and still make a profit. Christopher Field looks at supply chain management  Continue Reading

• E-commerce: are you in the right ballpark?

  There are many different ways to do business on the Web, and there are also many pitfalls along the way. Danny Bradbury breaks down the different business models and offers some pointers on how to maximise the profit potential without deflating your...  Continue Reading

• E-FM: tonic or treadmill?

  E-business outsourcing is still in its infancy and realising its potential is proving unpredictable, writes Julia Vowler  Continue Reading

• Can I help you with that?

  There are dozens of service providers willing to give you a hand to get your e-business off the ground but how able are they?  Continue Reading

• Banking on e-payment

  Securing online payments for customers is central to the expansion of e-commerce. Patrick Hook suggests how to ensure your bank offers the right services for online trading  Continue Reading

• RS/6000, serving and stats

  All IBM's servers are being promoted by the company as web servers.  Continue Reading

• Web solutions spur AS/400 sales

  IBM estimates that worldwide AS/400 sales exceed 700,000 with new kit shipping at a rate of 'one every eight minutes or so'.  Continue Reading