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E-commerce technology

• ADSL promises jobs bonanza

  ADSL will be launched in the UK this summer, and telecoms companies are scrambling for skilled staff in anticipation of demand....  Continue Reading

• The sky's the limit for Britishairways.com

  
  
  As you might expect, British Airways has a large and sophisticated site offering many features, including the ability to find and book tickets online. It...  Continue Reading

• Will a host solve your Net-mares?

  Intel and IBM are setting up server farms in the US and the UK to run e-business services. Danny Bradburylooks at what IT...  Continue Reading

• One year on: e-business pioneers one year on

  Don't rest on your laurels after a successful launch. It's review time! Helen Beckett tracked down four e-business pioneers to...  Continue Reading

• The month in e-business - April 2000

  Among this month’s highlights: Denial attacks traced to "mafiaboy", energy exchange formed, fiasco for Dutch ISP, row over "safe harbour"  Continue Reading

• E-exchanges: at the hub of industry

  Large firms in the traditional industries are forcing suppliers into online trading hubs. E-exchangescan slash procurement costs...  Continue Reading

• Delivering the goods

  Behind the wizardry of the latest e-commerce sites, the delivery of any product can still depend on one man and his van. Dotcoms...  Continue Reading

• Bank B2B systems hits delays

  
  
  David Bicknell

  The main provider of a business-to-business Internet commerce "trust" system has admitted that it is up to three months behind...

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• Caldera rolls out e-commerce product

  Last week Caldera Systems extended its Linux family with the introduction of an open source e-commerce product based on Java and...  Continue Reading

• Database enhancement is geared to e-commerce

  The latest DB2 release has been optimised as a database to replace Oracle for e-business applications, industry experts noted...  Continue Reading

• Shortage of Net skills could hamper UK growth

  The huge boom in the Internet marketplace is good news for UK companies. However, as Mark Vernon discovered, a skills shortage...  Continue Reading

• Full Internet banking one step closer with First-e

  Creating a real-time customer account tracking service was no mean feat for First-e, says Danny Bradbury  Continue Reading

• Bolero.net throws hat into standards ring

  Bolero.net is the latest in a line of initiatives designed to develop universally-accepted trading standards. But too many...  Continue Reading

• Polish up your purchasing with e-procurement

  E-procurement is the latest e-business buzzword. What is it, where has it come from and what can it do for you? Murdoch McTaggart...  Continue Reading

• No need for a siege mentality

  Does good e-security have to cost a fortune? Nick Booth argues that thinking through the problems can ensure maximum protection...  Continue Reading

• What's driving e-business?

  
  
  The European market for e-business is "ripe", according to a recent report from investment bank Durlacher. At the forefront of this market are Sweden, UK,...  Continue Reading

• The month in e-business - March

  
  
  Telephony pricing war hots up

  A string of companies announced plans to offer unmetered Internet access. Alta Vista started the trend, followed...

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• How to tickle your e-business fancy

  The recent announcement of Auto-xchange, which will allow the motor giants Ford, GM and Daimler-Chrysler to procure supplies from their partners across the Net.  Continue Reading

• Storing the big e-data mountain

  As e-business/commerce takes off, so the data it generates grows exponentially, producing major ramifications for storage and IT...  Continue Reading

• First steps

  Your first e-business steps are the most important. Six e-business pioneers share their experiences with Mark Vernon  Continue Reading

• Finding an e-business director

  How do you find the skill set you need for the new job of e-business director? Some recruitment experts give their opinion  Continue Reading

• No such thing as a bad e-business idea?

  Everyone loves backing a winner. E-Business Review asked four specialists to make their predictions for winners and losers in...  Continue Reading

• Bridging the gap between marketing and IT

  Legal and General was building bridges between marketing and IT long before e-business. David Bicknell asks e-commerce chief...  Continue Reading

• Business-to-business growth sees return of the middleman

  Flexible companies relating to each other via business-to-business exchanges and hubs will be characteristic of the new economy,...  Continue Reading

• XML for beginners

  XML is the latest buzzword in e-business technology. Danny Bradbury explains how it is set to make Web data smart enough for...  Continue Reading

• Was Mr Brown's e-business Budget too prudent by half?

  As the dust settles on the Chancellor's Budget, the IT industry has been left with a sense of frustration and disappointment...  Continue Reading

• Why over-optimism over new online trading exchanges needs tempering

  
  
  The frothy nature of the online trading exchange market is exciting, but partici-pants should enter the fray with their eyes open.

  The announcement...

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• E-business start-ups: a leap in the dark

  Joining an e-business start-up might seem like a fast road to a quick buck but, warns Andy Favell, it has more to do with long...  Continue Reading

• Why minding e-business is his business

  The CBI's new chief is dedicated to the promotion of e-commerce among UK businesses and relishing his chance to convert his...  Continue Reading

• Check out your pressure points

  E-business makes complex demands on IT infrastructure, but tackling six key areas can make all the difference. Mark Vernon...  Continue Reading

• Waterstone's takes on might of Amazon

  UK bookseller Waterstone's is taking on the awesome Amazon with its online bookstore. But will it really beat its arch-rival...  Continue Reading

• Iona develops e-commerce applications with iPortal

  
  
  Iona shipped the first two parts of its iPortal Suite solution at the Java Development Conference, in the form of the Orbix 2000 ORB and the iPortal...  Continue Reading

• B2B warning: the pitfalls of exchanges

  Specialists warn of problems surrounding e-procurement exchanges  Continue Reading

• M&S seeks IT chief in reshuffle

  Marks & Spencer is without an IT director after the previous incumbent moved sideways in the company to concentrate on...  Continue Reading

• Will UK consumers ever learn to love e-commerce?

  While business-to-business e-commerce is flourishing, UK consumers still have some way to go to catch up with their US...  Continue Reading

• IT with influence: get the board on board

  Help your board members make friends with technology and their ambivalence to IT may soon start to wane. Monica Seeley analyses...  Continue Reading

• January-February

  Tesco target of 300 online shops within one year  Continue Reading

• Building in home improvement

  A partnership that accredits trustworthy painters and decorators is just one aspect of the Internet strategy carefully formulated...  Continue Reading

• BP Amoco's poor web performance

  
  
  After attaining high levels of reliability in January BP Amoco failed to impress Site Meter this week.

  Out of 1,000 attempts to connect to the site,...

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• E-commerce outpaces strategy

  David Bicknell E-business E-business is moving so fast that firms may need a new business plan every three months, and...  Continue Reading

• Outsourcing: why do IT yourself?

  The computer industry is looking forward to huge revenues from ASPs buying new systems to service this burgeoning outsourcing...  Continue Reading

• Smartcards give way to e-commerce

  Smartcards failed on the high street but the technology could help mobile e-business writes Caroline Davis  Continue Reading

• Trade bodies join forces to prevent XML anarchy

  Two world standards bodies joined forces in Florida last week to prevent the key e-commerce standard XML being fractured into a...  Continue Reading

• Write-protected?

  For many office workers, e-mail features as much in their working lives as an inter-office memo. But many people are unaware of the data protection issues this technology has created  Continue Reading

• Users unite to create best practice standards in electronic business

  
  
  David Bicknell

  Confectionery giant Nestle is behind a new e-business organisation, launched last week, which aims to drive the adoption...

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• Watch the butterfly take off

  An Internet-based marketplace of buyers and sellers is set to become the next big thing in e-commerce if the recent string of...  Continue Reading

• The language of data integration

  Integrating the data that supports electronic business is a huge challenge for even the most cool-headed ITprofessional. Danny...  Continue Reading

• IT director evolves into e-businessman

  As e-commerce redefines the role and responsibility of the IT director Julia Vowler meets a man who has taken the initiative and...  Continue Reading

• Joined up e-commerce

  You won't reap the benefits of e-business until you link it to the rest of your IT infrastructure - because if you don't it'll...  Continue Reading

• Pioneer of the e-gold rush

  Eva Pascoe acquired fame and fortune as a founder of the Cyberia chain of Internet cafés. Now she's spearheading fashion group...  Continue Reading

• Downsizing dotcoms

  Job losses and restructuring is the dotcom dream beginning to fade? David Bicknell reports  Continue Reading

• Digest January-February

  Computer Weekly looks back over January and February to report on what’s happening in the tech world  Continue Reading

• ASP - can it work for you?

  It's now possible to get a company to build and run your e-business systems remotely. Can application service providers (ASPs)...  Continue Reading

• WAP: opening new channels

  WAP: opening new channels Wireless Application Protocol will power mobile e-business. Paul Mason outlines the issues for early...  Continue Reading

• No bull, just B2B

  Procurement costs are being slashed as companies join together in industry-specific Internet marketplaces from plastics to...  Continue Reading

• Last days of the High St ISP?

  
  
  Cliff Saran

  The planned merger between Time Warner and AOL, announced last week, will change the Internet landscape and users will need to...

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• Millennium bug raises profile of IT department

  When justifying the spend post-Y2K a number of benefits emerge, writes Julia Vowler  Continue Reading

• Convincing case for security

  Security remains a worry, but now e-business managers must get their heads around order fulfilment and the latest...  Continue Reading

• Time to woo your partners

  European e-commerce development is set to turn, as in the US, into a sellers' market for integration services. A strong surge in...  Continue Reading

• First footers - be prepared

  Expect something more challenging from your first-footer than the traditional gifts, writes Julia Vowler  Continue Reading

• The mythology of Internet security

  Although Internet security has grown up over the last 10 years, there are several myths that prevent real progress. NTA Monitor...  Continue Reading

• Case Study: The Fastnet online banking system utilising Microsoft's Server Gate Cryptography (SGC)

  When customers demanded a secure, convenient banking service over the Internet, ASB Bank responded by launching the Fastnet...  Continue Reading

• Email Management Systems that work

  E-commerce sites have been so successful that the infrastructure supporting them has not kept pace with the growing demand  Continue Reading

• Electronic commerce with microtransactions

  From baked beans to Bermudan holidays, digital banking hopes to change the way we live.But will virtual money work in the real...  Continue Reading