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Unisys To Triple E-Commerce Output

In an effort to reverse its recent lackluster financial performance, computer services supplier Unisys Corp. (NYSE: UIS), announced yesterday that it will embark upon a three-year plan that will result in more than 50 percent of its sales coming from ...

Reports Of The Salesperson’s Demise Exaggerated

Gary Brighten, a GM engineer, logs onto the Williams Controls Web site and goes to the GM-secure area. He clicks to the file he has been working on all week, a CAD program that helps him design the farm equipment part he needs. He finishes the design and sends the program over to the sales department after filling out the online purchase order ...

You Can’t Sell A Sweater Like A Book

What does it take to elbow your way to the top in the e-tailing wars? ...

China Unveils Major Telecom As It Clamps Down On Internet Investment

As it aggressively prepares for large Internet traffic despite not determining how to regulate its Internet economy, China unveiled its third major telecommunications carrier and warned that new laws may exclude foreign investment in China's Internet service providers (ISPs) and content providers ...

Internet Customer Satisfaction High As Holiday Shopping Begins

An Internet study of e-tail buying trends and customer satisfaction released yesterday by Deloitte & Touche shows that most online consumers are happy with their e-commerce experiences and are eager to use the Internet to purchase gifts during the holiday buying season ...

E-Commerce Furniture Site Adds Brick-and-Mortar Locations

Home furnishings Web site HomePoint.com announced today that it has joined the growing list of dot-com companies that have added the element of offline stores by establishing its HomePoint Advantage Network ...

Sun Promotes Internet Innovation With Investment Fund

Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) announced yesterday that it has created a $200 million (US$) investment fund to assist companies that develop next-generation Internet products, markets and services based on Sun's technology and platforms ...

eToys ‘Discovers’ Educational Toys

Online toy seller eToys (Nasdaq: ETYS) announced today that it has reached an agreement with Discovery Toys, the direct seller of children's educational and developmental products, to be its exclusive online distributor ...

Yankee Group Foresees 10 Million Networked Digital Homes By 2003

According to new research by the Yankee Group, nearly 10 million U.S. homes will be digitally remodeled with home networking in the next four years ...

Portals Partner To Form Online Mall For Women

Women's online portal iVillage (Nasdaq: IVIL) announced today that it will partner with eight brand-name retailers to launch a women's shopping service ...

E-tailers Waking Up To Customer Service Needs

According to a survey released by online research service E-BuyersGuide.com, the majority of e-tailers acknowledge the importance of customer satisfaction with the purchasing process ...

Neiman Marcus Launches ‘Affluent Platform’ On The Web

Retail giant Neiman Marcus (NYSE: NMG) announced the launch of an e-commerce Web site today that will offer apparel, accessories, home furnishing and holiday gifts to upscale buyers ...

Magazines Finally Find Successful Web Model

As part of the magazine industry's continuing effort to find its footing on the Web, Conde Nast's Internet division CondeNet will begin selling Williams-Sonoma products on its Epicurious Web site on November 1st ...

Consumer E-Commerce Expected to Reach $380 Billion In 2003

According to a report by industry analyst firm Dataquest, a unit of Gartner Group, Inc. (NYSE: IT), business-to-consumer e-commerce is expected to reach $380 billion (US$) worldwide in 2003 ...

CBS Poll: Internet Users Are Young, Well-Off and Educated

A CBS MarketWatch (Nasdaq: MKTW) poll shows that about half of all Americans do not have Internet access, and most of those who are not online could not care less about the Web ...

Reel.com Debuts Holiday Store

Web-based movie superstore Reel.com (Nasdaq: HLYW) announced the launch of its Holiday Store today, offering gift recommendations as well as gift packages, box sets, low-price movies and live chats with Reel.com representatives ...

Amazon.com and American Airlines Top Internet Customer Loyalty List

According to a research report released yesterday by the Peppers and Rogers Group, Amazon.com and American Airlines have built the largest return customer base on the Internet ...

Internet Access in the ‘Palm’ of Nokia’s Hand

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Palm Computing (Nasdaq: COMS) announced today that Nokia will license the Palm Computing Operating System (Palm OS) to run mobile phones that can access the Internet ...

Online Gambling Thrives As U.S. Government Fiddles

According to a Frost & Sullivan research report, Internet gambling continues to expand as the U.S. government sits on the sidelines ...

Online Sales Rebound Points To Robust Holiday Season

According to PC Data's September E-Tailing Report, a significant sales increase over the lackluster summer months is buoying hopes for a lucrative holiday season ...

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