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RSS e-tailAmazon hunts techies for Scotland
News Amazon.com has announced it will be opening a development centre in Edinburgh to tap local talent for new features to add to the e-tail giant's site. The centre is to open its doors before the end of the year but Amazon.com has already started the... [21 Jul 2004]
Government should step in to stop phishers
News As well as advising consumers on email and web practices for e-tail and financial service firms, SurfControl want to see a standard introduced for those conducting business over the web, advising them to let their customers know they will never... [28 May 2004]
The Bloor Perspective: Trojan horses, legacy systems and IBM's new clients
Comment Trojan horses threaten to defraud home PCs users when accessing online bank accounts and e-tail sites, or simply to steal their identities. It would be nice if Whole Security's software were used widely, but it is in place only on a few banks and e... [17 May 2004]
Brightmail is no phisher-man's friend
News Phishing scams typically involve an official looking email which claims to be from a trusted source such as a bank or established e-tail site. Anti-spam giant Brightmail has joined forces with US ISP Earthlink to combat the growing menace of... [20 Apr 2004]
Websites for the disabled fail accessibility test
News While such organisations are bound by the same laws as the majority of failing e-tail sites, some may argue they have a greater moral obligation to comply with these standards. The majority of websites run by disability organisations are... [20 Apr 2004]
Building a High Performance, High Availability Internet Infrastructure for E-tail Sites
White Paper Although the catalogs are already in the mail and retail’s biggest rush is upon us, there is still time to set up your e-commerce site to handle the onslaught of holiday shoppers. Careful, comprehensive planning can be the key to making sure your... [24 Feb 2004]
Will's Web Watch: The online Valentine
Comment The one-time bucket shop has long since left its bargain holiday and last gasp flight ticket roots and moved on to be more of a lifestyle e-tail portal selling everything for the passion hungry shopper - from red roses and dinner and theatre... [12 Feb 2004]
Amazon.com under spotlight over 'grey' CD imports
News According to the FT, e-tail giant Amazon.com is being investigated by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), which suspects it may be breaking copyright law by shipping CDs from overseas to UK customers. [07 Jan 2004]
5 years ago... UK urged to follow US ecommerce lead
News However, most nations with significant internet penetration can now boast a number of indigenous e-tail companies, as well as fairly widespread use of ecommerce for B2B and other purposes. After a poor year for retail sales it is notable that e... [07 Jan 2004]
Leader: E-tailers can't quite get the hang of Christmas
Leader silicon.com today revealed the performance of 10 top e-tail sites and found that even the biggest and the best names in the market have put in less than stellar performances in the run up to Christmas. [19 Dec 2003]
E-tail sites failing the Christmas test
News While e-tailers will doubtless be counting their takings from bumper Christmas sales well into the new year, they'd do well to invest some of it back into their websites according to the findings of research conducted by Empirix on behalf of... [19 Dec 2003]
E-tailers set for merry Xmas - thanks to techies
News Another e-tail sector that could be having a very merry Christmas is online food shopping, according to the analyst house. Christmas is coming - and the only thing that's looking like getting fat are e-tailers' bank balances. [25 Nov 2003]
That there 'interweb' still scary for UK shoppers
News E-tail body IMRG last month launched a portal for buying Christmas presents intended to make the process says easier and without snags, and it has already reported brisk business. The internet is still perceived as a risky place to do business... [14 Nov 2003]
Amazon continues to grow in Q3
News Amazon is pioneering the use of web services to link third-party sites through to its back end, enabling greater sales and other, sometimes non-e-tail focused partners, to offer a shop front. Amazon.com has turned in another set of impressive... [22 Oct 2003]
E-tail big hitters club together to beat ID theft
News Some of the biggest names in ecommerce, including Amazon.com, eBay and Microsoft, have formed a coalition to curb online identity theft. The Coalition on Online Identity Theft said it plans to launch a public education campaign and encourage its... [03 Sep 2003]
