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A Study of TCP Fairness in High-Speed Networks

whitepaper Well-known mechanisms to avoid synchronization are based on injecting randomness into the network, e.g.introducing background traffic, using random drop (as opposed to drop-tail queuing). Under the TCP congestion control regime, heterogeneous flows...

Tags: tcp - ip, background, traffic, tcp

[30 Oct 2007]

Will's Web Watch: Computer says 'no'

Comment Will Sturgeon explains why companies must realise switching on their website, sending automated emails and embracing e-tail doesn't abdicate their offline responsibility. Blaming computers and hiding behind automated emails is not a defence, it...

Tags: web watch

[10 May 2007]

Crime pays - and pays very well in cyberspace

Comment We are presented with a simple 'tail wags dog' challenge that needs urgent international action. E-crime has become too great a menace to ignore, says Simon Moores. It's been five years since the first e-Crime Congress and this month leading...

Tags: cyber crime

[07 Mar 2007]

ITU 06 diary - Reindeer, Green hardware and the digital divide at home

Comment Day 3: Wi-fi on 'the beach', what's hot in mobile search and a long tail with legs In countries where broadband, HSDPA, mobile email and e-government services are common, there still remain many people that are excluded from such online services...

Tags: itu, trolltech, alcatel

[08 Dec 2006]

Record breaking Xmas on the cards

News A spokesman for e-tail consultant Blast Radius, which commissioned the research, said the study shows investment by online retailers focuses on "what they care about most: securing the sale". Despite this rise in spending, research has found there...

Tags: festive, e-tail, e-tailer, xmas

[22 Nov 2006]

SAP making a play for on-demand e-tail CRM?

News Business software giant SAP has acquired Praxis Software Solutions as it attempts to weave on-demand applications into its offerings. Technology from Praxis will be incorporated into SAP Business One, a business management product aimed at small...

Tags: praxis, on-demand, sap, crm

[11 Jul 2006]

BT grabs dabs.com

News BT is trying its hand at the e-tail business, announcing today that it has bought electronics website dabs.com. Dabs.com, which has more than a million registered customers, will continue to operate as a standalone brand and no job losses among the...

Tags: dabs.com, dabs, bt

[28 Apr 2006]

Will Zopa's P2P loans mean the death of the bank manager?

Will Zopa's P2P loans mean the death of the bank manager?

Comment Unlike most e-tail websites and even poker sites - a main reference point for me here - I couldn't simply use a credit card. I can't remember where I first heard about Zopa but it has been making waves.

Tags: disintermediation, zopa, loan

[18 Apr 2006]

Holiday E-Tail Performance Index 2004

whitepaper The E-tail index itself consists of benchmarked availability and response time data for 20+ of the biggest online retailers' web applications during the weeks leading up to, and including, the holiday season.

Tags: retailers, revenue, shopping, season

[24 Jan 2006]

Leader: Bungling Apple must explain itself

Leader "This week we have seen yet another pricing blunder on the web.so began a silicon.com leader written back in 2003 which cited the likes of Amazon, Argos and Thai Airways who have all sold goods or services online, only to later renege on the deal...

Tags: blunder, camera, apple

[05 Jan 2006]

Leader: The right to shop at work

Leader they also have no idea that life is made bearable by paying that bill online, emailing a family member or, yes, engaging in some e-tail ahead of Christmas. We heard this week that many of us will be using time at work to shop online for Christmas...

Tags: e-tail, cyber-loafing, christmas, blackberry

[02 Dec 2005]

The Weekly Round-Up: 02.09.05

Round-Up If Argos was after a corporate song it could do worse than to borrow that slightly amended musing from Britney Spears, because the company has repeated a blunder with its e-tail operation which it first committed some years ago.

Tags: round-up

[02 Sep 2005]

comQ: Dimensionalizing, Measuring and Predicting Quality of the E-tail Experience

whitepaper Based on online and offline focus groups, a sorting task, and an online survey of a customer panel, the authors establish the dimensions of the e-tail experience, develop a reliable and valid scale for the measurement of online quality.

Tags: satisfaction, loyalty, establish, customer service

[01 Sep 2005]

Amazon having a 'wizard' time with Potter sales

News The e-tail giant is also gearing itself up for the logistical nightmare of ensuring all orders are met and delivered on-time - a plan which has been six months in the making. Online retailer Amazon is once again set for a windfall thanks to teen...

Tags: harry potter, amazon

[13 Jul 2005]

Online sales pass the $15bn mark in the US

Online sales pass the $15bn mark in the US

News Statistics published on Friday by the federal agency indicate that e-tail sales reached $15.7bn in the US during the second quarter of 2004, a 23 per cent increase over the same period last year. On a quarterly basis, e-tail sales increased nearly...

Tags: ecommerce, online retail sales, online shopping

[23 Aug 2004]

Amazon hunts techies for Scotland

Amazon 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

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

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...

Tags: legacy system, thick client, thin client, trojan horse

[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]

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