ecommerce
Ecommerce shunned by two-thirds of UK execs
News Two-thirds of the UK's business leaders are not deploying an ecommerce strategy because they do not believe it will have a significant impact on the way their companies work. In addition, 69 per cent of those questioned... [16 May 2000]
Ecommerce could save billions for UK government
News The UK government could save up to £4bn a year in administration costs when it adopts an ecommerce strategy, according to the latest government report. For example, we took a look at a mixture of processes such as the... [02 Mar 1999]
Ecommerce leaders in London summit
News The UK's leading ecommerce experts gather today at the London School of Economics to discuss the government's Ecommerce White Paper, and explore a replacement for its discarded key escrow policy.... [22 Mar 1999]
Ecommerce should be prime board focus, says IoD chief
News One of Britain's leading business representatives has slammed company directors for neglecting ecommerce issues. George Cox, the recently appointed director general of the Institute of Directors (IoD), was interviewed on... [15 Dec 1999]
5 years ago... Ecommerce takes key role in Queen's Speech
News 25.11.98 Ecommerce took centre stage yesterday when the Queen's Speech to mark the opening of parliament promised a government bill to create laws to ease online trade. And so it was that the Queen uttered the word... [25 Nov 2003]
Ecommerce sites: 'Long live... the catalogue'?
News And with Christmas around the corner it is likely consumers will see a big push - both online and offline - by ecommerce sites looking to grow their share of the festive cash. One pioneering ecommerce... [23 Nov 2004]
Ecommerce software vendors get warned over future
News Vendor confidence in the European ecommerce software market may be misplaced in the short term, according to a study from Frost & Sullivan. Following growth of nearly 130 per cent during 1999 the European... [04 Sep 2000]
Ecommerce gets top billing in the Queen's Speech
News Ecommerce topped the agenda in the Queen's Speech to the nation as she outlined the Government's main legislative targets for the coming Parliamentary session. Speaking in the House of Lords, the UK Head of State set out... [17 Nov 1999]
Ecommerce laws to go live in 18 months
News The European Parliament has voted through the Ecommerce Directive in record time, and now member states have just 18 months to implement the new law. The European Commission said the legislation will sweep away the... [04 May 2000]
Behind the Headlines: Ecommerce lessons from the past
News Although Perri 6, senior research fellow at the University of Strathclyde, Richard Sykes, chairman of Morgan Chambers and Chris Setz, president of the Network Professionals Association, agreed there's no golden rule to the success of... [29 Jun 2000]
Ecommerce dominates French IT conference
News Ecommerce dominated the opening of Semaine Europeenne des Technologies de l'Information (European information technology week) as leaders from across all industry sectors urged French companies to embrace the Internet. [28 Mar 2000]
Ecommerce will not alter competition laws
News The Office of Fair Trading has confirmed it does not expect the growth of ecommerce to require changes to current competition laws. The paper also suggests that ecommerce will lower the potential for... [01 Sep 2000]
Ecommerce vendors get put through their paces
News The latest business ecommerce products get a thorough going-over in the latest report from analyst house, The Butler Group. The survey, called 'E-business', provides detailed analysis of over 20... [13 Apr 1999]
Start-up of the month: Ecommerce without tears - or credit cards
Comment In addition it fully authenticates all three parties in an ecommerce transaction - the consumer, the merchant and the bank - so that everyone can be sure who they are dealing with. They question the security of... [17 May 2002]
Ecommerce held back by company politics
News Nearly three-quarters of IT executives claim to be the driving force behind ecommerce in their businesses, but they are getting increasingly frustrated by company politics, according to a survey by Cambridge Information... [06 Jul 1998]