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Amazon in Trouble? - Amazon disagrees with a report claiming it will feel a 'creditor squeeze' in 2001. Also: JDS Uniphase acquisition of SDL approved.... Letsbuyit stays above water.... and more. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41646,00.html?tw=wn20010206. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Amazon Loses Patent Suit Round - Barnesandnoble.com wins the latest round in its legal dispute with Amazon, its chief rival in online book retail. Amazon is suing Barnes & Noble for infringing its patent for one-click shopping. By Joanna Glasner. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41824,00.html?tw=wn20010215. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Amazon Rescinds Gag Order Offer - Earlier this week, Amazon.com told its soon-to-be-laid-off Seattle- area employees that if they wanted their severance packages they couldn't bad-mouth the company in public. That meant they wouldn't be able to voice concerns that they were targeted for layoffs because some were thinking about organizing a union. On Thursday, Amazon backed down. Manny Frishberg reports from Seattle. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41564,00.html?tw=wn20010202. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] And You Thought IPOs Were Over - If all goes as planned, next week will be the first really happening week of the year for IPOs. Of course, a lot could happen to ensure that all does not go as planned. By Joanna Glasner. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41583,00.html?tw=wn20010203. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Brazil ISPs Drop Like Dot-Coms - Internet Service Providers offering free Internet access are responsible for the record number of Brazilians that came online last year. But these ISPs are failing to turn a profit and closing their doors. What next? Paulo Reblo reports from Brazil. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41652,00.html?tw=wn20010209. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Brazil's Amazonian Net Reach - With its aggressive approaches in both the private and public sectors, it's no wonder Brazil is far and away the leader among Latin American countries in terms of Internet access. By Julia Scheeres. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41562,00.html?tw=wn20010202. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Britannica Does Britney - What is knowledge, and where do you go to find it? You may be surprised at what they're purveying at a certain formerly stuffy enterprise. Hint: It's called Britannica. By Aparna Kumar. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41591,00.html?tw=wn20010209. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Chatty New Yorkers Shut Up Again - Another county in New York bans the use of cell phones while driving. Also: The industry hires a big tobacco lawyer to help in the cell phones-cause-cancer cases, GSM World Congress tidbits, telcos' woes and more in this week's Unwired News. By Elisa Batista. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,42067,00.html?tw=wn20010228. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] China Threatens India Eminence - India has long ruled Asia in terms of churning out high-level software professionals. But the Chinese government is going full speed ahead on plans to upgrade its computer, and English-language, literacy. Manu Joseph reports from India. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41656,00.html?tw=wn20010223. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Codeine Just a Click Away - A Better Business Bureau official recounts his investigation into buying drugs without a prescription on the Net. Turns out, it wasn't that difficult. By Joanna Glasner. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41556,00.html?tw=wn20010201. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] DoCoMo's I-Mode Turns Two - Japan's Web-linked mobile phone service, which gains as many as 50,000 new subscribers every day, celebrates its second birthday on Thursday. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41962,00.html?tw=wn20010222. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] EarthLink, Sprint End Alliance - EarthLink and Sprint end the exclusive terms of their alliance. Also: Power-One affected by Cisco slowdown.... DoCoMo to replace 230,000 handsets.... Severed undersea cable prevents Internet access in China.... and more. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41729,00.html?tw=wn20010209. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] End of an Era at Terra Lycos - Terra Lycos CEO Bob Davis loses a power struggle, and is expected to resign.... DreamWorks drops out of the gaming biz.... Sun expands its operations in India. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41559,00.html?tw=wn20010201. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] EToys: Going Down Slowly - The toy retailer, once one of the most high-flying public Internet companies, says its stock is worthless. It expects to be delisted from Nasdaq soon, and it will file for bankruptcy. By Joanna Glasner. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,42030,00.html?tw=wn20010227. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Few Options for Yakkin' Flyers - You want to make a phone call in flight, but there's an airborne ban on the use of cell phones. You also don't want to foot the bill for making a call on airplane seat-installed phones. What are your alternatives? Um, none? By Elisa Batista. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41277,00.html?tw=wn20010216. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Free E-Mail Gone Without a Trace - ZDNet U.K. and Australia shuts down its free e-mail service without notice, and that's only the half of it. Users find themselves unable to retrieve messages or information they'd previously saved to their folders. By Lisa Nadile. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41649,00.html?tw=wn20010207. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Game Developers Wary of Sony - The top-dog in gaming consoles, Sony now finds its PlayStation 2 launch woes and sticky relations with U.S. game developers may open the field to competitors. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41664,00.html?tw=wn20010207. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Game Over at EToys - The online toy seller lays off its remaining 293 employees and is about to be taken off Nasdaq. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41634,00.html?tw=wn20010206. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Gates Sells Microsoft Shares - A day before the company unveils its new Windows XP operating system, Bill Gates files to sell $193 million in stock. The filing follows a string of large sales at Microsoft in recent weeks. By Joanna Glasner. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41798,00.html?tw=wn20010214. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] He Said, She Said, Web Dread - Tanya says she left on her own; Josh says he asked her to leave. Who's telling the truth? The tawdry details of a relationship gone sour were on display on the webcast of We Live in Public. By Aparna Kumar. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41997,00.html?tw=wn20010224. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Is Amazon's Honor Plan Honorable? - Amazon's new honor system gives the company new power to track customers. It's saying 'trust us, we won't peek.' Critics smell a fox near the henhouse. By Jeffrey Benner. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41660,00.html?tw=wn20010207. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Is Phone Interference Phony? - Airlines and the FAA claim that cell phones cause too much interference for them to be safely used during flights. But electric razors and hearing aids are also said to cause interference, and their use is legal. What's going on? By Elisa Batista. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41273,00.html?tw=wn20010215. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] IWW: A Truly Wobbly Trade Show - The first ever Internet World Wireless isn't exactly wowing the Big Apple. The booths are small, the parties are nonexistent, and the people ... where are they? Elisa Batista reports from New York. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41961,00.html?tw=wn20010223. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Java Jockey Going to Space - A competition to write the best application for an Internet appliance (yawn) is made more interesting by the top prize -- a trip in a Russian fighter jet to the edge of space. By Leander Kahney. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41791,00.html?tw=wn20010214. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Juno Pulls Out All the Starts - The struggling ISP thinks the way to salvation is to have its subscribers join a distributed computing project so the company can sell hard drive space and computing power. But there are a few caveats. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41580,00.html?tw=wn20010202. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Killer Tech Hub Forming in D.C.? - Reputations are hard to change. Just ask the good folks at the District of Columbia's chamber of commerce. But a recent survey shows there are 332 technology firms in a city better known for high murder rates. Declan McCullagh and Ryan Sager report from Washington. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41640,00.html?tw=wn20010206. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Miami Builds in Spite of Crash - Amid the dot-com crash and the recent cancellation of a major new economy forum for Latin America, Miami is luring tech companies and real estate developers. It's the hardware, stupid. Dot-coms will come and go, but the Internet, especially in Latin America, is growing. Robyn Ross reports from Miami. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41879,00.html?tw=wn20010226. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] MS Foe to Head Bertelsmann - Joel Klein, the attorney who led the government's antitrust case against Microsoft, has been tabbed as the CEO of Bertelsmann's unit in the United States. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41547,00.html?tw=wn20010201. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] MS Users May Experience Pain - Microsoft's next generation 'XP' software prevents piracy by locking down the number of installations and requiring registration. But the software may irk users who frequently need to rebuild their PCs. By Andy Patrizio. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41622,00.html?tw=wn20010207. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] New iMacs Flower-Powered - Apple targets the aging hippie population with new tie-dyed colored computers. Not everyone is happy with the hardware changes, which replaces a DVD with a CD-Rewritable drive. By Leander Kahney. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41964,00.html?tw=wn20010222. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] New Snail-Mail Service 'Ads' Up - Can't send an e-mail and don't have any of those 34-cent stamps lying around? Try Zairmail. They'll send it for you, along with some targeted advertisements. By Farhad Manjoo. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41647,00.html?tw=wn20010208. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] New Windows, Office Coming - Microsoft will introduce new versions of Windows and Office by the end of 2001. Also: Intel gets money to build in Israel.... Microsoft TV to filter porn and violence.... and more. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41605,00.html?tw=wn20010205. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] New York to Eisner: 'Drop Dead' - When Disney chief Michael Eisner declared that 'the advertising community has abandoned the Internet,' the New York advertising community struck back. Peter Catapano reports from the State of New York New Media conference in Manhattan. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41020,00.html?tw=wn20010201. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Now a Big Word From Our Sponsor - Don't adjust your screens, those online advertisements really are getting bigger and bolder. The Internet Advertising Bureau OKs seven new types of ads, all of which occupy more physical space on Web pages than traditional banner ads. By Julia Scheeres. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,42038,00.html?tw=wn20010227. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Red Hat Dares MS to Debate - Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik says he is far from worried by Microsoft's recent attack on Linux and open-source software: It's Bill Gates who should be scared. In fact, says Red Hat, we'll take our case to Congress. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,42011,00.html?tw=wn20010226. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Success 'Ads' Up For These Teens - It's like a story from the 'old' days: A couple of high school kids with an interest in business meet online, create a dot-com and hire someone on the other side of the country who's old enough to be their mother. By Robin Clewley. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41337,00.html?tw=wn20010203. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] The Battle for the PDA Market - Who's going to win the personal handheld battle? It's not only a three-company race, but it appears as if there's a division of the hemispheres as well. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41643,00.html?tw=wn20010207. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] There Are Jobs, But No Work - Tyco puts 5,000 workers on unpaid leave, but plans no layoffs. Also: UbiquiTel to buy VIA Wireless.... Terra Networks CEO resigns.... and more. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41965,00.html?tw=wn20010222. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Web Phones: For the Elite Few? - Internet World Wireless is saturated with wireless service providers targeting the big ISPs and telcos. Their products are certainly not geared to the everyday person. Analysts aren't sure the market will let them flourish. Elisa Batista reports from New York. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41960,00.html?tw=wn20010223. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Why E-Tailing Really Suffers - It's not just the bad business plans that have doomed dot-coms, e-biz experts say. It's the fears of divulging personal data over the Web, and media sensationalism, too. By Michelle Delio. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41653,00.html?tw=wn20010207. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top] Yahoo Launches Paid Placements - Yahoo's directory listings of websites have always been purely alphabetical. But times are changing, money is tight, and Yahoo has succumbed to the lure of filthy lucre. By Leander Kahney. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41594,00.html?tw=wn20010203. From: Wired News - Business, eCom, eTail 2001.02 [top]
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