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ACM TechNews
Volume 2, Number 9
Date: January 24, 2000
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Today's Top Stories:
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0124m.html
"Developers Rush to Meet Demands of E-Commerce"
"Wiretapping Unwarranted?"
"FTC Names Groups to Privacy Panel"
"Racing for Slice of a $350 Billion Pie, Online Auto-Sales Sites Retool"
"Medtronic to Join Microsoft, IBM in Patient-Monitoring Venture"
"RSA and VeriSign to Develop Secure Wireless E-Commerce"
"E-Commerce Step-by-Step VPNs for B2B?"
"Web Site Upgrades: Build or Buy?"
"Construction and the Internet: New Wiring"
"Internet Power Sparks Business"
"Net Technology Connects Data With Marketers"
"Internet Virus Boom"
"AOL Shakes Up Open Access"
"Data Centers: Growing--and High-Priced--Niche"
"Brick-and-Mortars in 2000: Payback Time"
"The Myth of Scalability"
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"Developers Rush to Meet Demands of E-Commerce"
With e-commerce retailers expanding at a rapid clip, some
real-world issues are emerging. A primary concern is finding
sufficient warehouse space in different parts of the country to
ship consumers' merchandise within hours of orders being placed . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0124m.html#item1
"Wiretapping Unwarranted?"
Privacy groups have filed a brief with the U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia to strike down surveillance
rules created by the FCC on grounds that the rules give law
enforcement agencies too much tracking and surveillance power, . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0124m.html#item2
"FTC Names Groups to Privacy Panel"
The FTC has filled out the roster of its Advisory Committee on
Online Access and Security, which will hold its inaugural meeting
on Feb. 4. The committee will attempt to resolve differences
between online businesses and public interest groups over . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0124m.html#item3
"Racing for Slice of a $350 Billion Pie, Online Auto-Sales Sites Retool"
Online auto sellers are starting to integrate the lead generation
and direct sales models as competition in the industry heats up,
reflecting the convergence of online sales and traditional
retail. For example, Autobytel.com today will announce plans to . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0124m.html#item4
"Medtronic to Join Microsoft, IBM in Patient-Monitoring Venture"
IBM is participating in a venture with Medtronic to allow cardiac
patients to transmit, and eventually receive, heart monitoring
information over the Internet. IBM will provide electrical
circuitry and hardware for the project, while Microsoft has been . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0124m.html#item5
"RSA and VeriSign to Develop Secure Wireless E-Commerce"
RSA has teamed up with VeriSign to develop a secure wireless
end-to-end e-commerce platform. The alliance intends to offer
its services worldwide to enable application developers and
carriers to offer services as secure as wired Internet . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0124m.html#item6
"E-Commerce Step-by-Step VPNs for B2B?"
Business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce is burgeoning in part
because of virtual private networks (VPNs), which allow small and
midsize businesses to enjoy the efficiency and cost reductions
once accessible only to the Fortune 500. Big businesses are . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0124m.html#item7
"Web Site Upgrades: Build or Buy?"
As companies expand business Web sites, they must decide whether
to build their own technology or to buy off-the shelf e-commerce
suites. Although building the technology allows a company to
customize the site to their exact needs, this approach can be . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0124m.html#item8
"Construction and the Internet: New Wiring"
Internet business-to-business (B2B) companies are offering all
levels of the construction industry a way to cut costs and save
time. Of the $650 billion spent annually in the U.S. on
construction, an estimated $200 billion is spent to correct . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0124m.html#item9
"Internet Power Sparks Business"
InformationWeek recently held a panel discussion with three top
IT executives on the topic of how IT and the Internet will change
their businesses this year. Participating in the discussion were
Dave Bent, CIO of Visteon Automotive Systems, Ford's auto-parts . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0124m.html#item10
"Net Technology Connects Data With Marketers"
DigitalConvergence.com's keystroke automation technology (KAT)
can instantly connect TV sets to specific Internet sites, and
Sears, Roebuck & Co. and Forbes are already making plans for the
technology. KAT gives users direct access to online information . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0124m.html#item11
"Internet Virus Boom"
Although the New Year's weekend did not give rise to the army of
viruses that many feared, businesses still need to be wary, as
such viruses will only get more vicious and speedy in the future.
The Internet and the interconnectivity of networks has helped . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0124m.html#item12
"AOL Shakes Up Open Access"
AOL's recent announcement that it planned to merge with Time
Warner changed the outlook for the company's future in broadband
and also signaled a new strategy on open access. For years, AOL
has been a chief supporter of the OpenNet Coalition, which favors . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0124m.html#item13
"Data Centers: Growing--and High-Priced--Niche"
Data centers are becoming increasingly popular in areas that have
high concentrations of technology companies. Data centers are
basically big rooms full of big computers that service serve vast
quantities of data to the Internet. From a commercial real . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0124m.html#item14
"Brick-and-Mortars in 2000: Payback Time"
Armed with decades of retail experience, brick-and-mortar
companies are preparing to tackle e-business. Traditional
retailers such as Barnes & Noble and Williams-Sonoma plan to
battle Internet-only ventures by combining Web strategies with . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0124m.html#item15
"The Myth of Scalability"
Although the ability to grow rapidly is crucial among Internet
businesses, it may not be useful in the long run, says Harvard
Business Review senior editor Nicholas G. Carr. The ability to
scale became important in the traditional economy because the . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0124m.html#item16
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