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Coupures de Presse [ le 19 octobre 1999 ]

E-Commerce
Le "group buying" arrive en France avec Clust.com et Joël Palix
Ex-3 Suisses, Joël Palix lance le premier site français de "group buying", Clust.com. Au concept américain, il ajoute la dimension communautaire. (Le Journal du Net)


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Press clippings [ October 19, 1999 ]


Mobile Data Is Set to Take Off, but Glitches Remain
The Telecom99 exhibition and conference here last week was supposed to be all about the future of telecommunications and the "mobile Internet." Instead, it sometimes felt like a trip back to 1993, around the time the first Web browser, Mosaic, came out of the University of Illinois and kicked off the Internet's commercial stage. By Bruno Giussani for the New York Times.


Dream Story
Blue Mountain Arts Is in Talks To Sell Greeting-Card Web Site
Blue Mountain Arts is in discussions to sell the closely held firm's highly trafficked Internet site, a free greeting-card service, for about $1 billion. (WSJ) Paid subscription required.



Shopping Angel
Desktops now have power to comparison-shop
Tel Aviv-based R U Sure, on Sunday released a free public beta of the R U Sure Shopping Agent. The Shopping Agent sits in the Windows system tray and wakes up when a user visits a supported e-commerce site. (CNN)


Microsoft
Hola, Microsoft
Microsoft is teaming up with Mexico's largest telecommunications company to take on Spanish-language portal giant StarMedia Network. (The Industry Standard)


Kasparov vs the World
Chess players question Microsoft on Internet game
A number of chess players battling against world champion Garry Kasparov on a Microsoft Web site Monday accused the company of mishandling a move that denied them at least a highly respectable draw. (SiliconValley.com)


E-Commerce
Research Report Nielsen Reports On Keys To Online Sales Success
According to new research released by Nielsen/NetRatings, online shoppers are looking for quality, convenience and a personalized shopping experience over low prices. (E-Commerce Times)

Research Report E-tailers Fail To Cash In On European Market
According to a new study by Jupiter Communications, Inc., neither U.S. nor European e-tailers have moved aggressively to establish consumer relationships in the continent's most sophisticated Web markets. (E-Commerce Times)

B2B Anyone for eTea?
Few examples than Atmostea.com offer a clearer impression of how the Web can change the way the World does business. According to Bloomberg, a site is to be launched early next year which enables tea producers in Africa and Asia to trade tea with UK-based tea companies. (IT Director)

Customer Service Neiman Marcus Launches 'Affluent Platform' On The Web
The new site will also offer an array of customer service support features, including 24-hour instantaneous customer assistance, real-time online chats, and zoom for close-ups of products. (E-Commerce Times)

Name change CompUSA redesigns Web site
CompUSA, a retailer of personal computers, unveiled a redesigned Internet sales site as part of a bid to double the number of visitors and help reverse the company's losses. Its CompUSANet.com subsidiary was renamed Cozone.com and is targeting families and small businesses. (C/net)


No Spam Bill
Congressional spam bill due tomorrow
Republican Heather Wilson's bill would have the FCC create and maintain the list of those who don't want to receive unsolicited email and punish proven "spammers." (News.com)


Excite@Home
Excite@Home Goes Global, Targets 11 Million Homes
Excite@Home Monday took another step in expanding its global empire, signing a series of deals to bring its footprint to five more countries. (InternetNews)


SBC
SBC Launches Internet Service
SBC Communications plans on unveiling a $6 billion plan for Internet service to become the largest U.S. provider of high-speed Internet services, the firm says. (ABCNews)


IBM / Cisco
IBM, Cisco Team Up for Software Via Web
The two technology firms said they would work together to help so-called application service providers, or ASPs, deliver the latest in corporate software that is accessed over the Web. (ABCNews)


California Earthquake
Web site polls quake's effects
Within a few hours of Saturday's magnitude-7.0 quake in the Southern California desert, more than 10,000 people ventured into cyberspace to register their experiences on a new Website run by the U.S. Geological Survey. (USA Today)



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