BT, first in its mobile-telecoms division, then as a pioneer of the group's business-to-business e-commerce efforts.
There will be better automatic translation, but in a lot of business-to-business e-commerce, language won't be very important.
It also plans to develop business-to-business e-commerce exchanges it already has an energy exchange and an incubator for e-commerce ventures.
Other postponed IT programs include customer relationship management (25 percent), sales-force automation (22 percent), business-to-business e-commerce (18 percent) and business-to-consumer e-commerce (15 percent).
So audience ought to work in business-to-business e-commerce as well, right?
So far as business is concerned, it certainly ought to be raising productivity through business-to-business e-commerce, for instance but, as Mr Gordon shows, it doesn't seem to be.
Business-to-business e-commerce, or e-business, is a different story.
He quit his job as director of the business-to-business segment at e-commerce software maker Open Market to launch PurchasingCenter, warning his wife to expect lean months with no salary.
In other words, despite everything the dot-coms did to screw up the business, the e-commerce market is continuing to cook along, meeting all of the most optimistic predictions for explosive growth.
TellMe has opted for an advertising-supported business model, but also intends to charge e-commerce sites for building and maintaining their voice services and it wants to take a cut on every purchase that is made through its system.
"We felt that working with Taobao Mall offered the best approach to reaching out to more consumers because it is so clearly the most influential online business-to-consumer sales channel, " said Christophe Bezu, chief e-commerce officer for Adidas, in an email.
According to a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey, 70% of Asian CEOs expect e-commerce to recast their business.
But there may be some maneuvering room left for newcomers in business to consumer e-commerce, he adds.
My nomination is Jeff Bezos, founder of the first e-commerce business to make a real splash, and still running Amazon 18 years on.
David Spector, a former venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital, recently bought patents from closed online jeans business INDi for his yet-to-launch e-commerce company.
Hard numbers are hard to come by because the company doesn't break out its e-commerce business, but the site is in the top ten in terms of visitors to e-tail sites, and its catalog is always expanding.
That deal may furnish Lawson with the right contacts to develop its own e-commerce business.
The company operates about 249 retail stores, an on-line e-commerce business, and a wholesale business selling t-shirts and casual wear to distributors and screen printers.
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In recent quarters, we have also been deemphasizing our retail stores in order to focus on our e-commerce business and enhance our operational strength and customer service capabilities.
There is no doubt that Leeds is once again confident about itself, but for a city that has already seen two major industries disappear, the hope must be that the e-commerce business is here to stay.
Teen apparel retailer Aeropostale is looking to revamp its m-commerce (e-commerce through mobile) channel to strengthen its direct-to-consumer business.
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It plans to hire specifically for e-commerce, business analytics, application development, engineering and project management areas.
Shares in the provider of transportation, e-commerce and business services have less than one week to go before the Memphis, Tennessee-based company is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings.
Any business reliant on e-commerce as part of their revenue stream needs to pay attention to these trends and get ahead of them to stay competitive.
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It is such problems that could lead to new business models just as the Internet created the conditions for e-commerce.
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What remained, he concluded, was a viable information and e-commerce business that needed better execution and a few key acquisitions to succeed.
"Vica versa it's really helped as well, " he says, explaining that he is currently taking a class in e-commerce in which students usually have to use invented sample business data.
Rakuten offers an additional layer of support by providing e-commerce consultants and experts to advise merchants on their online business strategy, implementation, sales and marketing as well as lead and revenue generation.
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"Returns for cash on delivery are about seven to 10 times greater than online payments, " said Savitar Jagtiani, business head of e-commerce for Lebanon's Landmark Group.
It has also meant redefining the business: from offering a vast emporium of maintenance and repair products to providing e-commerce consulting and site maintenance to manufacturers of industrial supplies.
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