Forerunner focuses on both consumer-facing e-commerce startups and on technology companies that support e-commerce.
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While it struggled, rival companies--and some bigger players--started dabbling with e-paper and display technology.
Otherwise, the CES show floor is absolutely littered with electronic ink also-rans, hybrids, and new screen technologies looking to knock-off the incumbent Kindle, underlying E Ink technology, and Amazon juggernaut.
Wilcox laid off half of the company's senior-level employees and promoted middle managers with a strong grasp of E Ink's technology and the manufacturing process.
But an interesting aspect of e-book and audiobook technology is its potential to improve the accessibility of written content.
It's also secured a partnership with E Ink to use the latest in ruggedized e-paper technology and is hoping to raise enough funds to make Popslate a reality.
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Oracle is retraining most of its salesforce in e-business technology and business practices in the hope that, now that they no longer have to haggle over contract terms, they can spend more time understanding the customer and the technology.
Instead of relying on paper and phone calls, its platform integrates e-mail, social media and mobile technology to manage doctor-patient relations.
The Olympus PEN E-PL5 and PEN E-PM2 deliver amazing image quality by packing superior image technology, blazing fast processing speed and total creative control in classic bodies that combine the portability and ease of use of a point-and-shoot without the complexity of a DSLR.
But a person familiar with the matter said the patents relate to fundamental Internet technologies, including email, instant messaging, Web browsing, Web search, online advertising, mobile technology and e-commerce.
The hope is that it will allow record labels to focus on managing the editorial content and e-commerce elements of band sites with fewer people and technology requirements than are currently used--particularly as it seeks to build more of these sites.
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One major trend dominating CES 2010 is the massive uptick in manufacturers showing off e-reader devices, software and technology.
As with most professions, the book business is changing rapidly with the advent of the Internet and new technology like e-readers.
"The adoption of mobile across our markets, combined with our e-commerce capabilities, technology and brand, means we now have nearly twice as many active online customers than we had in 2010, " he commented.
As well as being used for in-store signage, E Ink's technology powers Sony's e-book reader, and in April, Seiko, a watchmaker, unveiled a digital watch built around an E Ink display.
More than 20 million flexible plastic displays are on the market today, according to Sriram Peruvemba, vice-president of marketing for E Ink, the company that developed the low-power display technology for the Amazon Kindle and many other e-book readers.
APPA-E is meant to support academic research and technology development at private companies that may be too early to attract private dollars.
Would e-books and one bit of available technology solve this problem?
The Nikkei makes the point that trends in technology and markets increasingly require the integration of products and technology from what were previously rather distinct and separate industries, e.g.
Prize is awarded to the North Catholic University Foundation in Antioquia, Colombia for its Virtual Assisted Literacy Programme, which uses e-learning to improve technology skills and employment opportunities in marginalized communities.
Cramlington Community High in Northumberland encourages parents to e-mail teachers to discuss children's progress, and the Cardinal Wiseman Catholic Technology College in Birmingham has a website with an "e-portal" for parents.
Simultaneously, an explosion of technology, social media and e-commerce has created a more informed and empowered citizenry.
In particular, Lev says in the months ahead James will expand his off-the-court business with technology, auto, and E-commerce companies.
"A clothing store's fall fashion lineup e-mail blitz is basically indistinguishable from spam, both for the technology providers and the customer, " says Scott Petry, founder of Postini, an e-mail security management provider in Redwood City, Calif.
But the company is developing new businesses selling to creative professionals for web design and technology for mobile devices, like e-readers, which require crisp fonts.
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Companies that devise creative ways, such as e-books, standardized medical records and smart grid technology, to marry broadband to those issues will also benefit from the FCC plan, says Arbogast.
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