But, in a statement, BAE said the Type 45 order would have no significant impact on its short-term workload and it would therefore make redundant 1, 000 workers on the Clyde and 150 in Barrow over the next six months.

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According to Penang Netpreneur Chan Hong Saik, who runs B2B Internet solutions group Ebx.com, numbers like that mean that the term "e-commerce" will soon be redundant.

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