Expanded E-Commerce Management (ECM) Deployment
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GOVERNANCE & GOING GLOBAL NEWS

ToC

• UPS sees regulations hamper Latin e-commerce

• European E-Commerce To Hit $1 Trillion by 2004

• No e-taxes, says CES panel

• U.S. Hispanic E-Shoppers Indifferent To Language

• European E-Christmas Sales Fly, But Not Profits

• Japan convenience stores in e-commerce battle

• Net Taxes: When, Not If

• European E-Commerce Still Lags Behind U.S.

• Singapore encourages e-commerce with incentives

• National Retailers Mull E-Tax

• U.S. Culture Pervades Global E-commerce

• Pushing for a Crackdown on Auto Sales Done Directly Online

• A Merry e-Christmas for UK?

• Web brings boom for small businesses

• 'E-commerce backers are targeting Latin America, but its a tough sell

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UPS sees regulations hamper Latin e-commerce
Tariffs, cumbersome customs rules and other government regulations are a big hurdle to electronic commerce throughout Latin America, according to a leader of U.S. deliveries-giant United Parcel Service Inc.

• Media Central

• http://www.mediacentral.com/channels//inetecomm/01_05_2000.reutr-story-N05268074.html

European E-Commerce To Hit $1 Trillion by 2004
According to a new report by Forrester Research, European e-commerce will grow at triple-digit rates over the next five years to a total of more than $1 trillion

• US$

• http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000106-4.shtml

No e-taxes, says CES panel
E-commerce isn't ruining bricks-and-mortar businesses and should be left alone, Virginia governor says.

• ZDNet

• http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0%2C4586%2C2419405%2C00.html

U.S. Hispanic E-Shoppers Indifferent To Language
Spanish-language online retailer Espanol.com has found that few Hispanic Internet shoppers in the United States care whether their shopping destinations are in English or Spanish.

• E-Commerce Times

• http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000107-6.shtml

European E-Christmas Sales Fly, But Not Profits
Online shopping boomed across Europe over Christmas as expected, but Internet retailers piled up heavy losses and goods were often delivered late.

• TechWeb

• http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/reuters/REU20000107S0004

 Japan convenience stores in e-commerce battle
The battle for Japan's fast-growing e-commerce market among operators of huge convenience store chains intensified on Tuesday when five firms teamed up to compete with top chain store operator Seven-Eleven.

• Media Central

• http://www.mediacentral.com/channels//inetecomm/01_11_2000.reutr-story-T62651.html

Net Taxes: When, Not If
Economics will force tax equality for online and offline merchants.

• Upside

• http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/opinion/story?id=387a3b7e0

European E-Commerce Still Lags Behind U.S.
Despite recent gains, European e-commerce still lags behind online sales in the United States, according to a new study from International Data Corporation

• E-Commerce Times

• http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000113-2.shtml

Singapore encourages e-commerce with incentives
Singapore said on Thursday it had approved its first two companies under a tax incentive scheme to encourage firms to set up regional e-commerce trading centers in the city state.

• Media Central

• http://www.mediacentral.com/channels//inetecomm/01_13_2000.reutr-story-SP230123.html

National Retailers Mull E-Tax
The din of whether to tax Internet commerce is destined to become louder Jan. 18 when the 99 member board of the National Retail Federation votes to take a position on the issue."

• Inter@ctive Week

• http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0%2C4164%2C2423013%2C00.html

U.S. Culture Pervades Global E-commerce
Outside the United States, consumers are increasingly shopping online, but it's a young market slowed by security concerns, a developing infrastructure, and cultural risks, said speakers at a conference in Ontario.

• TechWeb

• http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20000121S0010

Pushing for a Crackdown on Auto Sales Done Directly Online
Internet companies that sell cars directly to consumers are encountering stiff opposition from auto dealers, who are using their influence in state legislatures and with state regulators to protect their businesses.

• New York Times

• http://www.nytimes.com/library/financial/012500auto-dealers.html

A Merry e-Christmas for UK?
It appears that many people in the UK went online to find the cheapest prices for gifts - but then headed to the high street to buy them.

• BBC News

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_602000/602240.stm

Web brings boom for small businesses
UK e-commerce minister Patricia Hewitt launches a national award scheme for small businesses who go online.

• BBC News

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_618000/618024.stm

'E-commerce backers are targeting Latin America, but its a tough sell
Latin America is heralded as the next frontier for electronic commerce. But making e-commerce happen in countries such as Mexico will require overcoming some serious obstacles. Antiquated back-office computer systems, inefficient distribution networks and widespread credit-card fraud have kept many businesses from jumping online.

• MSNBC

• http://www.msnbc.com/news/361591.asp

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