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  • IT Best Practices - Catching the Big Internet Fish: Legal Issues in Webcasting (Jan 2000)

    Catching the Big Internet Fish: Legal Issues in Webcasting (Jan 2000)

    Downloadable music formats such as MP3 may be stealing most of the headlines with regard to online music, but another wave, popularly known as "webcasting," is hitting the Internet. Webcasting, at the basic level, is like radio broadcasting, but via the Internet instead of the airwaves.

    August, 2002

  • IT Best Practices - Copyright Holders: Claim Your Rights Online (Jun 2000)

    Copyright Holders: Claim Your Rights Online (Jun 2000)

    One of the most frequently asked questions regarding the protection of website content is how to let users know that the author claims ownership. A popular misconception is that posting material on the Internet is tantamount to delivering it into the public domain. Such is not the case. An author of website content is entitled to the same protection under the Copyright Act as the creator of a book, magazine article, or screenplay. How does the author assert these rights? The answer lies in the legal concept of notice.

    August, 2002

  • IT Best Practices - Auctioneer or Pirateer? (May 2000)

    Auctioneer or Pirateer? (May 2000)

    Three leading computer game companies recently filed a joint lawsuit against Yahoo! alleging that the portal is facilitating the sale of illegal and counterfeit computer games and the hardware required to run the programs, including the so-called "mod chips" which enable users to circumvent copy protection measures.

    August, 2002

  • IT Staffing - Searching the Executive Search Companies

    Searching the Executive Search Companies

    Computer Economics conducted an online survey of 16 of the top executive search firms in the United States. Executive search companies provide a means of finding senior management personnel. The search firms help client companies find the right senior manager, or possibly a team of managers, for a specific role.

    August, 2002

  • Technology Trends - .Net Servers Begin to Appear (August 2002)

    .Net Servers Begin to Appear (August 2002)

    Because of the delayed shipping date, .Net servers are appearing later than originally planned by Microsoft. The late deployment was motivated by Microsoft’s determination to build in as much security protection as possible before launching the new platforms. Support from third-party tool providers and application developers is beginning to gather as Microsoft prepares to issues the .Net server series.

    August, 2002

  • Technology Trends - Virtual Online Assistants (July 2002)

    Virtual Online Assistants (July 2002)

    An independent study of virtual online assistants conducted by The Usability Company has revealed that customer acceptance of this new technology depends in large measure on the details of implementation. The survey was sponsored jointly by eGain Communications and a large European bank.

    July, 2002

  • IT Best Practices - 10 Rules for Maintaining a Website (July 2002)

    10 Rules for Maintaining a Website (July 2002)

    By nature websites are expandable and dynamic. Sites that stagnate are doomed to failure, but keeping sites fresh demands a great deal of maintenance grunt-work. Although it isn’t nearly as glamorous, website maintenance is every bit as important as web design. Companies that dedicate time and resources to maintaining a superior website are the most apt to experience both hard and soft return on their investment.

    July, 2002

  • IT Best Practices - Banks Move to Squelch Online Gambling:  Why It Matters  (July 2002)

    Banks Move to Squelch Online Gambling: Why It Matters (July 2002)

    The threat to a free market on the Internet no longer comes only from governmental interference. The financial community has decided to get in the game. Internet commerce depends upon credit card transactions for the vast majority of all payments for goods and services. Until recently, the financial institutions which facilitate these transactions took no interest, so to speak, in the nature of the purchases.

    July, 2002

  • Research Bytes - Deep Linking Lingers On

    Deep Linking Lingers On

    One of the most fundamental characteristics of the Internet--perhaps the one feature which defines the vast, interconnected array of communications and computer systems--is the ability to direct users seamlessly from one point to another. That feature is generically referred to as "linking," and the practice gives rise to many legal issues and several unresolved questions.

    June, 2002

  • IT Best Practices - What Causes Price Differences in E-Commerce? (June 2002)

    What Causes Price Differences in E-Commerce? (June 2002)

    The causes for differing prices in e-commerce that last over long time periods provide important information regarding competition in these markets.  Just as few passengers on the same airline flight pay the same fare, online buyers often pay significantly differing amounts for the same merchandise.   Studies of persistent price differences between Internet merchants and prices that different buyers are willing to pay offer insights into how websites should be designed, what products should be sold online, and the importance of being recognized as a trusted seller.

    June, 2002

  • Technology Trends - June 2002 Web Bites (June 2002)

    June 2002 Web Bites (June 2002)

    A recent study by Vividence Corporation reveals that exposure to effective pharmaceutical websites increases consumers' likelihood to request specific prescription drugs from their doctors by 89%.

    June, 2002

  • Technology Trends - Microsoft Focuses Strategy on the Web (June 2002)

    Microsoft Focuses Strategy on the Web (June 2002)

    While Microsoft may be rethinking its net services strategy, the company will undoubtedly move into this arena. The additional distractions of the departure of its president and still unresolved antitrust lawsuits have failed to deter Microsoft from its primary objective of becoming the major player in the web services market.

    June, 2002

  • Technology Trends - Deep Linking Lingers On (Jun 2002)

    Deep Linking Lingers On (Jun 2002)

    One of the most fundamental characteristics of the Internet, perhaps the one feature which defines the vast, interconnected array of communications and computer systems, is the ability to direct users seamlessly from one point to another.  That feature is generically referred to as "linking." Linking takes many forms, and depending on such factors as the content, the context, and the relationship between the two sites involved, the practice gives rise to many legal issues and several unresolved questions.

    June, 2002

  • IT Best Practices - The Internet Is Not Making Paper Go Away (April 2002)

    The Internet Is Not Making Paper Go Away (April 2002)

    Despite the immense popularity of paperless media such as email and the Internet, a study by Lexmark reveals that the need for printing remains as strong as ever—and is growing. Results of the study also offer details on home and office printing and the future of printing technologies and applications, including public preferences for wireless printing, while dispelling a number of popular misconceptions about printing trends. The survey, conducted in 4Q01 by the opinion and market research firm SWR Worldwide, included 500 respondents who use computer printers both at home and in the workplace on a regular basis.

    May, 2002

  • IT Best Practices - Channel Management Software Strengthens Ties to Partners (Mar 2002)

    Channel Management Software Strengthens Ties to Partners (Mar 2002)

    Channel management software (CMS) aims at improving suppliers' control of their distributor and third-party sales network. Above all, CMS provides the tools to monitor and manage resellers who represent your company to customers. CMS can boost the loyalty resellers have to your brand and at the same time improve operations and increase sales. Resellers win also through additional sales leads to customers who have already demonstrated an interest in your products.

    May, 2002