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March 20, 2001 Published by: Nua Ltd Volume 6 Number 9
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CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL:
'Keep an eye on i-mode'
by Kathy Foley
ACCESS DEVICES
:Wireless ads must be interactive
:I-mode to hit US next year
ECOMMERCE
:Half of B2C retailers are now profitable
:Good news for Canada's online retailers
:Customization the key for online travel sites
:Web shoppers know what they want
:Worldwide B2B to reach USD8.5 trillion in 2005
:Online retailers may be breaking law
:US ecommerce dominated by B2B in 1999
GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS
:Irish Net population increases
:Mobile Internet reaches 31.4 million in Japan
INFRASTRUCTURES
:DSL gains on cable in broadband wars
:Broadband take up slow among EU Net users
IT/COMPUTER INDUSTRY
:Internet use boosts tech firms' productivity
:European skills shortage continues
MARKETING/BRANDS
:Two thirds of UK firms have emarketing strategy
PUBLISHING/MEDIA
:SMEs leading epublishing market
:Content sites must innovate to survive
SECURITY ISSUES
:Cost of cybercrime soars
:UK firms know little of technology-related risks
USAGE PATTERNS
:Internet use to boom in Latin America
:Koreans lead online gaming in Asia
:South Korea dominates Asia in Internet use
:Web out of reach for most Iraqis
:US leads in web rankings
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EDITORIAL:
'Keep an eye on i-mode'
by Kathy Foley
"NTT DoCoMo is already the third largest company in the world but will
its plans for expansion in Europe and the US meet success?"
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ACCESS DEVICES
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=26
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CyberAtlas: Wireless ads must be interactive
Wireless advertising is more likely to be successful if
advertisements are interactive and targeted, according to a new study
from SkyGo.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356547&rel=true>
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Las Vegas Sun: I-mode to hit US next year
US consumers will be able to use the i-mode wireless content service
from next year.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356566&rel=true>
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ECOMMERCE
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=14
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ActivMedia Research: Half of B2C retailers are now profitable
Contrary to negative media hype, many online retailers are
succeeding, according to a new report from ActivMedia Research.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356554&rel=true>
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CNEWS: Good news for Canada's online retailers
Online B2C sales in Canada doubled to CAD4.3 billion (USD2.76
billion) in 2000 and Canadian web users plan to increase their online
spending this year.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356559&rel=true>
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DallasNews: Customization the key for online travel sites
Travel sites are not doing enough to capture the online travel
purchaser, industry executives were told this week.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356564&rel=true>
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eMarketer: Web shoppers know what they want
Over three-quarters (77 percent) of online shoppers in the US use a
search function to find the products they need, while 43 percent
believe that search functionality is the most important feature in
online shopping.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356549&rel=true>
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Gartner Group: Worldwide B2B to reach USD8.5 trillion in 2005
Although the current economic downturn in the US is expected to
affect B2B sales, research firm Gartner said this week that worldwide
B2B ecommerce is on course to reach USD8.5 trillion in 2005.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356558&rel=true>
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Office of Fair Trading: Online retailers may be breaking law
The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has revealed that more than
half of Internet stores in Britain may be breaching consumer law.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356551&rel=true>
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US Census Bureau: US ecommerce dominated by B2B in 1999
According to the US Census Bureau, B2B sales may have accounted for
90 percent of all ecommerce activity in the US in 1999.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356560&rel=true>
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GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=18
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ODTR: Irish Net population increases
According to a survey released last week by the Office of the
Director of Telecommunications Regulation (ODTR), 27 percent of Irish
people now have home Internet access.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356543&rel=true>
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Telecommunications Carriers Association: Mobile Internet reaches 31.4
million in Japan
The number of subscribers to mobile Internet services in Japan
exceeded 30 million at the end of February, according to the
Telecommunications Carriers Association (TCA).
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356550&rel=true>
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INFRASTRUCTURES
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=20
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Harris Interactive: DSL gains on cable in broadband wars
DSL is fast catching up on cable modem as the broadband technology of
choice among US Internet users.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356563&rel=true>
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Washington Post: Broadband take up slow among EU Net users
Internet use has increased dramatically in the European Union, but
broadband access is still a pipe dream for most.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356553&rel=true>
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IT/COMPUTER INDUSTRY
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=12
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PricewaterhouseCoopers: Internet use boosts tech firms' productivity
Technology companies that used the Internet as part of their business
in 2000 experienced higher productivity than those that did not use
the Web, according to a recent study.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356545&rel=true>
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silicon.com: European skills shortage continues
Despite an increase in layoffs over the past few months, Europe's IT
industry continues to experience a skills shortage, with 44 percent
of companies in the region unable to fill IT positions.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356552&rel=true>
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MARKETING/BRANDS
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=45
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NewWorld Commerce: Two thirds of UK firms have emarketing strategy
Online marketing is now an established part of corporate marketing
strategy in the UK, according to a new survey from NewWorld Commerce
and Marketing Week.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356565&rel=true>
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PUBLISHING/MEDIA
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=46
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Europemedia: SMEs leading epublishing market
Europemedia reports this week that electronic publishing in the UK is
dominated by small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356562&rel=true>
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Internet Week: Content sites must innovate to survive
Further consolidation is expected in the content market this year and
the sites that survive will be those which adopt diverse profit-
generating activities.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356557&rel=true>
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SECURITY ISSUES
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=30
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Computer Security Institute: Cost of cybercrime soars
A recent report reveals that the cost of computer security breaches
to US businesses and government organizations is rising rapidly.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356548&rel=true>
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vnunet: UK firms know little of technology-related risks
Despite the publicity surrounding computer viruses and breaches of
computer security, most UK companies are ignorant of technology-
related risks.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356556&rel=true>
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USAGE PATTERNS
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=34
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Excite News: Internet use to boom in Latin America
Latin America's online population is expected to soar from 21 million
in 2000 to 77 million in 2005.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356561&rel=true>
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NetValue: Koreans lead online gaming in Asia
Online gaming is rapidly gaining in popularity in Asia, particularly
in Korea, where 65 percent of all Internet users visited a games
website in January 2001.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356546&rel=true>
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Nielsen NetRatings: South Korea dominates Asia in Internet use
South Korea's 22.3 million Internet users are the most active in
Asia, according to a new survey.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356555&rel=true>
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Silicon Valley News: Web out of reach for most Iraqis
Economic sanctions and a lack of IT skills have greatly hindered
Internet access and technological development in Iraq.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356567&rel=true>
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Yahoo: US leads in web rankings
The US leads the world in home Internet use with more than 98
million people logging on from home in December 2000.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356544&rel=true>
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