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Editors Note: January 8, 2001
Understanding the whims of the stock market is a little like predicting the weather. You get some good indicators, but theres always the possibility...
Fast Facts Matrix: January 8, 2001
Canadian PrivacyA new Canadian law that limits the use of personal information by businesses went into effect Jan. 1. Canadas Personal Information Protection and...
GE Turns On
General Electric took a big step last week on the path to becoming a business-to-business e-market powerhouse that could rival the likes of Ariba...
A Simple Plan
Its time for privately held Web integrators to hire one messenger to serve the masses. Right now, those companies are using dozens of costly...
Operator No. 9: January 8, 2001
Whos Got the Last Laugh Now?As a reporter who writes about Internet and dot-com companies, I — and my colleagues at the magazine —...
New Year, Same Problems
It may be a new year, but last quarters slowdown continues to haunt the e-services sector. Even Sapient, one of the sectors star performers,...
The January Effect
January is supposed to be the month in which investors get their Christmas gifts, especially investors who like small cap stocks.Academic studies have confirmed...
Confidence Is Key To Fragile Economy
The success of the Federal Reserve Boards dramatic half-point reduction in interest rates last week will depend on how much it shores up deteriorating...
Got Bad News?
Theres nothing like the holidays for sharing bad news. I can still hear my dearly departed grandma telling me about her latest medical "condition"...
Escape from the Dark Ages
Hard hit by a combination punch of depressed stocks and poor earnings, the Web-integrator sector is ripe for consolidation. But dont expect any miracles...