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GM Launches Japanese Online Auto Shopping Service September 14, 2001 
General Motors, Suzuki Motors, Fuji Heavy Industries and Isuzu Motors announced they
have formed a joint venture company, Japan Auto Web Services. The first item on the new
company's agenda, executives said, is the immediate establishment of BuyPower Japan, an
online automotive shopping service.
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Study: UK Firms Tarry with E-Commerce Adoption September 10, 2001 
UK businesses racked up roughly US$82.7 billion in online sales last year, according to
data released Monday by the British government's Office of National Statistics (ONS),
accounting for 2 percent of total sales in the sectors the agency examined.
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Report: Internet a Growing Piece of Latin American Pie August 24, 2001 
Companies in Latin America expect their 2001 Internet revenue
to be nearly three times that of their 2000 Internet revenue,
according to an IDC report released Thursday.
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Report: Variety of Access Methods Keys UK Internet Growth August 21, 2001 
Over 33 million Britons, or 60 percent of the UK,
ventured online between April and June according to a
report released Monday by Jupiter MMXI.
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Step Forward for Online Foreign Currency Exchanges? August 15, 2001 
Financial software provider BizCurrency said Tuesday that it is offering foreign currency
exchanges for transactions conducted through online business-to-business (B2B)
marketplaces.
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Yahoo! Gets Backing in Nazi Memorabilia Case August 14, 2001 
In a significant show of support for Web portal Yahoo!, which faces ongoing litigation
over the sale of Nazi-related items in France via its U.S.-based Web site, several
prominent Internet industry associations and business organizations have filed a
"friend of the court" brief on behalf of Yahoo! in U.S. District Court.
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UK Grocer Abandons Internet-TV Project August 10, 2001 
UK grocer J. Sainsbury said Friday it has killed an ambitious plan to merge the Internet
and television into a single vehicle for advertising and e-commerce after less than a
year of operation.
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Study: Private Online Hubs To Cut Costs for European Business August 10, 2001 
To maximize relationships with preferred suppliers, many European firms will develop
private online hubs that will result in savings of 9.5 percent on sales costs in the
coming years, according to a study released Thursday by Forrester Research.
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Amazon Opens Seattle Mariners Store in Japan August 08, 2001 
Hoping to cash in on Japan's infatuation with baseball's Seattle Mariners, Internet
behemoth Amazon.com launched the Seattle Mariners Store at its Japanese site on Tuesday.
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Report: Internet Purchasing Picking Up Steam in Europe August 03, 2001 
Although 38 percent of European businesses use the Internet to buy goods and services,
another 36 percent expect to incorporate online purchasing in their operations beginning
next year, according to data released Thursday by IDC.
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EU Signs Off on E-Signature Initiative August 01, 2001 
European Union (EU) regulators cleared the way for the wide-scale implementation of
electronic signature initiatives Wednesday, approving a global network, Identrus, set up
by financial institutions worldwide to authenticate digital signatures and other aspects
of e-commerce transactions.
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Report: Central European B2C Online Sales on Shaky Ground July 19, 2001 
Online business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce will continue its struggle to take hold in
Central Europe, while business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce will see a much more robust
growth in the region, the European branch of research firm IDC told the
E-Commerce Times on Wednesday.
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Study: Net Wields Powerful Influence Over European Consumers July 18, 2001 
Although European e-tailers are facing their own wave of closures and consolidation, a
study released Tuesday by the Boston Consulting Group found that the continent's
online retailing industry is "far from dead," but rather that consumers are growing
increasingly enthused about purchasing from brick-and-click merchants.
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UK Travel Site Acquires Food Delivery Company July 16, 2001 
UK online travel agency Lastminute.com said Monday it has acquired Urbanbite.com, a
Web-based company that delivers take-out food in the UK and the Netherlands.
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Australian Government Funds B2B E-Commerce July 11, 2001 
Giving a boost to business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce Down Under, the Australian
government announced Tuesday it would be handing out US$6.64 million in funding for B2B
projects over the next five years.
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Amazon Cements First European Brick-and-Mortar Alliance July 06, 2001 
Amazon.com expanded its reach into brick-and-mortar stores overseas with
its announcement Wednesday that its British arm, Amazon.co.uk, has teamed
up with European mobile phone provider Carphone Warehouse to offer customers
pre-paid phones online.
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