E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Tuesday -- June 30, 2009

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Today's Headlines:
When the Home Entertainment Systems Market Rebounds
Outsourcing's No Longer In
The Business Case for Virtual Business, Part 2
Cablevision Scores Win for DVR in the Sky
Upgrade Limitations Irk Many Would-Be Windows 7 Customers
EC Leads Universal Phone Charger Charge

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Today's Story Highlights

When the Home Entertainment Systems Market Rebounds
Sales and revenues for the home systems channel will decline in 2009,
just as they did in 2008. Many projects will be postponed or canceled
this year. There will a decline in revenues of over 5 percent from 2008
to 2009. That's the bad news. However, integrators and manufacturers
should not build their strategic plans based on "doom-and-gloom"
headlines.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67463.html

Outsourcing's No Longer In
Companies used to turn to outsourcing during tough financial times. The
current global recession, however, has curtailed outsourcing as much as
it has other parts of the economy. "Oddly enough, the global recession
has hurt outsourcing significantly," said Chad Hahn, principal owner of
Hahn Consulting.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67465.html

The Business Case for Virtual Business, Part 2
There's no doubt some companies have succeeded in using virtual worlds
for branding and interaction with their customers, whether through in-
world stores, billboards or other means. Wells Fargo, for instance, has
been operating its Stagecoach Island aimed at young customers for
roughly four years and says it is pleased with the results.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67464.html

Cablevision Scores Win for DVR in the Sky
Cable TV operators won a key legal battle against Hollywood studios and
television networks on Monday as the Supreme Court declined to block a
new digital video recording system that could make it even easier for
viewers to bypass commercials. The justices declined to hear arguments
on whether Cablevision Systems' remote-storage DVR system would violate
copyright laws.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67466.html

Upgrade Limitations Irk Many Would-Be Windows 7 Customers
Microsoft said last week that designated PCs with premium versions of
Windows Vista preinstalled will qualify for upgrades to the equivalent
Windows 7 product once the final version of Redmond's next-generation
operating system becomes widely available in the fall.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67459.html

EC Leads Universal Phone Charger Charge
European consumers will be able to cut a few cords from their lives as
early as next year, when smartphone manufacturers are expected to begin
providing standardized chargers under an agreement announced Monday with
the European Commission. The GSM Association announced an agreement in
February to implement a worldwide uniform standard for chargers by 2012.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67458.html

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