E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Wednesday -- July 29, 2009

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Today's Headlines:
Going Global From Rural America
Is iPhone Finally Ready to Clinch the China Deal?
Primary Indicators
Everyone Was Doing It, Argues Attorney in P2P Case
Microsoft to Kick Off Retail Gambit in Fall
Sprint Adds Prepaid Mobile Might With Virgin Buy

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Today's Story Highlights

Going Global From Rural America
Prior to the mid-1990s, the prospect of launching a globally minded
company in rural America was, in a word, remote. However, times have
changed. The Web now makes it possible for anyone to do business
anywhere in the world. Small towns in America's heartland that have long
been dependent on agribusiness, pine for tech-savvy companies that bring
youth, energy and new economy revenue.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67715.html

Is iPhone Finally Ready to Clinch the China Deal?
Once again, rumors that Apple has cracked the China market for the
iPhone have set the news media buzzing. However, the talk apparently did
little for Apple's share prices Tuesday. If true, though, those rumors
mean Apple is set to grow like gangbusters. Meanwhile, Cupertino has
locked up chip supplies and is launching attacks on other fronts.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67716.html

Primary Indicators
I am hearing from vendors that their on-premise CRM sales in the early
part of this year are pretty good. No one has briefed me ahead of their
earnings calls, but the results from late last year and Q1 seem to be
pretty good. I should probably wait until the numbers for the last
quarter come out from the vendors, but I've seen enough to call an
obvious trend.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67710.html

Everyone Was Doing It, Argues Attorney in P2P Case
A Boston University graduate student was "a kid who did what kids do"
when he swapped songs through file-sharing networks like Kazaa, his
lawyer said Tuesday as his copyright-infringement trial began. The case
centers on 30 shared songs, though the recording companies say he
distributed many more than that.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67721.html

Microsoft to Kick Off Retail Gambit in Fall
Microsoft said Tuesday it is planning to open its first two retail
stores in Arizona and California this fall. The software maker said
Tuesday it signed leases at shopping centers in Mission Viejo, Calif.,
and Scottsdale, Ariz. The Shops at Mission Viejo is already home to an
Apple store. The other location, Scottsdale Fashion Square, does not
have a competing Apple shop.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67722.html

Sprint Adds Prepaid Mobile Might With Virgin Buy
It's easy to get lost in the cacophony of marketing and media hype
surrounding Palm Pres, iPhones, app stores and the mobile Web. However,
the low-cost, no-hassle prepaid phone market made some noise of its own
Tuesday when Sprint announced it was buying Virgin Mobile USA for $483
million.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67711.html

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