E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Tuesday -- August 18, 2009

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Today's Headlines:
New Tech and New Horizons for Home Media Installers
Sales Evolution in a High-Risk Economy
Bing Traffic Edges Up at Google's, Yahoo's Expense
China Unicom Closes In on iPhone Deal
Sony Ericsson Reshuffles Leadership, Looks to Tighten Product Line
Critics Smell Spam in White House Healthcare Email Effort

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The Enterprise Architects of the New Era (42:55 minutes)
As interest in cloud computing grows, the role of the enterprise
architect is changing. Changing into what, exactly? That's still open
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the buck stops. New duties will present new opportunities.
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Today's Story Highlights

New Tech and New Horizons for Home Media Installers
The current recession and the steep decline in the construction and
sales of new homes are forcing dealers and installers to reevaluate
their current product offerings. Average 2008 revenues were down almost
11 percent from 2007, and dealers are actively looking for new avenues
to expand their business and make up for the shortfall in 2009.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67884.html

Sales Evolution in a High-Risk Economy
These days it's hard to have a conversation that doesn't eventually roll
around to the state of THE ECONOMY. What's amazing is that, at this
point, no one needs to use adjectives when they refer to THE ECONOMY.
We've stopped bothering with words like "bad," "down" or "tough." We all
know how things are, and we all know that we don't have a lot of control
over when things are going to get better.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67887.html

Bing Traffic Edges Up at Google's, Yahoo's Expense
Microsoft's souped-up Internet search engine gained a little more ground
on industry leaders Google and Yahoo in July, according to data released
late Monday. Despite the progress, Microsoft's search engine still
remains a distant third in the United States -- the main reason that the
world's largest software maker plans to team up with Sunnyvale, Calif.-
based Yahoo next year.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67889.html

China Unicom Closes In on iPhone Deal
State-owned China Unicom said Friday it is talking with Apple about
becoming an iPhone carrier but denied a report it has reached a deal and
will buy 5 million handsets. China is the world's most populous mobile
phone market, and iPhones are produced in China by an Apple contractor
for export. Apple has yet to sign up a Chinese partner, but thousands of
unlocked iPhones brought in from other markets are in use in China.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67878.html

Sony Ericsson Reshuffles Leadership, Looks to Tighten Product Line
Bert Nordberg, a 14-year veteran of telecom system provider Ericsson,
has been named president of Sony Ericsson, the firm's joint cellphone
venture with the Japanese consumer electronics giant. He'll be
succeeding Hideki "Dick" Komiyama, a Sony executive who has led Sony
Ericsson since 2007 and is now headed for retirement.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67885.html

Critics Smell Spam in White House Healthcare Email Effort
It is surprising -- albeit perhaps inevitable -- that the Obama
Administration, which so ably navigated the Internet and Web 2.0
technologies during its presidential campaign, has stumbled using those
same tools now that it is in office. The White House has received a
large number of complaints from people who say that they have received
unsolicited emails about the ongoing debate over healthcare reform.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67882.html

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