E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Wednesday -- August 26, 2009

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Today's Headlines:
The Difference Between Compliance and Security
Apple Floats, but Will It Fly?
Customer Experience and the Magna Carta
Scammers Back Off Favorite Tactic - Phish Ain't Bitin'
Paramount Jumps On the Redbox Express
Leaked Ad Shows Xbox Ready to Do the Price Cut Shuffle

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Security Showdown: Cloud Computing vs. On-Premise IT (55:50 minutes)
Either in real terms or perceived terms, security is one of the biggest
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Today's Story Highlights

The Difference Between Compliance and Security
With a seemingly endless supply of expert consultants and solutions on
the market, many IT departments in critical infrastructure industries
have made significant inroads in the past few years into becoming
compliant, striking a balance between rigorous attention to regulatory
chapter and verse, while still making time to support the critical
projects and initiatives that keep the organization operating.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67953.html

Apple Floats, but Will It Fly?
Take a look at your favorite online stock tracker site and check out the
year's activity for Apple, starting at the beginning of August last
year. Then compare that with Tuesday's closing price. On Aug. 8, 2008,
Apple's closing price was $169.55. At Tuesday's close, it was $169.40.
After a year of new gadgets and a stock market crash, the per-share loss
is 15 cents.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67955.html

Customer Experience and the Magna Carta
Last week I was doing some research for a speech, and I remembered
something from a weekend stint at a cooking school that I decided to run
down. I was trying to make a point about customer experience when it
occurred to me that the idea has ancient roots. Hospitality law is a
body of law that deals with the hotel and restaurant industry.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67951.html

Scammers Back Off Favorite Tactic - Phish Ain't Bitin'
Internet criminals might be rethinking a favorite scam for stealing
people's personal information. A report being released Wednesday by IBM
shows a big drop in the volume of "phishing" emails, in which fraud
artists send what looks like a legitimate message from a bank or some
other company.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67960.html

Paramount Jumps On the Redbox Express
Movie studio Paramount Pictures is following the lead of Lions Gate
Entertainment and Sony by agreeing to supply films to $1-per-night DVD
rental kiosk company Redbox. Paramount Home Entertainment and Redbox, a
subsidiary of Bellevue, Wash.-based Coinstar, said Tuesday they have
begun a trial licensing program.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67961.html

Leaked Ad Shows Xbox Ready to Do the Price Cut Shuffle
The gaming console rumor factory is grinding away again, pushing out
shiny new reports of Microsoft's alleged plan to cut the price of its
Xbox 360 gaming system by up to $100 in the U.S. The rumors are based on
an image purported to be of an advance Target ad sheet with a price of
$299.99 for the 120-gigabyte Xbox 360 Elite system, a price drop of
$100, and a $249.99 price point for the 60-gigabyte Pro system, a $50
cut.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67950.html

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