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iMergent Q4 revenues decreases to $18.34m

Product and other revenues down 34% on year ago quarter

Ability Commerce releases new version of web development tool

Includes one-click checkout process, content productivity tool and updated Google analytics integrations

KonaKart, dotCMS team up to create CMS-driven eCommerce

Syndicates data between wholesalers, retailers, industry experts and customers

BigMachines releases new quoting and proposal platform

Includes eCommerce Engine that allows companies to use the same system for internal quoting and proposal development

BigMachines releases new quoting and proposal platform

eCommerce Engine that allows companies to use the same system for internal quoting and proposal development

Demand Media integrates Pluck social media platform with IBM WebSphere Commerce 7

Allows retailers to leverage social media and online social networks

Auctiva launches new Marketplace Platform for eCommerce

Groups information from various individual eCommerce stores

Amazon Q4 net sales up 42% to $9.52bn

Reports 75% surge in operating income to $476m

Digital River Q4 revenue increases to $104.9m

Posts net income of $13.6m, compared to $16.5m for same period last year

Online retail sites in Australia witness traffic surge in December 2009, says comScore

Apple.com Worldwide Sites top the list with 3.95 million visitors

Baidu, Rakuten to build B2B2C online shopping mall

Plan to invest $50m over three years

Comments & Opinion

Cloudy skies?

Jason Stamper looks beyond the ‘cloud computing’ hype to ask what it really is, and just as crucially, what it is not.

Windows versus Apple on the High Street

What is Microsoft hoping to achieve with its chain of retail stores? Can it compete with Apple? Steve Evans investigates.

'298 million surfed': opportunities for e-government in China

The number of people using the internet in China has surpassed 298 million. The nation now has more internet users than any other country in the world, with the total number nearly equal to the entire population of the US. This represents a huge opportunity for foreign investors, although political and cultural differences must be taken into consideration.

Dealing with the 2.0 enterprise

The Secure Enterprise 2.0 Forum has been launched to promote the secure use of Web 2.0 in business environments. The start point for addressing 2.0 enterprise issues must involve gaining a proper understanding of what Web 2.0 tools and products are present in the enterprise, and what impact they may have on existing IT rules and usage policies.

Mashups open up business Web 2.0 opportunities

Several of the IT industry's big names have released or are currently developing mashups, one of the tech buzzwords of 2007. The widespread interest in this new technology is understandable, given that mashups, web services and data source remix tools are spearheading the adoption of rich internet applications by developers and businesses alike, and addressing several needs in the process.

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