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Rubin told the E-Commerce Times that the digital divide is about more than "who can do online shopping." He said one of the important issues raised by the digital divide is adequate access to healthcare information. ...

"The larger corporations are much more aware of this problem than before," the BSA told the E-Commerce Times. "It's the small and medium-sized companies that are far behind. We really see this as a rampant problem in that segment." ...

In a sample submission, the E-Commerce Times found that Wells Fargo's Internet descriptions include "Urban Working Families," which it defines as "the working poor." The bank's site also outlines the buying habits of each demographic group. For example, the site says that Urb...

A slowdown in consumer spending and a cooler market for e-commerce stocks will also prevent most companies from outperforming, Noto said. As the quarter nears an end, "I don't think there's significant opportunity for broad revenue revisions," he told the E-Commerce Times. Re...

However, many observers say the Internet commerce argument is flawed. In an interview with the E-Commerce Times, Alan Schwartz, who co-authored the book "Stopping Spam" with Simson Garfinkel, said, "Spam should not constitute interstate commerce, as no commercial transaction has occurred between the spammer and the recipient -- by definition." ...

The venture will aim to build long-term value by avoiding the IPO road, said Jeffrey Rassas, president of the newly merged company, in an E-Commerce Times interview. Instead of focusing on first day stock gains that have in many cases eventually returned to pre-IPO prices, Ra...

Hahn's letter, dated May 26th, gave Tidwell seven days to respond. However, a spokesman for the City Attorney's Office told the E-Commerce Times that as of Friday, June 2nd, Tidwell had not responded. In published reports, Tidwell claims to have not received the registered le...

Bealle, who heads the New York-based e-tailer, told the E-Commerce Times that his company has been discussing buying iBaby from iVillage and he hopes to see a deal closed in the next few days. "I would be very glad if we could work something out which would allow us to essent...

Gus Carlson, vice president of corporate communications for Barnes & Noble, agrees with the critics. "It's not meant to replace higher education," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Our site is designed to provide a convenient way to learn something that interests our customers." ...

In the following interview with company president, CEO and founder Moiz Kahari, conducted as he was preparing to speak at the European Linux@Work Conference, the E-Commerce Times exploresall things Linux and the operating system's role in the future of e-commerce Q What is th...

In addition, SBC said it has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate the incident and include it in the record of the proposed $350 billion AOL/Time Warner merger. "In light of other anti-competitive actions by Time Warner, this episode should be considered," SBC spokesman Selim Bingol told the E-Commerce Times.

"For IBM, this is a logical extension of the Linux strategy to extend the capability of running Linux across its complete hardware spectrum," observed Boas Betzler, IBM technical leader for the S/390 group, in an exclusive E-Commerce Times interview According to company figure...

However, Social Security numbers are still available online from the Congressional Record as originally published in 1996 and earlier. The E-Commerce Times searched the Congressional Record and found Social Security numbers for numerous military members ranked lieutenant colonel and higher from that time frame.

The E-Commerce Times collected the addresses of a few mousetrap sites and asked those companies about the design of their front pages. The answers were all variations on the following explanation: The company did not know about the mousetrap, but when it was discovered, it was deemed technically necessary, so the marketing department made no plan to remove it.

The FCC bill and a slew of related measures are moving through Congress this month. As reported in the E-Commerce Times, the House passed a five-year extension of the current Internet tax moratorium last week and plans to take up a bill addressing the three percent excise tax on telephone service next week.

In the following interview with the E-Commerce Times, Visual Networks President and CEO Scott Stouffer discusses his company's bold move into the e-commerce arena, the fragile nature of the Internet, and where e-commerce operations should be focusing their priorities. ...

"We're working as an association to encourage truly interactive Web sites," he told the E-Commerce Times. "We think the dealer should be central" to car purchasing, and manufacturers have committed to keeping the relationship." ...

"One big change we're seeing this year is that people are shopping a lot closer to the holiday," Jennifer Dulski, brand manager for Yahoo! Shopping, told the E-Commerce Times. "We see that as a good sign for e-commerce, a sign that consumers have more confidence in online shopping." ...

Still, many governments are ill-equipped to react as strongly as may be necessary. Charles Neal, of the FBI's Computer Crime Squad in Los Angeles, told the E-Commerce Times that the Internet's decentralized, global nature can make crimes difficult to investigate. "Cyberspace ...

As the company apparently fell into a tailspin of executive departures and rank and file layoffs, the E-Commerce Times spoke with co-founder and CTO Dave Sifry, who said that the recent highly publicized problems are nothing more than a part of the growing process. ...