OPINION: Since its inception, e-commerce has promised much, but has it delivered? Depending on who you ask, online trading has been both a godsend to the retail sector and a nuisance that's more trouble than it's worth. One Sydneysider offers his real-life experiences of shopping online, along with his list of e-commerce winners and losers.
So you want to start selling merchandise or information on the Internet? You have a couple of options: either going for one of those business-in-a-box service packages or sourcing technology from an IT firm. With both options, there is one fundamental technology-based business challenge that you have to surmount--how to collect payment from your Web site.
Local indices dominated by tech sector darlings opened higher again today, keeping up the strength gained earlier in the week's tech stock rally.
The Australian sharemarket closed higher today, with the telco space showing some firm gains and the tech sector giving pleasing performances.
The Triple-I Index welcomed the new financial year as GST worries sidestepped the stockmarket. At the end of the day, the Triple-I Index was up substantially by 16.9 points to 704.7.
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