E-STRATEGIES AND TRENDS

Subject: December 2001 ECMgt.com: Year-end 2001 in Review
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E-STRATEGIES & TRENDS

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  • Online Travel Rebounding Faster Than Rest of Industry
  • Little Growth Expected In Online Holiday Shopping
  • Web Privacy Concerns Cost $3.4 Billion
  • W-ASP IT Infrastructure Spending Down 20% in 2001
  • Asian server sales down 18 percent
  • Internet Usage Climbs to Record High in October
  • Irish Like It at Work, French at Night
  • Studies Predict Java, MMS Future
  • PC Shipments in Latin America Declined 3%
  • Trust Central to E-Commerce, Online Marketing
  • New FBI Top 20 List: Ms Iis Stays On Top
  • Two-Way and IP Boosts Market for Digital Equipment in Cable Headends
  • Retail Metro Ethernet Services Revenue Is Reaching over $4 Billion
  • Economy to Blame for E-Business Budget Cuts
  • To Build Online Trust, Let Shoppers Take Control
  • The Mobile Opportunity is Still Alive
  • Increasing Demand for World Phones by International Travelers
  • eCommerce Will Prevail Through The Economic Downturn In 2002
  • Holiday Shoppers Choosing Stores Over Net
  • Consumer Organizations Find Complaints About Internet Growing
  • Internet Continues To Fuel Global Economy
  • Launch of Next-Generation Consoles Begins the Evolution of Online Gaming

Online Travel Rebounding Faster Than Rest of Industry
Like most travel-related companies, Chicago-based online travel agency Orbitz saw business drop sharply after the air attacks, and has been working ever since to return to normal levels.

Little Growth Expected In Online Holiday Shopping
Consumers have been battered by an economic slowdown, layoffs, the Sept. 11 attacks, anthrax fears and an ongoing fear of terrorist reprisals from the war in Afghanistan.

Web Privacy Concerns Cost $3.4 Billion
Consumers' concerns over privacy are taking a massive toll on Internet commerce, with Internet research firm Cyber Dialogue in a recent study putting that total at $3.4 billion yearly.

W-ASP IT Infrastructure Spending Down 20% in 2001
Wireless Application Service Provider (W-ASP) IT infrastructure spending will be 20% below 2000 spending levels.

Asian server sales down 18 percent
Server sales in the Asia-Pacific region dropped by 18 percent in revenue during the third quarter of 2001, compared with the same period in 2000, according to a report from researcher IDC.

Internet Usage Climbs to Record High in October
Internet usage in the U.S. reached an all-time high, rising four percent in October and spiking 15 percent year-over-year to more than 115.2 million users

Irish Like It at Work, French at Night
Irish Internet users shop most on company time, the Swedes are the most likely to make an impulse buy, and the French prefer scouring for deals at breakfast and in the middle of the night.

Studies Predict Java, MMS Future
A picture of the future wireless world dominated by Java-based phones capable of roaming the world and exchanging multimedia messages emerged from a flurry of research studies.

PC Shipments in Latin America Declined 3%
Latin America PC shipments totaled 1.8 million units in the third quarter of 2001, a 3.1 percent decline from the same period last year.

Trust Central to E-Commerce, Online Marketing
Trust -- or the lack of it -- is emerging as one of the critical roadblocks to success in e-commerce and online marketing initiatives.

New FBI Top 20 List: Ms Iis Stays On Top
The SANS Institute and the FBI want to ensure that the most common security holes get fixed with an updated list of vulnerabilities that leave the Internet open to attack.

Two-Way and IP Boosts Market for Digital Equipment in Cable Headends
The number of cable headends converting to digital acquisition will experience a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 35.8% worldwide over the next five years.

Retail Metro Ethernet Services Revenue Is Reaching over $4 Billion
Established carriers are beginning to deploy metro Ethernet services as a new means to fulfill capacity needs.

Economy to Blame for E-Business Budget Cuts
A Forrester Research survey found that the number of large companies in North America that have cut their e-business budgets has nearly doubled in the past five months

To Build Online Trust, Let Shoppers Take Control
Web surfers will become buyers 'only when marketers overcome the lack of trust that paralyzes many would-be Net shoppers,' the McKinsey report said.

The Mobile Opportunity is Still Alive
Gartner Lists Top Five Recommendations for Mobile Operators

Increasing Demand for World Phones by International Travelers
As international travel growth continues the importance of always being in contact carries over from daily life into all travel situations.

eCommerce Will Prevail Through The Economic Downturn In 2002
Shoppers Most Affected By The Poor Economy Only Make Up 14% Of Online Sales

Holiday Shoppers Choosing Stores Over Net
Americans expect to do most of their holiday shopping in stores rather than online this year, and those who do plan to turn to the Web say that convenience will be the key reason.

Consumer Organizations Find Complaints About Internet Growing
More people are finding fault with the Internet as more individuals flock to it.

Internet Continues To Fuel Global Economy
The e-commerce revolution may have been born in the U.S.A., but try to get Amazon.com to deliver live sheep within 48 hours and see how far you get.

Launch of Next-Generation Consoles Begins the Evolution of Online Gaming
Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony Positioning to Compete for Online Gaming Market which is Projected to be a $2.3 Billion Industry in the United States by 2005.

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