Contents: March 22, 1999
What Every CEO Needs to Know About Electronic Business
Here's the straight dope: There's no turning back from the Internet Age. And that doesn't mean
E-mail or Web browsers or a Web site. It means transforming your company into a full-fledged
E-business. It means reengineering and throwing
out the old business models. Now. Or
else you're roadkill.
Editor's Memo
Untangling the Web
From Reengineering
to E-Engineering
To take full advantage of the Net, companies are reinventing the way they do business--and they're saving time and money while giving
employees room for creativity
Throw Out Your
Old Business Model
Online businesses must be adaptable above all, so outfits old and new are recreating themselves and sending investors scurrying for their calculators
"The Buyer Always Wins"
Comparison shopping is a snap on the Web. So now, customers are seeking--and getting--lower prices online
You'll Wanna Hold Their Hands
E-commerce doesn't spell the end of customer service. The velvet-glove treatment may be even more crucial in cyberspace than on Main Street
No Web Site Is an Island
Slapping together a Web site isn't enough: As E-commerce evolves,
it's becoming clear that earthly and
cyberspace companies alike can
benefit by operating on both sides
of the digital divide
Building Global
Communities
Companies are waking up to the
potential for reaching customers through online sites that draw together like-minded customers
Follow the Money
E-commerce rivals are poised to
infiltrate a swath of industries, from postal services to human resources. How do you tell who's in the rearview
mirror? Watch the venture capitalists
A Web That Looks Like the World
The Internet isn't just a geek's
playground anymore. These days,
everbody's logging on, regardless of race, sex, color, or creed. Imagine
what that's doing to profit potential
Log on, Boss
Many execs don't get it yet, but
others are learning that they'd better get wise to the Web
What Investors Need to Know
In an online-only Q&A, high-flying Internet Fund's Ryan Jacob shares some insights into Internet stocks
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ebiz.businessweek.com will offer the latest news from CNET and the staff of Business Week magazine and Business Week Online beginning Monday, Mar. 15. The site will also provide a regularly scheduled set of E-business features:
Daily
Watch for daily additions to our Data Mine, a collection of facts and figures to help you figure out the E-business trends and opportunities.
Sample occasional opinion pieces by staffers, researchers, or executives.
Monday
Perspective: Analysis by our columnists of developments in retailing, portals,
finance, legal issues, and other topics.
Tuesday
Company Closeup: A look at a company in the E-business arena. New ideas, success stories, tales of woe.
Wednesday
Movers & Shakers: Profiles of the people making news.
Thursday
Street Wise: A weekly commentary on
E-business stocks and the markets.
Friday
Clicks & Misses: A Web site review.
Illustrations by Glenn Mitsui
On the cover:
Photograph by James Porto,
vanity armchair courtesy of Poltrona Frau
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