| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MARCH 22, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
Microsoft's E-Commerce Crop PRODUCT: COMPARATIVE SHOPPING Allows users to compare products and prices in one place MICROSOFT: Out in 6 to 9 months RIVALS: Already offered by Yahoo!, Excite, Netscape, and others ELECTRONIC WALLETS Stores personal data and credit-card info for use on multiple sites MICROSOFT: Test version due out in second half of 1999 RIVALS: Already offered by Netscape, eWallet, CyberCash, and others STOREFRONT SOFTWARE Allows companies to set up, personalize, and analyze their Web shops MICROSOFT: After Windows 2000, probably late this fall RIVALS: Netscape, Open Market, IBM, and others _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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