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DATA MINE Aug. 11, 1999 Are the Brits Open to an E-Yank Attack? Britain has convulsed Europe's Net scene with its slew of free Internet service providers, including British market leader FreeServe. But when it comes to E-commerce, the Brits are showing some vulnerabilities, notably a slower response time to E-mail than American sites. This may make Britain more vulnerable to an E-Yank attack. E-mail response time on E-commerce sites   Britain U.S. One day 25% 31% Two-plus days 29% 34% No response 34% 25% No E-mail address 12% 10% DATA: Jupiter Communications, March, 1999; Hewson Consulting/eGain Communications, June, 1999 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					MORE NUGGETS Where the Boomer Surfers Surf Seven of the top 10 favorite boomer Web sites during the month of June related to travel. Making Sense of Storehouses of Data The need to analyze vast corporate data is boosting sales of "business intelligence software." Online Shopping Drops Is cybershopping finally coming down to earth? What I Did on My Winter Vacation The final months of 1999 will be grueling for many info tech workers fighting Y2K. More Execs Get Job-Wise on the Web... Increasingly, senior execs are going online to manage their careers. The Mother Lode A collection of items from the Data Mine