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December 1999
Dec. 28		Charitableway: Using the Net to Make a Bundle from Giving As it pioneers for-profit fund-raising on the Web, will the startup wreak havoc on traditional channels for funding charities?
Dec. 21		MicroStrategy Wants to be an Angel Whispering Data in Your Ear It has plans for a service that lets consumer companies deliver personalized alerts via wireless devices -- and it could be onto something big
Dec. 14		With Jim Clark in the Picture, Shutterfly Could Really Click The legendary Net entrepreneur's clout might be even more of an advantage to his new digital photo service than the startup's print technology
Dec. 7		Silknet: Customer-Service Software with Staying Power? Helping Web sites offer both automated service and the human touch is a combo that could smooth Silknet's way
November 1999
Nov. 30		Will Stressed-Out Women Escape to Indulge.com? The new beauty startup aims to lure affluent but time-deprived women by offering a soothing Web experience and a host of luxury products
Nov. 23		How Latin Patients Can Step in for a Cyber Consultation VistaLink taps a network of 4,000 U.S. medical specialists to deliver second opinions -- without the added costs of a trip up north
Nov. 16		E Ink's Message: We're Creating a New Medium The company's electronic-ink displays -- with a paper-and-ink look -- could help bring easily changeable messages to far-flung stores, homes, and offices
Nov. 9		Tailoring the Web for Logo-Filled Wardrobes Brad Keywell's Starbelly.com aims to modernize the way personalized clothing and other promotional items are designed, ordered, and produced
Nov. 2		i-Drive's Vision: A Cyber Storage Room for Every Surfer From music to recipes to photos, CEO Jeff Bonforte sees a future where you can access data-intensive personal files from anywhere on the Net
October 1999
Oct. 26		Breakaway: A Hot Cyber Consultant with a Keiretsu Behind It The startup can look to fellow ICG companies for clients, and a wider circle of budding e-commerce players will likely welcome its help
Oct. 19		NetLedger: Letting the Web Wear the Green Eyeshades Oracle chief Larry Ellison is funding this small-business accounting startup that embodies his vision of software as services -- not product. Can it succeed in a QuickBooks world?
Oct. 12		Can LendingTree Grab the Limelight from E-Loan? To battle the glamour of its rival and woo opinion leaders, LendingTree will need not only its loan technology but also its $52 million in new funding
Oct. 5		Lionbridge: Translating the Language Gap into Growth It's helping the likes of Cisco and Microsoft quickly make their sites and software more accessible to the Web's non-English speakers
September 1999
Sept. 28		Can Schoolpop Make a Bundle as a School Booster? The site uses "cyberscrip" to give school budgets a cut of e-commerce. Now parents may not be able to resist shopping on the Web
Sept. 21		Dressmart: No Bargain Basement for This Cyber Clothier The Swedish startup caters to harried businessmen who'll pay full price for work clothes. Its success could dash the notion that only discounting works on the Web
Sept. 14		Can ImageX Put Its Stamp on Corporate Printing? The company's innovative technology offers streamlined services over the Net, but so far the resistance is powerful
Sept. 7		Will They WiZeUp to E-Books on Campus? The New York startup is breaking out of the electronic-book pack by selling digital versions of college texts that students can take notes in
August 1999
Aug. 31		Can Kozmo Be the 7-Eleven of the Net? In New York and Seattle, the startup races impulse purchases, from Ben & Jerry's to videos, to the homes of the impatient
Aug. 24		How Panasonic Learns from the Hatchlings in Its Incubator While it helps the startups get established, the startups help Panasonic puzzle out new technologies
Aug. 17		This E-IPO Firm Is an Underdog with a Bite Investment bank Friedman Billings Ramsey has launched FBR.com to battle the likes of Wit. It's no sure shot, but it does have some edges
Aug. 10		Getting Doctors and Lawyers to Pay HushMail Demand for the startup's powerfully encrypted, free -- and legal -- E-mail service is strong. Now HushMail has to get the privacy-obsessed to ante up
Aug. 3		How NextCard Hooks 'Em in the Clickstreams of Cyberspace Analyzing masses of data from the Net, the Web-only credit-card company finds the most lucrative customers and pulls them in with customized pricing
July 1999
July 27		Can Preview Survive the Web Travel Wars? The site's CEO says ad revenues, not low-margin ticket sales, will make it a winner. So far, Wall Street isn't on board
July 20		Can HyperMart Be the Cyber Mall of America? Go2Net's free hosting site is trying to cash in on the mom-and-pop rush online -- but could find itself bypassed by big-name players
July 13		FNAC's New Formula: A Cyber Community of Culture Can the French seller of books and music use its extensive cultural expertise to spur growth both on and off the Net?
July 6		Rent Net: The New Cornerstone of Cendant's Cyber Strategy The apartment-rental site is being transformed into a real estate superportal with the assets of Century 21 and Coldwell behind it
June 1999
June 29		A Net Bookseller's Biggest Edge Could Be...Bookkeeping The accounting rules let Amazon quickly write off major expenses, while those of earthbound rivals can drag down earnings for years
June 22		Why Seven Cycles Is Racing Ahead: The Net America's No. 1 custom-bike frame maker uses its Web site to personalize service, speed production, and reach more cyclists with just a small staff
June 15		Tumbleweed: Can Its Software Make E-Mail Surefire? The developer is aiming for digital delivery that's more reliable and cost-effective than traditional paper-based methods
June 8		TNT: A Dutch Courier That Could Be Cyber Dynamite Europe's only privatized postal service is rushing in with Net services to compete against FedEx and UPS, and grab corporate E-business to boot
June 1		They're Betting the Fax Has a Cyber Future eFax.com turns that welter of fax messages into E-mail -- gratis. Can it reach critical mass and build a viable, revenue-producing Web brand?
May 1999
May 25		Macromedia: Gee-Whiz Graphics That Could Garner Web Gold The multimedia toolmaker has a laser-like focus on the Net and a new entertainment portal. Is the $2 billion company bound for greater cyber riches?
May 18		This Parasol Seller Seeks Shelter in Cyberspace A century-old Japanese family retailer, renamed kasaya.com, escapes recession by taking its umbrellas to the Net
May 11		Value America: Brand Is King in This Web Club The cyber retailer is off to a bumpy start, but Craig Winn is determined to make it soar with his Net adaptation of the Price Club concept
May 4		A Marketing Force as Wide as the Web: E-Mail Topica aims to create a powerful tool from thousands upon thousands of E-mail lists to help advertisers reach a highly targeted audience
April 1999
Apr. 27		Extricity: The Dream of a Great Supply Chain The software maker's products work like a digital FedEx system, automating orders between a company and its customers and suppliers. How far and fast can the web of connections extend?
Apr. 20		Concrete Benefits from a Plunge into Cyberspace Mexico's Cemex, the giant cement maker, is linking clients, suppliers, and execs worldwide over the Internet in one of the most advanced company networks anywhere
Apr. 13		The Internet Is Becoming Intuit's MVP While dangers still lurk, the company is crafting an online strategy that's sparking new growth, increased revenues, and a higher stock price
Apr. 6		Is Rented Software a Solution Whose Time Has Come? USinternetworking is a startup built on the premise that the Net will make this business work. An IPO this week will tell if investors agree
March 1999
Mar. 30		A Middleman with Both Feet in the Web Jerre Stead's Ingram Micro is the top distributor of high-tech gear, and he's making the Net a centerpiece of his growth strategy
Mar. 23		5.3 Billion Ads Served -- And That's Just the Beginning DoubleClick thrives by selling ad services to thousands of sites, but as advertisers get more demanding, its job gets harder
Mar. 16		Can Novell Keep Retaking Ground from Microsoft? CEO Eric Schmidt has the software maker in the midst of a turnaround, while Windows 2000 is still a no-show

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