June 20, 1999
Today's Links Story: InfoWorld: Redesign 404
SJ Mercury: Embarrassing sights for e-commerce.
``Now, the expectation is that there is no time that it is OK for the site to be down.'' As a result, Matteson said, ``The old notions of how we built computer systems are no longer valid because computer systems fail and our customers don't allow failure.''
- Internet Week: From April 8, 1999; E-Biz Sites Push For 100% Uptime.
Downtime of just one minute could cost sites as much as $10,000, according to the Standish Group, a research consultancy. By that count, a two-hour blackout carries a price tag of $1.2 million.
SJ Mercury: Print shops are hard pressed.
``Everybody can now print things right at their desk or put it on the Internet,'' Ravi said. ``It's kind of neat for them but not for us.''
NY Times: Net Companies Look Offline for Consumer Data.
"Privacy is potentially a huge sleeper issue," he said. "You see a lot of talk and some government action on it, but it hasn't really caught fire with the public yet. This has the potential to touch it off."
NY Times: The Race for Top Bridal Web Site Heats Up.
Rather, they come from the world of well-funded Internet start-ups founded by people in their 20s with personal experience in the ways of modern wedding planning. What's surprising, though, is how widely divergent these new-wave business models are.
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