The Internet takes its place in management

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The Internet is becoming more important to the Australian business community as business managers recognize it as the backbone of electronic commerce. Internet service providers. Australian executives increasingly are anxious to launch World Wide Web sites, and those with Web sites see the Web as an excellent vehicle to promote their companies and their products and services.

Author: Banaghan, Margaret
Electronic commerce, E-commerce

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The high-tech bubble nags at analysts

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Internet and new media stocks face the risk of investor expectations that are much too high, driving stock prices up to artificial levels. This can lead to inevitable drops, and even though the stocks may be outperforming others, the drop affects company worth. Internet stocks are based on the highly speculative price-to-revenue multiple, rather than price-earnings.

Author: Plunkett, Sandy
Telegraph & other communications, Information services, Securities, Information services industry

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New IT agency give a short, and mysterious, sunset clause

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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has announced that the National Office of Information Economy (NOIE) will be terminated by the government by the year 2000 despite the explosion in on-line services. It is apparent that Howard sees the NOIE as a coordinator of Internet infrastructure rather than as a communications policy agency.

Author: Plunkett, Sandy
Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities, Communications Programs, Economic policy, Telecommunications policy, Australia. National Office of Information Economy

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Subjects list: Australia, Internet, Online services, Internet services
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