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What infectious disease killed more adults and young people around the globe at the end of the 20th century than any other? What resurgent disease has become resistant to each new drug developed since the discovery of streptomycin in 1944? What disease kills one third of all people who die with AIDS...

When Matt Chasen's mother called him in tears because she couldn't afford to pay $800 to ship an heirloom dresser across the country, he set out to solve the problem. His solution was the genesis of an innovative online company called uShip. The light bulb moment came when Chasen was driving from Se...

The search engine industry is constantly evolving. It seems like every other week there is news of a new announcement -- the latest innovation in search that is sure to be copied within months, or a legal issue that threatens to change the landscape. Search has transitioned from a simplistic entry p...

What will Google do next? How will Yahoo counter the move? And how will this impact MSN Search, Ask Jeeves and the scores of smaller players vying to get their share of the search engine revenue pie? Rumors abound about what will come next for major players in search. Some believe Google is preparin...

E-commerce is growing in leaps and bounds. Searching on global engines for business names based on "Web" or "Net," like WebCom, WebTech, NetSys or NetWeb, will now result in millions of matches. This signals a crisis for business name identities, corporate images and global cyber-branding. The same ...

If you mention travel in Pakistan and India, Americans often think about safety. I'm in my fifth week of travel in Pakistan and recently spent three years living in India. The best safety tip for business travelers is a local cell phone with numbers added to its address book for people whom you are ...

This article will focus on how Europe is handling SOX compliance for their companies whose shares are listed in the United States. Briefly stated, Europe is pretty far behind the U.S. in compliance and it looks as though they might never fully comply with the law in its present form. By now, most of...

State regulation of e-commerce is currently seeking new territory in the online dating industry. Online dating services are a lucrative and rapidly growing industry that continues to draw concerns about the manner in which its members conduct themselves. An increasing number of U.S. states have resp...

Contrary to branding beliefs, customers are completely oblivious to a corporation's image being tied to a specific color. In fact, trying to use a color for corporate identity can actually lead to trouble. For example, Orange Mobility, a British mobile phone company of France Telecom, is one of the ...

Can you describe the three principal business models used by software firms? Before you invest in a software firm, buy products from one, or decide to work for one, look at their business model. In this industry overview, we adopt a case study approach to incorporate data from NetSol Technologies. T...

When it comes to developing a presence on the Internet, it takes far more than a catchy or easy-to-remember domain name. While it claims to be the first and largest registrar of domain names on the Internet, Network Solutions is expanding its range of services to meet the demands of both enterprise ...

The language of the business culture, or "corporate lingo," took a dramatic turn with the advent of the word "software." What changed is history. Now, once again, techie lingo is teasing our communication skills and our corporate understanding. There are terms like BAM for "Business Activity Monitor...

Two motorcycles collide, Ben Hur style, spilling four lads out across the roadway, slick with gray water. They pick themselves up, brush off their clothes, pull fenders and other peripherals back into place, then speed away. Not one harsh word is exchanged. Nor is there a single helmet among the lot...

These appear to be trying times for officers and directors of publicly held companies. But are they really? Many people involved on the management and directorate level with public companies are quite leery nowadays. But should those of us involved with corporate boards and corporate governance be a...

In recent months, the pharmaceutical industry has stepped up its fight against online pharmacies on three fronts: First, it is strongly lobbying governments on all sides including those of the U.S. and Canada; second, it is teaming up with companies in other industries to mount indirect campaigns ag...