Digital cameras are better, but still waste a lot of time, money
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Four digital cameras exceed previous generations in resolution, but the approximately $900 products fail to meet film quality on a consistent basis. Olympus' Olympus D500, which resembles a single-lens-reflex camera, produces perhaps the sharpest images. Downsides include occasional lost detail in background objects and ability to store only three images simultaneously on a 2MB memory card. Epson's Photo PC 600 is a point-and-shoot film model lookalike that makes grainy and sometimes dark photos. Another problem is its storage of about six high-resolution images on 4MB. Kodak's Kodak DC210 consistently boasts the most vivid colors, but the point-and-shoot lookalike usually underexposes shots and stores up to 13 pictures on its 4MB card. Agfa's Agfa 1280 offers the best balance of light, but falls short of Olympus in sharpness. Agfa 1280, which lacks a viewfinder, can store only around six high-resolution images on 4MB.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1998
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Making the sale; the allure of on-line commerce, its proponents argue, will eventually prove overwhelming
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Businesses continue to leverage the utility of online electronic commerce applications in an attempt to position themselves well for the time when the Internet is relied on by a greater number of corporations. Online commerce allows vendors to provide services and a volume of products that they would otherwise be unable to logistically support. Users enjoy the benefit of 24 online shopping, and they often can increase the ranks of a company's business through word-of-mouth to their associates with similar interests. Corporations that attempt to make the online shopping experience entertaining for their customers have the greatest likelihood for repeat consumers and of inducing sales. However, the availability of a far-reaching, completely secure electronic commerce market is several years away, with analysts predicting $5 billion in online sales in 2000.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1996
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Cerfing the Web
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Vinton Cerf, called the father of the Internet, believes that electronic commerce is likely to unfold on the Internet in three waves. Interconnecting computers to one another has already been accomplished, and now the move is to provide information connectivity. The final wave, to provide interconnection of businesses processes, will be where electronic commerce proves its value. The goal is to provide the same business efficiencies of electronic commerce across organizations. The corporate-to-corporate connection should be the first emphasis of electronic commerce, but linking to consumers is an eventual goal. The Internet is a non-linear medium, so a sudden spurt of growth is electronic commerce is likely, although it will appear to be small in the beginning.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1996
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