Yesterday the BBC News website shut down it's e-commerce index. Not because e-commerce is irrelevant, but because all commerce is now e-commerce:
Today, the word "e-commerce" itself sounds slightly outdated – circa 1999.
Our readers seem to agree. Once the most popular sub-section of our business pages, these days the e-commerce index regularly comes bottom of the rankings.
Closing down the e-commerce section doesn't mean we will report any less about how new technology is changing our lives. But e-commerce has long outgrown its little ghetto as a sub-section of the Business index.E-commerce is everywhere.
The complete article describing the rationale for integrating e-commerce news with their over all business news coverage is here:
Why the days of e-commerce are over
By Tim Weber
Business editor, BBC News website
Tuesday, 2 May 2006
During her time at Glenbrook, Erin focused on client engagements in business payments, cross-border transactions, bill payment, and the intersection of corporate finance, banking, and ERP/accounting. She has nearly twenty years of experience leading increasingly complex payment initiatives for corporate clients and advising financial institutions and payment technologists on the development of their payment capabilities.
Erin is also the founder of Forte Financial, a consulting firm focused on corporate finance efficiency, technology, and process improvement. She is a past president of the Financial Women’s Association of San Francisco and also a two-term past president of the San Francisco Treasury Management Association. Erin is no longer with Glenbrook, but contributed greatly during her time at the firm.