March 15, 2001

Everything New Is Old Again

In search of dot-coms that are standing on 'terra firma?' By using various criteria ranging from history to profitability, Inc. tries to find six 'real' dot-com businesses.

Letters

Readers respond to articles in Inc. Technology 2000, #4, including the Chairman of Agillion congratulating the 2000 Inc. Web Award winners.

Meetings Within Meetings

One Texas-based CEO is using a new device, called the RIM pager, to change the way his meetings are run.

Laptop Insecurity

Over 300,000 laptops were stolen in the U.S. in 1999. Here's the latest on laptop security.

Things We Love: A Nightlight for Laptops

A review of the Kensington FlyLight -- a nightlight for your laptop.

Meet the New Boss

Patrcia Seybold, author of The Customer Revolution: How to Thrive When Customers Are In Control explains how companies can stay afloat in a world where "the customer is always right.

Copying Web Design: How Much Is Too Much?

Jonathan Hudis, chairman of the American Intellectual Property Association, discusses stepping over the fine line of trademark infringement in Web site design.

Hostage Situation

Get the benefits of an ASP without all the headaches.

It Slices! It Dices! It Doesn't Do Either Very Well!

Thinking about jumping on the newest gadget bandwagon and buying a 3-in-1 cell phone, PDA, and wireless email? Perhaps you should read this review first.

Law and Ardor

Switching their strategy, Bertelsmann Music Group decided to lend a hand to rival Napster -- a deal that will benefit both companies.

Buh-Bye, Bell?

Beema, Inc., a multimedia production house, found that it could save money by using Internet telephony rather than the traditional telecoms. But will it work for you?

Look Who's Making Money On The Net

Profiles of six companies that, believe it or not, are making money doing business on the Web.

Net Flix

Jeff Rix, founder of DVD Empire, discovered that it is possible to bootstrap your way to dot-com success.

Sit! Stay! Make Money! Good Company

Beginning as an information site for dog owners, SitStay.com has turned into a profitable online pet supply store.

E-Tailing By The Numbers

The key to successful on-line sales for this shoe site lies in finding a great niche and sticking to rigorous numerical standards.

A Bright Future: After the Train Wreck

A four-time entrepreneur explores the realities of retailing, both on and off the Web -- and finds out that they're the same.

Express Delivery

After years of careful, deliberate work in the shipping and logistics business, Accuship's Mason Kauffman pulls out all the stops in a race to rule the online logistics market.

Not Dead Yet

Online intermediaries are finding new success by adding value to the products customers are buying.

A Closet Full of Cash

Think you have to burn through all your funding to develop your brand? Not true, according to Fashionmall.com CEO Ben Narasin, who believes in spending money intelligently...for the long term.

The Theory Economy

How is it that the markets can value a company at $11 million when its total cash holdings are over $35 million?

An Ad Model That Works

Why an imaginative, sound advertising model has made Healthcommunities.com consistently profitable.

Striving For An A+ Workforce

A revolutionary facility helps entrepreneurs educate their workers. Ultimately, programs like this one could remake the economy.

Cutting the Cord

Wireless workplaces save time and money, and promote mobility -- but, as companies like WebLinc are finding out, they can create new headaches as well.

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

With the right Web site, you can walk customers through even the most complex selling process.

Handling Your Handheld

Our CEOs sample Web sites that sell software for personal digital assistants. Here's what they found, what they liked, and what they found lacking.

Talking Machine

A forward-looking conversation with technology entrepreneur Ray Kurzweil.

Do-It-Yourself Networking

When Jack Plunkett, a Houston-based CEO, went to Silicon Valley to learn more about technology networking, he brought back a new idea for a more structured networking experience.