IP: SURVEY: 65 PERCENT OF COMPANIES DON'T HAVE E-COMM STRATEGY from Edupage

[David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

The recent E-Business & Technology Survey conducted by the Cutter
Consortium indicates that 65 percent of businesses lack an
overall e-commerce strategy, and almost a fourth of companies do
not have a basic business and implementation plan for e-commerce.
Almost a third of the survey respondents do not know when they
will have a basic plan.  The survey reinforces Cutter's belief
that few firms have aligned their business and IT strategies,
says Cutter Analyst Sheila Green.  Currently, many firms do not
include IT in planning high-level strategies.  Among survey
respondents, only about half of the firms' CIOs had any
involvement in the corporate strategic plan.  Despite these
statistics which might suggest otherwise, the survey respondents
are participating in e-commerce.  More than a quarter said they
participate in e-commerce, while almost half said they advertise
on the Internet.  In addition, about 38 percent said they deliver
goods over the Internet.  (InternetWeek 09/06/99)