Starbucks Starbucks, one of the world's premier purveyors of fine coffee, has gone online with a Web site and virtual store. Through the online store, visitors can purchase coffee, coffee samplers, coffee-related gifts, CDs, and more. With one of the largest sports sites on the Web, CBS SportsLine needed Web technology that was lean, mean, and as fast as the athletes it covers. Millions of people no longer reach for the car keys when they need to purchase clothes, gifts, or computer products. They reach for their keyboards instead.
Electronic commerce is a growing sales channel for business.
When designing a new automated system for processing billions of dollars worth of home mortgage loans, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago placed high scalability and assured availability at the top of their list of requirements. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.