And that's even without the benefit of the billions worth of costs Microsoft's online services business shares with money-spewing divisions built around Microsoft's operating system and business software.
The aim is to shift content onto directgov, the British government's central information point, and to a sister site offering online public services to business.
Many of the companies that have gone into the online grocery business have set up services that distribute goods from central warehouses.
Lots of services offered by its online-access business, MSN, use Passport, such as MoneyCentral and a digital photo site.
Yelp is one of the largest online recommendations site and features services such as business search, review and recommendation.
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It competes with players like InterNAP Network Services and Limelight Networks in the online content delivery business.
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He is responsible for the marketing, sales and business development of Microsoft's online services, including MSN.com and Windows Live.
Unlike online payment services that give people with credit cards easier ways to transact business, Bitcoin works best when avoiding the traditional financial system completely.
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Supposed competitors, such as PayPal's online payment system, in fact offer complementary services rather than threatening to steal business from Visa.
The combination of the two should simplify online ordering for both consumers and restaurants, many of whom currently split their online business between not just Seamless and GrubHub, but other similar services as well.
In the past three years Intuit has made a priority of replacing the no-growth packaged-software business with faster-growing online versions of its big hits and with subscription services such as online and mobile banking software.
Google has made its Apps business--its online calendar, e-mail, document sharing and other services--compliant for government use, a move the company hopes will help direct sales to the world's largest information technology business and improve its profile with private-sector corporate customers.
Managers looking to plan business processes or add new functionality now have much more choice among the many services coming online.
Blockbuster went into administration last week, as its entire business model of High Street-based DVD and video rentals has been superseded by online streaming services provided by the likes of Apple iTunes, Amazon's Love Film and Netflix.
" According to the interpretation, it "appears that business requests from Belarus cannot be served over the internet if the service provider is using online services located outside of the country, " and police (as well as the secret police) are authorized to "initiate, investigate, and prosecute such violations.
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In March, the firm unveiled an upgraded version of GlobalSources.com, offering services that allow customers to conduct many aspects of their business, from placing orders to delivering goods, online.
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