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ONLINE DISTRIBUTION [7 records]

Record 1 2025-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Establishments
  • Electronic Commerce
CONT

A dark store is a converted retail outlet or small warehouse-like distribution center that fulfills orders customers place online.

Key term(s)
  • darkstore

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements commerciaux
  • Commerce électronique
CONT

Le magasin fantôme est un établissement commercial de taille moyenne offrant un service de livraison très rapide de biens de consommation courants.

OBS

entrepôt relais : désignation publiée au Journal officiel de la République française le 1 juillet 2023.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Radio Broadcasting
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

In addition, competition is expected to increase as more services and content(both audio and video) are being made available online. Smart TVs, Internet-connected devices, virtual broadcast distribution undertakings, direct-to-consumer models and user-generated content will continue to expand and increase offerings in the online world.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Radiodiffusion
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

[...] les nouvelles EDR virtuelles qui offrent en ligne un certain nombre de services de diffusion en continu [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
CONT

It [(the project) ] will also examine how the "click economy"(especially online ad-based models that use micropayments) and the "sharing economy"(peer-to-peer distribution of digital content) are transforming the developing regions of the world.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
  • Coopération et développement économiques
CONT

Le projet se penchera également sur la façon dont l'économie du clic (en particulier les modèles de publicités en ligne qui utilisent le micropaiement) et l'économie du partage (distribution de contenu numérique entre pairs) transforment les pays en développement.

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Last week's New Music Seminar in New York featured a panel debating whether such on-line delivery services-part of the overly touted information superhighway-will make record companies obsolete. Geffen/DGC, the recording label that made Nirvana a household name, recently put an Aerosmith song online for electronic distribution.

OBS

The delivered product is not exclusively an e-product (file, game or software). A Net surfer can, through a website, ask to have flowers or entertainment tickets delivered to his home, for example.

Key term(s)
  • online distribution service
  • online delivery service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce électronique
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

Cette façon de faire permet à Distinfo Inc. de se démarquer dans l'industrie. Ses services personnalisés permettent d'offrir à ses clients privilégiés un service de distribution en ligne des produits adaptés à leurs besoins.

OBS

Le produit livré n'est pas nécessairement un produit électronique (fichier, jeu ou logiciel). Un internaute peut, par le biais d'un site Web, se faire livrer chez lui des fleurs ou des billets de spectacle, par exemple.

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • News and Journalism (General)
OBS

Since 1907, United Press International(UPI) has been a leading provider of critical information to media outlets, businesses, governments and researchers worldwide. UPI is a global operation headquartered in Washington, DC with offices in Beirut, HongKong, London, Santiago, Seoul and Tokyo. UPI licenses content directly to print outlets, online media and institutions of al ltypes. In addition, UPI's distribution partners provide our content to thousands of businesses, policy groups and academic institutions worldwide. Our audience consists of millions of decision-makers who depend on UPI's insightful and analytical stories to make better business or policy decisions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Information et journalisme (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 6 2001-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Copyright
OBS

... that many music execs have waged a war against MP3, citing piracy concerns. MP3 has become popular among online CD pirates, who trade songs online and burn their own CDs with relatively cheap hardware, without paying the record companies a dime. As a result, most record companies refuse to adopt MP3 as a standard and limit their online distribution to singles.

Key term(s)
  • online CD piracy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Droits d'auteur
DEF

Copie partielle ou intégrale de disques compacts par téléchargement en ligne de pièces musicales en vue de la revente ou de l'échange entre personnes.

OBS

Cette pratique est fortement critiquée par l'industrie du disque.

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
CONT

What is the emerging technology that enables external reach? ... Let’s take a look at several important reach technologies and the impact they are having. ... Technologies such as EDI [electronic data interchange], electronic mail, and interorganizational databases reduce the number of media transformations and enable a new realm of external reach opportunities.

OBS

Other reach technologies include the fax, electronic document distribution, online reference systems, electronic publishing, teleconferencing, the use of home and mobile workstations, the use of online access for routine customer service enquiries and transactions(e. g. ATMs, airline reservation systems) and electronic distribution channels.(Based on TAPIT 1993, pp. 93-96.)

Key term(s)
  • external reach technology
  • technology of external reach

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique

Spanish

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