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Short Take: Rocky road ahead for e-commerce

Internet study group Forrester Research is predicting that most e-commerce companies will be out of business by 2001. The causes of the shakeout, said the Forrester's report released today, are "weak financials, increased competition and investor flight."

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Internet study group Forrester Research is predicting that most e-commerce companies will be out of business by 2001. The causes of the shakeout, said the Forrester's report released today, are "weak financials, increased competition and investor flight."