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Growing demand for e-commerce functionality.(Database & Network Digest)

UK web designers are increasingly required to include ecommerce functionality in the sites they build for clients, according to the latest independent research published by Actinic. At the same time, the average price that web designers are charging for building an online store is falling.

The report is based on an independent survey by pfa Research among a random sample of 76 web design companies. A copy of the report is downloadable from www.actinic.co.uk/does/Actinic Web Design Report-2004.pdf.

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