- Auto
Parts Portal War Heats Up
- DSL
Carriers To Take Over For Failing ISPs
- Innotrac
Makes CRM Inroads in Western U.S.
- Qwest
Asks for Access to AT&T's Network
- Sun,
PwC Launch Online CRM Community
- McAfee
Virus Update Damages NT 4.0 Files
- Symbol
To Provide Handheld Devices to Wal-Mart
- Eazel's
Linux software shines on Solaris
- Microsoft
Buys Into ERP Space
- Intel Licenses
Internet Gear To HP
- Invensys
moves to reassure users of Baan CRM software
- J.D.
Edwards fights back with supply-chain management suite
- Optical
Networking Offers Bright Spot In Dotcom Darkness
- Daimler
Chrysler Bids Online To Cut Supply Costs
- B2B:
Silver lining amid the clouds?
- Commerce
One Suffers a Loss
- Bank of
Montreal to host B-to-B app
- Alltel
Connects with ATMs
- Networking
Remains Hot Spot For Integrators
- Commerce
One, Covisint sign tech, equity deal
- Haht
B-to-B suite gains ERP connectivity, customer support
Auto Parts Portal War Heats Up
The
Big Three U.S. automakers announced detailed developments of their much anticipated
supply chain portal, only to have competitor Parts.com which recently lost the
contract bidding to the Big Three's current partner Bell & Howell -- launch
its own dealer-based parts portal. DSL
Carriers To Take Over For Failing ISPs
Covad Communications, a competitive
data services carrier, will announce plans next week to begin calming the commotion
that has enveloped the digital subscriber line community in the last few months
Innotrac
Makes CRM Inroads in Western U.S.
Atlanta, Georgia-based Innotrac Corporation
has announced it is acquiring order fulfillment services company Universal Distribution
Services Qwest
Asks for Access to AT&T's Network
QWest Communications International
Inc. said it had asked AT&T Corp. to let it connect to AT&T's cable networks
in Colorado and Washington as it readies to launch high-speed internet access
cable modem services in those areas. Sun,
PwC Launch Online CRM Community
Price Waterhouse Coopers, Sun Microsystems,
Inc. and BMC Software, Inc. have joined forces to establish a new Web site designed
to aid businesses in improving customer loyalty... McAfee
Virus Update Damages NT 4.0 Files
An update to Network Associates' McAfee
Virus Scan anti-virus software has been found to damage the master boot record
of Windows NT 4.0 computers, forcing customers to reinstall their operating systems
Symbol
To Provide Handheld Devices to Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has selected
Symbol Technologies, Inc. to provide employees of its stores and clubs worldwide
with wireless handheld computers and accessories. The agreement includes support
and maintenance services. Eazel's
Linux software shines on Solaris
Sun Micro will use new software that
lets Linux users manage computer files, view documents, browse the Web and tap
into Eazel's online services. Microsoft
Buys Into ERP Space
Microsoft Corp. entered the enterprise resource planning
(ERP) arena with the announcement that it will acquire ERP systems provider Great
Plains Software, Inc. in a stock swap valued at approximately US$1.1 billion.
Intel
Licenses Internet Gear To HP
Marking the end of one of Intel's most ambitious
efforts to sell systems to service providers, Intel and Hewlett-Packard said they
will work together to sell and support products based on Intel's NetStructure
network appliances. Invensys
moves to reassure users of Baan CRM software
The London-based vendor next
year plans to add Web support and other new features to the customer relationship
management software it bought as part of an acquisition of Baan - development
plans that were greeted with sighs of relief by some users. J.D.
Edwards fights back with supply-chain management suite
In a do-or-die
comeback bid, J.D. Edwards & Sons Inc. released Web-based, supply-chain collaboration
software called OneWorld Xe for online purchasing and data sharing between trading
partners. Optical
Networking Offers Bright Spot In Dotcom Darkness
Despite the recent dotcom
doldrums, there's been no let-up in the rush of blueprints coming from prospective
suppliers of optical networking equipment. Daimler
Chrysler Bids Online To Cut Supply Costs
The seven-month Daimler Chrysler
experiment with online bidding to procure parts seems to be paying dividends in
the form of significantly lowered procurement costs and improved supply chain
management. B2B:
Silver lining amid the clouds?
Stocks may be tanking, but the market's
leading players and analysts say there's still lots of life left in the B2B space.
Commerce
One Suffers a Loss
The ecommerce solution provider was dealt a devastating
blow when Vertical Net Solutions and Converge formed a trading operations alliance.
Bank
of Montreal to host B-to-B app
The Bank of Montreal next month will launch
a hosted b2b application that will let its North American corporate customers
purchase goods from suppliers and pay for them online using the MasterCard International
Inc. procurement card. Alltel
Connects with ATMs
An innovative banking software application that allows
consumers with wireless access to view their accounts through automated teller
machine (ATM) networks is under development by Alltell Communications and Euronet
Worldwide. Networking
Remains Hot Spot For Integrators
While networking equipment vendors sweat
the possibility of a slowing economy and an industry-wide slowdown in service
provider spending, 2001 is ripe with opportunities for network integrators focusing
on enterprise clients, industry observers say. Commerce
One, Covisint sign tech, equity deal
Commerce One will provide the core
infrastructure for automotive online marketplace Covisint. Haht
B-to-B suite gains ERP connectivity, customer support
Haht Commerce Inc.
this week will debut the latest version of its business-to-business application
for selling on the Web, adding service-management features such as returns authorizations
and order tracking.
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