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- IT labor crunch easing
- Continental
Drift
- Coming Soon: Web Sites
That Think
- Delays On Mobile
Services In US
- Industry Analyst
Bullish On The Future For Technology
- IDC
Forecasts Worldwide DRAM Market Will Shrink to $24 Billion in 2001
- IDC
Believes Worldwide Mobile Middleware Revenue Will Erupt to Nearly $1.5 Billion
in 2005
- Industry heavyweights
plot future of wireless
- U.S.
wireless industry eyeing Japan's I-Mode success
- Analyst
Sees First Sales Decline For PC Industry
- Wireless
Internet Hits Airports
- Evolution
of Home Automation into Smart Home Networks Propels Equipment Sales to $1.7 billion
- Online
Grocery Buying Slowly Catching On
- Up
To A 3rd In US Will File Taxes Online In 2001
- Slowdown
in Broadband Modem Market Reflects Widespread Economic Downturn
- Most
Internet Users Wary Of E-Commerce
- Startups
are flocking to storage
- B-To-B
Market Boom Predicted
- Lowest
Income Is Fastest-Growing Group Online
- Tickets
To Go
- Americans Blame Greed
and Clueless Executives for the Dot-com Meltdown
- PC-Based
Internet To Be Eclipsed In Europe By ITV By 2005
- Net
Gambling Sites Double In Past Year
IT
labor crunch easing Employers in certain metropolitan regions report that
they are having an easier time finding qualified IT workers, according to a Federal
Reserve report issued this week. Continental
Drift Undersea fiber emerges as the new Gulf Stream of global voice and
data traffic, though satellites will remain aloft Coming
Soon: Web Sites That Think Artificial intelligence technologies promise
Web sites that react to your input. Delays
On Mobile Services In US Ninety-six million US consumers will use mobile
devices to access the Internet by 2005, up from 4.1 million in 2000 Industry
Analyst Bullish On The Future For Technology With dot-coms seeming to
fold every day, and even old guard companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Compaq
Computer warning of a tough road ahead, these seem like dire times. But the IT
industry has seen it all before with the creation of each new era of computing
and has lived to tell the tale IDC
Forecasts Worldwide DRAM Market Will Shrink to $24 Billion in 2001 The
DRAM market will decline sharply this year. According to IDC, total DRAM revenue
will reach $23.8 billion in 2001, a revenue decrease of 18% and severe 46% price
erosion compared with 2000. IDC
Believes Worldwide Mobile Middleware Revenue Will Erupt to Nearly $1.5 Billion
in 2005 The worldwide mobile middleware market is ready to erupt. According
to IDC, revenue in this industry will explode at a compound annual growth rate
of 61%, from $137 million in 2000 to nearly $1.5 billion in 2005. Industry
heavyweights plot future of wireless The marathon keynote session that
kicked off the CTIA Wireless show here was filled with industry superstars, several
of whom made a point of disagreeing with the idea of a wireless Internet separate
from the wired Internet. U.S.
wireless industry eyeing Japan's I-Mode success Wireless Internet use
in the U.S. hasn't met analyst projections, prompting industry officials to look
at the wildly successful I-Mode wireless Internet service in Japan. Analyst
Sees First Sales Decline For PC Industry Add this to the pile of bad news
emerging from the high-tech sector: For the first time in its history, the PC
industry will experience negative year-over-year sales growth in 2001,
Wireless
Internet Hits Airports Many airports do have Internet kiosks, but sensing
a further opportunity, some airlines and airports have begun forming partnerships
with service providers to bring wireless local area networks to parts of their
terminals. Evolution
of Home Automation into Smart Home Networks Propels Equipment Sales to $1.7 billion
The traditional home automation market is beginning to change, as new applications
are developed for smart devices Online
Grocery Buying Slowly Catching On Most consumers have never purchased
groceries over the Internet, but the convenience of the Web offers merchants an
opportunity to reach more customers Up
To A 3rd In US Will File Taxes Online In 2001 More people as many as a
third of Americans will file taxes online this year. Slowdown
in Broadband Modem Market Reflects Widespread Economic Downturn A Q4 2000
decrease in revenue and unit shipments in the broadband modem market is indicative
of broad economic slowdown Most
Internet Users Wary Of E-Commerce Bob Myman has stopped buying things
over the Internet. Startups
are flocking to storage The unsexy storage industry -- once the place
where only the most conservative IT managers would venture -- is witnessing an
unprecedented level of entrepreneurial interest. B-To-B
Market Boom Predicted The worldwide business-to-business Internet commerce
market will boom to $8.5 trillion in 2005 despite economic slowdowns, according
to a Gartner report. Lowest
Income Is Fastest-Growing Group Online The population of Internet users
earning less than $25,000 a year grew by 46% in the past 12 months, increasing
at a faster clip than any other income group Tickets
To Go Electronic delivery will place tickets in the Palm of your hand.
Americans
Blame Greed and Clueless Executives for the Dot-com Meltdown As the fortunes
of Internet companies have fallen in recent months, Americans who have followed
these developments believe that the difficulties of dot-coms are attributable
to overeager investors looking for quick profits and poor business plans by dot-com
entrepreneurs. PC-Based
Internet To Be Eclipsed In Europe By ITV By 2005 Growing Consumer Demand
in Europe, Coupled With Fast Growth Of Digital TV, Will Create TV-Based "Internet
For The Masses." $17 Billion Expected in European T-Commerce By 2006 Net
Gambling Sites Double In Past Year Number of online casino and gambling
Web sites has doubled up in the past year with players betting on future potential,
according to a new report. ---
E-PRODUCTS NEWS - Mac
owners offer mixed reviews of Opera
- Handspring
Launching New Visor?
- Sun readies
launch of midrange UltraSPARC III servers
- Compaq
introduces 64MB iPaq handheld
- Norton
AntiVirus puts a lock on email
- Apple
Announces New G4 Strategy and Pricing
- Seeking
the Big Picture With 360-Degree Web Video
- SAP
Leverages CRM for Intellectual Property Management
- 'HailStorm'
already stirring a tempest
- Handspring
Unveils Thin Visor
- Next beta
of Windows XP ready to roll
- Microsoft
touts smart phones, outlines wireless plans
- AMD
to unveil new chips, delay others
- Bluetooth
Teething Troubles
- IBM To Offer
Linux Version Of MySAP For Mainframes
- Sun
introduces new mid-range servers
- B2B
integration vendors facing shakeout
- Nortel's
Next-Generation Optical System
- IBM
launches WebSphere Portal Server
- Will
Oracle Finally Deliver With Release Of 11.5.3?
- Eazel
Releases Nautilus
- Hewlett-Packard
Launches New Handheld Devices
Mac
owners offer mixed reviews of Opera Can the Mac operating system support
another Web browser, especially one that isn't free? Handspring
Launching New Visor? Rumors abound that the handheld maker will soon deliver
a slimmer Visor. Fan sites have pictures of the 'Visor Edge,' but the company
only acknowledges that something is afoot. Sun
readies launch of midrange UltraSPARC III servers Sun Microsystems Inc.
this month plans to boost its midrange Unix server lineup by announcing a set
of multiprocessor systems based on the company's 64-bit UltraSPARC III chip.
Compaq
introduces 64MB iPaq handheld Compaq Computer on Friday unveiled two new
iPaq handhelds, including one equipped with 64MB of memory. Norton
AntiVirus puts a lock on email Users of the Symantec Corp.'s Norton AntiVirus
software may have problems getting their e-mail when the program's e-mail filter
fails to run properly. Apple
Announces New G4 Strategy and Pricing Apple is slashing the price of its
733Mz PowerMac G4 because of a greater-than-expected availability of high-speed
chips from Motorola, the company announced. Seeking
the Big Picture With 360-Degree Web Video Internet video has growing pains,
seeks to move beyond the novelty of pan-and-zoom. SAP
Leverages CRM for Intellectual Property Management In its continuing effort
to gain market share in the CRM industry, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) has announced the
addition of enhanced functionality within its mySAP Media product... 'HailStorm'
already stirring a tempest In pledging conformance to open standards and
protocols, Microsoft Corp. said all the right things with the launch here earlier
of HailStorm, the software maker's building blocks initiative for Web services.
Handspring
Unveils Thin Visor It must be time for new spring fashions, and in the
handheld personal digital assistant arena, Handspring Inc. is going with the thin
look Next
beta of Windows XP ready to roll Barring an unforeseen "show stopper,"
Microsoft expects to release beta 2 to testers. The OS is being pitched to consumers
as the "next revolution." Microsoft
touts smart phones, outlines wireless plans Microsoft's partners are expected
to begin selling Stinger smart phones in the U.S. by year's end. The phones were
designed, among other things, to tie into enterprise Outlook e-mail systems through
a firewall. AMD
to unveil new chips, delay others Advanced Micro Devices will unveil a
pair of new desktop PC processors but the company has delayed some of its future
products. Bluetooth
Teething Troubles Sadly for 3Com's Shaun Paice, it was a fairly typical
demonstration of a dazzling new technology. Paice was showing just how easy it
was to link two laptops using the long-awaited miracle of wireless communication.
IBM
To Offer Linux Version Of MySAP For Mainframes IBM thinks it has an answer
for big enterprises fed up with the complexity of supporting enterprise applications
running across hundreds, or even thousands, of small servers--run everything off
a single mainframe. Sun
introduces new mid-range servers Sun Microsystems Inc. rolled out four
new mid-range servers that incorporate high-end features typically reserved for
its enterprise-class Starfire servers. B2B
integration vendors facing shakeout The online business-to-business integration
market is in the midst of consolidation as vendors offer solutions that expand
traditional EDI trading through emerging XML technologies. Nortel's
Next-Generation Optical System Nortel Networks Corp. unveiled a line of
next-generation optical networking products Monday, promising to deliver "massive
bandwidth" and integrated network transmission speeds of between 40 and 80 Gbps.
IBM
launches WebSphere Portal Server Like IBM Global Services' launch of its
corporate portal in December and subsidiary Lotus Development Corp.'s knowledge
management suite in January, IBM's Software Group is now jumping into the portal
software market. Will
Oracle Finally Deliver With Release Of 11.5.3? Larry Ellison, Oracle's
president and CEO, made a familiar pitch at Oracle AppsWorld in New Orleans.
Eazel
Releases Nautilus Although it represents a small dent in the dominance
of Windows, Eazel's release last week of its Nautilus 1.0 software--which provides
a Linux-based graphical user interface for desktop computers--brings Linux one
step closer to the desktop Hewlett-Packard
Launches New Handheld Devices U.S. computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co.
unveiled a new color-screen handheld computer in a move that makes its product
line more cost-competitive. ---
E-SERVICES - i2-Nike
fallout a cautionary tale
- Salesforce.com
to launch online CRM service
- IBM
starts consulting practice for biotech
- MP3.Com's
Online Music Service Challenged
- PSA
Makes Plans
- Priceline, Travelocity
To Pilot New Services
- Airlines
Stick E-Commerce in Coach
- U.S
Postal Service taps digital authentication
- CRM
suite vendors face the music at Gartner Summit
- Gartner
To E-Stores: Fulfillment, Fulfillment, Fulfillment
- Lotus
to bundle Mobile Notes with Nokia and Ericsson
- USPS
Plans Web-Based Address Change Service
- Vignette
Reaches for Bigger Slice of CRM Pie
- Shopping
While You Drive
- Loudeye Plugs
Into Net Radio Technology
- Staples
to combine online, catalog operations
- eMarketplace
Savings Will Come At A Great Cost To Companies
- Motorola,
Ericsson, Siemens To Develop Wireless Game Standard
- Fannie
Wants To Dominate The Web
- Microsoft,
Reuters Team On Messaging Venture
- M-Wallet
Offers Wireless One-Click Shopping
i2-Nike
fallout a cautionary tale Although public bickering between software suppliers
and their customers is nothing new, last week's high-profile spat between i2 Technologies
and its client Nike highlighted an ugly trend in the software industry that just
won't go away. Salesforce.com
to launch online CRM service San Francisco-based sales force automation
company Salesforce.com Inc. will include full customer relationship management
services on a hosted, monthly subscription basis. IBM
starts consulting practice for biotech IBM said it has created a consulting
practice to advise pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies on how to use advanced
computers and software to discover new drugs. MP3.Com's
Online Music Service Challenged Music site battles in two courts, fighting
copyright charge and its own insurance company. PSA
Makes Plans Professional services automation is one of those markets that
is bustling with so much energy that it may well unravel at the seams.
Priceline,
Travelocity To Pilot New Services In a bid to gain a bigger share of the
online travel market, both Priceline and Travelocity unveiled new initiatives.
Airlines
Stick E-Commerce in Coach News about Orbitz, the multi-airline mega-site
that promised to revolutionize the way Internet users make travel reservations,
began to appear almost two years ago -- before the site even had a name.
U.S
Postal Service taps digital authentication The U.S. Postal Service announced
a new service that will issue digital signatures on smart cards through post offices
across the country using "in-person proofing" as part of the process. CRM
suite vendors face the music at Gartner Summit The gauntlet was thrown
down early at a "vendor challenge" panel at the Gartner Group CRM Summit.
Gartner
To E-Stores: Fulfillment, Fulfillment, Fulfillment Internet retailers
that don't improve the start-to-finish shopper experience are in much greater
risk of failure than those that do Lotus
to bundle Mobile Notes with Nokia and Ericsson Lotus Development Corp.
today said it has struck deals with Nokia Corp. and LM Ericsson Telephone Co.
to equip cellular phones sold in Europe with its Mobile Notes software and access
to applications on Domino Everyplace servers USPS
Plans Web-Based Address Change Service The U.S. Postal Service soon will
announce a Web-based change-of-address service targeted to the 41 million Americans
who move each year. Vignette
Reaches for Bigger Slice of CRM Pie Austin, Texas-based Vignette Corporation
(Nasdaq: VIGN) claims its new CRM marketplace will help businesses build better
and longer-lasting relationships with their customers... Shopping
While You Drive The new TalkWallet from Qpass Inc. lets consumers make
purchases by simply talking into their phones, Loudeye
Plugs Into Net Radio Technology Digital content deliverer Loudeye Technologies
said it acquired Internet radio technology to better stream music over the Web
and boost authorized online music sales. Staples
to combine online, catalog operations The office-supply retailer announced
plans to combine its e-commerce affiliate with a catalog operation aimed at small
businesses and consumers, a move that's intended to cut internal costs.
eMarketplace
Savings Will Come At A Great Cost To Companies Companies will spend an
estimated $5.4 million to $22.9 million each to integrate into online markets
over the next five years Motorola,
Ericsson, Siemens To Develop Wireless Game Standard Three wireless telecommunications
giants, hoping to entice consumers to use their cell phones for games as well
as calls Fannie
Wants To Dominate The Web The mortgage finance queen is locking up the
online market. Microsoft,
Reuters Team On Messaging Venture Reuters Group, the world's largest financial
information provider, said it will offer an instant messaging service to let staff,
clients and suppliers of 25 financial institutions send and receive text in real
time M-Wallet
Offers Wireless One-Click Shopping A mobile wallet that aims to facilitate
a range of wireless transactions -- including micropayments, retail purchases
and time- sensitive services ...
E-MARKETING NEWS - Stunts
That Work
- Compaq lands Blue
Cross Blue Shield deal
- Purchase
of middleware developer extends Palm's reach into enterprise
- Autonomy
Signs Up Telecom Suitors for CRM
- Boring
Old B2B Steals E-Tail's Thunder
- Pivotal
CRM Advances on European Front
- Cisco
Stakes Claim In Lucrative Market
- Will
New Banner Ad Formats Benefit Branders More Than Direct Marketers?
- B2C
Spending Dropped Sharply In January
- Linksys
Named Best Vendor by the E-Commerce Channel
- GM
revs up online vehicle sales program
- EMC,
at CeBit, is bullish about growth
- The
Race To Bring Geography To The Borderless Web
- Taking
the Pain Out of Partnerships
- Local
Phone Giants Fight To Stay Whole
- Novell
needs to reach Microsoft-minded executives
- Poor
Online Service Costs Retailers Offline Sales
- Digital
Marketing Hits the Mainstream
- High-speed
mobile wireless takes three giant steps
- UK
Firm Trials Text Message Advertising
- P&G
Walks Fine Line
Stunts
That Work How to make your offline marketing tactics innovative and effectiveóand
provide more than a one-time boost Compaq
lands Blue Cross Blue Shield deal Compaq Global Services, the computer
maker's services arm, is set to announce Monday a five-year, multimillion dollar
technology services contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, winning
the deal over rivals IBM Global Services, Electronic Data Systems and others.
Purchase
of middleware developer extends Palm's reach into enterprise Palm acquired
mobile middleware developer Extended Systems for $264 million in a deal that will
give handheld device maker the ability to integrate mobile devices with back-office
systems. Autonomy
Signs Up Telecom Suitors for CRM Continuing its run of attracting telecom
companies to its product offerings, Autonomy has added Nortel, Telecom Italia
and MCI Worldcom to its roster of customers... Boring
Old B2B Steals E-Tail's Thunder So it turns out that amid all the teeth-gnashing
about the future of e-commerce, business-to-business (B2B) online sales were cooking
right along. Pivotal
CRM Advances on European Front Demand chain software maker Pivotal Corporation
has announced one of its first European victories: Belgacom France has selected
Pivotal's CRM software to synchronize its marketing, sales and customer service
activities over the Internet... Cisco
Stakes Claim In Lucrative Market The first major test for Cisco System
Inc.'s Long-Reach Ethernet networking products will be high speed Internet access
for guests of the giant Starwood Hotels and Resorts Inc Will
New Banner Ad Formats Benefit Branders More Than Direct Marketers? When
the Internet Advertising Bureau recently announced it was establishing standards
for seven new banner ad formats, brand marketers thought their ship had come in.
B2C
Spending Dropped Sharply In January Consumer online spending in the US
decreased by about 50 percent in January, dropping to USD3 billion from Decemberís
figure of USD6.1 billion. Linksys
Named Best Vendor by the E-Commerce Channel Linksys(R), a leading provider
of broadband, wireless and networking hardware for the Home, Small Office/Home
Office (SOHO), and Small/Medium Business (SMB) corporate environments, was awarded
'Best Vendor' at e-tailVision(TM), produced by Vision Events GM
revs up online vehicle sales program In order to test a new online sales
model for its vehicles, General Motors has unveiled plans to launch an ambitious
pilot program May 1 in the nation's capital. EMC,
at CeBit, is bullish about growth Mike Ruettgers, executive chairman of
the data storage giant, told show attendees that EMC expects to see revenues of
$12 billion this year. The
Race To Bring Geography To The Borderless Web The benefits of using geographic
data to target marketing efforts on the borderless Web are applicable to a wide
range of online businesses, Taking
the Pain Out of Partnerships Trapezo hopes its automated partnership software
will save teetering dot-coms--and its own skin too. Local
Phone Giants Fight To Stay Whole As impatience over the slow pace of local
telephone competition intensifies, authorities in more than a dozen states are
considering proposals that would break former Bell telephone companies in two
in a bid to help their rivals gain access to the basic wires reaching homes and
offices Novell
needs to reach Microsoft-minded executives Some users at Novell's BrainShare
2001 conference said they're ready to install its Internet-based software, but
first they -- and Novell -- have to get their bosses to buy into the idea.
Poor
Online Service Costs Retailers Offline Sales If roaring bears and rolling
blackouts aren't enough for dot-coms to worry about, Jupiter Media Metrix revealed
more bad news Digital
Marketing Hits the Mainstream Marketing executives of five of the biggest
offline companies discuss the impact of the Internet on their strategies.
High-speed
mobile wireless takes three giant steps Three of the top four U.S. mobile
wireless carriers plan limited rollouts of high-speed wireless networks this year
at speeds of 144K bit/sec. and ramping up to 3G bit/sec. within two years. Missing
from the announcements, however, were pricing details. UK
Firm Trials Text Message Advertising Cadbury's, Carlsberg, Tango, Amnesty
International and Capital Radio are among 35 organisations involved in a trial
of advertising over mobile phones in the UK. P&G
Walks Fine Line In an effort to better market its brands via the Internet,
Procter & Gamble announced an advertising initiative with media company INNX
that further demonstrates the blurring line between advertising and editorial
material on the Web. ---
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- IBM algorithms boost b-to-b
e-commerce
- Consortium releases
new business process language
- i2's
RightWorks deal shakes up B2B sector
- Cendant
Spices Up Online Travelers' Journeys
- Global
supply chains may force internal system changes
- Tech
Firms Integrate Products for Business Intelligence
- Financial
services streamline b-to-b supply chain
- New
CRM Apps Target Auto, High-Tech, Retail Sectors
- Dueling
exchanges make big plans
- Commerce
One strengthens hand with Exterprise buy
- Mitsubishi
To Forge $163M Supply Chain
- Microsoft
warns of fraudulent digital certificates
- 46%
Of B-To-B Websites That Have Been Online 3+ Years Are Profitable
- App
Helps Boeing Link Factory Floor to Suppliers
- Worldwide
Hotel Chain Takes Services Wireless
- Online
Problems Could Deter Customers
- SAP
Scores CRM Deals with PwC, Villeroy & Boch
- The
High Cost of Joining E-Marketplaces
- Zyman
Back Aprimo Marketing Platform
- B2B
Exchanges: Will They Survive?
IBM
algorithms boost b-to-b e-commerce Two powerful algorithms specifically
designed for b-to-b e-commerce applications will allow vendors to conduct advanced
auctions as part of their procurement processes. Consortium
releases new business process language Looking to separate business processes
from the applications in which they're imbedded, a technology industry consortium
yesterday released the Business Process Modeling Language (BPML) specification.
i2's
RightWorks deal shakes up B2B sector i2 Technologies' acquisition of RightWorks
was small, but the deal's ramifications are big. Analysts said that i2's latest
acquisition could start a price war for business-to-business software.
Cendant
Spices Up Online Travelers' Journeys Consumers making travel arrangements
online soon will be able to take virtual tours of hotels, cruise ships and other
attractions, thanks to a content syndication agreement between Cendant Membership
Services (CMS) and HotelView Corporation... Global
supply chains may force internal system changes U.S.-based companies looking
to automate transnational supply chains frequently have to alter their internal
systems in order to handle the technical and business variables that await them
in other countries, according to attendees at a supply-chain conference held here.
Tech
Firms Integrate Products for Business Intelligence Technology Solutions
Company and Matrix Technology Group, Inc. said they will combine TSC's data integration,
warehousing and data mining with Matrix's CRM applications to help businesses
capture and leverage critical data... Financial
services streamline b-to-b supply chain Whereas the product supply chain
is achieving both visibility and velocity in the New Economy, the money supply
chain lags far behind, with most companies still working under Old Economy, 60-day
payment schedules. New
CRM Apps Target Auto, High-Tech, Retail Sectors E-business applications
provider Intershop announced it is targeting its latest software releases at the
automotive, high-tech, retail and consumer goods industries. Dueling
exchanges make big plans The GlobalNetXchange and WorldWide Retail Exchange
marked their first anniversaries by fleshing out some ambitious business and technology
plans, but some retailers and analysts said the rival online marketplaces still
face big obstacles Commerce
One strengthens hand with Exterprise buy Commerce One Inc.'s acquisition
yesterday of software developer Exterprise is expected to enhance Commerce One's
collaborative commerce capabilities -- seemingly the new Holy Grail in the business-to-business
market. Mitsubishi
To Forge $163M Supply Chain Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced
it will spend 20 billion yen -- about US$163 million -- over the next 18 months
to create an Internet-based, worldwide supply chain management system for its
semiconductor group... Microsoft
warns of fraudulent digital certificates The software vendor disclosed
that two digital certificates mistakenly issued in its name by security services
vendor VeriSign could be used by malicious attackers to trick users into running
unsafe programs. 46%
Of B-To-B Websites That Have Been Online 3+ Years Are Profitable Experience
plays a pivotal role in online profitability for B-to-B websites App
Helps Boeing Link Factory Floor to Suppliers Boeing Corp. is in the early
stages of adding predictive intelligence to its MRP system. Worldwide
Hotel Chain Takes Services Wireless Bass Hotels & Resorts and Air2Web
Inc. have teamed to help travelers access hotel information through wireless devices,
including PDAs, Web-enabled phones and digital text- messaging phones...
Online
Problems Could Deter Customers Annoy customers online and you may lose
business at your brick-and-mortar store. SAP
Scores CRM Deals with PwC, Villeroy & Boch German software maker SAP
AG closed out the week on a strong note with two announcements at the CeBIT 2001
IT conference in Hanover, Germany. The
High Cost of Joining E-Marketplaces Large corporate buyers can expect
to spend between $5.4 million and $22.9 million over the next five years to integrate
into online marketplaces, reports Forrester Research Inc. Zyman
Back Aprimo Marketing Platform Zyman Marketing Group and Aprimo Inc. have
teamed up in a new partnership aimed at offering a comprehensive set of online
tools for marketing professionals. B2B
Exchanges: Will They Survive? If you're joining an e-marketplace, make
sure it's got what it takes ---
CONTENT, PORTALS & COMMUNITY
- Windows Now Slightly Open
- Critics
worry about impact of New.net domain plans
- Hacker
"Coolio" to work on jail PCs
- Minimultimedia
- Descramble
That DVD in 7 Lines
- The Mad,
Mad World of E-Commerce
- Users,
Vendors Face Off Over UCITA Law In Texas
- Cable
TV Operators Continue to Upgrade Infrastructure
- AT&T
Broadband Installs Three-Millionth Digital Cable Customer
- MBAs
talk tech in E-Biz 101
- MusicCity
Emerges as Top Napster Alternative
- IT
skills upgrade HR resume
- Wireless
Net Service Taps March Madness
- Courtesy
Phoning
- More Characters Added
To Multilingual Domain Syste
- ABN
Amro/Digital Island hosting trial scores 25% savings
- Lessons
learned in layoffs
- Outsmart,
Outgun, Outlast
- Sony's Plan
For Online Bank Approved
- Intel
To Make 250,000 Web Gizmos For Aol Deal In Spain
- Mir
Crashes; Wreckage on eBay
- Mobile
Portals Will Not Drive WAP Site Traffic
Windows
Now Slightly Open Microsoft will share 95 percent of its operating systems
source code with key developers. But the company hasn't reversed itself on loathing
collaborative development; engineers can look at but not touch the code.
Critics
worry about impact of New.net domain plans Some users and Internet watchers
said they're concerned that New.net, a start-up company that's offering 20 Internet
domains outside the control of the organization that manages the Domain Name System,
could do more harm than good by striking out on its own Hacker
"Coolio" to work on jail PCs A teenage computer hacker who defaced Web
sites was sentenced Friday to nine months behind bars--and was ordered to help
program the jail's computers. Minimultimedia
Rich media is coming to a new generation of wireless devices. How users and
developers will receive it is an open question. Descramble
That DVD in 7 Lines A new, slimmed-down version of DVD descrambling now
exists: a mere seven lines of Perl code. It's so lean, you too can attach it to
your e-mail signature file. Hello, movie industry lawyers. The
Mad, Mad World of E-Commerce With nearly 300 shopping days left until
Christmas, it is certainly too early to start fretting over e-commerce's annual
rite of passage, the holiday shopping season. Users,
Vendors Face Off Over UCITA Law In Texas Texas could become a key showdown
state for the UCITA, as opponents are moving aggressively to prevent the legislature
there from passing the controversial software licensing law. Cable
TV Operators Continue to Upgrade Infrastructure Cable TV Operators Continue
to Upgrade Infrastructure; Digital Data and Video Services More Widely Available
AT&T
Broadband Installs Three-Millionth Digital Cable Customer AT&T Broadband
has installed its three-millionth digital cable customer, continuing its leadership
in the deployment of advanced video services, the company said MBAs
talk tech in E-Biz 101 Amazing. It's only 9:30 on a bone-chilling Saturday
morning, and already Bill Schiano's class is deep into a discussion of the evolution
of the Web as a place to do business. MusicCity
Emerges as Top Napster Alternative Since January, a secretive Tennessee
company has been quietly positioning itself as an alternative to Napster.
IT
skills upgrade HR resume When the founders of peer-to-peer software startup
Data-Synapse Inc. were finalizing their business plan early last year, they knew
the New York company's success would hinge on its ability to recruit top technical
talent, a major challenge in a highly competitive market. Wireless
Net Service Taps March Madness A new March Madness Channel wireless e-mail
and Internet service is aiming to serve as a central location to which hard-core
college basketball fans will turn for access to real-time scores, schedules, and
news from the NCAA Tournament Courtesy
Phoning Socially unacceptable mobile communication gets the Miss Manners
treatment. More
Characters Added To Multilingual Domain System VeriSign Inc., owners of
Internet domain registry Network Solutions, says it is increasing again the number
of non-English characters supported by its fledgling system for processing multilingual
Net addresses. ABN
Amro/Digital Island hosting trial scores 25% savings ABN Amro, the world's
16th-largest bank, announced last week that an experiment with outsourcing Web
hosting has paid off with a 25% savings. Lessons
learned in layoffs Enterprises must cope with human, legal issues
Outsmart,
Outgun, Outlast What are the critical ingredients of lasting success in
the networked business world? How do you recession proof a company? Seven key
strategies can pave paths of leadership. Sony's
Plan For Online Bank Approved Financial authorities have approved Sony
Corp.'s plan to set up an online bank, the first by a non-banking company in Japan
Intel
To Make 250,000 Web Gizmos For Aol Deal In Spain The world's biggest semiconductor
company Intel Corp. will supply 250,000 Web access devices that Spain's biggest
bank, Banco Santander Central Hispano Mir
Crashes; Wreckage on eBay As expected, Mir made its spectacular crashdown
into the South Pacific during the night. Now, 'authentic wreckage' has begun appearing
on eBay. And, believe it or not, people are bidding. Mobile
Portals Will Not Drive WAP Site Traffic Mobile portals searching for sound
revenue models will draw few users and disappoint firms looking for them to drive
traffic, ...
GOVERNANCE & GOING GLOBAL
- German court: AOL allowed illegal music swaps
- Congress moves to roll back
new ergonomic standards
- Singapore's
3G blues
- Telecom users ask
FCC to slow growth of area codes
- Notice
to e-businesses: Taxes are due
- Bush
adviser urges increased cybercrime cooperation
- Tech-Friendly
Roster Emerges In Washington
- Senate
Banking Committee OKs High-Tech Export Control Bill
- ICANN
Defends Intellectual Property Approach
- Rep.
Wilson Intros House Version Of R&D Bill
- Class
Action Lawsuit Commenced Against Amazon.com, Inc.
- Online
Retailers Call For Simpler Tax Rules
- A
Slow Boat to B-To-C
- Microsoft
Upbeat About Europe IT spending
- U.S.
firms find no haven in safe harbor
- UN
working group seeks common ground on security
- Web
Elections Unlikely
- Flat Rate
a Fat Bust in Europe
- Libraries
Spearhead Attack on Cyber-Porn Law
- FCC
Chairman Expounds On Telecom, Wireless Policies
- Bankruptcy
Bill Twist
- Kentucky Senate
Kills 'Zero Call' Law
German
court: AOL allowed illegal music swaps An appeals court upheld a ruling
against Internet giant America Online that could give the music industry a weapon
against online piracy, court officials said. Congress
moves to roll back new ergonomic standards Under pressure from business
groups, Congress this week voted to roll back a new set of workplace ergonomic
regulations that took effect in the waning days of the Clinton administration
and were aimed partly at reducing the repetitive-motion injuries that afflict
many computer users. Singapore's
3G blues Third-generation wireless telephone service suffered another
setback this week when the government of Singapore slashed millions off the opening
price for the 3G licenses it plans to auction in April. Telecom
users ask FCC to slow growth of area codes A small group of large telecommunications
users is asking the Federal Communications Commission to take a broad step to
slow the proliferation of new area codes and prevent the nation's phone numbers
from running out. Notice
to e-businesses: Taxes are due Think your e-business doesn't owe sales
taxes? Think again. States are gearing up to collect taxes already due. To avoid
paying steep back taxes later, make sure you comply with current laws now.
Bush
adviser urges increased cybercrime cooperation Saying the "cybereconomy
is the economy," National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice called for the bolstering
of joint efforts by the government and the private sector to protect important
computer networks in the U.S. from attacks. Tech-Friendly
Roster Emerges In Washington It never hurts to have friends in high places.
With technology playing a higher-stakes role in Washington politics, a growing
number of Congress members are defining themselves as key figures when it comes
to high-tech matters. Senate
Banking Committee OKs High-Tech Export Control Bill The Senate Banking
Committee approved legislation that would give the executive branch added authority
in regulating high-tech exports. ICANN
Defends Intellectual Property Approach The powerful Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was on Capitol Hill, this time defending
its stance on intellectual property protection and its decision to allow Internet
addressing companies to set their own guidelines for safeguarding copyright and
trademark holders. Rep.
Wilson Intros House Version Of R&D Bill Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M.,
Wednesday joined her New Mexico Sens. Pete Domenici, R, and Jeff Bingaman, on
the research and development tax credit train with a permanent credit bill of
her own. Class
Action Lawsuit Commenced Against Amazon.com, Inc. A securities class action
lawsuit was commenced on behalf all persons who acquired Amazon.com, Inc. securities
between February 2, 2000 and March 9, 2001. Online
Retailers Call For Simpler Tax Rules The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee,
which is considering two controversial issues related to Internet taxation, was
told last week by online retailers that they shouldn't be forced to collect sales
taxes unless state tax rules are simplified and some of the collection costs are
reimbursed to companies. A
Slow Boat to B-To-C Because of its enormous population of more than 1
billion people, mainland China would appear to hold tremendous market potential
for operators of business-to-consumer Websites. Microsoft
Upbeat About Europe IT spending U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp was
quoted as saying it was upbeat about IT spending in Europe, where customers were
still seeking to catch up with U.S. IT investment. U.S.
firms find no haven in safe harbor European Union's data privacy directive
raises 'considerable' trade issues UN
working group seeks common ground on security Delegates from the United
Nations will meet with U.S. technology industry representatives to devise new
global strategies for dealing with cybercrime and other security threats, as well
as data privacy issues Web
Elections Unlikely In sad news for civic-minded couch potatoes, U.S. citizens
may neverget the option to vote in a presidential election from home. Flat
Rate a Fat Bust in Europe Flat-rate plans for dialup Internet service,
once all the rage in Europe, are proving to be unprofitable. Inexpensive Net connections
are only a dream. Libraries
Spearhead Attack on Cyber-Porn Law At issue is a free speech challenge
to a U.S. law designed to prevent children from being exposed to Internet pornography
in public libraries and schools. FCC
Chairman Expounds On Telecom, Wireless Policies On stage here at the CTIA
2001 Wireless, newly installed Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael
Powell was introduced to some 2,000 industry executives as a logical and brilliant
choice to head up the agency Bankruptcy
Bill Twist Reform law would require firms to honor privacy policies.
Kentucky
Senate Kills 'Zero Call' Law The Kentucky state Senate has failed to act
on a proposed "zero-call" list before the end of its 2001 legislative session,
effectively killing the bill. ...
PARTNERS & DEALS NEWS - FirstService
Buys Canadian CRM Stalwart
- Blockbuster,
Enron clip Web movie pact
- Bombs
Away
- Convergys Unites with
IBM for Wireless CRM
- Drkoop
Attends Personalized Healthcare Delivery
- AT&T
to acquire assets of bankrupt DSL provider NorthPoint
- Citrix
To Extend Web Services With Sequoia Acquisition
- Emblaze
Agrees License Deal With Microsoft
- CA
and partners go all out for mobile
- WebMD,
Microsoft Ink New Deal
- Compaq,
Allscripts join to offer handheld PCs to doctors
- SAS
To Acquire Intrinsic
- Agilent,
HP Talk Strategic Alliance
- Groove
teams with Microsoft for enterprise collaboration
- Dell,
Samsung sign $16B supply, R&D deal
- Lucent
Seeks Fiber Unit Buyer
- IBM,
Symbian Bring Office To Cell Phones
- Alliances
Make Strange Bedfellows
- Net2Phone
Beats Estimates, Revamps Deals
- Sprint
and Sun Form Alliance to Provide An Integrated Solution For E Business Customers
FirstService
Buys Canadian CRM Stalwart FirstService Corporation a Canadian property
and business services provider, took a giant step toward growing its CRM business
by acquiring Canadian CRM and fulfillment company Herbert A. Watts Ltd for an
undisclosed sum. Blockbuster,
Enron clip Web movie pact Blockbuster and Enron Broadband Services said
Friday that they have broken off an exclusive partnership to deliver movies over
the Web, signaling new static over the highly anticipated creation of video-on-demand
services. Bombs
Away The war of words goes on in the wake of the Microsoft-Sun settlement,
while developers remain skeptical Convergys
Unites with IBM for Wireless CRM An agreement between Convergys Corp.
and IBM will provide billing and customer service support for IBM's UNIX servers,
giving wireless operators access to a high-performance hardware system and greater
flexibility in choosing hardware providers... Drkoop
Attends Personalized Healthcare Delivery Hoping to meet healthcare provider
and consumer demands for customized healthcare information, Drkoop.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:
KOOP) and I-trax, Inc. have teamed up to launch a suite of Web-based health management
services... AT&T
to acquire assets of bankrupt DSL provider NorthPoint AT&T Corp. announced
it will acquire all of the assets of bankrupt DSL provider NorthPoint Communications
Group Inc. in a deal valued at $135 million, according to company officials.
Citrix
To Extend Web Services With Sequoia Acquisition Application server software
company Citrix Systems Inc. is moving to extend its product line to include Web
content and applications by agreeing to acquire portal company Sequoia Software
Corp. for $184.6 million in cash Emblaze
Agrees License Deal With Microsoft Emblaze, an Israeli company whose technology
streams video to mobile Internet devices, said it had entered a licensing agreement
with software giant Microsoft Corp CA
and partners go all out for mobile At CeBit in Germany, CA and an A-list
of partners announced plans to take the software giant's e-business products into
the mobile arena. WebMD,
Microsoft Ink New Deal Internet health-care firm WebMD Corp. said that
it has revised its partnership with Microsoft Corp. Compaq,
Allscripts join to offer handheld PCs to doctors Compaq Computer Corp.
announced a deal with Allscripts Healthcare Solutions to provide physicians with
iPAQ Pocket PCs that they can use to access patient information SAS
To Acquire Intrinsic Continuing to expand beyond its data-analysis roots,
SAS Institute Inc. has agreed to acquire Intrinsic, a British developer of marketing
automation and campaign-management software Agilent,
HP Talk Strategic Alliance Computing giant Hewlett-Packard Co. and the
company it spun off in 1999, Agilent Technologies Inc., are discussing a ``strategic
alliance'' for joint business intiatives. Groove
teams with Microsoft for enterprise collaboration Groove Networks made
a foray into collaborative applications for the enterprise this week through a
development agreement with Microsoft that's related to the software giant's new
Internet-based HailStorm technology. Dell
Computer Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. have entered into a $16 billion,
four-year agreement for Samsung to supply the computer maker with key parts, the
companies said. Lucent
Seeks Fiber Unit Buyer Lucent Technologies confirmed that it is looking
for a buyer to pick up its Optical Fiber Solutions unit in an attempt to pay down
part of its $8.5 billion debt. IBM,
Symbian Bring Office To Cell Phones IBM and Symbian announced a partnership
Thursday to work on technology that will allow people to access their work e-mail,
calendar and corporate information via their cell phones. Bigfoot
Dances Expressive Merger Tango E-mail marketing companies Bigfoot Interactive
and Expression Engines each have agreed to their mutual merger inquiries, bulking
up in an automated marketing industry that is starting to show a bent for consolidation.
Alliances
Make Strange Bedfellows When Enron and Blockbuster unveiled their exclusive,
20-year video-on-demand marriage of convenience last July, one of the first thoughts
that sprung to mind was, "Which company will still be around in 2020?"
Net2Phone
Beats Estimates, Revamps Deals Internet phone service provider Net2Phone
beat Wall Street expectations and moved up its profitability projections, while
saying it has revised partnerships that were proving too expensive. Sprint
and Sun Form Alliance to Provide An Integrated Solution For E Business Customers
Sprint Corp. and Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) are aligning sales and marketing
teams to create ---
MOVERS & SHAKERS NEWS - Lessons
Learned From Loudcloud
- Critics
Slam VeriSign's Dot-Org Plan
- CyberInsurance
?
- Domain Name Registration
Gets 64 More Languages
- Proxim
files lawsuits to protect patents
- Quake
Rattles IT at Seattle-Area Firms
- Touched
by an Angel
- U.S. Makes Web
Stock Scammer Pay
- DVD Code
Crack Stirs New Copyright Battle
- Wall
Street firms embrace WorldStreet's p-to-p offerings
- Micron
Electronics to exit PC business
- Insurance
carriers move to crumple paper processes
- Venture
Capitalists Lose As Their Companies Sink
- CompuServe
Accused Of Denying Rebates
- AOL
Denounces Lawsuits
- IBM, Toshiba,
Sony Team Up To Develop Supercomputer On A Chip
- Visteon,
L&H propose technology sale to settle legal dispute
- MSN
In Global Cold War Against AOL
- Via
once again on collision course with Intel
- Getting
to Know You
- HIPAA privacy rules
under fire in Washington
- Netmorf
Turns Into a Memory
- AOL Anti-Spam
Effort Loses E-mail
Lessons
Learned From Loudcloud Loudcloud, the Net services startup co-founded
by Marc Andreessen, makes a lackluster debut on Nasdaq. But hey, at least they
made it out. Critics
Slam VeriSign's Dot-Org Plan Internet domain name registrars are criticizing
industry leader VeriSign's moves to release its monopoly hold on top level domain
(TLD) names such as dot-net and dot-org, arguing that the powerful player is using
its position to quash competition for the profitable dot-com TLD. CyberInsurance
? At the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, earlier this
year, hackers with a political ax to grind broke into a forum database.
Domain
Name Registration Gets 64 More Languages Three months after VeriSign Global
Registry Services (GRS) began registering Web site addresses in four languages
other than English as part of a test process, the company has added 64 new site
registration languages to bring the Internet to a larger number of non-English
speakers around the globe. Proxim
files lawsuits to protect patents Suits allege that six companies infringed
on patents for direct-sequence wireless local area networking technology
Quake
Rattles IT at Seattle-Area Firms IT systems at Seattle-based corporations
received their first real-world disaster recovery tests in the wake of Wednesday's
6.8-magnitude earthquake, which knocked out phone systems and power to thousands
of businesses and residents. Touched
by an Angel With venture capital scarce and restrictive of a companyís
options, many find angel investors a tempting alternative U.S.
Makes Web Stock Scammer Pay The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) has settled its lawsuit with Web stock picker "Tokyo Joe," who made more
than US$1 million selling stock picks on his Web site. DVD
Code Crack Stirs New Copyright Battle As Hollywood movie studios scramble
to shelter DVD copyrights, a new program that breaks DVD code is fueling a battle
between proponents of free speech protection and those who want to bolster copyright
protection. Wall
Street firms embrace WorldStreet's p-to-p offerings Taking Advantage of
the financial services industry's eagerness to adopt early on peer-to-peer technologies,
WorldStreet next week will roll out what it believes to be the first p-to-p network
for the financial services market. Micron
Electronics to exit PC business Micron Electronics said it is exiting
the PC business and merging with Web hosting company Interland in a $130 million
stock deal that will transform the company into a hosting firm. Insurance
carriers move to crumple paper processes Two insurance industry projects
involving powerhouses such as St. Paul Cos., AIG and The Hartford promise to automate
paper-based processes in a bid to save the companies both money and time.
Venture
Capitalists Lose As Their Companies Sink Young firms cautious but optimistic
despite string of failures CompuServe
Accused Of Denying Rebates The state attorney general's office filed suit
against CompuServe, claiming the Internet service provider failed to deliver promised
rebates AOL
Denounces Lawsuits The media powerhouse says the lawsuits--typically filed
by companies or executives against people who have posted unflattering messages
in internet chat rooms--threaten both free speech and the growth of the Internet.
IBM,
Toshiba, Sony Team Up To Develop Supercomputer On A Chip Tech heavyweights
IBM, Toshiba, and Sony Computer Entertainment are joining forces to develop computer
chips that they say will bring supercomputing power to consumer devices.
Visteon,
L&H propose technology sale to settle legal dispute Struggling software
vendor Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products said it has agreed to sell some of
its technology to Visteon, the world's second-largest automotive supplier, in
order to settle a lawsuit over a failed joint venture deal. MSN
In Global Cold War Against AOL With the Hailstorm initiative, Microsoft
is not only swiping at its old foes, Sun Microsystems and Oracle, but at Internet
aggregation king AOL Time Warner, as well. Via
once again on collision course with Intel Via Technologies Inc., the Taiwan-based
chip maker that has become a thorn in the side of Intel Corp. in recent years
over its disputed use of licensed technology, is set once again to take a poke
at the chip giant. Getting
to Know You Your computer has all the RAM and megahertz it will ever need.
What doesn't it have? Sensitivity. But soon PCs will be aware of your every mood.
HIPAA
privacy rules under fire in Washington The sweeping set of medical data
privacy rules that were announced late last year by the Clinton administration
were criticized today by Republican lawmakers and health care industry groups
Netmorf
Turns Into a Memory Netmorf, a company that allowed users to access corporate
databases and the Internet from any device, went out of business. What does this
mean for companies of its kind? AOL
Anti-Spam Effort Loses E-mail Hundreds of thousands of e-mails sent by
EarthLink Inc. customers to America Online accounts were rejected and lost over
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