E-PRODUCTS News Subject: December 2001 ECMgt.com: Year-end 2001 in Review ECMgt.com brought to you by ECnow.com Your Link to Worldwide E-Commerce Developments December 1, 2001 *4,300 subscribers* Volume 3, Issue 12 ECMgt.com Online: http://ECMgt.com View this Issue Online: http://ecmgt.com/Dec2001 Print this Issue: http://ecmgt.com/Dec2001/full.issue.for.printing.htm
Inside this Issue: 2001 E-Commerce Wrap-up Sponsors ("E-Volve-or-Die.com" Author: Mitchell Levy, neoIT.com, Fort Point Partners, Delano Technology, Global M&A Survey) 2001 - An Emotional Odyssey by Michael Drapkin, CEO of XB5 Partners Inc. All E-News Sections E-Strategies (sponsored by ECnow.com) E-Products E-Services E-Marketing Supply Chain (sponsored by Sameday.com) Content, Portals & Community Governance & Going Global Partners & Deals Movers & Shakers Become a Sponsor Contributing to ECMgt.com Contacting Us Miscellaneous Info				IBM Supercomputers Tabbed by Agencies Dell Two-Way Server Targets Small Biz Java App Server Bolsters Apache Linux-Based PDA To Take on Palm, Microsoft Novell's new wireless LAN connects 2,000 employees Java in phones picking up steam in Asia Rivals Compaq, EMC Promote Storage Interoperability Apple Gets It Right With Sleek, Smart IPod Music Player Videophones Set To Ring in New Communication Era Sony hedges bets with DVD formats Gates to Tout Tablet PC at Comdex Keynote Ericsson Puts Enterprise Products Into Distribution Companies Scared Of Linux? Atheros 802.11a Product Gets XP Certified Siebel Drafts CRM For Security Duty Jamming technology blocks cell phone rings VIA Bares New Version of Legally Disputed Chipset Xbox, GameCube play well with consumers Lucent Looks To New Products For Profitability IBM Spreads 'Pixie Dust' On New Drives Can Intel Measure Up in the Server Market? FBI snoop tool old hat for hackers IBM Supercomputers Tabbed by Agencies IBM Corp., said the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA) agreed to help it expand its "Blue Gene" research project. Internetnews http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article/0,,10693_920311,00.html Dell Two-Way Server Targets Small Biz Dell Computer Corp., introduced a dual-processor system for small- and medium-sized businesses, the PowerEdge 1500SC. Interactive Week http://www.interactiveweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D1825%2526a%253D18738,00.asp Java App Server Bolsters Apache Covalent Technologies announce the general availability of Enterprise Ready Server 2.0, a Java application server used to improve the security, reliability and system management capabilities of the Apache Web server. eweek http://www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D701%2526a%253D18154,00.asp Linux-Based PDA To Take on Palm, Microsoft Although analysts warn of the challenges of touting Linux in a sector dominated by Palm and Microsoft, Gmate Co. Ltd. is moving confidently ahead with plans to market a Linux-based personal digital assistant in December. Newsfactor http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/14929.html Novell's new wireless LAN connects 2,000 employees Using wireless network management applications from Sniffer Technologies and a unique approach to security, Novell has deployed what it believes is the world's largest single wireless LAN Computer World http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO65528,00.html Java in phones picking up steam in Asia Sun's telecom partners in Asia are planning deeper use of Java software in mobile phones. The phones' appeal may still be narrow, though, because of a limited number of applications. Cnet http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-7945858.html?tag=mn_hd Rivals Compaq, EMC Promote Storage Interoperability Normally fierce rivals Compaq Computer Corp. and EMC Corp. loosened up a bit when they agreed to cross license storage system application programming interfaces (APIs). Internetnews http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article/0,,7_919601,00.html Apple Gets It Right With Sleek, Smart IPod Music Player Shinier, smaller and pricier than the competition, the iPod is vintage Apple. Washtech http://www.washtech.com/news/media/13490-1.html Videophones Set To Ring in New Communication Era With drastic drops in equipment pricing, satellite telephone systems are being readied for deployment inside ambulances and utility installations, and across an array of other businesses and services. Newsfactor http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/14944.html Sony hedges bets with DVD formats The consumer electronics giant is coming out with DVD+RW drives and discs but plans to continue to support competing formats. Cnet http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7945317.html?tag=mn_hd Gates to Tout Tablet PC at Comdex Keynote Bill Gates will use his annual opening keynote at Comdex in Las Vegas to tout one of his favorite projects, the Tablet PC. eWeek http://www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D701%2526a%253D18085,00.asp Ericsson Puts Enterprise Products Into Distribution Ericsson Enterprise signed a distribution agreement with Graybar Electric, a voice and data communications products distributor. Graybar is Ericsson's first U.S. distributor for its enterprise product line. CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=31338 Companies Scared Of Linux? Linux penguins are braying louder, but companies don't plan to adopt many of them in the near future. ZDNET http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5099314,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1tp02 Atheros 802.11a Product Gets XP Certified Atheros Communications, Inc. announced that it is the first company to receive the Microsoft Designed for Windows XP Logo Program certification for an 802.11a product. Internetnews http://www.internetnews.com/wireless/article/0,,10692_919691,00.html Siebel Drafts CRM For Security Duty Siebel Systems Inc. announced a repackaging of its customer relationship management applications for homeland security. eWeek http://www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D701%2526a%253D18051,00.asp Jamming technology blocks cell phone rings A Hong Kong company hopes to sell signal jamming technology, previously used by the military to thwart lethal missiles, to block annoying cell phone calls in places such as hospitals, places of worship and restaurants. Cnet http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-7942522.html?tag=owv VIA Bares New Version of Legally Disputed Chipset VIA Technologies has unveiled a faster chipset for Pentium 4 processors -- an advanced version of the same chipset that rival Intel claims violates its patents. Newsfactor http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/14918.html Xbox, GameCube play well with consumers Consumers may be curbing their spending in some areas, but they apparently don't mind splurging on the two newly released video game consoles from Nintendo and Microsoft, according to new research. Cnet http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7930116.html?tag=owv Lucent Looks To New Products For Profitability Lucent Technologies Inc., in the midst of slashing jobs and selling businesses, said it has the new products to allow it to return to profits next year as targeted. CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=31267 IBM Spreads 'Pixie Dust' On New Drives IBM is extending the use of its "pixie dust" technology--which ups the capacity of hard drives--to a new line of drives to be announced. ZDNET http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5099303,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1tp02 Can Intel Measure Up in the Server Market? Intel Corp. has made significant inroads into the server market with its new Xeon (the server version of Pentium 4) line of processors Instat http://www.instat.com/press.asp?sku=IN0105IN&Segment=Intel%20Microprocessors FBI snoop tool old hat for hackers "Magic Lantern," a reported method for sneaking surveillance programs onto a suspect's computer, appears to be little more than old hacking technology. Cnet http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7944351.html?tag=mn_hd   Back to the main ECMgt.com Page (http://ECMgt.com) Back to this issue: (http://ECMgt.com/Dec2001)
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