| - Microsoft
Launches 'Gold Partner' Program For Enterprise
- Chemical
Giants Open Online Marketplace
- elcom,
GE Capital tout e-procurement card
- KPN
Mobile, NTT DoCoMo, TIM Launch European Mobile Internet Portal
- Worldcom
Outlines New Strategy Following Digex Merger Approval
- Marketplace?
What e-Marketplace
- EBay Increasing
Sellers' Fees
- B2B Projections
Remain High Despite Obstacles
- Avici
routes AT&T into the fast lane
- Nistevo
Taps Commerce One for Collaborative Network
- Book
Publisher Wake Up Call
- Microsoft's
small-business push
- Industrial
manufacturers form online marketplace for distributors
- Newgen
Acquisition Key to Growth
- P2P
matchup, as NextPage buys netLens
- Accounting
Errors Bog Down Supply Chains
- Navy
Embarks On Supply-Chain Mission
- Auto-supply
Exchange Targets Small Guys, Too
- IBM
Technology Lets B2B Fingers Do The Walking
- Industrial
Manufacturers Form Online Marketplace For Distributors
- CRM
to Lead Market for Analytical Applications
- US
Businesses Slow To Buy Online
- Exchange
Seeks To Deliver The Real Goods For Users
Microsoft
Launches 'Gold Partner' Program For Enterprise
Microsoft Corp. today announced
a range of new gold certified partners that have met its more rigorous certification
and reference requirements. Chemical
Giants Open Online Marketplace
The highly active chemical trading market
went online last week as heavyweights like Du Pont Co., The Dow Chemical Co. and
BASF Corp. joined 13 other companies in creating the industry's first major online
marketplace. elcom,
GE Capital tout e-procurement card
elcom Inc. officials are showing off
their new e-procurement card at the iSource Summit. The card, which elcom partnered
with GE Capital Financial Inc. to develop, provides one platform for both online
and offline purchases and integrates settlement capabilities. KPN
Mobile, NTT DoCoMo, TIM Launch European Mobile Internet Portal
Dutch mobile
operator KPN Mobile announced Thursday a pan-European Internet portal, a joint
venture with Japanese partner NTT DoCoMo and Italian mobile operator Telecom Italia
Mobile. Worldcom
Outlines New Strategy Following Digex Merger Approval
Just as its crucial
merger with hoster Digex was approved by the Federal Communications Commission,
WorldCom here again pitched its renewed emphasis on the enterprise, outlining
the company's plans to hone in on three lines of business: Web hosting, IP networking,
and Web centers Marketplace?
What e-Marketplace
Over 30% of companies responding to an e-business survey
were completely unaware of the existence of trading exchanges, according to a
report from AMR Research. EBay
Increasing Sellers' Fees
EBay Inc. is increasing the fees sellers must
pay to auction goods on the Web site, a move aimed at increasing the company's
profits and reducing some clutter. B2B
Projections Remain High Despite Obstacles
Electronic B2B sales will reach
more than $5.2 trillion in 2004 through several different channels, including
Internet marketplaces, electronic data interchange, hybrid EDI/Internet electronic
trading networks, Internet company-to-company links, extranets, and private e-markets,
according to Giga Information Group. Avici
routes AT&T into the fast lane
Ma Bell has completed its coast-to-cost
Internet Protocol network, utilizing Avici's routers and carrying traffic at a
whopping 10 gigabits per second. Nistevo
Taps Commerce One for Collaborative Network
Minneapolis, Minnesota-based
Nistevo Corporation has tapped Commerce One, Inc. to help connect with members
of its collaborative logistics network. Microsoft's
small-business push
On the heels of its purchase of Great Plains Software
at the end of last year, Microsoft is continuing to beef up its hosted service
portfolio. Book
Publisher Wake Up Call
Barnes & Noble plans to launch its own electronic
publishing outfit that eliminates the need for a middleman. Industrial
manufacturers form online marketplace for distributors
Four international
manufacturers of industrial products announced a deal to set up a B2B exchange
through which distributors in the U.S. and Europe will be able to place orders
for the equipment they make. Newgen
Acquisition Key to Growth
CRM provider TeleTech Holdings said it believes
its December US$160 million stock acquisition of Newgen Results, a CRM provider
to the automotive industry, will boost future revenues and provide a platform
for the company to introduce its services to the pharmaceuticals, office automation
and other industries... P2P
matchup, as NextPage buys netLens
The acquistion, NextPage believes, will
give them an edge in the enterprise peer-to-peer arena, extending the technology
into new applications. Accounting
Errors Bog Down Supply Chains
As marketplaces grow, cleaning up transactional
mistakes requires more and more human intervention - and that's a financial burden.
Navy
Embarks On Supply-Chain Mission
The U.S. Navy is in the process of moving
its massive load of data from its homegrown supply-chain system to a new ERP/supply-chain
system from SAP. Auto-supply
Exchange Targets Small Guys, Too
Johnson Controls Inc. is launching a
design and collaboration business-to-business exchange for its automotive suppliers,
which will compete with Covisint.com, the exchange launched by the Big Three automakers.
IBM
Technology Lets B2B Fingers Do The Walking
IBM is giving the open-source
community a Java technology that will allow businesses to connect to a giant online
directory for conducting e-commerce transactions. Industrial
Manufacturers Form Online Marketplace For Distributors
Four international
manufacturers of industrial products announced a deal to set up a B2B exchange
through which distributors in the U.S. and Europe will be able to place orders
for the equipment they make. CRM
to Lead Market for Analytical Applications
The worldwide demand for analytical
applications is being led by customer relationship management initiatives, a market
that will record revenues upwards of $2 billion by 2004, according to International
Data Corp. US
Businesses Slow To Buy Online
Companies in the US are only now beginning
to move their procurement online, according to a new ebusiness report from the
National Association of Purchasing Management (NAPM) and Forrester Research
Exchange
Seeks To Deliver The Real Goods For Users
Users of the Internet marketplace
FreightWise say they agree that it makes it easier for them to conduct business,
but analysts say the company's business model is not a surefire winner.
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