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Subject: May2001 ECMgt.com: Customers Rule
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  • Pivotal, Evolve Go Full Circle with Strategic Alliance
  • Internet Security Alliance takes shape
  • Drkoop.com buys in-home IV therapy provider
  • E-Stamp and Learn2.com to merge into e-learning company
  • Loudcloud pumps up enterprise volume
  • Aspect Cements CRM Portal Deal in Mexico
  • RIAA Licensing Deal Lets You Be An Online DJ
  • Kinko's Links with Nortel To Boost Loyalty
  • digiMine to acquire CoRelation
  • Companies Personalize Web Insurance Services
  • Kana, Broadbase announce merger agreement
  • Borders Turns to Amazon for Outsourcing
  • Digital River buys e-commerce platform
  • Sony, Ericsson in Talks on Mobile Alliance
  • Sprint PCS and BlueKite.com Join WirelessReady -TM- Alliance
  • Mail.com sells e-mail users to Net2Phone
  • Compaq provides infrastructure to MS tech center
  • Microsoft makes headway with mobile deals
  • SAP Teams with Yahoo! on Portal Venture
  • Returnbuy Snags EBAY

Pivotal, Evolve Go Full Circle with Strategic Alliance
Pivotal Corporation and Evolve took a page from Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, announcing that they have formed a strategic alliance to integrate their CRM and business intelligence software products...

Internet Security Alliance takes shape
Several high-profile industry groups joined forces to form a new consortium that is dedicated to improving the security of the Internet.

Drkoop.com buys in-home IV therapy provider
Online health and wellness Web site Drkoop.com is buying an in-home intravenous therapy company to try and boost revenues by adding new patient services.

Loudcloud pumps up enterprise volume
The managed service provider continued its attack on enterprise computing, announcing new products and partnerships aimed at the Fortune 1000.

Aspect Cements CRM Portal Deal in Mexico
Aspect Communications passed the scrutiny of Mexican conglomerate Grupo Carso well enough to emerge with a contract to supply its portal contact server to four Grupo Carso call centers.

 RIAA Licensing Deal Lets You Be An Online DJ
Online music startup Kickworks has landed a licensing deal with the recording industry to build a digital library of 25,000 songs for broadcast via its Internet radio network.

Kinko's Links with Nortel To Boost Loyalty
Kinko's, Inc. has decided to do e-business with networking communications giant Nortel Networks, giving more than 25,000 Kinko's workers access to an online CRM system...

E-Stamp and Learn2.com to merge into e-learning company
Two e-commerce companies, Learn2.com Inc. and E-Stamp Corp., plan to merge later this year to focus on the online learning market.

digiMine to acquire CoRelation
Business intelligence service provider digiMine Inc. will announce plans Monday to acquire data mining software company CoRelation.

Companies Personalize Web Insurance Services
Insurance CRM providers Acentas and Entresoft are joining forces to streamline and automate the global insurance industry with a joint system that aims to keep online insurance shopping personalized while improving customer management for service agents and call centers.

Kana, Broadbase announce merger agreement
Two struggling CRM companies have decided to join forces as cash-strapped Kana Communications Inc., announced plans to buy, through a stock swap, only slightly better off Broadbase Software Corp.

Borders Turns to Amazon for Outsourcing
After three years in the red, the second largest U.S. bookseller is calling it quits online, choosing instead to outsource its operation to Amazon.com. For an undisclosed fee, Amazon will to take over the Web operations of Borders.com and relaunch it as a co-branded site.

Digital River buys e-commerce platform
E-Commerce Services Digital River has acquired Calico Commerce's e-commerce platform business line in a deal worth $8 million, the companies announced.

Sony, Ericsson in Talks on Mobile Alliance
Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson and Japan's Sony Corp said they were in talks to team up in mobile phones, sending shares in both companies sharply higher

Sprint PCS and BlueKite.com Join WirelessReady -TM- Alliance
Sierra Wireless Welcomes Two New Valuable Solution Partners to Assist in Creating Compelling End-to-End Mobile, Wireless Data Solutions

Mail.com sells e-mail users to Net2Phone
Looking to focus more on businesses, Mail.com Inc. has sold its five million consumer e-mail users to Internet telephony provider Net2Phone Inc.

Compaq provides infrastructure to MS tech center
Compaq Computer Corp. said that it has contributed $6 million to the new Microsoft Technology Center, representing a commitment to a marketplace seen as hungry for e-commerce technology, hardware and services.

Microsoft makes headway with mobile deals
The launches of a two-way pager and a mobile phone with a color screen that browses the Web are among a flurry of deals being announced by Microsoft Corp. as the software giant makes headway expanding beyond its core personal computer business.

SAP Teams with Yahoo! on Portal Venture
German e-business software giant SAP AG said it has finished constructing a company based on the four main pillars of its mySAP.com e-business platform by announcing the formation of SAP Portals, Inc. and creating a partnership with Internet giant Yahoo!

Returnbuy Snags EBAY
New, used, or returned? eBay wants to sell it. The San Jose, Calif. based online auction site announced that it has made a minority investment in ReturnBuy, which resells returned items on behalf of traditional merchants and distributors, as part of the company's $15 million second round of funding.

 

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