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CONTENT - ECMGT.COM E-COMMERCE NEWS

  • E-STRATEGIES & TRENDS

  • E-PRODUCTS

  • E-SERVICES

  • E-MARKETING

  • SUPPLY CHAIN

  • CONTENT, PORTALS & COMMUNITY

  • GOVERNANCE & GOING GLOBAL

  • PARTNERS & DEALS

  • MOVERS & SHAKERS

 



E-STRATEGIES & TRENDS

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  • Cost of Computer Viruses Top $10 Billion
  • The Internet Supplants the Library as a School Resource for Many Online Teenagers
  • Information Security Services to More than Triple to $21 Billion
  • IT Job Market Expected to Pick Up in Q4
  • More Car Buyers Turn To The Web
  • What Small Biz Gets from the Web
  • Vendors Opportunity to Participate in Windows XP Adoption Study
  • 39% Of Germans Surf Web, But Gender Gap Still Huge
  • U.S. Home Computer Use Up but Gaps Remain
  • Thirty-One Million Households To Go Broadband by 2005
  • The Way We Were
  • New DSL Standard Offers Faster Speeds
  • U.S. Recovery: Recession Is Certain
  • Wireless Networks Going Wireless at Home and Work
  • Worldwide Wavelength Service Revenue Will Top $3 Billion by 2005
  • New Study Confirms Teleglobe's Global Internet Leadership
  • Let The Music Play, Someday
  • The New Economy Is Hardly Dead
  • African American Web Surfers Grow Faster Than Average Online Population
  • U.S. Households Disconnecting Extra Phone Line
  • Consumers and Businesses Express Heightened Interest in Bluetooth

Cost of Computer Viruses Top $10 Billion
Computer viruses have wreaked an estimated $10.7 billion in clean-up costs and lost productivity worldwide so far this year.

The Internet Supplants the Library as a School Resource for Many Online Teenagers
Use of the Internet has become an increasingly important feature of the learning environment for teenagers both inside and outside the classroom

Information Security Services to More than Triple to $21 Billion
In 2000, the worldwide market for information security services grew to approximately $6.7 billion

IT Job Market Expected to Pick Up in Q4
Chief information officers in the US anticipate a net 15 percent increase in the hiring of IT professionals in the fourth quarter of 2001.

More Car Buyers Turn To The Web
Fifty-three percent of US adult Internet users went online to look for information while buying a car in 2000, up from 41 percent in 1999.

What Small Biz Gets from the Web
Despite the dot-com downturn, there is still room for small offline retailers on the Web and good reasons for them to be there.

Vendors Opportunity to Participate in Windows XP Adoption Study
Multi-Client Research to Measure XP Adoption Rate; Offered to Limited Number of Clients

39% Of Germans Surf Web, But Gender Gap Still Huge
Some 24.8 million Germans, or 39 percent of people 14 years and older, surf the Web at least occasionally.

U.S. Home Computer Use Up but Gaps Remain
More than half of all U.S. households had a computer last year, but gaps among income and racial groups persist

Thirty-One Million Households To Go Broadband by 2005
Predicting that cable will continue to dominate the U.S. residential broadband market over the next four years

The Way We Were
Looking back over CRM's history, it is clear that the seeds of problems that companies are experiencing today were planted at least five years ago.

New DSL Standard Offers Faster Speeds
An emerging high-speed Internet standard in Europe holds potential for faster download speeds and broader availability for many U.S. businesses.

U.S. Recovery: Recession Is Certain
Terrorist attacks essentially cemented the U.S. economy's slide into recession,

Wireless Networks Going Wireless at Home and Work
The market for home networks that do not rely on wires, otherwise known as wireless local area networking, is poised to grow to $243 million in 2001, up from $123 million last year

Worldwide Wavelength Service Revenue Will Top $3 Billion by 2005
Wavelength services using dense wave division multiplexing as an alternative to structured high-capacity SONET-based private lines are forecast to grow from $1 billion worldwide

New Study Confirms Teleglobe's Global Internet Leadership
Company captured more of the competitive market for international Internet backbone traffic than any other provider

Let The Music Play, Someday
All the talk about the rise of digital music has not only grown mundane, it's become increasingly clear that the talk is hollow, too.

The New Economy Is Hardly Dead
When America's recovery begins, just watch as technological savvy and entrepreneurial drive pick up where they left off

African American Web Surfers Grow Faster Than Average Online Population
Nearly 8.2 million African American surfers logged on the Internet from home this past August, as compared to 6.9 million surfers the previous year

U.S. Households Disconnecting Extra Phone Line
Some U.S. households are getting rid of their additional phone line and many of these households are purchasing alternative, feature-rich and higher-priced forms of communication equipment

Consumers and Businesses Express Heightened Interest in Bluetooth
In comparison to last year, familiarity of and interest in the benefits of Bluetooth are on the rise among consumers.


E-PRODUCTS NEWS

  • Master Merlin's new I/O classes
  • Napster Eclipsed by Newcomers
  • Olympus unveils small 4M pixel-class camera
  • EMC Ups Storage Ante With Symmetrix Enhancements
  • No SOAP for Sun; Microsoft tool has edge
  • Century Launches Internet Appliance Software Suite
  • Microsoft Debuts Pocket PC Operating System With Enterprise Features
  • Linux emerges as best OS play for HP-Compaq
  • Rabbit Runs With Free Internet Media Player
  • Palm Report Loss, Postpones Wireless Device
  • Dataviz Documents To Go 4.0
  • Hiawatha Island Releases New Section 508 Wares
  • Making Calls In a Pre-3G World
  • IBM Introduces Its Highest-Performance Midrange Unix Server
  • Philips Previews MPEG-4 Video-Encoder Technology
  • Motorola Announces New, Faster Computer Chip
  • Slew Of New Products On Tap At N+I
  • New 802.11 Encryption Technology Secures Wireless Networking
  • Converting Laptops Into Unplugged Internet Terminals
  • Microsoft Enhances Windows 2000 Datacenter Scalability
  • IBM Introduces New NetVista PCs

Master Merlin's new I/O classes
The JDK 1.4 beta, the Merlin release unleashes hundreds of new classes. Using Merlin's new I/O classes, we will build a Web server that handles thousands of connections with just three threads.

Napster Eclipsed by Newcomers
Napster, dead and gone for the last several months, is gearing up for a comeback.

Olympus unveils small 4M pixel-class camera
Olympus Optical has launched a 4 megapixel digital still camera that measures 43.5 millimeters thick by 87 millimeters wide by 68.5 millimeters tall, and weighs 190 grams.

EMC Ups Storage Ante With Symmetrix Enhancements
EMC officials said the storage vendor is pumping up the capacity, performance and connectivity of its Symmetrix line of arrays.

No SOAP for Sun; Microsoft tool has edge
The beta releases of Microsoft's Visual Studio.Net and Sun's Forte for Java 3.0 Enterprise Edition will help launch Web services at many companies, while pushing the .Net and ONE platforms.

Century Launches Internet Appliance Software Suite
Century Embedded Technologies has launched an embedded software suite for the development of advanced Internet appliances that has been optimized for small footprint smart flat-panel devices.

Microsoft Debuts Pocket PC Operating System With Enterprise Features
Microsoft introduced a new version of its Pocket PC OS with built-in enterprise features such as VPN clients, but the new software won't support first-generation hardware from HP and Casio.

Linux emerges as best OS play for HP-Compaq
The combined HP-Compaq Computer must weed a tangled garden of OSs and focus on fewer platforms to realize the $2.5 billion per year in savings it projects

Rabbit Runs With Free Internet Media Player
Rabbit Media, Inc. has just released a free media player that enables PC users to view videos in the QuickTime, Windows Media Player, MPEG, AVI and ASF file formats while online.

Palm Report Loss, Postpones Wireless Device
Palm pulled the plug on its plan to launch this year a highly anticipated wireless handheld computer.

Dataviz Documents To Go 4.0
Dataviz's Documents To Go 4.0 puts Palm PDAs on an even footing with Pocket PCs when it comes to handling Microsoft Office applications and even provides some capabilities that Pocket PCs don't currently offer.

Hiawatha Island Releases New Section 508 Wares
Hiawatha Island Software released new versions of its client software this week and expects to follow with the server component in a matter of days.

Making Calls In a Pre-3G World
Wireless companies scramble to develop gadgets that can work now, and also be upgraded when the much-awaited broadband spectrum finally arrives.

IBM Introduces Its Highest-Performance Midrange Unix Server
IBM introduced a new pSeries mid-range Unix server featuring its new 750-MHz RS64 IV processor along with self-managing and self-healing capabilities from its mainframes.

Philips Previews MPEG-4 Video-Encoder Technology
Philips Semiconductor has combined its TriMedia very long instruction word media processor with a real-time MPEG-4 video-encoder from Streaming Networks.

Motorola Announces New, Faster Computer Chip
Motorola announced it has developed a computer chip it says is 35 times faster than today's models and will cut the cost of manufacturing electronics such as cell phones and DVD players.

Slew Of New Products On Tap At N+I
Solution providers attending Networld Interop here will find that technology development is continuing at a rapid pace despite the sluggish economy.

New 802.11 Encryption Technology Secures Wireless Networking
Key Hopping System Adopts Credit Card Authentication Technology to Improve Security in the Wireless Enterprise

Converting Laptops Into Unplugged Internet Terminals
Portable PCs may have shrunk to far more manageable sizes and weights since then, but their most prevalent method of use has lagely remained the same.

Microsoft Enhances Windows 2000 Datacenter Scalability
Microsoft expects to ship a polished, more scalable version of its Windows 2000 Datacenter Edition early in 2002.

IBM Introduces New NetVista PCs
Big Blue updates its NetVista line of desktop PCs with three new models that combine Pentium 4 processors and SDRAM memory.

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E-SERVICES NEWS

  • Cell phones answer call in crisis
  • Yahoo turns from Sun-Netscape technology
  • New wireless apps cater to carriers, not users
  • Hacker Forces Some Banks To Cancel Visa Debit Cards
  • RosettaNet unveils new tools, services
  • Privacy Flaw Found at Verizon Wireless Site
  • Consumers Demanding and Getting More at the ATM
  • Strategizing for Web services
  • Intel Unveils Anypoint Wireless Network Family
  • WAP paves the way for m-commerce
  • World's First interoperable Mobile Instant Messaging and Presence Services
  • Vodafones 3G On Track For June 2002
  • Working to restore Manhattan phone service
  • Rob Glaser Is Racing Upstream
  • Quantum Crypto to the Rescue
  • IT Disaster Declarations Continue To Grow In Number
  • Winning Solutions For Today's Tight Economy
  • Infected DSL Users Get 86ed
  • RadiSys Claims First "TDM To IX" Bridge for VoIP Applications
  • Sun has Java, but where are its Web services?
  • In Wake Of Attacks, Web Site Owners Rethink Potentially Dangerous Details

Cell phones answer call in crisis
Wireless communication proves invaluable in aftermath of attack.

Yahoo turns from Sun-Netscape technology
The Internet giant tightens its ties with Novell, agreeing to promote the company's directory-services technology rather than iPlanet's as the default in its corporate portal service.

New wireless apps cater to carriers, not users
The drive toward next-generation wireless services is producing a torrent of application development but some question whether the results serve customers needs or vendors' and carriers' bottom lines.

Hacker Forces Some Banks To Cancel Visa Debit Cards
Thousands of Visa debit cards belonging to online shoppers in the Washington area have apparently been compromised, forcing banks to cancel and reissue the cards.

RosettaNet unveils new tools, services
Under the RosettaNet Ready Program, companies can purchase software and services to measure the readiness of their systems and those of their business partners to support the RosettaNet standard.

Privacy Flaw Found at Verizon Wireless Site
Verizon Wireless is leaking private information about cell phone customers who use its Web site, Newsbytes has confirmed.

Consumers Demanding and Getting More at the ATM
The typical ATM user is not limited to the Type A personality thought to inhabit New York, Chicago or Los Angeles, where consumers tend to be financially very sophisticated.

Strategizing for Web services
Web services the next big thing in app design will harness the versatility of XML and SOAP to lower costs and nurture business relationships.

Intel Unveils Anypoint Wireless Network Family
Intel Corporation has introduced a new family of products designed to provide high-speed wireless network connectivity and shared Internet access for the home, home office and small office environments.

WAP Paves the Way for m-commerce
There will be 1 billion cellular telephones worldwide by 2004, according to IDC, with half of them Internet-enabled. The most popular Internet-enabling technology being adopted en masse

World's First interoperable Mobile Instant Messaging and Presence Services
Ericsson, Motorola and Nokia, announced they have successfully demonstrated the world's first interoperable mobile instant messaging and presence services.

Vodafones 3G On Track For June 2002
Vodafone is "on track" to launch its 3G mobile services in Japan and Europe in June 2002.

Working to restore Manhattan phone service
In the aftermath of the WTC tragedy, communications companies are attempting to reconnect customers by working around damaged networks and call center facilities in the area.

Rob Glaser Is Racing Upstream
In streaming media, his RealNetworks is battling hard to beat Microsoft

Quantum Crypto to the Rescue
As the quantum computer moves closer to reality, so do concerns over security on the Internet security systems the computer could knock down.

IT Disaster Declarations Continue To Grow In Number
Disaster declarations that help businesses recover their IT systems in the wake of catastrophic events are hitting technology providers such as Comdisco and SunGard.

Winning Solutions For Today's Tight Economy
CRN News Radio recently conducted 30 interviews with some of the channel's top players during Breakaway XChange 2001 in Orlando

Infected DSL Users Get 86ed
Frustrated with fighting Code Red and other worms, some broadband providers are telling their customers that if they don't patch their systems, they'll be cut off.

RadiSys Claims First "TDM To IX" Bridge for VoIP Applications
RadiSys has rolled out a chip for use in voice-over-IP gateways and related applications that the company claims is the industry's first "TDM to IX bridge."

Sun has Java, but where are its Web services?
The company that should have leveraged Java to secure a clear lead in Web services instead is facing an uphill battle.

In Wake Of Attacks, Web Site Owners Rethink Potentially Dangerous Details
HowStuffWorks.com is a fascinating Web site where people can learn how televisions work, or what a surprisingly small amount of gold exists in the world


E-MARKETING

  • Year-end PC selling season doomed
  • IBM To Sell Products, Services Through eBay
  • Handspring returns to the midrange
  • MicroStrategy Looks for Glimmer of Hope in European CRM Market
  • E-Tailers Dangle 3D Imaging To Convert Surfers to Buyers
  • MDU Broadband Providers Seek Profitability
  • Users rip MS license changes
  • Titans of 3-D Tackle New Territory
  • Big Story Costly to Media Firms
  • NEC To Bring PDA To North American Market
  • Wireless Internet Business Models: Global Perspective, Regional Focus
  • Yahoo Needs A Salesman
  • Prices sliding for Pentium III PCs
  • Sears Pulls Ads From TV Show
  • Colleges Promote Role as Incubators
  • Cisco Launches Direct-Sales Web Pilot
  • Online Sales Dwindling - Commerce Dept.
  • Big Firms Fueling Better-Than-Expected Year
  • PC Wholesale To Distribute Acer Systems
  • What, me spam?
  • The 8 Critical Keys to Marketing to IT Pros Online
  • B2B eCommerce Drives Small Businesses to Switch to Broadband
  • Technology Orders Surge in Wake of Attacks

Year-end PC selling season doomed
The financial repercussions of the terrorist attacks will result in a sharp drop in overall IT spending and wipe out the traditional year-end peak selling season for PCs

IBM To Sell Products, Services Through eBay
IBM plans to sell computer hardware and software through eBay to reach consumers and SMBs, said executives at both companies.

Handspring returns to the midrange
The handheld maker is aiming two devices at the midrange market, but analysts wonder if there is still room for significant growth in what once was the meat of the market.

MicroStrategy Looks for Glimmer of Hope in European CRM Market
MicroStrategy has announced a number of new overseas deals lately, despite increasing woes at home.

E-Tailers Dangle 3D Imaging To Convert Surfers to Buyers
There are many potential benefits from using 3D technology to display products, including higher surfer-to-buyer conversion rates

MDU Broadband Providers Seek Profitability
The inability to capture a substantial subscriber base has forced in-building broadband providers to seek additional means by which to achieve profitability.

Users rip MS license changes
On Oct. 1, Microsoft will dramatically change how it licenses software to its largest customers. That change will drive up what they pay for products between 33% and 107%.

Titans of 3-D Tackle New Territory
Nvidia, actively involved in desktop, notebook, and workstation PC graphics and in Microsoft's Xbox gaming console, has been the most visible of the graphics accelerator vendors over the past year.

Big Story Costly to Media Firms
Canceled ads and round-the-clock news coverage after terrorist attacks will cost major media companies hundreds of millions of dollars

NEC To Bring PDA To North American Market
NEC Technology officials at Demo Mobile were quietly discussing plans to bring their first PDA to the North American market.

Wireless Internet Business Models: Global Perspective, Regional Focus
The wireless Internet market needs revenues and realistic business models. The WAP hangover has left a number of sceptics in its wake and lessons to be learned.

Yahoo Needs A Salesman
It's a tough time for Yahoo to be without a worldwide sales chief.

Prices sliding for Pentium III PCs
With Intel beginning to phase out the Pentium III, good deals on desktops with the chip are cropping up.

Sears Pulls Ads From TV Show
In aftermath of terrorist attacks, Sears, Roebuck and Co., has canceled advertising on late night talk show Politically Incorrect, which is hosted by Bill Maher.

Colleges Promote Role as Incubators
The region's top research universities want to send a message to the Washington area's technology community: We're open for business

Cisco Launches Direct-Sales Web Pilot
Cisco Systems Wednesday began selling some of its products direct to end customers via the Web.

Online Sales Dwindling - Commerce Dept.
In the first two fiscal quarters of 2001, business-to-consumer e-commerce sales dwindled, both as a whole and as a percentage of overall U.S. retail figures

Big Firms Fueling Better-Than-Expected Year
Based on promising quarterly reports from some companies, Merrill Lynch is raising its estimates for this year's online ad market

PC Wholesale To Distribute Acer Systems
PC Wholesale has begun distributing PCs, notebooks and servers from Acer America, the companies said.

What, me spam?
The dangers of bad e-mail marketing practices are real from fines to blacklisting to worst of all, angry and alienated customers.

The 8 Critical Keys to Marketing to IT Pros Online
Peter Horan, CEO of DevX, understands how IT pros actually use the Web in real life better than almost any other marketer out there.

B2B eCommerce Drives Small Businesses to Switch to Broadband
More Than 1 Million U.S. Businesses Will Turn To xDSL For Their Broadband Access By 2003

Technology Orders Surge in Wake of Attacks
Computer and software makers are getting large orders from companies looking to replace technology lost in the devastating September 11th terrorist attacks

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SUPPLY CHAIN NEWS
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  • Not Enough Buyers To Go Around
  • Use of Wireless Technology in Institutional Brokerage
  • Independent Vertical Marketplaces
  • Alltel Chooses Norstan To Unify Contact Centers
  • Cisco Partners Saddened By Mitchell's Departure
  • Oracle 9i makes room for Veritas
  • Building A Secure e-World
  • 20% of B2B Transactions Will Be Wireless by 2003
  • Linux: A chipmaker's best friend
  • Automated System Lets Auto Dealers Junk Antique Bookkeeping
  • Microsoft Opens Door to Passport
  • Cracks in the software monolith
  • Linux Vendors Share In Financial Gloom
  • Can't Turn Vanilla into Caviar
  • New B2B collaboration tools on the way
  • IBM and J.D. Edwards ship first co-branded IBM eServer
  • Centra Keeps You out of Airports
  • Cheap chips to thwart sales dip?
  • Battered Techs Look Overseas for Recovery
  • DoCoMo, IBM Debut Video Indexing Technology - New Web Standard Next?
  • SAS joins Microsoft Data Warehousing Alliance

Not Enough Buyers To Go Around
To say that the hosting provider market is struggling is an understatement, according to an ex-NaviSite executive speaking at Networld-Interop 2001 in Atlanta.

Use of Wireless Technology in Institutional Brokerage
In a new report titled, "Institutional Wireless Trading: Fashion over Function?" Celent Communications examines the potential for wireless trading at securities firms worldwide

Independent Vertical Marketplaces
Examining the state of B2B Net markets and supply chains, the business and technology issues facing independent vertical marketplaces.

Alltel Chooses Norstan To Unify Contact Centers
In industries where churn is generating a huge negative impact on the bottom line, companies are rushing to develop customer care systems that produce results.

Cisco Partners Saddened By Mitchell's Departure
Cisco Systems channel partners are disappointed and shocked that the company's senior channel executive is leaving the position and that he may leave the company altogether.

Oracle 9i makes room for Veritas
The latest version of Oracle's database software officially sanctions a storage standard developed by Veritas. But the move could expose Veritas to tougher competition.

Building A Secure e-World
Visa International, approved commercial incentives "to provide protections and guarantees for e-merchants" that were previously only available in the physical world.

20% of B2B Transactions Will Be Wireless by 2003
Wireless and mobile transactions will account for nearly 20% of business-to-business transaction volume and 25% of business-to-consumer traffic by 2003

Linux: A chipmaker's best friend
In a sign of how strategic Linux has become, AMD and Intel are angling to lure open-source programmers to their future chip designs.

Automated System Lets Auto Dealers Junk Antique Bookkeeping
Manheim Automotive Financial Service's clientele of small auto dealerships and rental companies oftentimes has used very low-tech bookkeeping methods.

Microsoft Opens Door to Passport
Microsoft put out a call for the creation of a "federated" authentication system saying it plans to open its Passport authentication system to interoperate with enterprises, network and other service operators.

Cracks in the software monolith
The monolithic approach to enterprise software epitomized by Oracle, SAP, and others will go the way of the dinosaur.

Linux Vendors Share In Financial Gloom
Linux companies are sharing in the financial gloom inflicted on web firms, with two open source vendors having to give their business plans a major rethink.

Can't Turn Vanilla into Caviar
Companies have been led to believe that they could install vanilla-type software into an enterprise-wide environment and get customized results.

New B2B collaboration tools on the way
B2B collaboration is getting a booster shot, thanks to new software from a trio of vendors and from a high-profile customer win for MatrixOne.

IBM and J.D. Edwards ship first co-branded IBM eServer
IBM eServer for J.D. Edwards Provides a Low-Cost, Quick-to-Deploy e-Business Solution for Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises

Centra Keeps You out of Airports
This software market leader has caught investors' eyes in the wake of the terrorist attacks

Cheap chips to thwart sales dip?
Qualcomm has introduced some cheaper cell phone chips in the midst of a handset sales dip. The company is shipping to 40 handset makers another in its long line of chipsets that power cell phones.

Battered Techs Look Overseas for Recovery
Despite a spike in orders in the wake of the terrorist attack last week, U.S. high-tech companies, struggling to increase profits

DoCoMo, IBM Debut Video Indexing Technology - New Web Standard Next?
With high-speed 3G wireless service just weeks away from becoming reality in Japan, carrier NTT DoCoMo is hustling to ensure all the pieces are in place.

SAS joins Microsoft Data Warehousing Alliance
SAS Institute announced that it has joined Microsoft's Data Warehousing Alliance by extending support of SAS' industry-leading business intelligence solutions to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services.


CONTENT, PORTALS & COMMUNITY

  • Operating in crisis: How one New York CTO is keeping his company on track
  • Hackers divided over response to terrorism
  • Upstart car sites win consumers' trust
  • Spammers run donation scam
  • How to help your employees through times of crisis
  • Vignette, Documentum, others expand content management landscape
  • Russian Programmer Arraigned In U.S. Copyright Case
  • Women's summit discusses digital divide
  • Protect Yourself from Fraud While Bidding Online
  • IBM employee charged in bomb hoax
  • Providing News in Real Time
  • The Disaster: Key Web Sites
  • Brit Farmer's Pie in the Sty Idea
  • To Attacks' Toll Add a Programmer's Grief
  • Akamai Is A Survivor
  • Reading, writing and Red Hat?
  • Fiorina, Capellas Stress Inspiration And Practicality
  • Write Your John.Hancock.Name Here
  • Hacker Offering $10Mil For Bin Laden Gets Death Threats
  • Performance review
  • Tech Agenda at Center Stage
  • Your Cheatin' Phone
  • Electronic Arts Restarts 'Majestic' Online Game

Operating in crisis: How one New York CTO is keeping his company on track
CTOs in New York are playing a central role in helping their companies continue to function despite the massive blow to primary infrastructures.

Hackers divided over response to terrorism
Responding to the terrorist attacks in the United States, some Internet vigilantes are calling for an assault on perceived terrorist sites, while others are pleading for calm.

Upstart car sites win consumers' trust
New research shows that consumers perceive upstart automotive sites as more balanced and credible than the sites of the big automakers.

Spammers run donation scam
The American Red Cross and e-mail advocacy groups warned of online scams in the guise of soliciting donations for victims of this week's terrorist attacks.

How to help your employees through times of crisis
Tips from professionals on managing workplace stress in the aftermath of the World Trade Center catastrophe.

Vignette, Documentum, others expand content management landscape
New products from content management developers Vignette, Documentum, Gauss Interprise, and others aim to help companies manage a wider range of files, beyond Web pages and documents.

Russian Programmer Arraigned In U.S. Copyright Case
A Russian software programmer and his Moscow-based employer were arraigned Thursday on charges of violating a controversial new U.S. copyright law.

Women's summit discusses digital divide
While the number of women going online is increasing in the Asia-Pacific region, efforts are still needed to promote greater Internet awareness, especially among housewives and the older generation.

Protect Yourself from Fraud While Bidding Online
Online auctions are the No. 1 source of Internet fraud. Find out how to protect yourself when bidding online.

IBM employee charged in bomb hoax
The man is sent in for psychiatric assessment in Singapore after being charged over a hoax e-mail, claiming a bomb was aboard a plane bound for South Africa.

Providing News in Real Time
As the nation scrambled to comprehend what was happening on the morning of Sept. 11, washingtonpost.com prepared for an onslaught of readers.

The Disaster: Key Web Sites
Stay abreast of news, learn of ways to talk with your children, find out how to help

Brit Farmer's Pie in the Sty Idea
A new Survivor-like website devoted to five pigs is a huge smash, and it's helping farmers devastated by foot and mouth disease, to boot.

To Attacks' Toll Add a Programmer's Grief
Like many Americans, Phil Zimmermann, a stocky, 47-year-old computer programmer, has been crying every day since last week's terrorist attacks. He has been overwhelmed with feelings of guilt.

Akamai Is A Survivor
Can Akamai Technologies survive the tragic loss of Daniel Lewin? The innovative Internet content delivery firm was already in peril even before its co-founder boarded American Airlines Flight 11 on Sept. 11

Reading, writing and Red Hat?
Red Hat is launching a nonprofit organization that will push Linux and open-source software in education, and the company's CEO says developers need to do their part.

Fiorina, Capellas Stress Inspiration And Practicality
A lot of cheerleading mixed with a little practicality. That's the flavor of internal messages sent to HP-Compaq employees announcing the proposed merger of the two companies.

Write Your John.Hancock.Name Here
Dot-name, the new top-level Internet domain for individual names, is slated to go live in December. The launch plans come as rollouts of other new domains are facing escalating criticism.

Hacker Offering $10Mil For Bin Laden Gets Death Threats
Kim Schmitz, the flamboyant former German hacker who offered a $10 million reward for the capture of suspected terrorist Osama Bin Laden, is offering his hacking services to international authorities to fight terrorism.

Performance review
Web-based HR tools can save your HR department time, hassle, and paperwork.

Tech Agenda at Center Stage
The political clout of Northern Virginia's technology community was on display as the two candidates in this year's gubernatorial race met in Falls Church for their second debate

Your Cheatin' Phone
If a gadget delivers information, sooner or later someone will try using it to cheat on a test

Electronic Arts Restarts 'Majestic' Online Game
Electronic Arts Inc., said it would restart its popular online game ``Majestic,'' after suspending it for a week due to the World Trade Center attacks.

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GOVERNANCE & GOING GLOBAL

  • Senate OKs use of Carnivore against terrorism
  • Information security will be key with lawmakers
  • The U.S. Recruits New Hackers
  • CRM Rides High in Brazil
  • FCC Knocks Down Barriers for SDR Development
  • FAA imposes restrictions on e-tickets
  • Libertarian Group Begins Anti-Net-Tax Ad Campaign
  • Senate seeks to expand wiretap law
  • Game Publisher Pulls 'Crime Patrol' After Attacks
  • FCC Chief Pledges Aid to Communications Firms
  • HP/Compaq Deal Likely To Get Close Legal Scrutiny
  • Use Tax At Center Of Net Tax Debate
  • Airport Technology Expected To Improve In Attack Aftermath
  • States Increase Pressure on Microsoft About Windows XP
  • U.S. Regulators Ignore Most Junk E-Mail
  • U.S. Citizens Back Encryption Controls
  • Digital Satellite Radio Nears Launch
  • Disposable Phones--A Security Risk?
  • No Safety Net For Troubled Networks
  • Code Rainbow Loose In The Wild
  • Controlling Encryption Will Not Stop Terrorists
  • Ban crypto, cripple commerce
  • Court Decides Sec May Pursue Charges Against Internet Site

Senate OKs use of Carnivore against terrorism
The U.S. Senate approved expanding use of the FBI's Carnivore e-mail surveillance system to include investigating acts of terrorism and computer crimes.

Information security will be key with lawmakers
The focus of technology policy is expected to shift as a result of terror attacks. Internet privacy, the top technology issue a week ago, will likely be overtaken by information security now.

The U.S. Recruits New Hackers
The United States government has put out a call to hackers, hoping an unlikely but talented group can help it fight computer crime.

CRM Rides High in Brazil
For many years, Brazil's IT development was hindered by strict import regulations that forbade most purchases by Brazilians of foreign made IT hardware and software.

FCC Knocks Down Barriers for SDR Development
FCC adopted rule changes to accommodate the authorization and deployment of a new generation of radio equipment known as software defined radios.

FAA imposes restrictions on e-tickets
Passengers will find that e-tickets aren't quite the convenience they were before this week's tragedy after the Federal Aviation Administration imposes stricter airport security rules.

Libertarian Group Begins Anti-Net-Tax Ad Campaign
A libertarian advocacy group began a television advertising blitz on major networks across the nation today

Senate seeks to expand wiretap law
People suspected of hijacking, bombing or other terrorist acts could for the first time find their telephones and computers wiretapped by the government under a measure passed by the Senate.

Game Publisher Pulls 'Crime Patrol' After Attacks
A new video game in which players assume the role of police officers fighting criminals, including terrorists, may never reach stores shelves

FCC Chief Pledges Aid to Communications Firms
FCC Chairman Michael Powell pledged to aid Verizon Communications and other communications companies following the attack at the World Trade Center

HP/Compaq Deal Likely To Get Close Legal Scrutiny
The pending HP/Compaq merger is expected to face legal scrutiny here and in Europe over the its competitive effect on multiple product lines, ranging from desktops to high-end servers.

Use Tax At Center Of Net Tax Debate
Tax collection issue must be worked out before new Internet taxes can be discussed.

Airport Technology Expected To Improve In Attack Aftermath
One of the first technology improvements expected to be made in the wake of horrific disasters in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania will be better scanning technologies at national airports.

States Increase Pressure on Microsoft About Windows XP
Six state attorneys general not involved in the Microsoft antitrust case sent a letter to Microsoft expressing concern about the upcoming Windows XP operating system.

U.S. Regulators Ignore Most Junk E-Mail
Under the primary section of the FTC Act, the FTC is empowered to regulate 'unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce.

U.S. Citizens Back Encryption Controls
A poll in the United States has found widespread support for a ban on "uncrackable" encryption products, following proposals in Congress to tighten restrictions on software that scrambles electronic data.

Digital Satellite Radio Nears Launch
The FCC's conditional approval restricts the companies from activating ground repeaters until XM and Sirius have coordinated use of the airwaves with wireless operators concerned about interference from the satellite transmissions.

Disposable Phones--A Security Risk?
The post-attack security clampdown has federal crime fighters targeting disposable cell phones as a potential tool of terrorists-even though the devices haven't been launched in the U.S. yet.

No Safety Net For Troubled Networks
Federal regulators saved Victor Zaveduk's high-speed Net connection--at least temporarily.

Code Rainbow Loose In The Wild
A new, malicious worm targeting Microsoft Web servers is in the wild and is frenetically scanning the Internet.

Controlling Encryption Will Not Stop Terrorists
US government hopes of curtailing terrorist communications by controlling the use of cryptographic software have been criticised by computer scientists.

Ban crypto, cripple commerce
It's easy to list the tools that were used in horrific acts and to argue that depriving ourselves of those tools will prevent future similar incidents. It's easy, but it's wrong.

Court Decides Sec May Pursue Charges Against Internet Site
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the SEC could pursue fraud charges against an Internet gambling site that ran a "virtual stock exchange."


PARTNERS & DEALS

  • Global Sports keeps expansion going
  • Titan Acquires BTG for $142M
  • SevenSpace To Acquire StrataSource
  • iPlanet, CommerceRoute-Intel unite integration software
  • Convera/NBA Terminate Deal
  • HP/Compaq Deal: IBM, Dell Seen As The Big Winners
  • NextWave, FCC Eye Deal
  • Microsoft Teams with SoBe, Taco Bell, Vans on Xbox-WSJ
  • ICG closes RightWorks sale
  • NAS Picks Up CapuNet Customers
  • PurchasePro Revises AOL Ad Deal
  • IBM and Netonomy Serve Up Wireless Self-Service
  • EMS Technologies Gets Stake in NetSat28
  • NetCarrier Acquires High-Speed Communications Network
  • Framework Technologies forms partnerships with Hosting.com, LoadSpring Solutions
  • Pacel Acquires; Gets Funding Commitment
  • Dell Says Won't Make Deals Just For Market Share
  • Volatility Disrupts AT&T Deal
  • Bidding for Webvan Assets Nears Peak
  • USA Networks, Expedia Working To Complete Deal
  • Tilion joins Contivo's subscription e-service

Global Sports keeps expansion going
The e-commerce site builder will acquire luxury goods e-tailer Ashford.com as it continues to expand its range beyond sporting goods.

Titan Acquires BTG for $142M
BTG Inc., will be acquired by San Diego-based Titan Corp. in a cash and stock deal valued at about $141.9 million.

SevenSpace To Acquire StrataSource
SevenSpace executives said they expect to disclose plans next week to acquire StrataSource, a move that would create an MSP with significant enterprise market share.

iPlanet, CommerceRoute Intel unite integration software
Two software camps, iPlanet and CommerceRoute Intel are merging Web services and protocols with integration technologies in order to tie back-office legacy systems with newer, front-end Web initiatives.

Convera/NBA Terminate Deal
Convera and the National Basketball Association have terminated a 10-year agreement forged a year ago to help develop online interactive content.

HP/Compaq Deal: IBM, Dell Seen As The Big Winners
The consensus among industry analysts appears to be that the HP acquisition of Compaq is good for just about every big IT hardware and services company but HP and Compaq.

NextWave, FCC Eye Deal
Bankrupt wireless carrier may see $11B from resale of licenses

Microsoft Teams with SoBe, Taco Bell, Vans on Xbox-WSJ
As Microsoft Corp. makes its first push out of operating systems and business software into a multibillion dollar video game industry dominated by Sony Corp and Nintendo Co.

ICG Closes Rightworks Sale
E-commerce specialist Internet Capital Group has completed the sale of its stake in RightWorks, a provider of second-generation e-business applications.

NAS Picks Up CapuNet Customers
Network Access Solutions Corp. said it would acquire business customers with approximately 1,300 high-speed lines from Rockville corporate Internet provider CapuNet.

PurchasePro Revises AOL Ad Deal
B2B software developer PurchasePro said that it will cease payments related to advertising and software use to America Online and restructure its relationship with the Internet giant.

IBM and Netonomy Serve Up Wireless Self-Service
In the recent months IBM has announced more than 20 application and content partners for its WebSphere Portal Server suite.

EMS Technologies Gets Stake in NetSat28
EMS Technologies has acquired NetSat 28, that holds a much-sought license from the FCC to provide high speed satellite communications services using the new "Ka-band" spectrum.

NetCarrier Acquires High-Speed Communications Network
NetCarrier, announced plans to provide voice and data services to nearly 80 commercial properties in the Philadelphia

Framework Technologies forms partnerships with Hosting.com, LoadSpring Solutions
Framework Technologies, a collaborative product development solutions vendor, announces partnerships with Hosting.com, a supplier of Internet connectivity services targeted to small and medium-size enterprises.

Pacel Acquires; Gets Funding Commitment
Pacel Corp., a software development company, said it closed its acquisition of Advantage Systems Inc., a computer manufacturer.

Dell Says Won't Make Deals Just For Market Share
Dell Computer Corp. said it would not pursue acquisitions just to gain market share but would consider deals that would bolster its sales to large corporations.

Volatility Disrupts AT&T Deal
Market volatility following terrorist attacks is likely to delay or even disrupt AT&T's efforts to line up counter offers to Comcast's bid for AT&T's cable unit.

Bidding for Webvan Assets Nears Peak
Defunct online grocer Webvan announced that it has accepted a provisional US$2.5 million bid for its technology platform from a company controlled by its founder, Louis Borders.

USA Networks, Expedia Working To Complete Deal
The cable network is still going ahead with plans to buy a controlling stake in the online travel company.

Tilion joins Contivo's subscription e-service
Contivo, a supplier of enterprise integration modeling solutions, announces that Tilion is the newest subscriber to the Contivo eService


MOVERS & SHAKERS

  • FSF claims Linux company violates GNU GPL
  • SEC aims to keep Monday markets calm
  • eBay Not Liable For Copyright Infringements
  • Oracle: Misquoted, misunderstood
  • Cisco plans $3 billion stock repurchase
  • Microsoft Still Faces Feds' Regs
  • Customer relationship software sparks privacy fears
  • DOJ Drops Breakup Effort Against Microsoft
  • Is e-mail putting your business at risk?
  • Several airlines suspend Net-only fares
  • Talk America Cuts Payments Owed to AOL
  • Here Comes Code Blue
  • Data issues dog monoliths
  • Intel, Via Legal War Heats Up
  • SEC Accuses Duo Of ShopNet.com Securities Fraud
  • Nimda Falls Into Retreat as Firms Fight Back
  • Telcos aim high with app hosting
  • Tragedy attracts spammers
  • Face-Recognition Technology Gains Support
  • E911 Wouldn't Help at WTC
  • Pro-Bin Laden Pakistani Hacker Defaces World Trade Site
  • Telesurgery Breaks Atlantic Barrier

FSF claims Linux company violates GNU GPL
FSF issued a statement claiming that a New Mexico-based Linux company has violated the GNU General Public License, by using a patent license to restrict distribution of its version of the open-source OS.

SEC aims to keep Monday markets calm
The Securities and Exchange Commission used its emergency powers for the first time Friday to ease restrictions on companies buying back their own shares.

eBay Not Liable For Copyright Infringements
Online auction company eBay hailed a federal judge's ruling that it was not liable for copyright infringement because bootlegged films were sold over its site.

Oracle: Misquoted, misunderstood
Earlier this year Larry Ellison came out against software complexity, and was quickly criticized for being inflexible. But David Berlind says the true meaning of Ellison's message has gotten lost.

Cisco plans $3 billion stock repurchase
Cisco Systems Inc. board has authorized a $3 billion stock repurchase plan to take place over the next two years.

Microsoft Still Faces Feds' Regs
The Department of Justice wants 'conduct-related' rules in place that will keep the company's monopolistic tendencies in check.

Customer relationship software sparks privacy fears
Experts say firms must be careful in their increasing use of online tools to record customer behavior and preferences because privacy concerns could lead to a backlash.

DOJ Drops Breakup Effort Against Microsoft
The Justice Department is dropping efforts to break Microsoft into two companies, and will instead seek to restrict the software giant's future business practices.

Is e-mail putting your business at risk?
In a survey of 498 employees working in a variety of organizations, 40 percent of respondents admit to receiving confidential information about other companies via the Internet a 356 percent increase since 1999.

Several airlines suspend Net-only fares
At a time when the airlines are struggling to get customers to fly, many of the largest carriers have temporarily shelved one of their most effective promotions: e-fares.

Talk America Cuts Payments Owed to AOL
Talk America Inc. announced it renegotiated the terms of investments by AOL, which will own a larger share of the troubled telecommunications firm and end its marketing partnership as part of the deal.

Here Comes Code Blue
Sysadmins fresh from dealing with the dreaded server worm that was Code Red may now have to deal with Code Blue, currently making an appearance in China.

Data issues dog monoliths
It's true monolithic software enforces consistent data structures across organizations. But unfortunately, they're the monolith's data structures, not yours.

Intel, Via Legal War Heats Up
As Intel hits the milestone of shipping its long-awaited 845 chipset, the company is emerging in a new legal donnybrook with Via Technologies that has each company claiming the other is infringing on its patented technology.

SEC Accuses Duo Of ShopNet.com Securities Fraud
The Security and Exchange Commission has filed suit accusing two men of securities fraud involving a company called ShopNet.com.

Nimda Falls Into Retreat as Firms Fight Back
The Nimda computer virus, fell into retreat as U.S. companies completed a costly process of disconnecting networks and upgrading software.

Telcos aim high with app hosting
Most telcos are targeting the app hosting market, despite the fact that they don't have what it takes to satisfy their customers.

Tragedy attracts spammers
Unsolicited e-mails and online postings began to appear Wednesday in the wake of the attacks in New York and Washington

Face-Recognition Technology Gains Support
The face-recognition technology that had lawmakers and civil libertarians so worried a few weeks ago is gaining new support after terrorist attacks.

E911 Wouldn't Help at WTC
Shortly after terrorist attacks in New York, a man trapped where a courtyard previously existed between the twin World Trade Center towers was rescued after he called for help on his mobile phone.

Pro-Bin Laden Pakistani Hacker Defaces World Trade Site
In a move that could ignite hacker tensions, the founder of a group called the Pakistan Hackerz Club defaced the Web site of World Trade Services, a California-based firm that facilitates international e-commerce.

Telesurgery Breaks Atlantic Barrier
The first complete operation carried out by robots controlled by surgeons on the opposite side of the Atlantic has been successful.

 

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