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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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  • Luxury Rewards Evoke Consumer Guilt
  • The Need for Voice over Packet to Result in Silicon Racket
  • Java to overtake C/C++ in 2002
  • High-Speed Internet At Home Helps Students Excel SBC Communications Survey Shows
  • Britons to Send 1 Billion Text Messages in August
  • Wavelength Services Revenue Is Set to Increase Sharply
  • Wireless Gaming Taking Off Around The World
  • Market for CRM Applications Goes Worldwide
  • Study Finds Escalating Trends Toward Internet Usage at Work
  • European Cellular Revenues Will Remain in the Fast Lane
  • Only 20 Percent of E-Services Providers Will Survive to 2004
  • European Network Operators Should Adopt A Portfolio MVNO Strategy
  • Internet Traffic Continues to Grow, Despite the Glut
  • Carriers Move Up Value Chain with Internet Data Centers
  • The Traffic Cops Of The Info Highway
  • DSL CPE, Cable CPE, and IAD Revenues Will Total $1.52B in 2Q01
  • Minorities Less Likely To Buy Online
  • Slow Economy Driving Streaming Media Onto Corporate Networks
  • Live E-learning Sector to Grow to $750M by 2005
  • In 2005, 21% Of Total European Logistics Will Be Online
  • The Pulse of Residential Broadband

Luxury Rewards Evoke Consumer Guilt
Research shows that the amount of effort consumers must expend to get a reward how many miles, points or purchases they must accumulate affects whether they prefer necessity or luxury items.

The Need for Voice over Packet to Result in Silicon Racket
The need for equipment supporting the transition from circuit-switched to packet-switched networks is creating a growing market for ICs with specialized packet voice processing capabilities.

Java to overtake C/C++ in 2002
Developers using Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java programming language will outnumber those using the C/C++ languages by next year.

High-Speed Internet At Home Helps Students Excel SBC Communications Survey Shows
New Survey Shows Internet Skills Rank with Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, But Children Develop Online Knowledge at Home, not School.

Britons to Send 1 Billion Text Messages in August
The monthly volume of text messages sent in the UK is set to pass one billion for the first time in August.

Wavelength Services Revenue Is Set to Increase Sharply
Wavelength services are gaining favor with carriers and service providers as a new means to fulfill capacity needs.

Wireless Gaming Taking Off Around The World
Newsbytes reports that the worldwide wireless gaming market will be 18 times larger in 2006 than it is at present

Market for CRM Applications Goes Worldwide
The market for CRM applications soared 84 percent in 2000 to $6.2 billion

Study Finds Escalating Trends Toward Internet Usage at Work
Results Confirm Positive Impact of Personal Internet Usage at Work on Quality of Life and Productivity

European Cellular Revenues Will Remain in the Fast Lane
Markets are maturing, but mobile data will drive a strong increase in service revenues

Only 20 Percent of E-Services Providers Will Survive to 2004
According to a study by Gartner, only 20 percent of e-services providers will survive industry consolidation by 2004

European Network Operators Should Adopt A Portfolio MVNO Strategy
European network operators' view of mobile virtual network operators is shortsighted and reactive.

Internet Traffic Continues to Grow, Despite the Glut
Much has been made of the so-called "bandwidth glut" and the supposed lack of traffic making its way around the Internet.

Carriers Move Up Value Chain with Internet Data Centers
The Internet Data Center (IDC) has emerged as the key vehicle for carriers to move up the value chain by offering new services to their data networking customers.

The Traffic Cops Of The Info Highway
Mankind will create more new information in the next three years than it has in the rest of its history, researchers say. And somebody has to manage it.

DSL CPE, Cable CPE, and IAD Revenues Will Total $1.52B in 2Q01
Worldwide revenues for DSL CPE, cable CPE, and IADs totaled $1.52 billion in 2Q01 and are forecasted to total $6.3 billion in CY2001

Minorities Less Likely To Buy Online
Emarketer reports that African-American and Hispanic Internet users in the US are less likely than the general online population to research and buy online

Slow Economy Driving Streaming Media Onto Corporate Networks
The slowing global economy is driving applications for streaming media onto corporate networks

Live E-learning Sector to Grow to $750M by 2005
Live E-learning Sector Show Early Adoption as Part of Blended Offering

In 2005, 21% Of Total European Logistics Will Be Online
Total online logistics revenues will grow to Ä133 billion by 2005, equaling 21% of logistics overall.

The Pulse of Residential Broadband
New Research Identifies Residential Broadband Market Leaders and Determines What ISPs Must Do to Survive Against Entrenched Competition

 

E-PRODUCTS NEWS

  • Sun Introduces New Chip
  • Oracle to unlock e-Business suite
  • Microsoft to PC Makers: No Icon Monopolies
  • Does XP Have Firewall or Not?
  • IBM to open source WebSphere Linux tools
  • Apple Resolves QuickTime, Explorer Conflict
  • Evans Data Study Shows Vitality in Wireless Development
  • Microsoft patches ActiveX hole in Outlook
  • Intel warns PC makers to avoid Via chip set
  • World's Fastest Computer Unveiled
  • PeopleSoft readies a slew of new offerings
  • AOL faces criticism over Lotus IM interoperability
  • VA Linux again adjusts its key offerings to customers
  • Reaching For The Unrippable CD
  • Privacy groups take aim at Passport
  • Voice XML version 2 stalled over IP issue
  • Wireless Access Leaps Forward With First Linux Voice Messaging System
  • Intel looks to Summit to bring chips to new heights
  • Nintendo Delays U.S. GameCube Debut, Keeps Targets
  • Lotus better integrates Domino with WebSphere, DB2
  • Cisco unveils device for delivering wireless content
  • Windows XP to Descend on PC Makers

Sun Introduces New Chip
As Sun Microsystems announces the latest improvements to its market leading UltraSPARC III microprocessor.

Oracle to unlock e-Business suite
Oracle plans to open the schema of Oracle E-Business Suite to solution providers in September

Microsoft to PC Makers: No Icon Monopolies
Microsoft is offering computer makers an all-or-nothing proposition when it comes to placing Internet service icons on machines to be shipped with the new Windows XP.

Does XP Have Firewall or Not?
Microsoft says a posting on its website claiming it would offer industry standard security protection with its upcoming OS was just a matter of 'overexuberance.'

IBM to open source WebSphere Linux tools
IBM plans to open source its WebSphere Studio Workbench in the near future

Apple Resolves QuickTime, Explorer Conflict
Apple Computer has fixed a compatibility problem that prevented users of the most recent version of MS Web browser from viewing movies in the QuickTime format.

Evans Data Study Shows Vitality in Wireless Development
Global Study of Over 550 Developers Finds Wireless Applications Investment Expanding

Microsoft patches ActiveX hole in Outlook
Microsoft issued a security patch for a flawed ActiveX control that was discovered last month in its Outlook e-mail software, after initially telling users to simply disable that feature.

Intel warns PC makers to avoid Via chip set
Intel Corp., in its ongoing dispute with Via Technologies Inc., of Taiwan, is warning computer makers to steer clear of a new chip set from Via that could enable the manufacturers to build cheaper Pentium 4-based PCs.

World's Fastest Computer Unveiled
A U.S. government lab unveiled the most powerful computer in the world, programmed to simulate the explosion of a nuclear bomb

PeopleSoft readies a slew of new offerings
Peoplesoft is gearing up to unveil a new mobile computing enterprise architecture and a slew of new product lines at its PeopleSoft Connect 2001 user show in Atlanta.

AOL faces criticism over Lotus IM interoperability
While AOL eagerly heralded its test of IM interoperability with Lotus. Sametime corporate IM client, critics were quick to point out that this test will have no immediate benefit to the consumer IM market.

VA Linux again adjusts its key offerings to customers
Troubled open-source vendor VA Linux Systems Inc. will emphasize proprietary fee-based software in its SourceForge collaborative development application to help improve its financial future.

Reaching For The Unrippable CD
For music fans, it's a given. Copying songs from a CD into your computer and then recopying the files onto personal compilation CDs is hugely popular.

Privacy groups take aim at Passport
Privacy groups lined up to bash Microsoft Corp.'s Passport user authentication service

Voice XML version 2 stalled over IP issue
New version with new features due out at the end of the year

Wireless Access Leaps Forward With First Linux Voice Messaging System
TeleData Technology Inc. announced that it would ship in August the first commercially available voice messaging solution based entirely on the Linux operating system.

Intel looks to Summit to bring chips to new heights
Intel Corp. will use IBM server technology as one of the validation platforms to test its upcoming Intel Xeon MP processor and its next-generation processors, currently code-named McKinley.

Nintendo Delays U.S. GameCube Debut, Keeps Targets
Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd said it would delay the U.S. debut of its GameCube console by two weeks to ensure a smooth rollout.

Lotus better integrates Domino with WebSphere, DB2
Lotus Development Corp. will strengthen ties with corporate parent IBM's WebSphere application server and DB2 Universal Database products in the forthcoming release of Lotus Domino, code-named Rnext.

Cisco unveils device for delivering wireless content
Cisco Systems unveiled a new appliance for converting HTML and XML into other data formats suitable for use on wireless devices, cellular phones and PDAs

Windows XP to Descend on PC Makers
Microsoft, under pressure from several sides to get its new operating system out the door, will deliver final Windows XP code to PC makers in a big way: via airdrop.

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E-SERVICES NEWS

  • e-Catalogs: Long journey to rewards
  • Integrators ease HIPAA pain
  • EarthLink Gears Up For Wireless Web
  • E-services becoming land of the giants
  • Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Drive Loyalty Online
  • ISPs Trying to Stay in the Broadband Game
  • Kodak says Microsoft to alter photo features in XP
  • HP's outsourcing bet
  • Industry divided over Java on Windows XP PCs
  • Enterprises start tinkering with nascent Web services
  • Pacific Trail Enters B2B Thicket
  • CyberTrader Launches Wireless Stock Trading
  • Wireless LANs dealt new blow
  • Interactive TV Provider Licenses Music
  • AT&T WorldNet Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction
  • Internap kicks off IP-based videoconferencing service
  • Road Runner Ranked Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among High Speed Internet Providers
  • Not-So-Tasty Turnovers
  • Texas Comptroller Taps ACS for Support
  • MS travels to Capitol for Passport
  • DSL middlemen to the rescue

e-Catalogs: Long journey to rewards
Converting reams of paper catalogs, data and numerous other computing systems into searchable, easy-to-navigate electronic catalogs accessible from within leading E-commerce engines is no trivial task.

Integrators ease HIPAA pain
Consulting firms like Covansys, EDS and Keane are ready to step into the ER.

EarthLink Gears Up For Wireless Web
EarthLink is gearing up to develop wireless services and content for pager devices

E-services becoming land of the giants
As the boutiques that once dominated e-consulting fade, larger players, such as HP, are moving in on multiple fronts to secure a bigger share of what remains.

Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Drive Loyalty Online
If there were ever any doubt that traditional retailers would adapt to the online world, the most recent measurements by Nielsen/NetRatings and Harris Interactive should dispel it.

ISPs Trying to Stay in the Broadband Game
Pure-play ISPs are going to have an uphill battle competing with incumbent telecommunications and cable providers in the residential broadband market.

Kodak says Microsoft to alter photo features in XP
Eastman Kodak Co. said software giant Microsoft Corp. will modify its Windows XP to allow users to more easily select digital photo-finishing services from a number of providers, not just those affiliated with Microsoft.

HP's outsourcing bet
Hewlett-Packard's Livermore details strides toward 'IT-as-services' vision

Industry divided over Java on Windows XP PCs
Microsoft Corp.'s decision to drop support of Java from its Windows XP operating system has left PC makers and Internet service providers ruminating over whether to add Java support to their machines and services.

Enterprises start tinkering with nascent Web services
Give Tim Hilgenberg some new toys, and like any good IT leader, he'll find a way to build a better e-business.

Pacific Trail Enters B2B Thicket
To improve service to its B2B customers, sports apparel seller Pacific Trail is launching a private B2B Web site dedicated to serving the needs of sporting goods and outdoor specialty retailers.

CyberTrader Launches Wireless Stock Trading
CyberTrader, announced the launch of CyberTrader Direct, a wireless direct access trading and order routing application available via Palm V and Palm VII handheld communication devices.

Wireless LANs dealt new blow
Security goes from bad to worse

Interactive TV Provider Licenses Music
A California company has obtained an Internet licensing agreement with the association that collects royalties for songwriters and music producers

AT&T WorldNet Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction
AT&T WorldNet ranks highest in overall customer satisfaction among 13 national and regional dial-up Internet service providers.

Internap kicks off IP-based videoconferencing service
Internap Network Services announced a package on that will enable videoconferencing "at TV-level quality" over the public Internet

Road Runner Ranked Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among High Speed Internet Providers
Road Runner, the fast-growing high speed Internet service from Time Warner Cable, has been ranked "Highest In Customer Satisfaction Among High-Speed Internet Service Providers"

Not-So-Tasty Turnovers
WRQ product marketing manager Rebecca Johnson told that AT&T's main problem was that its customer service reps had to juggle information from three different host applications.

Texas Comptroller Taps ACS for Support
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a three-year, $6.1 million contract with the Texas Comptroller's Office for application and support services for legacy systems.

MS travels to Capitol for Passport
Microsoft swoops down on Washington to campaign for its Passport authentication service.

DSL middlemen to the rescue
DSL rescue services, or the business of helping broadband customers find new access providers when existing suppliers turn off the connections and go home.


E-MARKETING

  • Caldera Wins Super Size Deal
  • Yesmail.com Making Play for CRM Clients
  • AOL marketing exec to head new unit
  • E-Business as Usual for Federal Contractors
  • Wireless LAN -802.11b Market Growth led by Broadband Gateways
  • Why Can't E-Commerce Close The Sale?
  • 10 Companies Compete for $3 Billion Pie
  • Infoseek Japan and 3R Soft Get The Message
  • Siebel in the crosshair Rivals aim to oust CRM king by capitalizing on weak spots
  • Server Sales Hit Hard
  • Online Contests and Incentives
  • Fast-Growth Entrepreneurs Seek Niche Markets
  • Hands Off Our Clips
  • New Deals Land CNSI Millions
  • Aftermarket potential: no longer an afterthought
  • Who Will Be Ready for a Strong E-Biz Economy?
  • Teledesic Close to Naming Prime Contractor for Internet-in-the-Sky Network
  • Software replaces banner ads on popular sites
  • Can Companies Get Burned With Wireless Sales-Force Automation?
  • IRS Chooses PeopleSoft CRM Software
  • Rhythms DSL Customers Migrating to New Edge Networks
  • Ad Testing Isn't What it Used to Be
  • End of Wild Ride Ahead for Handset Semi Industry

Caldera Wins Super Size Deal
McDonald's, plans to migrate 4,000 stores to Caldera's OpenServer Release 5. Sources say IBM's MQ Series is part of the solution, as well.

Yesmail.com Making Play for CRM Clients
E-mail marketer yesmail.com is aiming to beef up its capabilities in CRM, as the customer acquisitions space sees continued weakness.

AOL marketing exec to head new unit
As part of an ongoing executive reorganization, AOL Time Warner has created a new group to coordinate advertising sales across the media giant's myriad of businesses.

E-Business as Usual for Federal Contractors
A sputtering new economy has high-tech companies refocusing attention on the old economy's largest enterprise the federal government where they see nothing but expansion ahead.

Wireless LAN -802.11b Market Growth led by Broadband Gateways
According to Dell'Oro Group, the Wireless LAN -802.11b market surged in excess of 20% during 2Q01

Why Can't E-Commerce Close The Sale?
It appears there is a whole lot of window surfing going on at e-tail Web sites and not enough buying. Why can't e-commerce close the sale? Especially when the real-world store is selling the same merchandise at a higher price?

10 Companies Compete for $3 Billion Pie
Ten companies have won a chance to compete for a piece of the $3 billion Air Force Training Systems Acquisition II contract.

Infoseek Japan and 3R Soft Get The Message
Infoseek Japan says it is working with 3R Soft to deliver an advanced messaging platform for the Japanese online market.

Siebel in the crosshair Rivals aim to oust CRM king by capitalizing on weak spots
Siebel offers more than 140 products, the most popular of which-sales-force automation and call-center applications-control more than 70 percent of the CRM market.

Server Sales Hit Hard
Don't count on growth from your server division.

Online Contests and Incentives
Permission-based database marketing has become a true winner in the online space, even amid all the industry turmoil.

Fast-Growth Entrepreneurs Seek Niche Markets
Think that innovative fast-growth entrepreneurs are on the front line of opening new global markets and launching e-commerce initiatives? If so, think again.

Hands Off Our Clips
A division of Disney is suing Video Pipeline in an effort to prevent it using movie clips on the internet.

New Deals Land CNSI Millions
Client Network Services Inc. signed a five-year, $172 million contract to provide information technology services to the National Nuclear Security Administration, a division of the Energy Department.

Aftermarket potential: no longer an afterthought
IBM takes the initiative, presents vertical industries with a bountiful database

Who Will Be Ready for a Strong E-Biz Economy?
No one is quite certain when it will happen. But it is virtually certain that eventually, the economic tide will begin to rise again. The question is: Which companies will be ready to capitalize when good times return?.

Teledesic Close to Naming Prime Contractor for Internet-in-the-Sky Network
Finalists Include Alenia Spazio and Lockheed Martin

Software replaces banner ads on popular sites
Already contending with a weak advertising market, Web publishers have another beast to worry about: Gator.

Can Companies Get Burned With Wireless Sales-Force Automation?
As economic pressures continue to tamper with business growth cycles, the responsibility for pulling the bottom line out of the fire has come to rest on the aptitude of the corporate sales department.

IRS Chooses PeopleSoft CRM Software
Internal Revenue Service awarded PeopleSoft Inc. a contract worth more than $10 million to provide customer relationship management software.

Rhythms DSL Customers Migrating to New Edge Networks
New Edge Networks is offering free DSL modems and installation to Rhythms NetConnections customers who receive service termination notices.

Ad Testing Isn't What it Used to Be
When Chuck Boteler started the Newspaper Test Network, he was sure of his concept of providing cheap rates for new advertisers to test in newspapers around the country

End of Wild Ride Ahead for Handset Semi Industry
Given current indications, the worst may be over for handset semiconductor manufacturers

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SUPPLY CHAIN NEWS
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  • The ABCs of CRM for B2B
  • Know the customer, keep the goods moving
  • B2B Best Practices Break the Slump, Not the Bank
  • Collaborate With the Potential Enemy
  • Merrill Lynch Hands Over SAN Management
  • Oregon flash plant may join AMD-Fujitsu joint venture
  • Is there design collaboration for process industries?
  • New Council To Develop CRM Industry Standards
  • Duo facilitates electronic collaboration
  • O'Reilly Auto Parts
  • VeriSign authenticates shared hosting e-businesses
  • IBM Gears Up Grid Networking for Marketplace
  • DaimlerChrysler To Use Web for Vehicle Delivery
  • Firms Link CRM, ERP To Streamline Order Process
  • The final points of flow
  • IBM takes aim at B2B's big 6
  • Retailers, Travel Companies Deploy Thousands Of Kiosks
  • What Are You Buying?
  • Lower inventories - one of top SCM benefits in food & beverages
  • The CRM Dilemma - How To Choose Wisely
  • Duo to deliver adaptive manufacturing

The ABCs of CRM for B2B
In a time of muted business activity and lowered expectations, the heat is being turned up on CRM in the B2B world.

Know the customer, keep the goods moving
"Deliver" profiles two very different software application categories

B2B Best Practices Break the Slump, Not the Bank
Many firms have a hard time justifying investment in B2B online sales and customer service initiatives, a new Forrester Research report found.

Collaborate With the Potential Enemy
Harness customers' interest or they'll find a solution without you

Merrill Lynch Hands Over SAN Management
Merrill Lynch is the latest big company to outsource SAN management to a third party.

Oregon flash plant may join AMD-Fujitsu joint venture
Chip maker AMD is likely to take 50 percent ownership of Fujitsu Ltd.'s Oregon fabrication plant by making it part of a joint venture established between the two companies.

Is there design collaboration for process industries?
Think of raw material variation as an engineering change order and you get the drift

New Council To Develop CRM Industry Standards
AMR Research has announced the formation of a new industry group to help develop standards and guidelines for companies.

Duo facilitates electronic collaboration
Need2Buy Inc. and Entomo Inc. have each developed software to help manufacturers and their materials suppliers better collaborate and communicate electronically.

O'Reilly Auto Parts
A chain saves $50 million with an inventory management system.

VeriSign authenticates shared hosting e-businesses
VeriSign has unveiled its Shared Hosting Security Service, which aims to provide secure and authenticated transactions to businesses doing e-commerce on shared hosting platforms.

IBM Gears Up Grid Networking for Marketplace
IBM Corp., Armonk, N.Y., raised eyebrows in the technology community winning a contract to help build the United Kingdom-funded National Grid network.

DaimlerChrysler To Use Web for Vehicle Delivery
DaimlerChrysler and Union Pacific announced Tuesday that they have formed a new Web-based company to track vehicle shipments from assembly plants to dealers.

Firms Link CRM, ERP To Streamline Order Process
In an effort to help companies bridge the gap between CRM and legacy ERP software, Applix has announced an alliance with Scribe Software, a maker of B2B demand chain collaboration software.

The final points of flow
Mix of planning methods the rule, not the exception; how Ericsson does it

IBM takes aim at B2B's big 6
Company to appoint executives to oversee relationships with key e-biz leaders, such as Ariba, SAP

Retailers, Travel Companies Deploy Thousands Of Kiosks
Retailers are deploying thousands of Web-connected kiosks in stores across the U.S. to let customers buy things that aren't on shelves especially bulky items or out-of-stock niche products.

What Are You Buying?
Fundamentals for supply chain automation

Lower inventories - one of top SCM benefits in food & beverages
Supply chain management and logistics excellence are critical, competitive weapons for companies to achieve profitability and market share objectives unlocking value through both operating cost reduction and revenue growth

The CRM Dilemma - How To Choose Wisely
The good news for companies interested in further developing or expanding their customer service programs is that there are easily 500 CRM tools commercially available today.

Duo to deliver adaptive manufacturing
With a shot at bridging the gap between manufacturing shop floor operations and ERP systems, Cap Gemini and GE Cisco Industrial Networks Inc. have announced an alliance.


CONTENT, PORTALS & COMMUNITY

  • Still in the Money
  • Southwest's Site Keeps It Simple
  • The Hunt for the Worm Writers
  • Security Experts Catch Hackers with Honey
  • Alameda County Taps Touch-Screen Voting System
  • PC B-Day Reunites Old Friends
  • Mining for Meaning
  • Students Say Web Is Great Help
  • All the News That's Fit to Strip
  • Target's Target: Teen Loyalty
  • Have Keyboard, Will Party
  • When and How to Outsource Your Web Hosting
  • Hack the Vote? Not in Broward
  • Voice Portals and Services Market Reinvents Itself
  • Online Anonymity Wins Again
  • Hansen to Build D.C. Licensing Portal
  • People Change Once They Go Broadband
  • These Ideas Make a Lot of Senses
  • Cross-Promotion Is Key to Netscape's New Role
  • Hands-Free Cell Phone Devices Don't Improve Driver Awareness
  • Movies Will Cause Broadband Explosion

Still in the Money
The recent economic downswing doesn't mean your salary won't go up. In fact, even with the boom days behind us for now, generous raises, bonuses and other perks for IT managers and staff are still the norm.

Southwest's Site Keeps It Simple
From unassigned seats to its bourbon swilling founder, Southwest Airlines has always charted a contrarian path and its aggressively marketed Web site is no exception.

The Hunt for the Worm Writers
The SirCam e-mail worm and the Code Red server worms continue to wreak havoc across the Internet. A federal agency claims it's searching for the culprits, and no, the guy who wrote Red Code didn't write Code Red.

Security Experts Catch Hackers with Honey
The Honeynet Project, aimed at attracting, tracking and studying hackers, reveals an almost constant threat as malicious hackers aggressively scan for vulnerable systems and holes more than a dozen times a day.

Alameda County Taps Touch-Screen Voting System
Global Election Systems Inc. of McKinney, Texas, announced that Alameda County, Calif., will buy the company's AccuVote-TS touch screen voting equipment and associated services for about $13.5 million.

PC B-Day Reunites Old Friends
The Twentieth Birthday Party for the IBM PC was a gathering of rich, old white guys who waxed nostalgic for the old days.

Mining for Meaning
Online newsgroups are popular gathering spots; over the years they've logged millions of opinions on topics ranging from politics to appliances.

Students Say Web Is Great Help
Rising high school senior Amanda Campbell says the Internet makes getting started on her school assignments easier

All the News That's Fit to Strip
Naked News, the 2-year-old project that features broadcasters who gradually take their clothes off, holds tryouts for a new cast of talent.

Target's Target: Teen Loyalty
Retail conglomerate Target announced the launch of Bullseye, a new Web site designed to curry teens' favor with content tailored exclusively to the youth market.

Have Keyboard, Will Party
'Campus Party 2001' at Valencia University is the biggest computer event in Spain, and home to what may be the biggest local connection in the world. Matt Hilburn reports from Spain.

When and How to Outsource Your Web Hosting
For corporate executives in both high and low-tech industries, itís an all too familiar scenario: Software upgrades that hit the market every few months

Hack the Vote? Not in Broward
Officials in Florida's Broward County were scrambling to put to rest a rumor that the county would allow high school students to try to breach the security of election computers in a mock election.

Voice Portals and Services Market Reinvents Itself
Having failed at providing consumers with once promising information and commerce opportunities, the voice portal and services market is reinventing itself

Online Anonymity Wins Again
In another victory for online anonymity, a California judge has ruled that Yahoo does not need to reveal the identities of some message board posters.

Hansen to Build D.C. Licensing Portal
Hansen Information Technologies Inc. has won a contract to provide its online business licensing to the District of Columbia.

People Change Once They Go Broadband
Broadband, it turns out, changes folks. Or, at the very least, it changes the way they act once they get online.

These Ideas Make a Lot of Senses
Siggraph, Hollywood's huge graphic arts convention, staged a 'Sensapalooza' the other night. The good, the bad and the odoriferous were all discussed.

Cross-Promotion Is Key to Netscape's New Role
Signs of life can be found in Building 25, where workers are ricocheting between cubicles, playing chess in the hallways and orchestrating what could become one of the great resurrections of the Internet age

Hands-Free Cell Phone Devices Don't Improve Driver Awareness
Hands-free devices for cell phones do not appreciably reduce driver distraction, according to a study that suggests laws mandating the use of such devices may be ineffective.

Movies Will Cause Broadband Explosion
Jack Valenti knows a little bit about the power of entertainment.

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GOVERNANCE & GOING GLOBAL

  • Futile Quest for Kid Porn Traders
  • More IT Security Resources to Commerce
  • California OKs Internet horse race wagering
  • EU Signs Off on E-Signature Initiative
  • High-tech industry unfulfilled in D.C.
  • Adobe Hacker off Hook in Russia
  • Army Kicks Off Enterprise-Building Initiative
  • Plea Bargain Possible In Electronic Book Copyright Protection Case
  • Paper reveals digital music encryption flaws
  • EC restarts investigation into Galileo takeover
  • Armey Campaigns for Privacy
  • Court rejects FCC delay in giving spectrum to NextWave
  • CIA Incubator Technologies Ready for Active Duty
  • D.C. Wants to Catalog Its Kids
  • FCC Examines Additional Spectrum Bands to Support Advanced Wireless Services
  • Tech Elite Divided on Web Privacy Laws
  • Researchers weigh publication, prosecution
  • Digital copyright act muffles Dutch crypto scientist
  • Chinese Webmaster's Trial Ends
  • Internet Usage In France Grows, But Future Is Shaky
  • Bidders on FAA FTI Deal Demonstrate Convergence
  • Cyber snooping guidelines cause controversy in U.K.

Futile Quest for Kid Porn Traders
Although U.S. agents arrested dozens of suspected Web users who traded in child pornography, differences in international law make it difficult to nab all the culprits.

More IT Security Resources to Commerce
The General Accounting Office wants the Commerce Department to beef up its information security by establishing a departmentwide program, along with sufficient resources and authority to implement it.

California OKs Internet horse race wagering
New legislation signed by California Governor Gray Davis will allow the horse racing industry in that state to offer online wagering.

EU Signs Off on E-Signature Initiative
European Union regulators cleared the way for the wide-scale implementation of electronic signature initiatives.

High-tech industry unfulfilled in D.C.
Congress departed for a monthlong recess, leavingthe high-tech industry with a largely unfulfilled legislative agenda.

Adobe Hacker off Hook in Russia
Dmitry Sklyarov, accused of violating a U.S. copyright law by finding a way to bypass security in an Adobe product, wouldn't be charged in his homeland because what he did isn't illegal there, Russian authorities say.

Army Kicks Off Enterprise-Building Initiative
The Army intends to centralize systems management at about two dozen major commands under the service's chief information officer, to designate a single authority to manage information dissemination.

Plea Bargain Possible In Electronic Book Copyright Protection Case
Prosecutors and defense attorneys for a Russian computer programmer charged with circumventing electronic book copyright protections are negotiating a possible plea bargain.

Paper reveals digital music encryption flaws
A paper detailing how researchers broke the encryption scheme used to protect digital music will finally see the light, months after its original debut was derailed by legal threats.

EC restarts investigation into Galileo takeover
The European Commission says it has restarted its antitrust investigation into Cendant's $3.3 billion planned acquisition of Galileo International.

Armey Campaigns for Privacy
As House Majority Leader Dick Armey sees it, every time a camera snaps a driver running a red light or a software program tracks someone on the Internet, a piece of the Constitution is chipped away.

Court rejects FCC delay in giving spectrum to NextWave
The FCC's request to delay the implementation of a June court decision that would force the agency to return spectrum licenses to NextWave Telecom was rejected by a federal appeals court yesterday.

CIA Incubator Technologies Ready for Active Duty
Agency Leads in Development, But Can It Follow Its Own Charter?

D.C. Wants to Catalog Its Kids
Privacy advocates decry a plan to keep digital fingerprint and photo files of schoolchildren in the District of Columbia.

FCC Examines Additional Spectrum Bands to Support Advanced Wireless Services
FCC will examine additional frequency bands that could be used to support advanced wireless services, including networks for third-generation services.

Tech Elite Divided on Web Privacy Laws
The chief executive of one of the world's largest computer makers called for Internet privacy legislation to help revitalize the New Economy.

Researchers weigh publication, prosecution
A talk billed as the "presentation the RIAA does not want you to see" went ahead, as encryption researcher Edward Felten addressed security experts as planned at a conference in Washington, D.C.

Digital copyright act muffles Dutch crypto scientist
A Dutch scientist told a federal court that he was suppressing his own research surrounding a digital video encryption protocol out of fear that publishing the findings could expose him to criminal charges under a controversial U.S. law.

Chinese Webmaster's Trial Ends
The trial of the first webmaster in China to be tried on charges of subversion has ended, but the verdict remains unknown.

Internet Usage In France Grows, But Future Is Shaky
Just one in five French households has Internet access, and few plan to get connected in the near future, a new government study shows.

Bidders on FAA FTI Deal Demonstrate Convergence
FAA is in the homestretch on its multibillion-dollar telecommunications infrastructure contract, and now the challenge may be how to evaluate bids from contractors with significantly different areas of expertise.

Cyber snooping guidelines cause controversy in U.K.
The British government has issued draft guidelines for law enforcement officials wanting to invoke the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.


PARTNERS & DEALS

  • Back Office Where It's At for Web Real Estate Sales
  • 3COM Offers Wirlesess Certification
  • Sanyo, NEC Tie on Medical Information Systems
  • Keane Acquires Metro Information Services
  • Yahoo, Sony set for partnership
  • Buy.com founder buys back company
  • CRM Firms Join Forces To Stream Software Updates
  • IBM, SAS cooperate on vertical market offerings
  • Metricom Still Negotiating Ricochet Sale
  • Accenture Picks Up Procurement Software Firm
  • Amazon to Offer Circuit City Products
  • Major studios launch joint Internet film service
  • BlueKite.com Partners With Navini Networks
  • i2 Technologies agrees to deal with collaborative network E2open
  • eBay and AOL expand partnership
  • Air Force Taps Northrop Grumman for Data System
  • Intel, Compaq Join to Develop Devices and Applications for the Wireless Internet
  • Samsung Electronics, Microsoft Team Up on Server
  • Egghead sale could crack on privacy issues
  • FTC widens review of Monster.com-HotJobs merger
  • Bankrupt Montgomery Ward's business software being sold
  • Alliance takes on DDoS

Back Office Where It's At for Web Real Estate Sales
HomeSquared has partnered with iBidCo to help developers better market their properties and better serve their new customers.

3COM Offers Wirlesess Certification
3Com is revising its partner program to target allies that offer Gigabit Ethernet, wireless and networked telephony experience.

Sanyo, NEC Tie on Medical Information Systems
Japanese consumer electronics maker Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. and personal computer maker NEC Corp. said they agreed to team up on medical information systems to expand in the rapidly growing field.

Keane Acquires Metro Information Services
Keane Inc. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Metro Information Services Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $135 million.

Yahoo, Sony set for partnership
The deals are designed to boost Sony's visibility online and provide new revenue for Yahoo.

Buy.com founder buys back company
The founder of troubled Internet retailer Buy.com has decided to buy his company out and provide it with ongoing funding of $9 million.

CRM Firms Join Forces To Stream Software Updates
CRM Solutions Inc. and Webhelp have joined forces in an effort to reach a broader audience with online customer support.

IBM, SAS cooperate on vertical market offerings
IBM and SAS Institute Inc. have extended their relationship into packaged offerings for the telecommunications and financial services verticals.

Metricom Still Negotiating Ricochet Sale
Negotiations are still underway between Metricom and potential buyers of the company's Ricochet wireless Internet service.

Accenture Picks Up Procurement Software Firm
Accenture Ltd. has acquired San Francisco-based Epylon Corp., a supplier of electronic procurement solutions for government and education.

Amazon to Offer Circuit City Products
Online retailer Amazon.com said it will begin offering thousands of Circuit City products on its Web site

Major studios launch joint Internet film service
Five major movie studios are backing a joint venture to provide Internet-based video on demand services in the latest attempt to build what has proven to be an elusive market.

BlueKite.com Partners With Navini Networks
Navini, which offers telecom operators a wireless, cost-effective alternative to DSL and cable, will integrate BlueKite's bandwidth optimization software into its product offering.

i2 Technologies agrees to deal with collaborative network E2open
I2 Technologies will license technology from E2open, a collaboration network for the electronics industry

eBay and AOL expand partnership
eBay Inc. and AOL said, they have expanded their partnership to advertise the online auction site on AOL print and television properties, rather than just the online services associated with AOL.

Air Force Taps Northrop Grumman for Data System
Northrop Grumman Corp. has been chosen by the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a real-time systems recovery program for distributed command and control systems.

Intel, Compaq Join to Develop Devices and Applications for the Wireless Internet
Intel and Compaq announced they will collaborate to help speed the development of wireless handheld communications devices and applications

Samsung Electronics, Microsoft Team Up on Server
Samsung Electronics will launch a home network server in cooperation with U.S-based software group Microsoft.

Egghead sale could crack on privacy issues
The proposed sale of Egghead.com to Fry's Electronics could be in jeopardy if too many customers decide they don't want to be on a Fry's mailing list, according to bankruptcy filings.

FTC widens review of Monster.com-HotJobs merger
The Federal Trade Commission has asked for more information about a merger of two of the Internet's largest recruiters.

Bankrupt Montgomery Ward's business software being sold
The business software and a former Web site of bankrupt retailer Montgomery Ward LLC are being sold in an online auction to help pay debts left by the company.

Alliance takes on DDoS
McAfee is forming a partnership with three anti-DDoS vendors to develop new means of detecting and preventing denial-of-service attacks.


MOVERS & SHAKERS

  • Kodak Joins Chorus of Windows XP Critics
  • Web music services face antitrust investigation
  • Early efforts nip Code Red worm
  • Justice Bans Foreign Nationals From Its IT Work
  • A Grid of Supercomputers
  • Supercomputer May Reveal Origin of Universe
  • DoubleClick Joins US-EU Safe Harbor Program
  • I2 sale rumor viewed with skeptic's eye
  • Overseas Groups Battle Their Own Net Piracy
  • New judge in Microsoft case 'been around the block'
  • IBM to Microsoft: Give Java your support
  • Court rejects Microsoft bid for delay
  • Web 'Bugs' Can Invisibly Violate Privacy of Internet Users
  • Tech's Summer of Discontent Heads Into Grim Winter
  • U.S. Businesses Fail 'Safe Harbor' Data Privacy Test
  • NCAA Files Web Name Piracy Lawsuit
  • Cisco's reorganization cannot unpop the bubble
  • Ad Bureau Mulls Suit Against Promo-Hiding Software Maker
  • State let rules slide in awarding Oracle contract without bidding
  • IBM Launches New Branding Campaign
  • Hackers Attack Japan's World Cup Web site

Kodak Joins Chorus of Windows XP Critics
Film and camera company Eastman Kodak joins the growing list of those opposed to the software giant's Windows XP tactics.

Web music services face antitrust investigation
The U.S. Justice Department has launched an antitrust investigation into two online music services, both scheduled to launch this fall, that are backed by the world's largest record companies.

Early efforts nip Code Red worm
Following a concerted effort to make computer users aware of the viruslike Code Red worm, the FBI said.

Justice Bans Foreign Nationals From Its IT Work
The Justice Department has banned contractors from using foreign nationals for future work on the agency's information technology systems unless the department chief information officer issues a waiver.

A Grid of Supercomputers
The National Science Foundation Public will fund the world's largest distributed supercomputer.

Supercomputer May Reveal Origin of Universe
Researchers in Britain unveiled a supercomputer that they say may be capable of revealing the deepest secrets of the cosmos the past, present and future of the universe.

DoubleClick Joins US-EU Safe Harbor Program
Double Click has signed on to the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor program, an agreement designed to protect European users' privacy.

I2 sale rumor viewed with skeptic's eye
Scott Herhold toys with a rumor that I2 Technologies, a leader in supply-chain software, is in play, with the potential suitors including Siebel Systems and PeopleSoft.

Overseas Groups Battle Their Own Net Piracy
At the height of Napster's court battles, some committed file swappers had an idea: We'll set up shop overseas, outside the reach of U.S. courts and copyright organizations.

New judge in Microsoft case 'been around the block'
Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, a former federal prosecutor turned judge, has been chosen to decide the fate of Microsoft in its historic antitrust battle with the U.S. government and 18 states.

IBM to Microsoft: Give Java your support
Microsoft Corp. continues to take heat for its decision to exclude Java from its products and strategy.

Court rejects Microsoft bid for delay
A federal appeals court delivered Microsoft a blow in its antitrust battle with the government, denying a request that could have indefinitely delayed further proceedings in the case.

Web 'Bugs' Can Invisibly Violate Privacy of Internet Users
When the Internet was brand new, it was lauded as a revolutionary mode of communication that would bring the whole world home to a personal computer user.

Tech's Summer of Discontent Heads Into Grim Winter
Tech's summer of discontent may turn into a dreary winter, with forecasts for a broad recovery being pushed further into next year.

U.S. Businesses Fail 'Safe Harbor' Data Privacy Test
Multinational companies based in the U.S. have a long way to go to ensure the privacy of customer data, particularly data transferred via the Internet.

NCAA Files Web Name Piracy Lawsuit
The NCAA has filed a federal lawsuit against a Phoenix company it says is using its name to sell NCAA championship tickets on the Internet

Cisco's reorganization cannot unpop the bubble
Changes will not stop slowing demand for company's products

Ad Bureau Mulls Suit Against Promo-Hiding Software Maker
Internet Ad Bureau is considering a law suit against a company it says illegally replaces paid banner ads on Web sites with alternative ads of its own choosing

State let rules slide in awarding Oracle contract without bidding
The state of California, which put numerous safeguards in place to end its string of multimillion-dollar technology blunders, ignored key precautions this spring when it signed a $126 million deal with Oracle.

IBM Launches New Branding Campaign
IBM has one of the corporate world's best-known names, but that isn't stopping it from launching a branding campaign.

Hackers Attack Japan's World Cup Web site
The official Web site of Japan's organizing committee for the 2002 World Cup finals has been shut down after computer hackers succeeded in putting an obscene message on it.

 

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