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Subject: August 2001 ECMgt.com: New Standards and Rules Create Opportunity
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August 1, 2001 *4,200 subscribers* Volume 3, Issue 8
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  • Making a Good Bet on Partnering
  • Amazon Cements First European Brick-and-Mortar Alliance
  • RadioShack buys back Microsoft stake
  • Is Monster.com a Monster?
  • Siebel, Convergys Team on Customer View App
  • Barry Diller Still Believes
  • Microsoft to put locks on Chinese Windows
  • Egghead Outsources Its Online Auctions
  • AOL Time Warner In Talks To Gain European Foothold
  • CDW Breaks The Mold
  • Precision Response Adds Call Center Muscle with Acquisition
  • Orbitz, Hotwire Strike Customer-Sharing Deal
  • Cisco To Acquire AuroraNetics
  • Tech firms face reality of real estate deals
  • Synnex Purchases Merisel Canada
  • Bid War Seen for AT&T Cable
  • Comcast defends AT&T broadband bid
  • Napster Settles Dr. Dre, Metallica Lawsuits
  • Call-Solutions Secures OneSource
  • Strategic Ties

Making a Good Bet on Partnering
Skyline Computer Corp. has based its success on how well it partners with other Cisco specialists like itself. More than half of the company's training and consulting business is done through allies.

Amazon Cements First European Brick-and-Mortar Alliance
Amazon.com expanded its reach into brick-and-mortar stores overseas with its announcement that its British arm, Amazon.co.uk, has teamed up with European mobile phone provider Carphone Warehouse to offer customers pre-paid phones online.

RadioShack buys back Microsoft stake
Consumer electronics retailer RadioShack said that sales at stores open at least a year rose 4 percent in June on strong sales of wireless equipment.

Is Monster.com a Monster?
It was only a matter of time. One of the first questions posed by analysts during a conference call to discuss the takeover of HotJobs by Monster.com parent company TMP Worldwide was the antitrust question.

Siebel, Convergys Team on Customer View App
Siebel Systems and Convergys have announced plans to integrate Convergys' contact center capabilities and billing systems with Siebel's e-business applications. They will jointly sell and market their integrated products.

Barry Diller Still Believes
While other media tycoons have backed away from the Internet, the once-and-future mogul keeps the faith.

Microsoft to put locks on Chinese Windows
Microsoft, whose image in China was tarnished over fears that its flagship Windows product was not fully secure, said it had entered a venture with a government-owned software firm to provide an extra encryption "lock" tailored for Windows in China.

Egghead Outsources Its Online Auctions
In an effort to stay focused on selling its core technology products, Egghead.com is handing over the reins to the auction portion of its online electronics store.

AOL Time Warner In Talks To Gain European Foothold
AOL Time Warner Inc., is in talks to buy British magazine publisher IPC Media in what would be its first big deal in Europe.

CDW Breaks The Mold
Direct marketer crosses boundaries as chairman and CEO John Edwardson hammers out a partnership plan.

Precision Response Adds Call Center Muscle with Acquisition
CRM provider Precision Response Corporation (PRC) said it has completed its acquisition of Hancock Information Group, a business-to-business customer service provider

Orbitz, Hotwire Strike Customer-Sharing Deal
Mega-travel site Orbitz and online discount travel firm Hotwire, both backed by a consortium of the largest airline carriers in the U.S.

Cisco To Acquire AuroraNetics
Cisco today said it has agreed to acquire AuroraNetics, a privately held developer of 10-Gbps silicon technology for use by service providers in metropolitan fiber rings.

Tech firms face reality of real estate deals
Already hit by a slumping economy, reduced revenues and skittish investors, technology companies are struggling with another malady: real estate deals gone bust.

Synnex Purchases Merisel Canada
Synnex Information Technologies, Fremont, Calif., has inked a deal to purchase Merisel Canada, a subsidiary of Merisel, for approximately $19.7 million cash.

Bid War Seen for AT&T Cable
John Malone, the cable-television pioneer said that he expects AOL Time Warner Inc. to make a competing bid for AT&T's cable-TV unit

Comcast defends AT&T broadband bid
Comcast Corp. executives defended their $41 billion bid for top cable TV operator AT&T Broadband as investors pushed Comcast shares down 7 percent.

Napster Settles Dr. Dre, Metallica Lawsuits
Former song-swapping titan Napster announced on Thursday that it has reached legal settlements with two of its most vociferous critics outside the record labels themselves: heavy-metal band Metallica and rap legend Dr. Dre.

Call-Solutions Secures OneSource
Teleservices and online CRM firm acquires direct mail processing services provider for an undisclosed amount.

Strategic Ties
In the battle for business, a company's strongest allies are usually those partners, dealers and resellers that sell to customers on the front lines.

 

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