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  • Japanese E-Marketplace Tackles Kinks in Utility Supply Chains
  • Volkswagen turns back on hosted e-business solutions
  • B2B Standards Inch Forward
  • Siemens Launches E-Procurement at Full Throttle
  • Intel introduces supply-chain management package
  • Semiprivate Hubs Emerge
  • Cert Program from ATG
  • Southwest Pulls Data From All Web Sites but Own
  • SAP devouring stars of dot-com era
  • EDI, EbXML Groups Agree To Cooperate
  • Nortel Program Changes Take Effect
  • E-Commerce Provider Throws Lifeline to Abandoned Clients
  • Microsoft, Clarus Mesh Capabilities
  • SAP Runs To Commerce One's Rescue
  • Volkswagen Takes on Covisint in B2B Auction Arena
  • Target Exec Calls For Single Retail Exchange
  • Site Launched To Settle B2B Disputes Online
  • Stegner To Head Up Partnership America
  • GE's B2B Retreat
  • Another Choice Surfaces for Wireless Infrastructure
  • Oracle takes on bCentral

Japanese E-Marketplace Tackles Kinks in Utility Supply Chains
Japan has a new e-marketplace that allows utility companies to buy and sell machine parts, materials and office supplies online.

Volkswagen turns back on hosted e-business solutions
The concept of public and industry consortia-based trading exchanges received a major blow when Volkswagen announced it will be moving its e-procurement and sourcing from a hosted to an in-house model.

B2B Standards Inch Forward
To date, much of e-commerce has focused on companies talking to one another. Now, attempts are being made to create software packages that allow companies to work with one another.

Siemens Launches E-Procurement at Full Throttle
German electrical engineering and electronics giant Siemens has launched the full version of its Internet-based electronic procurement platform.

Intel introduces supply-chain management package
Intel detailed a turnkey package that combines components from several vendors to provide retailers and manufacturers with a single Web interface for managing marketing, customer information, supply-chain, and other related functions.

Semiprivate Hubs Emerge
Some e-marketplace operators are trying to combine the best aspects of public and private exchanges for conducting B2B trades.

Cert Program from ATG
ATG has launched a certification program that let's customers rate the partners but also gives partners a way to differentiate themselves.

Southwest Pulls Data From All Web Sites but Own
Finding Southwest Airlines' fares just got more difficult for travelers searching on the Internet and through many travel agents.

SAP devouring stars of dot-com era
SAP AG is taking share from rivals across a range of market segments and has surged to become the top supplier of the software businesses use to manage suppliers and purchasing.

EDI, EbXML Groups Agree To Cooperate
EDI and XML share the same goal of creating seamless e-commerce, and now some of the leading standards bodies in both fields have agreed to build a common set of business-process components.

Nortel Program Changes Take Effect
Despite delaying the official launch of its Partner Support Plan until mid-July, Nortel Networks has begun rolling out its latest channel program.

E-Commerce Provider Throws Lifeline to Abandoned Clients
Digital River announced Wednesday the launch of its E-Rescue Program, aimed at companies whose e-commerce service providers are failing or have gone out of business.

Microsoft, Clarus Mesh Capabilities
Microsoft Great Plains and Clarus Corp. today said they've struck an alliance to integrate Clarus' e-procurement capabilities within Great Plains' financial offerings.

SAP Runs To Commerce One's Rescue
The German-based ERP giant will give the struggling B2B vendor up to $225 million, paving the way for potential acquistion of the company later.

Volkswagen Takes on Covisint in B2B Auction Arena
Germany-based Volkswagen Group, Europe's largest car producer, has announced it will implement eBreviate's suite of e-sourcing tools, technologies and services to create a global, self-service auction model.

Target Exec Calls For Single Retail Exchange
Target Corp. Vice Chairman Gerald Storch calls for the consolidation of the retail industry's business-to-business exchanges by the fall.

Site Launched To Settle B2B Disputes Online
American Arbitration Association, a nonprofit conflict management and dispute resolution provider, announced it has launched a new portal aimed at minimizing business-to-business e-commerce disagreements.

Stegner To Head Up Partnership America
Ingram Micro has transferred the management of Partnership America, its government and education solution provider program, to Bob Stegner, the distributor's vice president of channel development.

GE's B2B Retreat
General Electric's management discovers the current realities of e-business and makes a wise decision in relegating it to the back burner.

Another Choice Surfaces for Wireless Infrastructure
Not many CIOs these days would ask their CTOs to create a mobile wireless infrastructure from scratch. If they did, I'm pretty certain the CTOs would point out that the more-efficient solution is to license the infrastructure from someone else.

Oracle takes on bCentral
Opening up a new front in its perennial battle against Microsoft, Oracle is going to provide small business accounting services by way of ASP delivery.

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