| - MP3.com
Unveils Wireless Service
- Broadbase
To Supply CRM for Free Wireless Portal
- Online
apparels retailers get dressed down
- American
Airlines to install wireless check-in devices
- Ask
Jeeves Spearheads Voice-Driven System Development
- Automakers
Cautious About Wireless Nets
- IBM hosts
wireless services
- Embark, PeopleSoft
Partner for University Services
- Nortel
tries out location offer
- Web too 'Unreliable'
to Deliver Apps on tap, Says ASP
- Pratt
Whitney To Link Parts Purchases To Service Docs
- Compaq
laptops to sport slot for snap-on wireless modems
- Mercedes
Pushes Boundaries Of On-Board E-Service
- Efforts
needed for PC-to-Phone Calling Services
- Corel
eyes custom software services
- Expert
offers advice on personalization strategies
- WAP
Banking Goes Live
- Home Servers: The
New Data Butlers
- EarthLink Sets I-Opener
Service
- Net Users Favor Niche Travel
Sites
- AOL Expands in Latin America
- Online
toy retailers work to avoid last year's fulfillment blunders
MP3.com
Unveils Wireless Service
Online file-sharing site MP3.com, still locked
in a bitter and potentially deadly legal battle, launched a wireless service that
will let users download music files directly to portable players, mobile phones
and personal computers at the same time... Broadbase
To Supply CRM for Free Wireless Portal
Broadbase Software, Inc. said it
will provide eCRM applications for My Alert's free wireless portal that connects
mobile phones to the Internet. Broadbase said its applications will provide MyAlert
with a comprehensive view of its customers by offering them relevant and personalized
offers... Online
apparels retailers get dressed down
High customer acquisition costs seem
to be kicking pure-play Internet apparel retailers out of the game. Even its latest
cash infusion may not suffice to keep Bluefly afloat. American
Airlines to install wireless check-in devices
The airline plans by year's
end to roll out a mobile check-in service at three airports, where its gate workers
will be able to use handheld PCs to issue bar-coded boarding passes to travelers
waiting for flights. Ask
Jeeves Spearheads Voice-Driven System Development
Ask Jeeves is teaming
up with Nuance and General Magic to deliver a voice-enabled system designed to
"liberate customers from traditional models of PCs, browsers and search engines."
Automakers
Cautious About Wireless Nets
A number of heavyweight technology players,
including IBM, Intel, Motorola and Sun, say they want to carve out dashboard slots
for Bluetooth, a wireless-device and software standard. But automakers and analysts
said support for the wireless standard is still a ways off. IBM
hosts wireless services
IBM offers service providers wireless apps, and
hosted wireless services are in the works. Also, the new WebSphere Everyplace,
priced per CPU, translates content to WML. Embark,
PeopleSoft Partner for University Services
E-business applications giant
PeopleSoft, Inc. and Embark are partnering to offer colleges and universities
Web-based services for handling student applications. Nortel
tries out location offer
Nortel Networks is stepping up to the plate to
help operators deliver some of those localized services by conducting a trial
in Boston of its e-mobility Location Communications Service. Web
too 'Unreliable' to Deliver Apps on tap, Says ASP
A start-up ASP has shunned
the internet as a means of delivering applications because it claims the web isn't
reliable enough to guarantee service level agreements Pratt
Whitney To Link Parts Purchases To Service Docs
Next month, Pratt &
Whitney will roll out an online system that links maintenance documentation with
parts procurement. Compaq
laptops to sport slot for snap-on wireless modems
Compaq is creating hardware
that will allow consumers to access the wireless Web more easily. Mercedes
Pushes Boundaries Of On-Board E-Service
Mercedes-Benz, the automaker whose
name is nearly synonymous with ride and handling, told Comdex attendees this week
that it intends to differentiate future vehicles through the use of e-services.
Efforts
needed for PC-to-Phone Calling Services
Service Providers Will Have to
Step Up Their Efforts for PC-to-Phone Calling Services to Fully Succeed
Corel
eyes custom software services
A new model, based on a Microsoft development
tool kit, will help Corel deliver and update applications over the Internet.
Expert
offers advice on personalization strategies
E-commerce faces many threats
-- privacy, security, even government regulation. WAP
Banking Goes Live
Westpac Banking and Cable & Wireless Optus have
teamed up to deliver a multi-carrier WAP banking service. Home
Servers: The New Data Butlers
Your click is their command. As home networking
gathers steam, computer makers envision beefed-up PCs at the heart of every home.
EarthLink
Sets I-Opener Service
One day after signing a major cable network deal,
Internet service provider (ISP) EarthLink disclosed plans for an Internet appliance
service using the Netpliance i-opener. Net
Users Favor Niche Travel Sites
Specialized Web travel sites that offer
in-depth information on selected destinations are doing a better job of meeting
consumers' needs than their mega-site counterparts AOL
Expands in Latin America
Looking to pave the way for future growth in
a largely untapped region, AOL Latin America formally launched a portal with content
aimed at Internet users in countries including Venezuela, Chile and Colombia...
Online
toy retailers work to avoid last year's fulfillment blunders
The remaining
Internet-based toy stores have been beefing up their supply-chain capabilities
in an effort to prevent a repeat of the late deliveries that marred the holiday
season for them a year ago.
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