SUPPLY CHAIN News Subject: December 2001 ECMgt.com: Year-end 2001 in Review ECMgt.com brought to you by ECnow.com Your Link to Worldwide E-Commerce Developments December 1, 2001 *4,300 subscribers* Volume 3, Issue 12 ECMgt.com Online: http://ECMgt.com View this Issue Online: http://ecmgt.com/Dec2001 Print this Issue: http://ecmgt.com/Dec2001/full.issue.for.printing.htm
Inside this Issue: 2001 E-Commerce Wrap-up Sponsors ("E-Volve-or-Die.com" Author: Mitchell Levy, neoIT.com, Fort Point Partners, Delano Technology, Global M&A Survey) 2001 - An Emotional Odyssey by Michael Drapkin, CEO of XB5 Partners Inc. All E-News Sections E-Strategies (sponsored by ECnow.com) E-Products E-Services E-Marketing Supply Chain (sponsored by Sameday.com) Content, Portals & Community Governance & Going Global Partners & Deals Movers & Shakers Become a Sponsor Contributing to ECMgt.com Contacting Us Miscellaneous Info				This section sponsored by - Sameday.com, please visit them at http://www.sameday.com Haht Integrates, Analyzes Demand Plans Shipping Just Gets Harder for E-tailers Manufacturer Takes Auctions In-House Rival retail exchanges working on common standards Fast, Focused, and Flexible Drumroll, Please: Siebel 7 Is Here B2B Grows With the Information Flow Qualcomm, Eutalsat Team on Fleet Management Web-enabling Supply Chain Logistics B2B E-Commerce Takes a Global View, Cautiously IBM Hardware, Software Initiative Targets Mid-market Packager Readies Private Hub Newgistics Gears Up To Deliver Many Happy Returns Moneris, Wildcard Partner on Wireless POS HP, i2: SRM Is to B2B as CRM Is to B2C Start-up helps carriers keep customers Convergys Enlists Allies To Boost Billing App One Quick Hit at a Time Competitors Rail Against Alleged SBC Abuses B2B Leaders Turn to Collaboration B2B Exchanges Still Working Out Kinks Progress Slow on Supply Chain Projects Haht Integrates, Analyzes Demand Plans An upgrade to Haht Commerce Inc.'s demand management software provides the functionality manufactures need to reduce the complexity of coordinating and managing their customer-facing business processes across channels. eWeek http://www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D701%2526a%253D18143,00.asp Shipping Just Gets Harder for E-tailers The threat of anthrax in post offices is just one of many shipping concerns facing consumers and e-tailers. eCommerce Times http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/14792.html Manufacturer Takes Auctions In-House Airplane ejection seat manufacturer Martin-Baker is bucking the trend of having an auction service provider or e-marketplace do the dirty work, choosing instead to run its B2B auctions in-house. Internetweek http://www.internetweek.com/suppliers/suppliers111201.htm Rival retail exchanges working on common standards By 2003, GlobalNetXchange and the Worldwide Retail Exchange, two competing retail industry marketplaces, plan to push their catalog providers to use a common set of data standards. Computer World http://www.computerworld.com/itresources/rcstory/0,4167,STO65946_KEY258,00.html Fast, Focused, and Flexible Focusing on core competencies and leveraging partner abilities can drive business success Intelligent Enterprise http://www.intelligententerprise.com/011112/417feat1_1.shtml?supply_chain|supply Drumroll, Please: Siebel 7 Is Here After months of anticipation, after announcements by more than 100 vendors that they are fully prepared to support this new software product, Siebel Systems has shipped the seventh major release of Siebel eBusiness Applications. CRM Daily http://www.crmdaily.com/perl/story/14908.html B2B Grows With the Information Flow Most business-to-business e-commerce technologies focus on automating the physical aspects of a company's fulfillment and order functions. eCommerce Times http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/14046.html Qualcomm, Eutalsat Team on Fleet Management Five-year pact for European satellite-based tracking system. mbusinessdaily http://www.mbizcentral.com/story/ENTERPRISE/MBZ20011121S0007 IBM Hardware, Software Initiative Targets Mid-market As part of its strategy to reach the small and mid-sized market with integrated offerings, IBM and Intentia announced a combined hardware and software offering designed to reduce the cost of collaborative e-business. Interactive Week http://www.interactiveweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D1825%2526a%253D18869,00.asp Web-enabling Supply Chain Logistics Four new Web-based applications for supply chain management allow manufacturers and suppliers to square up on logistics management while collaborating on real-time orders, production and quality control testing. eWeek http://www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D701%2526a%253D18132,00.asp B2B E-Commerce Takes a Global View, Cautiously While consumers tread lightly when it comes to conducting international e-commerce, businesses have begun to use the Web to erase borders and streamline their global operations. eCommerce Times http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/13761.html Packager Readies Private Hub Diversified manufacturer Owens-Illinois Inc. early next year will flip the switch on a private online marketplace through which it will do business with both suppliers and customers. Internet Week http://www.internetweek.com/suppliers/suppliers111201-A.htm Newgistics Gears Up To Deliver Many Happy Returns Supply chain vendor Newgistics has announced the availability of a returns management application for multichannel retailers. CRM Daily http://www.crmdaily.com/perl/story/14914.html Moneris, Wildcard Partner on Wireless POS Pilots under way in several Canadian cities with Domino's Pizza and Motorola Canada. mBusinessdaily http://www.mbizcentral.com/story/ENTERPRISE/MBZ20011121S0006 HP, i2: SRM Is to B2B as CRM Is to B2C Hewlett-Packard and i2 Technologies have formed an agreement to develop supplier relationship management tools for private marketplaces, based on i2's supply chain collaboration product. eCommerce Times http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/14351.html Start-up helps carriers keep customers Backed by $90 million in venture capital, 3-year-old Telephia aims to be to wireless carriers what Nielsen is to TV networks: a key source of timely market intelligence. Cnet http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-7946049.html?tag=owv Convergys Enlists Allies To Boost Billing App Convergys has launched a program designed to improve the performance of its billing and CRM products and services by enlisting the help of independent software makers. CRM Daily http://www.crmdaily.com/perl/story/14924.html One Quick Hit at a Time Using portal technology can help you extract value from your supply chain one step at a time. Intelligent Enterprise http://www.intelligententerprise.com/011112/417infosc1_1.shtml?supply_chain|supply Competitors Rail Against Alleged SBC Abuses An ever-expanding list of abuses has forced the Competitive Local Exchange Carriers Association of Michigan to file a complaint over supposed unfair and monopolistic practices of SBC Communications. Newsbytes http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article/0,,8_925231,00.html B2B Leaders Turn to Collaboration Though three erstwhile leaders in the business-to-business arena have been bloodied by the souring economy and dying dot-coms, all are forging ahead with new software to revitalize their platforms. Interactiveweek http://www.interactiveweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D1825%2526a%253D18652,00.asp B2B Exchanges Still Working Out Kinks Most companies that have joined business-to-business (B2B) exchanges - portals designed to link suppliers and manufacturers via the Internet express disappointment with the results. Newsbytes http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/172326.html Progress Slow on Supply Chain Projects Supply chain managers at some companies said their automation projects are being slowed by problems such as inadequate IT resources and hesitation on the part of suppliers. 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