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Subject: Jan2001 ECMgt.com: Year 2001 E-Commerce Predictions
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  • MP3.com tunes Tower Records customers into its service
  • Dell sets up SAN testing lab with storage vendor
  • RCG and Gazelle Team for Data Warehousing
  • Carnegie Mellon, NASA, IT Companies To Form Software Research Consortium
  • Cisco to Buy ExiO Communications
  • AT&T, Wireless/DOCOMO Deal Bodes Well For U.S. Consumers
  • PwC and Better Business Bureaus Forge CRM Pact
  • AOL-Time Warner Merger May Set Rules
  • Macromedia To Fold Atom Films Into Shockwave.com
  • Qantas outsources IT to Amadeus
  • Ciena to buy Cyras for $2.6 billion in stock
  • Nortel Signs Deals For High-Speed Wireless Modems
  • UPS, eBay team to create online shipping center
  • M2M Hosts Hardware Exchange
  • RIM to license Qualcomm's digital wireless technology
  • TeleTech Nails Newgen Acquisition
  • IBM announces partnerships for fulfillment
  • IBM, Seismic Data Provider Building Petabyte-plus SAN
  • About Gets Human Voice with Keen.com's Technology

     

MP3.com tunes Tower Records customers into its service
Customers who order a CD through TowerRecords.com will be able to immediately listen to their purchases online using a password account via the My.MP3.com service.

Dell sets up SAN testing lab with storage vendor
Dell Computer said it's teaming up with storage systems vendor Imation to set up a performance and interoperability testing lab for use by Dell customers who are installing storage-area networks.

RCG and Gazelle Team for Data Warehousing
With the goal of helping businesses transform data into value-based knowledge, RCG Information Technology and Gazelle Consulting have teamed up to offer expanded applications for data warehousing.

Carnegie Mellon, NASA, IT Companies To Form Software Research Consortium
Carnegie Mellon University, NASA and 12 IT companies plan to announce Monday the formation of a computing consortium to promote and conduct research into the development of highly dependable software systems.

Cisco to Buy ExiO Communications
Cisco Systems Inc. said it would buy ExiO Communications for $155 million in stock, expanding the Internet equipment leader's position in the wireless technology market.

AT&T, Wireless/DOCOMO Deal Bodes Well For U.S. Consumers
Behind all the financial hoopla surrounding this telecom announcement, there's good news for everyday mobile phone users.

PwC and Better Business Bureaus Forge CRM Pact
Professional services firm Price waterhouse Coopers and the Council of Better Business Bureaus announced that they have formed a partnership to help businesses improve relationships with their online customers.

AOL-Time Warner Merger May Set Rules
For years, the government has taken a hands-off approach to emerging technologies that promise a new world of Internet services for consumers.

Macromedia To Fold Atom Films Into Shockwave.com
Macromedia Inc. has said it would acquire online video distribution outfit Atom Films through its Shockwave.com operation and bundle the two together to create a new entertainment company.

Qantas outsources IT to Amadeus
Amadeus Global Travel has signed a 10-year deal to operate the reservations, inventory and departure control systems for Qantas Airways.

Ciena to buy Cyras for $2.6 billion in stock
Telecom equipment maker Ciena said it was buying Cyras Systems, extending Ciena's optical networking portfolio capabilities.

Nortel Signs Deals For High-Speed Wireless Modems
The company signs separate deals with Sierra Wireless and Xircom to develop high-speed modems for future third-generation wireless networks.

UPS, eBay team to create online shipping center
UPS and eBay have signed an agreement to integrate UPS's online shipping services into eBay's Internet marketplace.

M2M Hosts Hardware Exchange
M2M Corporation and e-commerce market provider Omnemart have joined forces to create an online market for large suppliers within the hardware industry.

RIM to license Qualcomm's digital wireless technology
Research In Motion, which makes BlackBerry two-way email pagers, said Wednesday it will license Qualcomm's digital wireless technology to make it easier for its customers to access the Web on the go.

TeleTech Nails Newgen Acquisition
eCRM provider TeleTech Holdings, Inc. has completed its acquisition of Newgen Results Corporation, which specializes in business-to-business management services.

IBM announces partnerships for fulfillment
The four partnerships cover all IBM server lines, the company's WebSphere application server, and more.

IBM, Seismic Data Provider Building Petabyte-plus SAN
IBM and Seitel, which sells seismic data to oil companies for use in exploration activities, are developing a storage-area network that's supposed to make more than a petabyte of the information available via the Web.

About Gets Human Voice with Keen.com's Technology
The live answer site will now be able to take an even more personal approach with users.

 

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