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- STRATEGIES
& TRENDS
- E-PRODUCTS
- E-SERVICES
- E-MARKETING
- SUPPLY CHAIN
- CONTENT,
PORTALS & COMMUNITY
- GOVERNANCE &
GOING GLOBAL
- PARTNERS & DEALS
- MOVERS & SHAKERS
STRATEGIES & TRENDS
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- New Dot-Com CEOs - The Cure
or Just the Replacements? (Article involving Mitchell Levy)
- New
Economy - The End or Just the Beginning (Article involving Mitchell Levy)
- Next five years will be big for Internet
- Mobile commerce loses luster
- The
Net Takes to the Air
- When Economic
Times are Tough...Outsource
- Worldwide
Appliance Server Revenues Are on Course to Exceed $31 Billion by 2005
- Survey sees IM war between AOL, Microsoft
- Forget Electrons - Computing Goes Light-Speed
- Getting Up on the Downloads in the US
- Baby Boomers To Drive E-Travel Sales
- Viewers are ready for interactive TV
- Q1 Online Spending in US Increases
- The Net is changing the way Americans consume
media
- Worldwide Napstered PCs
- Strong Growth Predicted to Continue in European
Internet Market
- The Rising Tide
- Internet Becoming Preferred Information Source
- Knowledge Management Still Has a Long Way
to Go in European Organizations
- Australia
Third in Internet Use Behind U.S., Sweden
- Almost
50 percent of online purchases aborted
- SMEs
Want Fixed Broadband Wireless
- Minority,
Low-Income Internet Use Increases
New
Dot-Com CEOs - The Cure or Just the Replacements? (Article involving Mitchell
Levy)
When an e-commerce firm starts replacing high-tech, dot-com leaders
with old-school business people, some conflicts between the old way and the new
way are bound to arise. New
Economy - The End or Just the Beginning (Article involving Mitchell Levy)
Pick up virtually any major media publication covering the dot-com shakeout
of the past year and you are likely to come across a slight variation on the following
theme: "the New Economy was a bust." Next
five years will be big for Internet
Intel's Grove, Money already invested
in the industry has laid the ground for coming improvements Mobile
commerce loses luster
Consulting firm Kearney said that only 1% of mobile-phone
users surveyed worldwide executed a wireless Internet purchase, with only 3% of
U.S. users planning to conduct a mobile-commerce transaction this year.
The
Net Takes to the Air
Over the past few years nearly everyone has become
familiar with the terms, e-mail, v-mail, m-commerce, the i-way and e-tailers.
Well, make way for the latest : p-mail. When
Economic Times are Tough...Outsource
Almost everyone's doing it: 73% of
worldwide businesses involved in e-commerce plan to or actually do outsource.
Worldwide
Appliance Server Revenues Are on Course to Exceed $31 Billion by 2005
With
a powerful 166% revenue growth last year, appliance servers have muscled themselves
into a force to be reckoned with in the worldwide server market. Survey
sees IM war between AOL, Microsoft
According to a new survey by Gartner
Inc., 52 percent of consumers and 51 percent of businesses use America Online
instant messaging. Forget
Electrons - Computing Goes Light-Speed
Scientists say a "simple" computer
they have built combining quantum mechanics with laser technology may perform
some calculations a billion times faster than anything currently in use, eventually
making today's most powerful supercomputers seem like toys. Getting
Up on the Downloads in the US
Everybody's getting up on music downloads
in the US -- 30 million adult internet users in the US downloaded music in February
2001. Baby
Boomers To Drive E-Travel Sales
A projected shift in online user demographics
in the coming years will likely fuel an even greater boom for the online travel
sector, according to data released by IDC. Viewers
are ready for interactive TV
An interactive TV study released by TechTrends
Inc. says most major pay television networks can simplify their interactive TV
programming decisions by recognizing which services are most likely to attract
viewers. Q1
Online Spending in US Increases
eShopping is a feeling...and 13.5 million
US households expressed that feeling by spending $3.5 billion online in March
2001. The
Net is changing the way Americans consume media
The growing interest in
the Internet is switching people off traditional media sources -- television,
newspapers, and radio -- according to the results of a new study. Worldwide
Napstered PCs
The court injunction changed things: in March 2001, 38%
of global PCs had Napster installed -- a decline of 6% from February. Strong
Growth Predicted to Continue in European Internet Market
AOL and Roper
Starch have conducted their Cyberstudy report for three years to gauge consumer
adoption and use of the Internet. Now, AOL Europe has gotten in on the act and
examined the European Internet audience. The
Rising Tide
The lower middle class now accounts for one-sixth of the U.S.
population, amounting to a market worth as much as $120 billion per year.
Internet
Becoming Preferred Information Source
More than 60 percent of the respondents
to a survey by the Content Intelligence Group of Lyra Research chose the Internet
for personal and special interest information needs, compared to 18 percent for
magazines. Knowledge
Management Still Has a Long Way to Go in European Organizations
Only 64%
of European organizations have implemented an intranet, according to a recent
IDC survey Australia
Third in Internet Use Behind U.S., Sweden
A third of Australian households
have Internet access, making the country the third-highest per capita user of
the Web behind Sweden and the United States. Almost
50 percent of online purchases aborted
A report just issued suggests that
up to 50 percent of online transactions are aborted before their completion.
SMEs
Want Fixed Broadband Wireless
A new report from Insight Research says
that small and medium-sized businesses will soon be clamoring for fixed broadband
wireless services. Minority,
Low-Income Internet Use Increases
More than half of the African-American
households in the United States are now linked to the Internet, according to a
study by comScore Networks, which also found low-income and seniors are increasing
their online presence. ---
E-PRODUCTS NEWS - The
database race gets hotter
- Bluesocket
introduces first secure Bluetooth technology
- HP
adopting Debian Linux for internal R&D
- PurchasePro
Billing Software No Longer 'All in the Family'
- Intel
gears up for 64-bit processor rollout
- Microsoft
patches hole in Windows 2000 Web servers
- Seeking
shelter from HailStorm
- Sega to
whip up 10 titles for GameCube
- PDA-to-desktop
remote-control technology debuts
- Intel
or Unix? Customers face a tough choice
- Will
Internet Appliances Rebound?
- Nortel
focused on Ethernet over optical fiber and voice over IP
- Exploit
puts pressure on for IIS Web server patch
- Self-Managing"
Oracle 9i on track for June
- Three
PC makers slash prices for desktop models
- SkyCross
develops multiband cell phone antenna
- Novell
GroupWise poised for Palm
- Pockets
of Storage Appear in the Home
- Network
Processor Adoption Continues Showing Evidence That Market Is Poised for Takeoff
- Let the Games Begin
- World's First JPEG 2000 Chip Transforms Digital
Photography
- Computer Users May
Soon Get 3-D Screens
The
database race gets hotter
Fourth place isn't good enough for Sybase, which
trails IBM, Oracle and Informix in the database market. But Sybase is poised to
swoop into new areas through its pending $373 million acquisition of New Era Of
Networks. Bluesocket
introduces first secure Bluetooth technology
Bluesocket, the 802.11b wireless
Internet specialist, has taken the wraps off a technology that bridges the wireless
Net and the world of Bluetooth. HP
adopting Debian Linux for internal R&D
Computer and printer maker
HP is standardizing on Debian Linux for its internal research and development
work after deciding that using multiple versions of the open-source operating
system was too unwieldy. PurchasePro
Billing Software No Longer 'All in the Family'
There are two ways to get
technology -- build it or buy it. When the first approach fails to make the grade,
only one road remains open - and that is the route PurchasePro is traveling with
its decision to use billing and monitoring technology from Erogo. Intel
gears up for 64-bit processor rollout
Itanium, Intel's latest processor,
is due out May 29 and represents the company's first foray into 64-bit chips.
Microsoft
patches hole in Windows 2000 Web servers
Microsoft Corp. said all users
of its IIS 5.0 Web server software should install a security patch made available
if their Web sites are hosted on machines running its Windows 2000 operating system.
Seeking
shelter from HailStorm
Jan Brady hated it. Al Gore hated it. And now Sun
Microsystems is tired of playing second fiddle. That's why Sun has unveiled a
new peer-to-peer and B2B endeavor to counter Microsoft. Sega
to whip up 10 titles for GameCube
Sega, which scrapped its own Dreamcast
game console earlier this year to focus on software development, says it will
provide 10 game titles for Nintendo's upcoming GameCube. PDA-to-desktop
remote-control technology debuts
TDK Systems Europe has developed a system
it says allows a handheld Palm personal digital assistant to control a desktop
machine from almost anywhere. Intel
or Unix? Customers face a tough choice
As Intel's server chips become
more powerful and Microsoft addresses doubts about how far its operating system
can reliably scale reliably, enterprise customers face an increasingly tough choice
over what type of server is most appropriate and cost-effective for running large-scale
corporate applications. Will
Internet Appliances Rebound?
Despite recent reversals for the budding
Web appliance industry, the future is bright for such products as Web pads and
digital audio receivers, according to some industry analysts. Nortel
focused on Ethernet over optical fiber and voice over IP
In announcements
at Networld+Interop in Las Vegas, Nortel Networks said it was piloting a system
for running Ethernet over optical fiber in metropolitan-area networks and announced
that it will soon ship a new voice over IP phone system Exploit
puts pressure on for IIS Web server patch
Network administrators who have
been tardy to patch a serious security hole in the latest versions of Web-server
software from Microsoft Corp. now have another reason to get on the stick
Self-Managing"
Oracle 9i on track for June
Oracle's upcoming 9i database, now in beta
among 350 partners and customers, is still on track to ship in June, and 9i will
also add a number of new systems management features Three
PC makers slash prices for desktop models
Compaq, Dell and Hewlett-Packard
cut desktop PC prices from 20% to 31%, reflecting the economic slowdown, lower
component costs and competitive pressure. SkyCross
develops multiband cell phone antenna
SkyCross, the wireless antenna specialist,
has developed a new wide-band antenna that can be used on a mobile device, including
a cellular phone, for any frequency between 800 megahertz and 2.5 gigahertz.
Novell
GroupWise poised for Palm
Novell is now on the verge of adding Palm connectivity
to GroupWise, an enterprise e-mail and calendaring environment that recently debuted
support for three other mobile platforms. Pockets
of Storage Appear in the Home
As today's consumers become familiar with
products like personal video recorders, they are also beginning to understand
how the presence of hard disk drive-based storage in the home can enhance the
quality of their audio and video entertainment. Network
Processor Adoption Continues Showing Evidence That Market Is Poised for Takeoff
Design Win Momentum Is Building in Next-Generation Networking Systems
Let
the Games Begin
Big game hunters Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony introduce
their latest wares, all expected to be in the stores before Christmas.
World's
First JPEG 2000 Chip Transforms Digital Photography
Digital still cameras
integrating new chip from Analog Devices gain photo-by-photo control over image
quality and file size Computer
Users May Soon Get 3-D Screens
Computer users may soon be able to work
on screens with displays that give the appearance of being three dimensional.
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E-SERVICES - Visa
pushes online security software on merchants and banks
- EarthLink
Launches High-Speed Satellite Web Access
- Prepping
for the B2C resurgence
- Wireless
Web Services Boost DoCoMo Profit
- European
Mobile Payments - Can't Pay, Won't Pay
- Trend
Micro CEO Foresees New Software Business Model in China
- The
Internet Revolution in Banking Reaches the Foreign Exchange Market
- Earthlink launches satellite Internet access
- World's First Interactive Cable TV Service
and Receiver to Feature DVR TV
- Visa
smart card technology almost ready for prime time
- GE
Supply Launches Ordering From the Palm of Your Hand
- The
Day the Rebates Died
- AT&T broadband
boosts cable Internet fees
- RealNetworks
unveils Napster-like service
- Last
Mile Threat to Wireless Operators Profits
- Master
Card Boosts Security
- UK Employers
View The Internet As A Valuable Recruitment Channel
- ICANN
completes negotiations for new Internet suffixes
- Moving
Into Sun's JavaSpace
- Nokia Looks
to Linux For Games
- Mass Mailers
Say U.S. Postal Service Is Inefficient
- IBM
Aims For The .Net
Visa
pushes online security software on merchants and banks
Visa U.S.A. on
plans to announce a new cardholder authentification application that IT managers
at participating banks and online retailers can install to force customers to
enter a password after each Internet purchase. EarthLink
Launches High-Speed Satellite Web Access
By launching its high-speed satellite
internet access service, EarthLink propels itself into markets where cable and
DSL access are unavailable. World's
First Interactive Cable TV Service and Receiver to Feature DVR TV
Cabo
Portugal SA and Microsoft Corp. announced details for the commercial deployment
of the world's first interactive cable TV service to include digital video recording
functionality delivered via an advanced set-top receiver. Prepping
for the B2C resurgence
According to at least one expert, solutions providers
better pay attention, since B2B systems will soon be ubiquitous and the market
will dry up. Wireless
Web Services Boost DoCoMo Profit
NTT DoCoMo Inc, Japan's largest wireless
operator, reported a stronger-than-expected record US$3bil net profit for the
past business year, powered by its fast-growing mobile Internet services.
European
Mobile Payments - Can't Pay, Won't Pay
Despite retailers' enthusiasm for mobile
payment, consumers don't want it, providers can't offer it, and technology can't
support it Trend
Micro CEO Foresees New Software Business Model in China
Fortune Technology
Roundtable / Broadband Internet access is about to change the software business
model in China, especially in the security sector The
Internet Revolution in Banking Reaches the Foreign Exchange Market
The
ongoing revolution in the foreign exchange (forex) market further confirms the
pervasive effect of Internet technology on banking, according to IDC Earthlink
launches satellite Internet access
Earthlink Inc. has rolled out two-way
high-speed Internet access via satellite to expand its broadband coverage to areas
not served by cable and digital subscriber line. Visa
smart card technology almost ready for prime time
Visa U.S.A. said it
has completed the development of hardware that retailers need to process smart
card transactions. GE
Supply Launches Ordering From the Palm of Your Hand
Handheld, remote ordering
of products from GE Supply, the electrical, voice and data products distribution
business of GE, via its gesupply.com Web site, is now online The
Day the Rebates Died
Customers of bankrupt e-tailer CyberRebate.com are
banding together to demand payment for rebates they were promised, but never received.
But bankruptcy experts say it's unlikely the company will pay much back.
AT&T
broadband boosts cable Internet fees
AT&T Broadband said it will raise
its cable Internet access fees by $6 per month, effective June 1. RealNetworks
unveils Napster-like service
RealNetworks gave a first public look at
the MusicNet subscription service his company is building, describing features
that resemble Napster's file-swapping service. Last
Mile Threat to Wireless Operators Profits
At a time when mobile operators
are planning new forms of wireless service, industry research indicates that as
much as 10 percent of today's potential voice revenues are effectively leaking
into thin air Master
Card Boosts Security
MasterCard International stepped up efforts to fight
online fraud and protect online merchants from hackers. UK
Employers View The Internet As A Valuable Recruitment Channel
Employers
of UK view the internet as a valuable recruitment channel ICANN
completes negotiations for new Internet suffixes
Internet addressing authorities
last week cleared one of the last major hurdles standing in the way of two new
global Internet domains - ".biz" and ".info." Moving
Into Sun's JavaSpace
Sun's JavaSpace concept is like 'a singles bar for
clients and services,' and a startup hopes its new platform provides a perfect
marriage. Nokia
Looks to Linux For Games
The Finnish electronics giant unveils a Website
with the hopes that open-source developers will create games and other software
for its new set-top boxes. Mass
Mailers Say U.S. Postal Service Is Inefficient
A coalition of mass mailers
issued a blistering report on U.S. Postal Service productivity, criticizing the
agency for driving up stamp prices with shoddy management practices. IBM
Aims For The .Net
IBM will take major steps to bolster its Web services
offerings and provide a clear alternative to Microsoft's efforts in this arena.
E-MARKETING
- Pitfalls in the Customer Loyalty
Quest
- IBM's new partnering experiment
- Clothing Retailer Finds Worldwide Business
On The Web
- Pepsi foots the bill
for wireless ads
- Wireless Games
Mean Big Bucks
- British Airways
blames reduced traffic on computer glitch
- Business
via the indirect channel
- E.piphany
Pitches New Sales App
- Amazon Has
No Plans to Open Retail Outlets
- Relearn
how to sell
- Advertising Businesses
are Weak
- Online Retail Revenues
Rise in North America
- A Fight for
the Top of the TV
- Crystal palace
- Consumer Goods Firms Boost Ads at Niche Web
Sites
- The Shift to a Services-Based
Integration Paradigm Is Ushering in a New Era of eBusiness
- B-To-C
Websites Average 54,000 Visitors Per Week; 12% Buy!
- AOL
Latin America Membership Surpasses 750,000
- Future
Success in Global Handset Market Dependent on Survival of the Fittest
- The Road to eBusiness Maturity Goes Through
Enterprise Information Management
- Potential
for Widespread Adoption of Streaming Media
- Five
Distinct Groups Of Sports-Savvy Europeans To Guide Consumer Technology And Packaged
Goods Firms
- Bill Takes On Ads at
School
Pitfalls in the
Customer Loyalty Quest
The old axiom that it is cheaper to get sales from
existing clients than from new ones is more than a pithy expression -- it also
cuts to the heart of a new study by Forrester Research that delves into the mysteries
surrounding customer loyalty. IBM's
new partnering experiment
Amid sushi and vegetable platters, IBM business
partners are exchanging business cards, part of Big Blue's latest experiment in
partnering dubbed "Business Partner Connections" events. Clothing
Retailer Finds Worldwide Business On The Web
Sam Taylor, VP of International
operations at Lands' End, recently spoke with Computerworld's Carol Sliwa about
the company's successful global operations and strategy. Pepsi
foots the bill for wireless ads
Pepsico became the latest in a growing
number of major international companies to use wireless advertising as a way to
sell products, with the soda maker launching a campaign thinly disguised as a
game played on a cell phone. Wireless
Games Mean Big Bucks
Wireless games, hugely popular in Japan and elsewhere
around the globe, will soon attract a large fan base in the United States, according
to the Yankee Group. British
Airways blames reduced traffic on computer glitch
British Airways said
that a recent computer glitch contributed to a 20 million pound drop in revenues,
and will continue to impact revenues for weeks to come. Business
via the indirect channel
Aiming to reduce costs and increase profits,
some vendors are using the Net for direct sales and marketing initiatives, eliminating
the indirect channel from the value chain. E.piphany
Pitches New Sales App
In a bid to round out its offerings and challenge
Siebel Systems and Oracle Corp. for CRM supremacy, software maker E.piphany has
rolled out a new direct sales application as part of its CRM suite. Amazon
Has No Plans to Open Retail Outlets
Don't expect Amazon.com to venture
into this newfangled click-and-mortar hype anytime soon. While many offline retailers
that went online saw profits surge, Amazon has no plans to embark on the rockier
online-to-offline road. Relearn
how to sell
In tough times you have to prove there's a reason why your
customers need your services. Every salesperson with an ounce of training knows
these basic techniques, but you'll have to forgive the industry's salespeople
if their skills are a little rusty. Advertising
Businesses are Weak
Although its advertising-based businesses are experiencing
weak results, The Washington Post Company's fastest-growing divisions are making
good progress Online
Retail Revenues Rise in North America
The online retail market in North
America will rise from $44.5 billion in 2000 to over $65 billion in 2001, representing
a 46% jump. A
Fight for the Top of the TV
Personal video recorders like TiVo were supposed
to be huge. A renewed marketing push finally might fulfill that promise.
Crystal
palace
Thanks to Digital River, Crystal Decisions, maker of the Crystal
Reports family of Windows-based reporting tools, software downloads now account
for 45 percent of all online sales. Consumer
Goods Firms Boost Ads at Niche Web Sites
A Jupiter Media Metrix report
revealed consumer packaged goods companies are spending more dollars on highly
targeted ads. The
Shift to a Services-Based Integration Paradigm Is Ushering in a New Era of eBusiness
eBusiness is evolving big time. Leading the evolutionary process now is a
paradigm shift from accessing and/or integrating specific applications on specific
platforms to interacting with an environment composed of services. B-To-C
Websites Average 54,000 Visitors Per Week; 12% Buy!
The total number of
web site visitors on a weekly basis average nearly 36,000, with B-to-C segments
reporting as many as 54,000 in a week AOL
Latin America Membership Surpasses 750,000
AOL Latin America Inc. said
its membership has surpassed 750,000, citing its aggressive marketing campaign
in the region and partnership with Brazil's Banco Itau SA. Future
Success in Global Handset Market Dependent on Survival of the Fittest
Corporate-level
stability, effective management, and the ability to quickly adapt to changing
market conditions are the key factors that determine survival vs. failure for
manufacturers in the competitive global wireless handset business. The
Road to eBusiness Maturity Goes Through Enterprise Information Management
Businesses are racing toward ever-greater uses of Internet technology to achieve
ebusiness maturity. Potential
for Widespread Adoption of Streaming Media
The use of multimedia content
is increasingly employed as a vehicle to sell products and services as well as
to inform and educate users. Five
Distinct Groups Of Sports-Savvy Europeans To Guide Consumer Technology And Packaged
Goods Firms
Sports-savvy consumers have a higher uptake of technology,
making them very attractive to both consumer technology and packaged goods companies
Bill Takes On Ads at School
The Senate is considering provisions to a bill that would restrict
the amount of information marketers can zap students with. Naturally, the ad people
don't like it. --- SUPPLY CHAIN NEWS
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- Ariba to focus on 5 industries
- B2B sites lacking customer service
- CA, Kyocera Build WASP Data Centers
- SAS, Hyperion tackle supplier relationship management
- Schema speeds wireless networks
- After The B-To-B Revolution
- Ingersoll-Rand Offers Procurement Service
- An outsourcing partnership that really works
- Users Anticipate Integrated Lawson/Siebel Applications
- IBM, Microsoft Launch B2B Directory; Response Slow
- Model N emerges at last
- Netspace Moves Its Net Space
- B2B Vendors Must Start Focusing On Basics
- Oracle, Akamai Cache In
- Gorilla Tactics
- Outsell Launches First Definitive Study On European B2B Information Content
End Users
- MarketSoft, MarketFirst boost B2B marketing
- ASP group unveils contract guidelines
- B2B standards push by rival vendors faces big challenges
- Data centers run for cover
- Small business coalition launches
Ariba to focus on 5 industries
Ariba announced that it plans to concentrate its development efforts
on five vertical industries, but customers expressed skepticism that the business-to-business
software vendor will be able to get the market share it wants. B2B sites lacking customer service
There is a lot of room for improvement when it comes to customer service
provided by business-to-business marketplaces. CA, Kyocera Build WASP Data Centers
Computer Associates International, Inc. has forged an East-meets-West
partnership with Kyocera Communication Systems Co. to build wireless data centers
that will be marketed to application service providers and large enterprise customers.
SAS, Hyperion tackle supplier relationship management
As a slowing
economy and the drive to outsource all but a company's core technology puts the
cost of buying goods under scrutiny, managing the supplier relationship may supplant
e-procurement as the key strategy to reduce spending. Schema speeds wireless networks
Schema is helping wireless carriers maximize the use of their networks,
but that's just its latest incarnation. After The B-To-B Revolution
It was going to be a $6 trillion miracle, changing industries from
auto parts to aerospace. Now it's just another piece of software. Ingersoll-Rand Offers Procurement Service
Ingersoll-Rand launched its new 21st Supplier service, which will handle
the online procurement processes for Fortune 1,000 firms looking to connect their
smallest suppliers to their back ends. An outsourcing partnership that really works
Proving to be an exception to the sorry state of many vendor-customer
outsourcing partnerships, the relationship between retailer Beach Street and turnkey
POS solutions provider Kliger- Weiss Info Systems is smooth and friendly.
Users Anticipate Integrated Lawson/Siebel Applications
Analyst says
users will most likely be eager to learn about the integration of Siebel software
with Lawson's ERP suite and its analytical products. IBM, Microsoft Launch B2B Directory; Response Slow
IBM and Microsoft launched the Universal Description, Discovery and
Integration directory, a Yellow Pages-style B2B directory that allows companies
to locate business partners, but only a dozen or so end-user firms are backing
the vendor-led directory. Model N emerges at last
Zack Rinat is ready to unleash Model N, his B2B startup whose software
allows companies to establish a private network with customers and partners so
that business processes such as order management and contract management can be
automated. Netspace Moves Its Net Space
One of the Internet's oldest e-mail listservs is graduating from college,
moving to the big city, and refocusing. B2B Vendors Must Start Focusing On Basics
Attendees at Commerce One's user's conference in New Orleans said confusion
reigns in the B2B arena. Oracle, Akamai Cache In
Oracle and Akamai have teamed to create a technology that they say
accelerates the delivery of Web content by caching dynamic and static Internet
pages. Gorilla Tactics
Forget all those standards committees and industry
consortia that talk about XML-based business-to-business e-commerce. The 800-pound
gorillas in your supply chain will be calling the shots. LMGT's CEO pushes his company to the first tier of systems integrators
CEO
of Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications (LMGT), readily admits that he heads
a "second-tier" systems integration company. Outsell Launches First Definitive Study On European B2B Information Content
End Users
European I-AIM(TM)to Examine Use Habits, Preferences and Budgets
of Information End Users in Major UK, German, and French Corporations MarketSoft, MarketFirst boost B2B marketing
Marketing on the Internet isn't only about selling to consumers as
two new marketing automation software offerings clearly attest. ASP group unveils contract guidelines
The ASP Industry Consortium and the World Intellectual Property Organization
released a set of recommendations and guidelines that address global dispute avoidance
and resolution procedures for application service providers B2B standards push by rival vendors faces big challenges
IBM's
announcement of a new Web services architecture makes it the latest in a line
of technology vendors to promise support for open B2B standards. But making it
all work isn't expected to be easy. Data centers run for cover
At the height of the dot-com boom, one business was even more fashionable
than the half-witted e-tailers: data centers. Small business coalition launches
CompTIA, 3Com, Gateway, Intel co-found organization. --- CONTENT, PORTALS & COMMUNITY - Peace, Quiet and a T-1 Line
- Any Web site can be a hacking target
- The Graying Prince of a Shrinking Kingdom
- $1 Million Hacker Dare Planned to Promote Internet Security Device
- Goings and Leavings in the Valley
- Users hold back on plans for .Net
- IM, you IM, we all IM
- Get Over Yourself
- Disney to launch enhanced ABC.com
- Start-up Profits From E-Legal Activities
- Professor warns of threat to free speech
- Dot What?
- Anonymity Takes a D.C. Hit
- Internet stress testing
- The World Isn't Ending And I'm Not Going Away
- Study and Play Soar, While Work-at-Home Flattens
- Amazon, the Portal? E-tailer Begins Movie Listings
- Shaheen and Webvan Take Each Other for a Costly Ride
- Hackers Cash in on E-Commerce Bug
- In Online Advertising, Context is King
- Ad Bureau Chief On A Revival Mission
- Online garden marketplace withers away
Peace, Quiet and a T-1 Line
The prosperity of companies providing public Internet access depends
largely on business travelers being inconvenienced by delayed flights and spotty
wireless access. Any Web site can be a hacking target
Security analysts said automated scanning tools and hacking probes
can target seemingly improbable Web sites, emphasizing the importance of installing
patches for known vulnerabilities on all Web servers. The Graying Prince of a Shrinking Kingdom
Older and smarter, the CEO whipped his company back into the black.
Is Apple on the verge of big things, or is it becoming perfectly irrelevant?
$1 Million Hacker Dare Planned to Promote Internet
Security Device
A year-old security technology company from Canada is so sure its products
can protect PCs from Net-connected hackers that it is planning a million-dollar
challenge to prove it. Goings and Leavings in the Valley
Many who have done well during the recently concluded Bay Area's boom
are pulling a Jules Verne. Others who have crashed are doing a fast exit, according
to Craigslist. Users hold back on plans for .Net
At a Microsoft-related conference, many IT managers said they're confused
by the software vendor's multifaceted .Net technology initiative and aren't rushing
to make plans to move to the new Web-based computing services platform.
IM, you IM, we all IM
Cheaper and not as intrusive as a phone call, but with more immediacy
than e-mail, instant messaging (IM) has proven to be a real plus for keeping business
communications going. Get Over Yourself
Your ego is out of control. You're screwing up
your career. Jack Welch, David Pottruck, and others can help you get control of
your huge self. As if you care. Disney to launch enhanced ABC.com
A revamped ABC.com, featuring expanded entertainment and news content,
will go up in September under a consolidation by parent Walt Disney Co.
Start-up Profits From E-Legal Activities
DataCert's Web-based ShareDoc/Legal billing system facilitates transactions
between corporate legal departments and law firms and integrates with many legal
management systems, making accounting and validation of charges easier.
Professor warns of threat to free speech
Edward Felten, the Princeton University professor who was muzzled from
giving a speech about cracking digital watermarks, warned that if it happened
to him, it could happen to you. Dot What?
Seven new Internet domain names now offer more cyber real
estate. But is anyone buying? Anonymity Takes a D.C. Hit
New legislation would require federally funded schools and libraries
to block access on their computers to anonymous Internet services. Internet stress testing
It's extremely tempting to believe that there is no such thing as too
much Web traffic. But unlike other forms of popular mass media, Web sites have
limited traffic capacity and break when forced to exceed that capacity.
The World Isn't Ending And I'm Not Going Away
IBM chief Louis V. Gerstner, the ground hog of top corporate executives,
poked his head out for his annual forecast: the fright in the technology industry
is way overdone, and IBM is set to prosper from a real boom in e-commerce.
Study and Play Soar, While Work-at-Home Flattens
There's no place like home for Americans, much more now than even a
few years ago, a new study reveals Amazon, the Portal? E-tailer Begins Movie Listings
Amazon.com reached beyond retail for the first time, launching a movie-listing
site that will be supported by advertising. "In Theaters" will initially be supported
by advertising from Buena Vista Pictures, a division of media giant Disney.
Shaheen and Webvan Take Each Other for a Costly Ride
To say that
George Shaheen got a golden parachute when he dashed out the door leaving struggling
home grocer Webvan behind would be the understatement of the year. Hackers Cash in on E-Commerce Bug
In April, a devastating bug was found in shopping cart software called
'PDG' that exposed all customer records on about 4,000 Web sites. In Online Advertising, Context is King
Advertising columnist Tom Hespos evaluates Websites that have seized
the targeted marketing opportunity afforded by the medium. Ad Bureau Chief On A Revival Mission
Robin Webster has the tricky task of leading a trade group whose trade
has been in a free fall for months. Online garden marketplace withers away
Egarden.com is calling it quits, becoming the latest public industry
marketplace to be nipped in the bud. ... GOVERNANCE & GOING GLOBAL - Germany Wants Big Business to Help Win Hacker War
- Arizona governor vetoes cyberdefense bill
- Rep. Bob Barr, Others Challenge House Bill To Reduce Junk E-Mail
- Wandering Around at I-World
- IT training tax-credit bill filed in the House
- European eCommerce Barriers
- Both sides pleased with DVD oral arguments
- State CIOs launch online government marketplace
- Committee Approves Tauzin-Dingell Broadband Bill
- Beware of Predatory HIPAA Consultants
- MusicNet Warbles in Washington
- Health care groups to review telecommuting policies
- Canada: The great tech north?
- House Subcommittee Questions Need For Compulsory License
- New Zealand government to bring legislation online
- Experts Promote Legalization of Internet Gambling in Nevada
- Music Licensing Battle Hits DC
- Senators call for addition of federal CIO
- Users Mold Security Benchmark
- WAA Releases First Batch of Mobile Ad Standards
- Interpol Posts Advice Against IT Crime on Website
- BT Cellnet Launches U.K.s First Consumer GPRS Service
- Online taxes, privacy changes coming
Germany Wants Big Business to Help Win Hacker War
The German Government is to seek the help of the private sector in
its bid to improve security on the web. Arizona governor vetoes cyberdefense bill
Despite a veto of an Arizona cybersecurity law by Gov. Jane Hull, one
proponent of the legislation, which some said could serve as a national model,
thinks he will ultimately prevail. Rep. Bob Barr, Others Challenge House Bill To Reduce Junk E-Mail
A
bill seeking to criminalize unsolicited commercial e-mail ran into trouble in
a House committee as business leaders and lawmakers declared their opposition
to the legislation. Wandering Around at I-World
Berlin's Internet World keeps growing and growing. But that's just
in size. In terms of interest and buzz, well, it's seen better days. IT training tax-credit bill filed in the House
A bill sent to the U.S. House of Representatives today mirrors one
filed in the U.S. Senate that would give businesses and workers a tax credit of
$1,500 for IT training. European eCommerce Barriers
While there are countless factors playing into why European e-commerce
lags behind the US, analyst Nevin Cohen is most alarmed by the disparity in IT
investments. Both sides pleased with DVD oral arguments
Combatants on either side of the legal battle over DVD-encryption said
that they were pleased with oral arguments before a federal appeals court.
State CIOs launch online government marketplace
An organization of state CIOs is building an online exchange to promote
the reuse of components when building applications. Committee Approves Tauzin-Dingell Broadband Bill
Although statistically a win for Billy Tauzin, committee chairman and
John Dingell, the two sponsors of the bill, a key amendment struck down in a tie
vote at the session showed that support for the bill is going to be an uphill
affair. Beware of Predatory HIPAA Consultants
Complex regulations in the health care industry have forced IT managers
to carefully manage their relationship with consultants. MusicNet Warbles in Washington
It wasn't exactly a battle of the bands, but two forces in the music
industry squared off in Congress, with digital music publishers arguing for changes
in copyright laws and the record labels and artists arguing against any modifications.
Health care groups to review telecommuting policies
Privacy and
security regulations that would require health care organizations to perform a
complete operations overhaul will include a review of telecommuting policies.
Canada: The great tech north?
Wanted: U.S. tech companies to migrate north to Canada. Perks include
good scenery, low cost of living and lower taxes. Canada also has plenty of electricity.
House Subcommittee Questions Need For Compulsory License
Seeking
to impress lawmakers with their newfound friendship and a brand new technology,
digital music providers and record companies asked a House subcommittee to consider
a proposal to extend current copyright law to include streaming online music and
content. New Zealand government to bring legislation online
The New Zealand government has moved forward with a project that will
make all New Zealand legislation available to the public online, for free.
Experts Promote Legalization of Internet Gambling in Nevada
The
state of Nevada would earn substantial tax revenue from the regulation of Internet
gambling, according to some experts who monitor online gambling. Music Licensing Battle Hits DC
RealNetworks says Congress should force music publishers to let songs
be purchased online. But the copyright owners say the Feds should back off, and
politicians seem to agree. Senators call for addition of federal CIO
Two U.S. senators, joined by a group of 10 co-sponsors, filed legislation
that proposes the creation of a federal CIO who would be responsible for all of
the government's IT operations. Users Mold Security Benchmark
The problem with IT security benchmarks is that the reference point
is a constantly shifting target as new technologies and threats emerge.
WAA Releases First Batch of Mobile Ad Standards
The largest wireless advertising group took tentative steps toward
addressing problems of standardization and definitions in mobile media
Interpol Posts Advice Against IT Crime on Website
The international police organization Interpol has stepped up its action
against cybercrime with a new section on its Web site on how to combat malicious
computer viruses. BT Cellnet Launches U.K.s First Consumer GPRS Service
BT Cellnet
announced the launch of its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) service that gives
U.K. consumers the first chance to experience high-speed mobile Internet access.
Online taxes, privacy changes coming
U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry predicted that online taxes will eventually
be imposed and announced plans to reintroduce legislation creating an 'opt-out'
only standard for privacy on the Web. ... PARTNERS & DEALS NEWS - HP, Accenture expand outsourcing alliance
- Commerce Ready To Approve ICANN-VeriSign Deal
- Thinking of Buying a High-Tech Start-up? Read This First
- Boeing advances plans for Net-friendly skies
- AOL Time Warner Strikes Deals with Cisco, CVS
- Wine.com decanted into EVineyard
- Compaq, Intel team to offer thin servers
- Alcatel in talks to buy Lucent
- KB Toys Grabs eToys' Name and Site
- Online build-to-order carmaker looks for boost from merger
- Virgin teaming with Sprint on new wireless carrier
- Transmeta Inks Another Deal
- Microsoft Aims For Integration With Identrus' Network
- IDG Ventures, AOL Back Gay Web Company
- Exodus snags Covisint deal
- Terra Lycos mum on CNet/EarthLink buyout reports
- Compaq, Microsoft, Others Team Up On Financial Services Venture
- Palm Hits All Time Low, Cancels Merger
- Orange and NTL Join Forces
- Sabre signs $30 million PC deal with Compaq
- Microsoft invests $127 million in New Zealand phone company
- Retailing giant Fry's Electronics has taken a stake in Outpost.com
- InstallShield(R) and Akamai Team Up to Enhance Delivery of Large Download
Files
- Mergers, acquisitions climb in first quarter
HP, Accenture expand outsourcing alliance
Hewlett-Packard and Accenture announced an outsourcing alliance focusing
on moving clients from legacy applications to newer technologies. Commerce Ready To Approve ICANN-VeriSign Deal
The Commerce Department will approve a deal that gives VeriSign near
- permanent control over the global "dot-com" Internet registry in exchange for
VeriSign agreeing to relinquish the "dot-net" registry earlier than it had planned.
Thinking of Buying a High-Tech Start-up? Read This First
Managers
in large, established firms look worriedly at the pace and variety of innovation
in their industry and wonder how - if at all - they can keep up relying on internal
R&D alone Boeing advances plans for Net-friendly skies
The Boeing Co. lined up content aggregator ScreamingMedia to provide
Web content for the aircraft maker's in-flight Internet access service, which
is due to launch in the middle of next year. AOL Time Warner Strikes Deals with Cisco, CVS
AOL Time Warner Inc. said it expanded its technology and marketing
deal with networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. and made CVS Corp.'s pharmacies
a primary retail partners for its ``You've Got Pictures'' service. Wine.com decanted into EVineyard
Not all wine gets better with age. Six years and some $200 million
in venture-capital funding since the launch of Wine.com, has been swallowed by
a competitor launched with a grubstake of just $20 million. Compaq, Intel team to offer thin servers
Compaq Computer Corp. and Intel Corp. said they are working together
to build an "ultra-dense" server designed to do more with less KB Toys Grabs eToys' Name and Site
Brick-and-click toy store KB Toys announced that it has purchased the
Web site, name and logo of defunct toy e-tailer eToys at a bankruptcy auction
for approximately US$3.35 million. Online build-to-order carmaker looks for boost from merger
Model
E, a start-up that hasn't sold any of the luxury build-to-order vehicles it made
available via the Web last fall, said it plans to merge with another company focused
on mass customization of automotive products. Virgin teaming with Sprint on new wireless carrier
After almost three months of negotiations, Virgin Mobile, the wireless
joint venture between Virgin Group and Deutsche Telekom in the U.K., is close
to announcing a virtual network operator service in the United States.
Transmeta Inks Another Deal
Transmeta gains more ground in the laptop market. Microsoft Aims For Integration With Identrus' Network
Under an agreement
between the two companies, Microsoft said it plans to make several of its core
products more interoperable with the secure global network created by Identrus.
IDG Ventures, AOL Back Gay Web Company
Gay-oriented Internet media company PlanetOut Partners Inc. on Thursday
said it has received $8.2 million in funding, including money from AOL Time Warner
Inc. Exodus snags Covisint deal
Riding aboard what could be just the ticket for its struggling fortunes,
Exodus Communications Inc. will announce that it has been chosen to provide managed
services and Web hosting for Covisint LLC, a global automotive e-business exchange.
Terra Lycos mum on CNet/EarthLink buyout reports
Just two days after posting a quarterly loss of $155 million and announcing
plans to lay off nearly 100 staffers at its U.S. base, Spanish Internet company
Terra Lycos is reportedly in talks to purchase either CNet Networks or Internet
service provider Earthlink. Compaq, Microsoft, Others Team Up On Financial Services Venture
Consulting
firm Accenture said it's leading the formation of a new company that will offer
to manage the processing of stock trading transactions, with Microsoft and Compaq
Computer among the other investors. Alcatel in talks to buy Lucent
Alcatel is in advanced talks to
buy Lucent Technologies for more than $40 billion, and a transaction may be announced
by early June. Palm Hits All Time Low, Cancels Merger
It was a stormy afternoon for Palm, as the largest PDA maker cut its
financial outlook and cancelled its merger deal with Extended Systems.
Orange and NTL Join Forces
The France Telecom stablemates are in talks to provide the U.K.'s largest
cable operator with its own mobile service. Sabre signs $30 million PC deal with Compaq
Sabre Holdings Corp. signed a deal yesterday with Compaq Computer Corp.
with a potential value of $30 million to offer a variety of desktop PCs, notebook
computers and services to more than 15,000 Sabre travel agencies. Microsoft invests $127 million in New Zealand phone company
Microsoft
Corp. has invested 300 million New Zealand dollars in, Telecom New Zealand, a
deal aimed at building up the local version of its MSN Web portal. Retailing giant Fry's Electronics has taken a stake in Outpost.com
Fry's
Electronics has acquired 9.97 percent of the online electronics e-tailer, according
to a regulatory document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
InstallShield(R) and Akamai Team Up to Enhance Delivery of Large Download
Files
InstallShield DigitalWizard(TM) Technology to Improve Delivery of
Digital Goods from Last Mile of the Internet to the Desktop via Akamai's Digital
Parcel Service Mergers, acquisitions climb in first quarter
Mergers and acquisitions among venture-backed companies increased in
the first quarter, but that bit of good news was offset by a decline in investors
putting money into new venture funds. --- MOVERS & SHAKERS NEWS - NTL in Early Alliance Talks with AOL Time Warner
- State Department site hacked, servers shut down
- Three's company
- Microsoft Rivals Turn Up Political Heat
- U.S.-China cyberwar a dud, but trouble lingers
- Southwest Airlines Sues Orbitz
- NTT DoCoMo calls for 3G mobile service testers
- Southwest Sues Orbitz
- Denial-of-service warning put out by FBI cybercrime agency
- Aimster Files Suit Against Recording Industry
- Caldera: The world's biggest Linux company?
- Micron sells off PC unit to turnaround firm
- Music industry kept busy warning Web sites in 2000
- Napster, Microsoft in Talks
- Aussie Court Rules Against Smart Card Patent Challenge
- Pentagon Says It Is Under Daily Computer Attack
- Intel takes on Sun with telecom servers
- Asensio & Co. Holds Press Conference to Scrutinize Department
of Commerce Ruling on VeriSign Domain Name Monopoly
- BlackBerry Maker Hits Rival With Patent Suit
- Lawmaker Wants Baby Bell Fines On Dereg Bill
- Torvalds Blasts Microsoft's Mundie On Open Source
NTL in Early Alliance Talks with AOL Time Warner
NTL, Britain's largest cable operator, is in early stages of talks
with AOL Time Warner about a potential European partnership. NTL would provide
the broadband network and AOL would contribute the content. State Department site hacked, servers shut down
State Department officials confirmed today that a confidential Web
site belonging to the department was hacked, prompting some internal Internet
servers to be shut down. Three's company
Du Pont's Journey Leader program takes partnering
to the extreme. The $28.3 billion maker of Teflon and Lycra is working with three
e-business consultancies to help shape its Web strategy: iXL, MarchFirst and Proxicom.
Microsoft Rivals Turn Up Political Heat
Rivals of software giant Microsoft are turning up the political heat,
accusing the company of plotting to monopolize the Internet through its new .Net
strategy in the same way that it came to dominate desktops through its software.
U.S.-China cyberwar a dud, but trouble lingers
Despite pronouncements from Chinese hackers that they would attack
U.S. Web sites, the predicted cyberwar appears to have ended with a whimper.
Southwest Airlines Sues Orbitz
The carrier accuses the travel startup of trademark infringement, false
advertising and unfair competition. But it might boil down to sour grapes.
NTT DoCoMo calls for 3G mobile service testers
Japanese cellular giant NTT DoCoMo will this week put out a call for
about 4,000 people to test its third-generation (3G) wireless service, prior to
a full launch in October. Southwest Sues Orbitz
Southwest claims Orbitz has posted misleading information about Southwest
schedules and fares on the Orbitz Website. Denial-of-service warning put out by FBI cybercrime agency
Following
a denial-of-service attack on the White House Web site, the National Infrastructure
Protection Center issued an advisory warning of attacks at various sites.
Aimster Files Suit Against Recording Industry
Aimster, maker of file-sharing software that works with America Online's
instant messenger, sued the Recording Industry Association of America.
Caldera: The world's biggest Linux company?
While Red Hat would disagree and you could argue for IBM, with its
broad Linux support, Caldera's purchase of the Santa Cruz Operation's (SCO) Server
Software and Professional Services Divisions gives it a combined Unix/Linux and
reseller presence far greater than its pure Linux play competitors Micron sells off PC unit to turnaround firm
Micron Electronics announced a deal to sell its unprofitable PC business
to Gores Technology Group, a Los Angeles-based company that tries to resuscitate
struggling technology vendors. Music industry kept busy warning Web sites in 2000
The Recording Industry Association of America says it sent record numbers
of warnings to Web site operators in 2000, reminding them about its get-tough
approach to illegal copying of music. Napster, Microsoft in Talks
With its user base dwindling, an inability to curry favor with the
major record labels, and an increasingly ambivalent sugar-daddy, Napster has taken
its case to software giant Microsoft. Aussie Court Rules Against Smart Card Patent Challenge
The Australian
Federal Court has ruled against Catuity Inc. in its challenge against Welcome
Real-Time, saying Catuity infringed Welcome's patent on smart card technology
for the operation of customer loyalty and incentive schemes. Pentagon Says It Is Under Daily Computer Attack
Last year, attackers pierced unclassified Defense Department networks
215 times, up slightly from 1999, but classified systems remained inviolate.
Intel takes on Sun with telecom servers
Intel, looking for new sources of revenue, will challenge Sun Microsystems
by launching a line of telecommunications servers later this year. Asensio & Co. Holds Press Conference to Scrutinize Department of
Commerce Ruling on VeriSign Domain Name Monopoly
Decision to Address Justice
Department Antitrust Concerns Over VeriSign-ICANN Deal Will Be Worthless Unless
Strict Guidelines Are Set for VeriSign's Control of Internet Addresses
BlackBerry Maker Hits Rival With Patent Suit
Research In Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry e-mail pager, lashed
out at one of its competitors Thursday, saying it violates a U.S. patent recently
granted to RIM. Lawmaker Wants Baby Bell Fines On Dereg Bill
The author of a bill to beef up enforcement authority against former
Bell telephone companies that violate state and federal competition laws said
he intends to attach the measure to a controversial bill that seeks to eliminate
many of those laws. Torvalds Blasts Microsoft's Mundie On Open Source
"Not worth the newspaper it's been printed on," retorted Linus Torvalds,
Linux developer, in response to the charges made by Craig Mundie, Microsoft's
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