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| - SPSS
Says ShowCase Acquisition Crimped 4Q
- Diversification
creates partner opportunities
- New
Battle of Britain Over High-Speed Internet
- Some
Users Of SAP's Retail Software Still Hitting Installation Bumps
- Catalyst,
Kewill Forge Supply Chain Connection
- Startups
get smart
- Supply chain gets
new link
- MicroStrategy Chooses
Informatica for CRM
- Business
Gets the Message
- P2P Goes in
Search of 'Doogle'
- Alorica
Swings U.S. Robotics Customer Care Deal
- ASPs
tapping into lucrative B2B market
- Yipes
pens deal with FiberNet
- Buzzsaw.com
unveils e-management services
- Rival
groups agree on e-commerce messaging spec
- European
B2B markets due for rationalization
- Can
software sales save VerticalNet?
- Asia
the exception in B2B forecasts
- C&W
turns to ART to speed wireless provisioning
- PeopleSoft
extends mid-market strategy to CRM
- Fuji
Electric Plugs iBaan Apps
SPSS
Says ShowCase Acquisition Crimped 4Q
CRM analytical software maker SPSS,
Inc. said its acquisition and subsequent integration of business intelligence
software maker ShowCase Corp. was one of the factors that led to a fourth-quarter
slowdown Diversification
creates partner opportunities
Partners have more choices, as database
vendors deliver expanded products menus. New
Battle of Britain Over High-Speed Internet
The battle over broadband in
the UK intensified Thursday as British Telecom competitors, including Freeserve
and America Online, accused the company of hoarding broadband capacity in favor
of its own Internet service provider. Some
Users Of SAP's Retail Software Still Hitting Installation Bumps
SAP's
business applications for retailers continue to be stung by a series of high-profile
installation problems that illustrate the complexity of fitting integrated ERP
systems into a retail operation. Catalyst,
Kewill Forge Supply Chain Connection
Catalyst International and Kewill
Systems plc announced an agreement to integrate, develop and market applications
for supply chain management, fulfillment, knowledge management and vendor quality
management. Startups
get smart
New companies look to achieve critical mass through resellers.
Supply
chain gets new link
What Ariba's acquisition of Agile means for solutions
providers. MicroStrategy
Chooses Informatica for CRM
Business intelligence software provider MicroStrategy
Incorporated has licensed the Informatica data integration platform to consolidate
business information for MicroStrategy's CRM application suite... Business
Gets the Message
With corporate America - and the U.S. Navy - embracing
instant messaging, pressure is building to establish universal standards.
P2P
Goes in Search of 'Doogle'
Search engines are, in a sense, the lifeblood
of the Internet. But in the decentralized world of peer-to-peer technology, such
databases are not easily organized. That's why P2P advocates are trying to put
the 'D' (decentralized) in Google. Alorica
Swings U.S. Robotics Customer Care Deal
Alorica, Inc. has signed a three-year
deal to provide customer care and support services to modem giant U.S. Robotics
Corporation. ASPs
tapping into lucrative B2B market
As application service providers struggle
to find new customers in a tougher Internet economy, some are finding fertile
revenue streams by tapping business-to-business marketplaces. Yipes
pens deal with FiberNet
Yipes Communications Inc., a provider of on-demand
network bandwidth services for buildings, has signed an agreement with FiberNet
Telecom Group Inc. to gain access to 40 million square feet of office space around
the United States. Buzzsaw.com
unveils e-management services
Buzzsaw.com Inc., a digital marketplace
for the $3.9 trillion construction industry, unveiled two services for boosting
the efficiency of construction management and bidding. Rival
groups agree on e-commerce messaging spec
Two competing specifications
for sending electronic messages are converging thanks to the decision by the group
overseeing ebXML to integrate SOAP into its work.
European B2B markets due for
rationalization
Jupiter Media Metrix predicts that the European B2B market,
which is currently worth EUR200 million (USD185.7 million) or 1.5 percent of all
European business, will grow to EUR1.8 billion (USD1.7 billion) by 2004.
Can
software sales save VerticalNet?
As business-to-business company VerticalNet
comes off a topsy-turvy year, analysts are trying to figure out whether it can
get its new software division up and running fast enough to offset sluggish marketplace
sales. Asia
the exception in B2B forecasts
Gartner Group has cut its global forecast
for B2B revenues over the next four years because of the slowing of the US economy
and other underlying economic factors. C&W
turns to ART to speed wireless provisioning
The ISP and ART have inked
a 10-year deal worth $11 million. Cable & Wireless will use ART's fixed wireless
network to provision its IP services to large business users in markets around
the U.S. PeopleSoft
extends mid-market strategy to CRM
PeopleSoft can deliver a package of
help desk, support, sales and marketing applications within 10 weeks. Fuji
Electric Plugs iBaan Apps
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
developer Baan, a business unit of Invensys plc, has announced a major distribution
agreement with Fuji Electric, one of the largest electrical equipment manufacturers
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