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Subject: November 2001 ECMgt.com: New Dimensions for Growth and Evolution
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November 1, 2001 *4,300 subscribers* Volume 3, Issue 11
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  • Is EMC a takeover target?
  • Red Hat in Web software deal
  • Storage worlds collide
  • NBC to Buy Spanish Network Telemundo
  • HP to challenge sale of Comdisco unit to SunGard
  • Toshiba may abandon memory chips
  • A Bell Split?
  • Users, Analysts More Positive Regarding HP/Compaq Merger
  • Qualcomm, Airvana in high-speed deal
  • Musicmaker.com Buys Stake in Liquid Audio
  • Yahoo!, Sony Flesh Out Movie Marketing Details
  • Compaq's surprise partner
  • EBay, Half.com to Combine Faster
  • RIAA, Songwriters Clear Away Music-Subscription Hurdles
  • Phone mergers unlikely
  • Comcast Gets Real
  • AOL Signs Up 3 More Internet Providers to Use Cable System
  • Compaq "Takes Over" Yahoo! Home Page
  • Vordel teams up with beTrusted to secure Web services
  • NetRatings buys Jupiter Media Metrix
  • Big guns take control of Net2Phone
  • Nortel, IBM join on call center and VoIP systems

Is EMC a takeover target?
In an industry where executives like to name their products Thunder, Lightning and Shark, competition has always been treacherous.

Red Hat in Web software deal
Rackspace, a company that hosts Web sites for small- and medium-sized businesses, has signed a partnership to use Red Hat's e-commerce software,

Storage worlds collide
Dominant Planets in the storage galaxy aligned when a partnership deal saw EMC and Dell lock orbits and the gravitational pull intensifying between storage allies Hitachi and Sun.

NBC to Buy Spanish Network Telemundo
NBC announced that it is acquiring Telemundo Communications Group Inc., the nation's second-largest Spanish-language television broadcaster, in a deal valued at $2.7 billion.

HP to challenge sale of Comdisco unit to SunGard
Hewlett-Packard Co. said it plans to challenge Comdisco Inc.'s decision to sell its disaster recovery unit to SunGard Data Systems, saying the deal would be anticompetitive.

Toshiba may abandon memory chips
Toshiba President Tadashi Okamura said that the company would consider withdrawing from or selling off its dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chip business if talks to form a joint venture fail.

A Bell Split?
Convinced of their failure to gain headway in local calling markets, upstart telecom companies are pushing a radical plan: Split Verizon and each of the other remnants of Ma Bell into two companies.

Users, Analysts More Positive Regarding HP/Compaq Merger
Reaction from several users and analysts at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo is somewhat improved from five weeks ago, when HP and Compaq announced their merger plans.

Qualcomm, Airvana in high-speed deal
Qualcomm said it had signed a multimillion-dollar license deal with Airvana, a maker of radio access network equipment, to develop a high-speed data transmission equipment for cellular wireless services.

Musicmaker.com Buys Stake in Liquid Audio
Musicmaker, a defunct Internet music company formerly based in Reston, and other investors purchased a 6.3 percent stake in Liquid Audio Inc. of Redwood City, Calif.

Yahoo!, Sony Flesh Out Movie Marketing Details
As the Web portal reels from slipping ad revenue, it aims to make good on its promise of "personalized and compelling" campaigns for clients.

Compaq's surprise partner
PC giant quietly subcontracts work to IBM as part of $1B U.S. Postal Service contract.

EBay, Half.com to Combine Faster
EBay and Half.com, will be combined more closely and faster than originally expected, forcing Pennsylvania-based Half to lay off 13 percent of its work force.

RIAA, Songwriters Clear Away Music-Subscription Hurdles
Trade associations representing record companies and music publishers and songwriters said that they have reached a licensing agreement that will open the floodgates on Internet music-subscription services.

Phone mergers unlikely
WorldCom said that due to regulatory hurdles, any merger with a Baby Bell would be years away--if ever.

Comcast Gets Real
Cable TV and broadband ISP seeks out a real-world marketing presence and signs a deal with electronics chain store retailer Best Buy.

AOL Signs Up 3 More Internet Providers to Use Cable System
AOL moving to meet federal requirements, has lined up three more rival Internet service providers to offer online services over its Time Warner cable system throughout the nation.

Compaq "Takes Over" Yahoo! Home Page
In the latest example of the more-intrusive advertising technology being deployed on the Internet, a Compaq iPAQ handheld computer will whirl around over Yahoo!'s home page

Vordel teams up with beTrusted to secure Web services
Betrusted, the e-security business of PricewaterhouseCoopers, joined forces this week with security vendor Vordel in an alliance designed to enable secure Web services within an enterprise.

NetRatings buys Jupiter Media Metrix
NetRatings said it agreed to buy rival Internet research firm Jupiter Media Metrix for $71.2 million, in a deal that more than doubles its client base

Big guns take control of Net2Phone
A consortium led by US telco IDT, which includes AT&T and cable television company Liberty Media, has taken a majority stake in Web telephony provider Net2Phone.

Nortel, IBM join on call center and VoIP systems
In a move that one analyst described as "a break" for Nortel, the networking company and IBM announced that they would use and cross-market technologies for voice over IP phone systems and call

 

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