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- STRATEGIES &
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- E-PRODUCTS
- E-SERVICES
- E-MARKETING
- SUPPLY
CHAIN
- CONTENT, PORTALS & COMMUNITY
- GOVERNANCE
& GOING GLOBAL
- PARTNERS & DEALS
- MOVERS
& SHAKERS
STRATEGIES & TRENDS NEWS
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- Are you ready for wireless data explosion
- Net
Rivals Papers, Tops TV, As Key Info Source
- 61%
of Large U.S. Sites Have Multimedia Content
- Car
dealerships with Web sites
- Online
Training 'Boring'
- Internet Jobs out
There, Workers Are Missing
- Layoffs
show B2B not immune to rocky times
- Home
Computers Move In and Stay
- IDC Predicts
Strong PC Demand
- Analysis to Publish
Major New Report on Mobile Portals and Wireless ASPs
- New
Devices too limiting for Online Retail
- Study
Shows Huge Surge in DSL Wave
- Kid's
Place Still Is At the Mall - Study
- IDC
Expects the Market for Next-Generation Operational Support Systems to Double by
2004
- Internet Figures Positive for
US And Europe
- The Forsaken Dot-Coms
- Asian
Internet Tigers
- Net Drives Me-Commerce,
Free Agent Growth
- Strong Growth in
the LAN Switching Market
- Domain Hosts
reach 72 million
- European E-Shoppers
Choose Price Over Security
- Fraud No
Threat to E-Commerce
- Web Safari for
surfing seniors
- Tracking the elusive
business user
- Online Bill Pay Set
for Boom
Are you ready for
wireless data explosion
This red-hot technology is poised to reach 1.3
billion subscribers by 2004, according to the experts at Cahners In-Stat Group.
Net Rivals Papers, Tops
TV, As Key Info Source
Broadband's value will come from building enriched
data, presentation, and function into Web browsers, but users will be impatient
with animation, audio, and video that don't support their goals.
61% of Large U.S. Sites Have Multimedia Content
The online industry's pay practices are maturing and are starting to
mirror those of traditional offline firms. Car
dealerships with Web sites
Car dealerships with Web sites since 1995 generate
13 new-vehicle sales a month, while those that launched Web sites in 1999 or 2000
generate only five new-vehicle sales a month from Internet leads, according to
a survey from the National Automobile Dealers Association. Online
Training 'Boring'
Businesses are enthusiastic about online learning,
but whether many are actually seeing any real benefits from their Net-based education
programs is unclear, according to a recent study. Internet
Jobs Out There, Workers Are Missing
The Internet continues to create
new jobs both directly and across other industries, according to a study by Andersen
Consulting, which found the US continues to have the world's most advanced digital
economy, with Europe starting to close the gap. Web
Sites aid Test Marketing
Retailers are using the Internet to push product
lines too extensive or odd for stores, as well as to revive popular brands.
Home
Computers Move In and Stay
Half of the U.S. households with home PCs
have owned a computer for more than five years IDC
Predicts Strong PC Demand
Computer-related stocks shot forward encouraged
by words from research firm IDC. Analysis
to Publish Major New Report on Mobile Portals and Wireless ASPs
A major
new report focusing on mobile portals and wireless application service providers
(ASPs) will be published next month by Analysis. New
Devices too Limiting for Online Retail
European retailers' ambitions to
sell goods through mobile phones, interactive television sets, and PDAs will not
meet expectations, according to Forrester Research Study
Shows Huge Surge In DSL Wave The latest
TeleChoice digital subscriber line study dramatically underscores how popular
DSL has become. Kid's Place Still Is At
The Mall - Study Online shopping is
growing more popular with young people, but the mall is not dead yet, according
to a new study released today. IDC Expects the Market
for Next-Generation Operational Support Systems to Double by 2004
NextGen
OSS Critical to Service Providers' Success. Internet
Figures Positive For US And Europe
The US is still ahead in terms of Internet
penetration, with over 51 million households connected, while the UK leads the
way in terms of home PC Internet access in Europe. The
Forsaken Dot-Coms
As many dot-coms are losing the name as there are people
racing to claim it. Asian
Internet Tigers
According to the French research firm NetValue, many Asian
countries refuse to be stuck on the wrong side of the global digital divide.
Net
Drives Me-Commerce, Free-Agent Growth
Look for the Internet to spur the
emergence of "me-commerce" and a major exodus of full-time workers from their
corporate jobs into free-agent/free-lance roles Strong
Growth in the LAN Switching Market
IDC Forecasts LAN switching market
is one of the few remaining bright spots in the enterprise hardware market.
Domain
Hosts reach 72 million
The Internet now carries 72 million domain hosts,
according to a new domain survey, a 67 percent rise over last year's count of
42 million. European
E-Shoppers Choose Price Over Security
Despite the popular conception that
Europeans distrust e-commerce, a new survey by Jupiter Communications reveals
that lower prices, not tighter security, would motivate European e-shoppers to
spend more online. Fraud
No Threat to E-Commerce
Despite widespread public concern over Internet
fraud, shopping on the Internet is a secure way for both individuals and businesses
to conduct business Web Safari for surfing
seniors
The number of Americans over the age of 55 will increase from
almost 60 million this year to around 66 million by 2005, according to the Census
Bureau. Tracking
the elusive business user
For a number of reasons, workplace internet
use has long been under reported. Companies were hesitant to have tracking software
installed on their computers and workers weren't eager to tell interviewers how
much they surfed on company time. Online
Bill Pay Set for Boom
A report released by Jupiter Research predicts that
by 2005, more than 40 million U.S. households will pay at least part of their
bills using online bill paying services...
E-PRODUCTS NEWS
- Sales Force Automation Solutions
- Ariba,
IBM, Microsoft: New B2B Standard
- MS
'Whistler' to Support Interactive TV
- WAP
or I-Mode: Which Is Better?
- Sony Launches
Much-Anticipated Palm Device
- Athlon
Passes One - Gigahertz Mark
- IMegaPixel
Mania
- Right PDA
- Right
PDA
- Pretty Good Bug Found in PGP
- Oracle
offers sales force software for free
- A
router monopoly?
- Wireless Network
Slugfest Continues
- Gigabit Over Copper:
Bandwidth To Burn?
- Unix World Review:
StarOffice 5.2
- BroadVision Goes One-To-One
With IBM
- Commerce One and Intershop
Announce Plans For Internet Selling Channel
- Breaking
through the B2B Babel
- Novell says
good-bye to proprietary past
- Tool
provides open window to firewalls
- Intel
dials up gadgets
- Informix breaks up
operations into two separate companies
- Security
software vendor develops Carnivore alternative
- This
Email Will Self-Destruct
- Palm Wars
Begin
Sales
Force Automation Solutions
Today's sales-force automation tools are easier
to use and more powerful than ever. Ariba,
IBM, Microsoft: New B2B Standard
Thirty-six technology companies, led
by Ariba Inc., IBM and Microsoft Corp., unveiled plans to create a universal Internet
standard designed to accelerate e-commerce. * ZDNET
MS 'Whistler' to Support Interactive TV
The next consumer version
of Windows, due in 2001, will not only let users watch television on their personal
computers but also support what is being touted as the next big thing in home
entertainment - interactive TV technology. WAP or
I-Mode: Which Is Better?
As far as James Salsman is concerned, WAP is
nothing but a flop. The California software engineer contends that wireless application
protocol, which allows cellphone access to Web content, is over-hyped and overpriced.
Sony
Launches Much-Anticipated Palm Device
Sony and Palm unveiled the Clie,
the first fruit of their previously announced alliance and the Japanese electronics
giant's much-anticipated entry into the handheld computing market. Athlon
Passes One - Gigahertz Mark
Is AMD's new 1.1 GHz chip all show or does
it really perform? MegaPixel
Mania
3-megapixel digital cameras offer great picture quality - so great,
in fact, that you may even consider replacing your traditional film camera for
one of these new high-tech models Right
PDA
PDAs are becoming standard hardware for many companies. Giga Information
Group reports on the importance of choosing the right PDA.
Red Hat holds huge Linux lead
Red Hat holds huge Linux lead, rivals
growing Red Hat has more of the Linux market than its next five competitors combined,
but those competitors all are increasing their share faster. Pretty
Good Bug Found in PGP
A bug in newer versions of Network Associates'
popular PGP software exposes purportedly scrambled communications to prying eyes.
The glitches allows malicious attackers to hoodwink Windows versions of PGP into
not encoding secret information properly. Oracle
offers sales force software for free
Oracle plans to offer its sales
force automation software to customers free of charge in a bid to grab market
share away from arch rival Siebel Systems.
A router monopoly?
The largest technology company in the world won't
touch your desktop, but if you access the Internet you can't avoid its products.
It's Cisco, the San Jose, Calif. company that control 85 percent of the router
market. Wireless
Network Slugfest Continues
Call in the reinforcements! In the wireless
networking industry's long-running civil war, two groups of vendors have stepped
up their fight over incompatible technologies. Gigabit
Over Copper: Bandwidth To Burn?
Gigabit over copper delivers speed but
may come up short on reliability. Four vendors took our ISP Rack Collocation Challenge
to display their complete copper-gigabit solutions. See who won the competition
at: UnixWorld
Review: StarOffice 5.2
Sun Microsystems recently released version 5.2
of its office suite software. Should your Unix IT managers consider StarOffice
in their future software deployment plans?
BroadVision Goes One-To-One With IBM
IBM and BroadVision today announced
an agreement that will supply e-business software for IBM servers. Commerce
One and Intershop Announce Plans For Internet Selling Channel
Commerce
One and Intershop Communications today announced an agreement to strengthen their
global alliance in the e-commerce market by constructing a new strategic business
channel. Breaking
through the B2B Babel
A common standard is essential in online streamlining
business transactions. Can the XML-based language being developed by industry
group Rosettanet really make sense of the babble of companies' varying e-commerce
systems? Novell
says good-bye to proprietary past
The curtain is finally falling on Novell's
aging NetWare 3.x and 4.x platforms as the company says goodbye to its proprietary
networking roots and sets its sights on the future.
Tool provides open window to firewalls
WebTrends' Firewall Suite
3.0 is a great fit for small and large shops alike that need to know what's going
through their firewalls and what their users are up to,
Intel dials up gadgets
Intel has used its influence to guide technical
development of personal computers in the past, and now it's trying the same thing
with cell phones and handhelds. Informix
breaks up operations into two separate companies
The struggling software
vendor is splitting into two companies -- one focused on databases, the other
on business intelligence and other applications -- in a move that effectively
erases its March acquisition of Ardent Software. Security
software vendor develops Carnivore alternative
Network ICE Corp. is developing
an e-mail sniffing program called Altivore. The company said Altivore can be used
as an alternative to the FBI's controversial Carnivore surveillance system, although
it hasn't been accepted yet by law enforcement officials. This
Email Will Self-Destruct
The latest product to promise email with an
expiration date is Safe Message. Eliminating the email server from sensitive communications,
the company hopes it can appeal to litigation-sensitive corporate email users
Palm
Wars Begin
Palm and Pocket PC makers will wage a bruising battle this
fall to sell you a PDA. They'll crow about cool features and lower prices.
E-SERVICES
- Cisco Pact Set To Spur Content Delivery Networks
- Nortel
Shows Off Fiber-Optic Breakthrough
- Wireless
Industry: Cell Phones Are Safe
- Cracks
in Inktomi's Content Bridge
- U.S.
government agencies get poor grades for security
- AmEx
Introduces Service for Safe Online Buying
- Expert
Advice for Bouncing Back
- Luck and
the last mile
- Back to School, Back
Online
- Going Up in Flames
- Futurists
Look at `Fiberless Optical' Network
- P2P
Companies Thrive or Die?
- E-Tailers
Avoiding Advanced Web Technologies
- Compuware
turns on Service
- 3COM Spin-Off goes
after Metro Giga Bit Ethernet Market
- Veritel
Wins ICCM Customer Support Award
-
Auto insurer rolls out wireless Web access for policyholders
- Out
on a Limb with M-Commerce
- Free Net
Calls ... For a Price
- Net Transforming
Real Estate Biz
Cisco Pact
Set To Spur Content Delivery Networks
Cisco Systems Inc. has formed an
alliance that will have more than one survivor and payoffs that make a million
bucks look like chump change. Nortel Shows Off Fiber-Optic
Breakthrough
The world's No. 1 supplier of optical transmission gear,
show off technology that allows carriers to isolate the individual, hair-thin
strands of fiber that are inside fiber-optic networks, opening new avenues for
high-speed data services Wireless Industry: Cell
Phones Are Safe
Despite reports linking cell phone use and brain cancer,
the federal government and the wireless industry insist that until scientific
research shows otherwise, cell phone use is not a health hazard.
Syndicating Online Before There Was an Internet
Web syndication is
just now starting to grow into a significant industry, and online content producers
are slowly starting to earn decent revenues from licensing their content to a
clientele of Internet sites and online publishers eager to get low-cost content.
Cracks in Inktomi's Content
Bridge
The content-distribution group, led by Inktomi and AOL, tries to
catch industry leader Akamai if it doesn't unravel first. U.S. government agencies
get poor grades for security
In a report card released today, federal
agencies received mostly poor and failing grades on their ability to protect their
computers from hackers. Federal CIOs challenged the validity of the results and
cited a need for more funding and oversight. AmEx Introduces Service
for Safe Online Buying
American Express Co., New York, unveiled the first
in a series of privacy products last week that the company claims will allow consumers
to browse and buy anonymously online.
Expert Advice for Bouncing Back
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in startups? Look no further! Read the latest expert advice here.
Luck and the last mile
High-speed, always-on Internet access is what
consumers want. But getting broadband down the last mile to homes and businesses
is fraught with difficulty. Back to School, Back
Online
When it comes to the internet, teachers are still being led by
their students. But more and more, web-savvy instructors are taking advantage
of a rapidly increasing amount of online educational resources. Going Up in Flames
From the dark side of internet-age customer service: a self-confessed corporate
hatchet man discusses how he's made a career out of e-mail flaming Futurists Look at `Fiberless
Optical' Network
TeraBeam systems can send signals more than a mile through
the air, using a proprietary combination of laser and telescopic technology. P2P Companies Thrive
or Die?
Will companies specializing in peer-to-peer e-commerce find a
path to profitability, or will they and their investors stagger down a path to
privation?
E-Tailers Avoiding Advanced Web Technologies
Less than 20 percent of
online retailers use Web technologies such as Java, Flash, or chat functions to
enhance the shopping experience
Compuware turns on Service
Compuware is set to unveil its application
services strategy, with the introduction of a package of testing and performance-monitoring
services called Point Forward. 3COM Spin-Off goes after
Metro Giga Bit Ethernet Market
3Com has spun off a company called Atrica
to sell Gigabit Ethernet products to carriers for metropolitan area networks.
Veritel Wins ICCM Customer Support Award
The award went to Veritel's
VoiceCall, which uses a caller's voice, rather than calling cards, passwords or
personal identification numbers (PINs), to enable companies to automatically verify
a user's identity before allowing access to telephony-based applications...
Auto insurer rolls out wireless Web access for policyholders
The Progressive
Corp., the country's fourth-largest automobile insurer, is starting to open its
Web site to customers who want to use wireless devices to get price quotes and
report claims and to process other transactions. Out on a Limb with M-Commerce
"Consumers don't think they want the wireless Web yet, but they will."
So said Forrester analyst Patrick Callinan, explaining his firm's recent conclusion
that there is "latent demand" for Internet-enabled mobile phones in the United
States...
Free Net Calls ... For a Price
Free Internet phone calls are on the
horizon, but telecom industry experts warn that next-generation broadband service
charges will mean they still won't be cost-free. Net Transforming Real
Estate Biz
The number of unique visitors to online real estate sites
this summer increased by 75 percent over the same period last year
E-MARKETING NEWS - Intel's
Chip Recall Sparks Concern
- 103 Million
new online users
- Form Follow E-Fashion
-
No Magic Bullet For Partnering
- One
On One - venture capitalist and Web integrator
- Insurers
stroll toward e-commerce
- Home Depot
builds hopes on the Web
- Low-blow
campaign tactics online
- Internet
- Hosts with the most
- Wireless gaming
worth USD6 billion by 2005
- Six Greatest
Barriers to mCommerce
- How sites
build traffic
- Secret of eBay's Success
- Readers Hunger For Media News
-
Amazon's Friendly Deception
- Online
Advertisers Targeting Parents to Reach Kids
- Streaming
Media Apps Popping Up Everywhere
-
E-mail marketers form alliance for anti spam protocols
- Navy
poised to award $16 billion intranet contract
- Selling
Students
- Checking out Online Payment
and Security
- DaimlerChrysler Chooses
E.piphany for Customer Analysis
-
2 Travel Sites Take the Road Less Traveled By
-
Public Telephone Network Problems
Intel's
Chip Recall Sparks Concern
Analyst says chip maker puts bragging rights
ahead of sales. 103 Million new online
users
IDC Research, US To Gain 103 Million New Online Users Form Follow E-Fashion
Neiman Marcus hopes to build a strong Internet presence with technology
that's as fashionable as the $1,000-plus articles of clothing it peddles. No
Magic Bullet For Partnering
There's No Magic Bullet For Partnering Trying
to make sense out of partnering programs is getting tougher by the minute. It
seems that everyone-vendors, integrators, consultants, VARs and end users-is in
a constant state of revamping or fine-tuning a business model. One On One - venture capitalist
and Web integrator
A venture capitalist and a Web integrator transcend
their coach/player relationship into a professional give-and-go. Mentoring can
pay off in ways you never dreamed possible. Care to give it a shot? Insurers stroll toward
e-commerce
For the most part, insurance is still a face-to-face business.
Home Depot builds hopes
on the Web
Will consumers flock to the Web to buy shovels, brooms, and
bags of cement mix? Home Depot (NYSE: HD) thinks so, at least in Las Vegas. Low-blow campaign tactics
online
Republican-run sites like Gorewillsayanything.com (featured on
a national TV spot) and Democratic efforts such as Millionairesforbush.com are
bringing traditional low-blow campaign tactics online. If nothing else, they're
an alternative to the bland positivism of the candidates' official websites. Internet - Hosts with
the most
While the number of connected host computers is usually cited
as an indication of the internet's size, the data vary substantially even at the
most aggregated level. eMarketer senior analyst Nevin Cohen crunches the numbers.
Wireless gaming worth
USD6 billion by 2005
Internet games on mobile phones are set to become
a massive market in Europe and the US, with 200 million people playing these games
by 2005 Six Greatest Barriers
to mCommerce
In the wake of the unbridled optimism that surrounded the
launch of the wireless web, many analysts are beginning to take a hard look at
the prospects for mobile commerce. How sites build traffic
Traffic is what sites want, but how do sites build traffic when there
are so many sites out there soaking up that eyeball time ? Secret of eBay's Success
The online auction giant's huge network of sellers and buyers -- the
approximately 16 million people who buy and sell on eBay are behind both its present
success and future outlook Readers Hunger For Media
News
Readers now demand coverage about how the changes in media are going
to affect not only our everyday consumption of it, but also the individual businesses.
Amazon's
Friendly Deception
Marketing tests are nothing new. But there are two
big problems with Amazon's approach. In the brick-and-mortar world, customers
rarely cross over geographic boundaries and discover the price inconsistencies.
When they do, they attribute them to regional differences. Online Advertisers Targeting
Parents to Reach Kids
Targeting kids has always been a challenge to marketers.
According to AdRelevance, online advertisers are shifting their focus toward families,
and away from the kids, while Nielsen//NetRatings found kids 2 to 11 have the
highest click rates. Streaming Media Apps Popping
Up Everywhere
Data from PC Data and Media Metrix found that streaming
media applications, instant messaging software, and even Napster are growing in
popularity among home Internet users in the US. E-mail marketers form
alliance for anti spam protocols
A group of 15 companies will form a
coalition with the intent of designing e-mail standards to limit unsolicited e-mail,
or spam. Navy poised to award $16
billion intranet contract
The huge outsourcing pact, which is expected
to be awarded, could change the face of the government / industry partnership.
Selling Students
Campus Pipeline's powerful intranet software costs universities nothing --
except access to the students, that is. Never mind the discreet banner ads --
will the intensely targeted e-commerce and marketing to college students be too
high a price to pay? Checking out Online Payment
and Security
Business is booming for internet person-to-person payment
systems. PayPal has signed up nearly 3 million users, and new sites crop up all
the time. But while it's easy to put your money into these services, getting it
out again can be less-than-convenient DaimlerChrysler Chooses
E.piphany for Customer Analysis
Auto giant DaimlerChrysler has selected
the reporting, analysis and data mining software of E.piphany to gain a better
insight into its 40 million U.S. customers. 2
Travel Sites Take the Road Less Traveled By
Two new Web sites are planning
to enter the already crowded online travel market with new twists on discount
ticketing. Public Telephone Network
Problems
The public telephone network's problems, and possible solutions
SUPPLY CHAIN NEWS
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- FTC gives go-ahead to auto-industry exchange
- Contact Center ASP Market Shows
Rapid Growth
- Ain't Nothing Like
the Real Thing
- Home Shopping Network
- iXL Restructuring To Cause 350 Job
Cuts
- Eddie Bauer Tests Children's
Line on Internet
- Ebay To Tap Auction
Service Site For Partnership
- Satisfaction
Guaranteed
- Interfacing is hard to
do
- The Last Company on the Web?
- The
Straight Scoop on E-Holiday Fulfillment
-
E.piphany Partnerships Bring CRM to B2B
- French
Smart Card Firm Plans Wireless CRM Foray
- Engage
and Compaq Commit to Multi-Millon Dollar Deal
- Winstar
and Cyntergy Court Hospitality Industry
- Smaller
ISPs Threatening Dominance of Big Boys
- Appetite
for food/beverage exchanges shrinking
- E-Commerce
Sees Seasonal Shift
- E-tailers turning
extra inventory into extra cash
-
AOL debuts Netscape Netbusiness
- Boeing,
Commerce One complete trial run of aerospace exchange
-
Dell announces online marketplace for customers and suppliers
- Xenos
Extends Business Alliances
- Other
tech firms not singing Intel blues
FTC gives go-ahead to auto-industry exchange
The Federal Trade Commission
today said it was ending an antitrust-related investigation into the online exchange
being developed by the Big 3 auto makers, although the matter could be reopened
in the future. Contact Center ASP Market
Shows Rapid Growth
The ASP (application service provider) market for
U.S. contact centers is expected to be among the highest-growth markets in the
industry over the next five years. Ain't Nothing Like the
Real Thing
Customers want to know the truth about whether a product on
a website is in stock. Real-time inventory is the best way to tell them. Home Shopping Network
In the old days, realtors held the keys to a massive database of property
listings. Then the Web came along, shifting power to consumers and reshaping the
industry.
iXL Restructuring To Cause 350 Job Cuts
iXL is planning to cut 350
consulting and support positions as it moves to restructure its organization and
streamline operations in the wake of slowed revenue growth. Eddie Bauer Tests Children's
Line on Internet
Eddie Bauer Inc. on Oct. 15 will test a full children's
apparel line only on the Internet -- a first for the 80-year-old retailer. Ebay To Tap Auction Service
Site For Partnership
eBay is picking sides in the battle of the auction
service sites. Satisfaction Guaranteed
Customer service is the name of the game for e-commerce sites. And it's
even more important for Web-based businesses. But today's customer-relationship
management products fall short. Interfacing is hard to
do
E-marketplaces are pushing small- and mid-sized businesses toward
a more dynamic market model in which, buyers and sellers meet in real time, communicating
via a single, transparent interface. But connecting a supplier's back-end systems
to the Web presents significant technical challenges.
The Last Company on the Web?
More than 99% of Fortune 1000 companies
have corporate Web sites, setting up an awkward race for being last to the Web...
The Straight Scoop on
E-Holiday Fulfillment
Last year's holiday season exposed some troubling
weaknesses in e-commerce fulfillment infrastructure. Frustrated consumers levied
blame on overwhelmed e-tailers who found much criticism in their outside vendors
and distributors, as well as overworked carriers... E.piphany Partnerships
Bring CRM to B2B
E.piphany Inc. announced a set of alliances to bring
its CRM software to the business-to-business (B2B) market. French Smart Card Firm
Plans Wireless CRM Foray
Marseille, France-based Gemplus announced plans
to acquire Paris-based SLP InfoWare in a move to capitalize on the wireless CRM
applications market. Engage and Compaq Commit
to Multi-Millon Dollar Deal
Engage said its solutions will provide Compaq's
customers with sophisticated profiling and personalization capabilities. Engage
will also enable CRM solutions such as promotions, analytics... Winstar and Cyntergy
Court Hospitality Industry
Broadband services company Winstar Communications,
Inc. (Nasdaq: WCII) has entered a distribution partnership with Cyntergy, a provider
of technology integration services for the hospitality, food service and retail
industries. Smaller ISPs Threatening
Dominance of Big Boys
A study by J.D. Power and Associates looked at consumer
satisfaction with ISPs and found that regional providers are using broadband to
their advantage. Appetite for food/beverage
exchanges shrinking
Many of the 70 B2B exchange players trying to capture
part of the multibillion dollar global food and beverage market are being forced
to shift strategies and pursue niches. E-Commerce Sees Seasonal
Shift
Reflecting a seasonal pattern, apparel and sports Web sites topped
the list of Internet categories viewed most by home computer users last month,
according to Nielsen//NetRatings... E-tailers turning extra
inventory into extra cash
Struggling e-tailers looking to make fast money
and put up a good front to the public have a secret friend in Overstock.com. The
online discount site lets companies quietly dump slow-selling goods. AOL debuts Netscape Netbusiness
The Internet giant on Wednesday announced a service intended to help
small businesses build free storefronts on the Web to reach more customers. Boeing, Commerce One
complete trial run of aerospace exchange
The Boeing Co. and software
vendor Commerce One said they have finished a pilot project for linking the aircraft
manufacturer's suppliers to an online exchange being developed by a group of aerospace
and defense companies. Dell announces online
marketplace for customers and suppliers
Dell Computer Corp. is opening
its first online business-to-business marketplace for its customers and suppliers
next month. Xenos Extends Business
Alliances
Software firm Xenos announced new partnerships with several
firms, including The Guardian Life Insurance Co. in North America, and NatWest
Bank, Banif (part of Banco Santander), Royal Mail, La Caixa and Allianz in Europe.
Xenos plans to unveil a data-to-e-content strategy next week to help organizations
move toward eCRM applications. Other tech firms not
singing Intel blues
Although Intel's revenue warning has sent shockwaves
through the tech industry, many companies chimed in today to say their business
is on track. Among PC makers, Compaq Computer and Hewlett-Packard said today that
business is in line with expectations. Dell said yesterday that it remains on
track to reach its goal of 30 percent sales growth this year.
CONTENT, PORTAL & COMMUNITY
- KEY Wins Ease - Of - Use Race
-
Must Net Radio Pay to Play?
- Broadband
To Boost Interactivity
- Lucent, Start-up
Bring Streaming Video to cell Phones
-
Europeans Seeking Work on the Web
- Content
Sites At CrossRoads
- Go2Net to beef
up HyperMart Marketplace
- The net
as one giant Brain
- Olympics Look
Like A Web Winner
- PaySys takes aim
at online credit-card processing
- Next
internet arbitage frontier : Carbon, not silicon
- Information
does not equal knowledge
- The Day
the IPO Died
- Pirates invade Book
Publishing
- First Palm virus raises
questions about security
- Whose Credit
Is It Anyway?
- Internet Radio Boxes
Debut
- E-Satisfy Expands Online Customer
Survey Network
KEY Wins Ease
- Of - Use Race
Key Bank's Web site unlocks the secret to ease of use,
according to new data from WebCriteria. Must Net Radio Pay to
Play?
Yahoo's deal with the Recording Industry Association of America
didn't receive nearly as much coverage as MP3.com's crushing loss Broadband To Boost Interactivity
Broadband's value will come from building enriched data, presentation,
and function into Web browsers, but users will be impatient with animation, audio,
and video that don't support their goals Lucent, Start-up Bring
Streaming Video to cell Phones
Wireless video start-up PacketVideo struck
a deal with communications equipment giant Lucent Technologies this week, agreeing
to jointly develop better streaming video technology for high-speed wireless devices.
Europeans Seeking Work
on the Web
An increasing number of Europeans are using the Web to look
for a job, according to a survey released Monday by market research firm MMXI
Europe... Content Sites At CrossRoads
Content sites are facing a rather perplexing dilemma: to syndicate or
not to syndicate. Though the model for reselling content has worked well in the
offline world, content creators are quickly discovering that the Web poses different
challenges. Go2Net to beef up HyperMart
Marketplace
The Net portal will add auction and reverse-auction capabilities
to its HyperMart Network with an eye toward driving leads to small businesses.
A direct-buy feature is also on tap. The net as one giant
Brain
Napster's music-sharing system has hogged the spotlight. But the
more powerful use of peer-to-peer networking - individual computers exchanging
data without a central server - may be to combine the processing power of thousands
of networked PCs to create a virtual supercomputer.
Olympics Look Like A Web Winner
The Sydney 2000 Olympic games could
prove a huge opportunity and challenge for web sites conveying news about events
around the world in near-real time. PaySys takes aim at online
credit-card processing
PaySys unveiled new Web-enabled software and an
enabling platform that translate back-end data in credit-card processing applications
from one system to another -- in real time and on a multinational level. Next internet arbitage
frontier : Carbon, not silicon
While immigration laws prevent domestic
firms from exploiting the vast wage differences between countries, creating a
way to hire workers in developing countries at local wages while having them work
in the West (tele-communting, perhaps?) could reap huge benefits. Information does not
equal knowledge
In the age of tech, it's easy to confuse information
with knowledge. But, as programmer Daniel Kohanski argues, the two are distinct.
And, so far, the ability to acquire knowledge is what distinguishes humans from
computers. The Day the IPO Died
The stigma haunting startups that fail to go public can taint their credibility
and force them to refocus. And those are the lucky ones. Pirates Invade Book Publishing
At least one website offers free downloads of entire texts of copyrighted
books by famous authors. What can the publishing industry do about this Napster-ization
of books? First Palm virus raises
questions about security
The first virus targeting Palm users has been
discovered by antivirus software makers, raising new questions about the security
of handheld computers and wireless devices.
Whose Credit Is It Anyway?
When a company that produces credit reports
pressured E-Loan to stop allowing customers to see their scores, folks stood up
and took notice. The FTC is among those backing a congressman's bill to give customers
the right to know where they stand Internet Radio Boxes
Debut
New hardware devices try to take the geek out of listening to Web
music. The consumer-friendly boxes enable you to remotely control music and listen
to MP3s through home stereos. E-Satisfy Expands Online
Customer Survey Network
Customer experience measurement company e-Satisfy
has added several sites to its Site Monitor network, which uses online surveys
to identify Web site visitors and determine whether the site is meeting customer
needs, both online and offline.
GOVERNANCE
& GOING GLOBAL - How to protect
yourself from Auction Fraud
- Education
Called key to Bridging Digital Divide
- Open
Source Licensing Battle Comes to an end
- Bills
Would Protect Against Net Surveillance
- Trading
Net Privacy at E-Checkout
- Indicators
Coming Up Short
- E-Biz Seal Of Approval
- Antitrust, consumers: Incompatible
goals
- In Defense Of WAP
- Time
Running Out For High Tech Legislation
- FCC
Delays Open Access Inquiry
- EU Says
It Must Be Decisive On Tech Mergers
- Anti
Piracy Features
- Restricting SPAM
- Net Tax Would Cost Jobs
- At
privacy conference, government regulation starts to look inevitable
- Art
of Global recruiting
- White House
launches new federal government Web site
- House
subcommittee votes to ban Internet fees
- Digital
Cash Can Thwart Us
- NASA Hackers Go
Down In Flames
How to
protect yourself from Auction Fraud
Shocking new statistics show auctions
are the leading source of fraud online. Don't be a victim. Protect yourself with
my guide to safe online auctioning. Education Called key
to Bridging Digital Divide
Information technology has led to greater
efficiencies between businesses, higher labor productivity, lower costs and improved
living standards around the world. Open Source Licensing
Battle Comes to an end
Open source licensing battle comes to an end Bills Would Protect Against
Net Surveillance
Shocked at how simple it is for law enforcement to get
court permission to see the telephone numbers people dial, legislators Wednesday
discussed new bills aimed at tightening surveillance laws and put final touches
on a plan to address workplace privacy. Trading Net Privacy at
E-Checkout
Signs are multiplying that online privacy is fast becoming
a moot point - at least for shoppers.
Indicators Coming Up Short
Financial experts say it's time to throw
out old economic indicators and install updated measures that more closely track
the vitals of the new economy. E-Biz Seal Of Approval
The nation's largest association of accountants is finalizing standards
for companies engaged in Web commerce. But earning its seal of approval might
prove too costly for the very e-businesses that stand to gain the most. Antitrust, consumers:
Incompatible goals
To a layman, it seems clear that antitrust law doesn't
always protect consumers, says John Dodge. In Defense Of WAP
Lately, Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) has been criticized for being
too slow, too expensive and on the verge of obsolescence. Time Running Out For
High Tech Legislation
School's in, but Congress is almost out of session.
With a few short weeks left, how are the kids on Capitol Hill doing with the assortment
of high-tech bills on their desks? FCC Delays Open Access
Inquiry
Inquiry into what federal regulations should govern high-speed
Internet access over cable television systems. EU Says It Must Be Decisive
On Tech Mergers
Regulators must act decisively to prevent the emergence
of a small group of dominant companies in hi-tech sectors of the economy Anti Piracy Features
FCC to Require Anti-Piracy Features in Digital TVs, VCRs Restricting SPAM
Despite Outcry, Existing Laws Already Restrict Spam
Net Tax Would Cost Jobs
An expansion of Internet sales taxes could
cost the state of California 100,000 jobs by 2002, according to a report released
by a privately funded think tank. At privacy conference,
government regulation starts to look inevitable
There was little doubt
among most attendees at Global Privacy Summit that comprehensive legislation governing
online data privacy is on the way. Art of Global recruiting
So your US-based company is ready for overseas expansion. Be careful
-- what many Americans consider standard hiring practices can be irksome or downright
rude outside the United States. White House launches
new federal government Web site
FirstGov.gov, a new Web site that provides
a single point of access to some 27 million government Web pages, went online
today. But analysts said its value to business users is by no means certain. House subcommittee votes
to ban Internet fees
The telecommunications subcommittee makes a surprise
move to bar federal regulators from imposing any fees on Internet traffic, including
voice services. Digital Cash Can Thwart
Us
A confidential Treasury Department report wants to force insurers
and travel agents to report 'suspicious' financial activities. The feds fret that
the Net and e-cash will interfere with agents' ability to monitor Americans' activities.
NASA Hackers Go Down In Flames
Two hackers who allegedly entered the
National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) and other government and university
computers are feeling the real-time pinch of the long arm of the law...
PARTNERS & DEALS NEWS - Microsoft,
Soft bank each to pay US$153mln for JV IPO
- Former
Prodigy Executive To Join Virginia Start-Up
- Yahoo
Shares Slips On Advertising Worries
- Check
Free May Be Worth Second Look
- WorldCom
Acquires Intermedia and ASP Digex
- MasterCard
aims to master big-ticket B2B
- SCO/Tarantella
Gets New Money, New Life
- Great Plains
To Preview Co-Built Software
- Two
exchanges form steel alliance
- HP's
buyout of PwC would be no easy deal
- SBC,
Covad Mark DSL Acquisition Trend
- Servistream
Gains CRM Credits with eSplice
- SPSS
and Informix Partner for Customer Analysis
- Listen.com
Lands WiredPlanet
- ADC to buy Broadband
Access for $2.25 billion
- Barnes
& Noble's online store becomes Yahoo's featured bookseller
- Triversity
Teams with TPS To Expand Retail Services
- Universal
Inks Digital Licensing Pact
- Sitel
To Deliver CRM to Canadian Energy Company
- Answerthink
and i2 Partner to Build B2B Marketplaces
Microsoft, Soft bank each to pay US$153mln for JV IPO
Software giant
Microsoft Corp and Internet investor Softbank Corp will each pay US$153.9 million
to maintain their respective 9.5 percent stakes in Asia Global Crossing as part
of the company's planned Nasdaq IPO later this year. Former Prodigy Executive
To Join Virginia Start-Up
Gilat-To-Home Inc. of McLean, a newly formed
provider of high-speed Internet service using satellites, tapped former Prodigy
and MCI WorldCom executive David Trachtenberg to be the company's president and
chief marketing officer. Yahoo Shares Slips On
Advertising Worries
Yahoo Inc. shares slipped 9 percent Monday after
a research note from Lehman Brothers analyst Holly Becker echoed recent concern
about the impact of the slowdown in advertising spending on the company. Check Free May Be Worth
Second Look
Shares of online-billing company Check Free Corp., though
considerably off their 52-week high, are still higher than where they were a year
ago. The stock is currently in limbo after the company warned on fiscal first
quarter earnings, but given the soundness of CheckFree's overall prospects, the
shares should pick up the pace to head higher. WorldCom Acquires Intermedia
and ASP Digex
In a move designed to accelerate its Web-hosting strategy
by 12 to 18 months, WorldCom has announced that it has signed a definitive merger
agreement with Intermedia Communications. MasterCard aims to master
big-ticket B2B
The credit-card company is teaming with TradeCard to create
a system for processing large domestic and international transactions on the Internet.
SCO/Tarantella Gets New
Money, New Life
SCO's Unix kingdom may belong to leading Linux vendor
Caldera, but Tarantella, SCO's remaining product line, has been given a $13.1
million boost by Security Research Associates Inc., with a private stock purchase
of 3,275,000 shares of SCO and SCO owned shares of Caldera Systems Great Plains To Preview
Co-Built Software
At its partners conference in Fargo, N.D., Great Plains
Software will roll out four new financial software and service offerings collaboratively
created with various ISV allies. The previewed products will range from the Great
Plains Supply Chain Series, for B2B trading communities, to a time-and-expense
(t&e) reporting application for Palm handhelds. Two exchanges form steel
alliance
Two online steel exchanges, MetalSite and MetalSpectrum, on
Tuesday announced a business alliance that they say will further improve supply
chain efficiencies for metal buyers and sellers. HP's buyout of PwC would
be no easy deal
The two companies are still likely weeks away from completing
a deal. But it's a move fraught with perils that could test the strength of HP's
recent reorg. SBC, Covad Mark DSL Acquisition
Trend
Weeks after Verizon Communications' proposed acquisition of NorthPoint
Communications, SBC Communications has signed a deal with Covad Communications
that further tears down the wall between incumbents and competitive exchange providers.
Servistream Gains CRM Credits with eSplice
Navarre Corporation, the
parent company of eSplice, said that Servistream will provide instant messaging,
chat sessions, e-mail, voice-over IP, collaborative browsing and traditional toll-free...
SPSS and Informix Partner
for Customer Analysis
The companies said SPSS' CustomerCentric Web-based
customer analysis software will be integrated with Informix's Red Brick Warehouse,
a specialized database technology for data mart applications.
Listen.com Lands WiredPlanet
Two San Francisco companies combine technologies
to simplify finding and storing music online. Listen.com adds streaming to prepare
for the post-Napster world. By Brad King. ADC to buy Broadband
Access for $2.25 billion
Fiber-optic maker ADC will acquire Broadband
Access Systems in a deal that ADC hopes will speed the company's broadband development
efforts. Barnes & Noble's online
store becomes Yahoo's featured bookseller
Online portal Yahoo and online
retailer Amazon.com end their partnership, and Barnesandnoble.com moves in as
the featured bookseller on the portal site. Triversity Teams with
TPS To Expand Retail Services
The integration of Triversity's and TPS's
applications is expected to provide retailers with enhanced capabilities for combining
transaction processing and customer relationship management across all points
of interaction. Universal Inks Digital
Licensing Pact
Universal Music Group (UMG) has entered into a non-exclusive
licensing agreement with Loudeye Technologies to digitally store and encode its
entire U.S. catalog of audio and music titles... Sitel To Deliver CRM
to Canadian Energy Company
Sitel said it will provide data collection,
customer enrollment and customer care for Ontario Hydro Energy for Onsource, a
Web site that will offer electricity, long distance phone, natural gas, water
heater rental, Internet access and wireless access... Answerthink and i2 Partner
to Build B2B Marketplaces
Answerthink will create transaction-based trading
systems using i2's software and Web services. The resulting applications will
give partners a single platform that uses i2's supply chain management technology...
MOVERS & SHAKERS NEWS
- AMD Files to Sell $1.5 Billion in Securities
- MP3Board Sues AOL-Time Warner Over
Gnutella
- SEC Targets Alleged Web
Pyramid Scheme
- Micron Sues Rambus
- California Judge Allows Class-Action
Case Against Microsoft
- SafetyTips.com
Unit Buys APBnews.com for $575,000
- AOL
Defends Time Warner Merger at EU Hearing
- CMGI
Hatches A New Version Of Itself
-
RSA's Patent Expiration May Spur Competition
- Monumental
Battle looms over Spectrum
- Patent
Infringement Case against 3DFX
- Gates,
Allen to Sell Millions in Stock
- Government
Warns Investors of 'pre-IPO' Fraud
-
Auto Mega-Site Adds Key Supplier
-
Enemies Unite against Microsoft
-
Sun Acquires Cobalt Networks
- Facing
the Music in Europe
- Pseudo Meets
the Real World
- Web Van To Delay
Expansion
AMD Files to
Sell $1.5 Billion in Securities
Advanced Micro Devices filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission to sell $1.5 billion in debt securities, preferred
and common stock, and equity and debt warrants. MP3Board Sues AOL-Time
Warner Over Gnutella
MP3Board.com filed a complaint against AOL-Time
Warner for responsibility of the file-swapping system Gnutella that was originally
developed by AOL's Nullsoft division. SEC Targets Alleged Web
Pyramid Scheme
Federal regulators filed suit to stop an allegedly fraudulent
pyramid scheme they said was masquerading as an Internet investment club and had
bilked some 2,000 investors of $5.6 million. Micron Sues Rambus
Chip maker charges competitor with antitrust violations, invalid patents
California Judge Allows
Class-Action Case Against Microsoft
A judge allowed the first class-action
suit to proceed against Microsoft Corp. on allegations that the software maker's
monopoly harmed California consumers. Dozens of similar suits linger nationwide.
SafetyTips.com Unit Buys
APBnews.com for $575,000
The fate of crime news Internet site APBnews.com
was finally determined after SafetyTips.com Inc. bought the assets of APB Online
Inc. for $575,000 cash. AOL Defends Time Warner
Merger at EU Hearing
America Online Inc., yielding few concessions and
dismissing critics, defended its plan to merge with Time Warner Inc. in a tense
standoff today before European Union regulators. CMGI Hatches A New Version
Of Itself
CMGI, the prototypical high-flying Internet incubator, is going
to the ground game. RSA's Patent Expiration
May Spur Competition
RSA Security is stealing some of its competitors'
thunder by releasing its encryption algorithm to the public domain two weeks early.
Monumental Battle looms
over Spectrum
While European operators charge eagerly ahead, pledging
to spend billions of dollars for third-generation wireless licenses, the U.S.
hasn't yet figured out which frequencies can be used for operating such networks.
Patent Infringement Case
against 3DFX
NVIDIA Files Patent Infringement Suit Against 3dfx Corporation
NVIDIA Corporation the leader in advanced graphics processing technology
Gates, Allen to Sell
Millions in Stock
Microsoft Corp. co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen
plan to sell a total of $109.3 million of stock in the company, the world's largest
provider of software Government Warns Investors
of 'pre-IPO' Fraud
Federal regulators say they are seeing a number of
companies that claim to offer "pre-IPO" stock sales online to give investors a
jump before the firms go public Auto Mega-Site Adds Key
Supplier
Automotive-systems supplier Visteon said Thursday that it will
participate in Covisint, the giant online auto purchasing exchange being built
by Ford, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Nissan and Renault.
Enemies Unite Against Microsoft
In a big move to fend off the influence
of Microsoft in the OLAP market space, an unlikely group of vendors have teamed
up to support a new Java-based interface for OLAP servers. Sun Acquires Cobalt Networks
Sun Microsystems and Cobalt Networks announced that they have entered
into an agreement in which Sun will acquire Cobalt in a stock-for-stock merger.
Facing the Music in Europe
The planned merger of EMI and Warner Music is shaking up the continent.
And some new thinking is emerging.
Pseudo Meets The Real World
Does the downfall of Pseudo mark the end
of the new-media heyday in New York? Or is Silicon Alley just sobering up from
Josh Harris' party? Webvan To Delay Expansion
Online grocer Webvan (Nasdaq: WBVN) announced Friday it will delay its
scheduled expansion and a planned distribution center move in order to concentrate
on obtaining profitability and integrating its systems with those of acquired
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