Monthly Archives: January 2001
Hang Up and Drive, Cell Phone Addicts!
Two friends of mine were injured in car wrecks recently. Jerry, the lucky one, was rear-ended by an SUV that put him on workers...
Of Followers and Leaders
The signs of an economic slowdown—and specifically a cooling in many segments of electronic commerce—are everywhere. They all point to a moment of truth...
We Need an Interface-Lift
Popular wisdom has it that this is the Year of Wireless. But that may be wishful thinking when it comes to consumer devices, because...
Look Whos on the Catwalk
Dont tell e-business product vendors that the Big Five consulting firms are hopelessly out-of-date.A number of vendors are increasingly boosting their business with old-line...
Scope Out Your Partners
Some years ago, Alexander Penrose discovered, to his great dismay, that a promise isnt necessarily a promise. His partner, who owned a majority stake...
SOAP Toolkit Cleans Apps
Developers using Microsoft tools who want to design distributed Web applications should download the companys SOAP Toolkit 2.0 Beta 1 at msdn.microsoft.com/xml/general/soap1and2.asp.The tool kit...
More Consolidation in CRM Space
Corporate users of CRM software are bracing for another round of customer relationship management acquisitions and consolidations as well as attempts by vendors to...
Nice Talk
General motors subsidiary on-Star says it has licensed Nuances speech recognition software to be used in the OnStar Virtual Advisor. The platform will deliver...
Salvaging Stalled E-Biz Initiatives
As staff cuts and money woes decimate boutique Web integrators, major services companies are finding themselves increasingly pressed into action to complete projects the...
Cisco, Mirapoint Develop UC Tool
Cisco Systems Inc. and Mirapoint Inc. are combining networking and messaging tools to create a unified communications product. The Cisco Mirapoint Joint UC Solution...