Monthly Archives: April 2001
Getting Cozier in Chilly Times
Commerce One is taking drastic measures to align with its vendor partners in these desperate times.The e-marketplace software maker is reorganizing its sales and...
Fast Facts Matrix: April 30, 2001
Dell: Top PC DogDell Computer was the No. 1 PC vendor worldwide for the first quarter of 2001, beating out archrival Compaq Computer, which...
E-Sales Taxes Coming
After months of discussions, a pair of U.S. senators with different approaches to electronic commerce taxation are poised to hammer out a compromise that...
Collecting the Data for Online Catalogs
Applications from Enterworks Inc. and HubStorm Corp. promise to take some of the headaches out of getting suppliers, particularly smaller ones, connected to a...
B2C Will Rise Again; the Time To Get Ready Is Now.
The April 30 issue of Fortune features an article by Gary Hamel that might be of interest to solutions providers: "Is This All You...
Qwest, MSN Get Hitched
Qwest Communications International and Microsoft have inked a five-year strategic alliance that offers Qwests broadband customers content and gives Microsoft an outlet to once...
Buzz Meter
Buzz is an elusive creature — especially when its flying around on the Internet. But companies are finding that quantifying their online buzz is...
Heat Is on Windows
In a move that gives the Windows server market a good shaking, the Samba development team has released Samba 2.2, a free Windows-compatible file...
Compaqs Legal Woes Grow
Amid concerns about sagging PC sales and Dell Computers growing dominance, Compaq Computer has yet another worry: Wayne Reaud.This week, according to sources close...
After Buyout, IBM Eyes Informix Customers
IBMs $1 billion acquisition last week of Informix Software—and its 100,000-customer base—will give IBM added ammunition in its war with database giant Oracle Corp.But...