Monthly Archives: June 2001
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CONTENTContext Media Inc., of Providence, R.I., has launched the next version of its content management and distribution platform.Interchange Platform 2.0, which is available now,...
Fast Facts Matrix: June 18, 2001
Peregrine Buys RivalPeregrine Systems will buy Remedy, a competing maker of helpdesk and customer relationship management software, in a deal valued at about $1.1...
System Aids Site Design
Clients often have a clear idea of what they want for a Web site, although such notions are subject to change as work proceeds.Sometimes,...
Employees, Where Art Thou?
Layoff stories lead the news on a regular basis. Hiring has slowed. But dont think that information technology workers are heading for the bread...
Boeing, Airbus in Net Access Deals
The battle to offer internet access in the sky is heating up, and the result may be a confusing jumble of standards for airline...
Fast Facts Infrastructure: June 18, 2001
More DishEchoStar Communications says it is moving within striking distance of No. 1 satellite television provider DirecTV, adding 1 million new customers in a...
Microsoft Adds Search Tool to E-Biz Directory
A phone book, no matter how ingeniously designed, isnt any good if nobody uses it.Microsoft is quite aware of this predicament, which faces the...
Y2K Progeny?
Internet service companies are getting close to establishing a nonprofit organization to monitor the pipes of about 20 members, in an effort to keep...
Internet Exchanges Start Smokin
The use of internet exchanges continues to march into the mainstream, with cigarette manufacturer Brown & Williamson Tobacco launching a project to exchange orders...
Operator No. 9: June 18, 2001
Return of the Gray HairsInstead of stocking the refrigerators with microbrews, Net companies might want to stock up on vitamins. Thats because the gray...