Monthly Archives: August 2001
Icon Wars Not the Only Show in Town
Lets see. For every one icon AOL gets to place on the XP startup screen, Microsoft gets to place three icons, according to our...
Network Tools Aid in Collaboration
Need2Buy Inc. and Entomo Inc. have each developed software to help manufacturers and their materials suppliers better collaborate and communicate electronically.Need2Buy, an online marketplace...
PKI Without the Hassle
PKI implementations come with hefty time and financial investments. A New York company said it has a way around them.CertCo Inc. last week released...
Sugary Memo Gives El Gato a Toothache
Supercalifragilistic—XP—alidocious!" mumbled the Mouser as he contemplated a recent missive from Microsofts Jim Allchin. The head honcho of the Windows team sent out an...
A Winning Mix
When, in June, independent e-marketplace ChemConnect Inc. announced plans to merge with chemical industry consortia-backed exchange Envera LLC, it could have easily been seen...
Siebels Secret Sauce
Siebel Systems Inc.s 2000 annual report contains some pretty amazing facts and figures. The company reported consolidated revenue of almost $1.8 billion, a 121...
Video-On-Demand Lures Studios, Media Giants
Media titans are finally embracing the Internet as a delivery medium to the masses.Five major movie studios — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures...
AOL, Lotus Test Messaging Links
AOL Time Warner and Lotus Development are furthering tests to link their instant messaging systems, but neither company is willing to tip its hand...
Microsoft: Whats the Big Deal?
The bundling controversy over Windows XP has been blown "way out of proportion" by a few prominent companies that dont like Microsoft adding to...
Powering Up
Post-dot-com conventional wisdom has it that, among independent business-to-business e-marketplaces, first-mover advantage was a myth and profitability a pipe dream.Try telling that to Paul...