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Playing More Than the Host
As business-to-business marketplaces struggle to devise a profitable and sustainable business model, some B2B companies are opting to become more than transaction hosters.A small...
Platform Manages E-Marketplace Customers
Startup Ardesic Corp. last month unveiled a CRM product designed for online marketplaces.The eMarketMinder platform comprises modules that are hosted by an exchange and...
Pricing Shakeout Looming for PCs
A major PC pricing shake-out is in the making as OEMs, reeling from the first slump in fourth-quarter sales in five years, move to...
NA to Lose Execs, Money
Network Associates saw its stock take a 68 percent nose dive the week of Dec. 25, after it forecast fourth-quarter losses of $130 million...
The Check Is in the E-Mail
Electronic billing is back—and this time, it means business.Although its taken a lot longer than some financial industry experts expected, many companies and banking...
Microsoft to End Volume Licensing
The disappointing pace of adoption of the Windows 2000 platform has caused Microsoft Corp. to halt its volume licensing program on older versions of...
Getting Down to the Truth
As we enter 2001, an obvious gap between past fantasy and present reality is our lack of computers that care about telling the truth.The...
IBM Ships eServer z900
IBM has begun shipping the eServer z900, which it calls the "reinvented mainframe" and the successor to its popular S/390 line.To highlight its aggressive...
Microtek Makes Nice Impression
When image is everything, a lightweight $150 scanner simply wont suffice. Microteks ScanMaker 8700 weighs 25 pounds and costs $1,000, but buyers get what...
How to Cover Your Shopping Footprints
Shopping on the Internet is like signing up for a supermarket saver card or getting that extra 10 percent discount when you sign up...