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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Dont tell e-business product vendors that the Big Five consulting firms are hopelessly out-of-date.A number of vendors are increasingly boosting their business with old-line...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...

Survival Instincts

Fat with capital, flush with ambition and happy with Congressional guarantees of a level battlefield on which to fight the regional Bells for local...