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Staroffice To Get XML Spec

Hoping to ultimately establish a standard file format for desktop productivity applications, Sun Microsystems Inc. last week released the latest draft specification of its...

Smart Kiosks Play To Convenience, Personalization

Many kiosks dont do much to attract customers, boost marketing or raise sales, but examples of successful kiosks are emerging, according to Francie Mendelsohn....

Well-Connected: It Pays To Select A Messenger With Ties To The Political Power Base

In Indiana, where good-ole-boy, bare-knuckled politics are the rule, Ameritech is hiring well-connected players to carry its message to state lawmakers.Jon OBannon, son of...

Box on the Rocks

In the back of the Sephora store in Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, Md., stands a kiosk. The plain, white machine clashes with the European...

ASPects: January 15, 2001

Where the Customers AreLike many Internet businesses, ASPs got ahead of themselves in estimating their markets, says Agiliti Chief Executive Tom Kieffer. "We assumed...

Dodging Icebergs

The dismal news at the Ground Zero conference last month was that Chemdex, a pioneering digital exchange, would be scuttled. It was shocking news...

Fast Facts Infrastructure: January 15, 2001

Petro NotPetroNet, a company with ambitious plans for a 13,500-mile optical network, suspended operations last week after failing to secure a second round of...

Merant to acquire NetObjects division

To bolster its web content management offerings, Merant plc. last week inked a deal to acquire the enterprise division of NetObjects Inc. for $18...

Find the Sweet Spots

Steven Chester, CEO of Digital Planet, says e-learning and corporate communication will be among the leading opportunities for companies in the streaming-media space.He believes...

The Revolution May Be Televised

The latest research shows that most cable customers are "very" OR "somewhat" receptive to interactive television features. And thats before theyve even seen the...