Electronic Business articles from June 2001

Electronic Business archives from June 2001

Monopolistic power.(Company Business and Marketing)
June 1, 2001... Like an overprotective parent, AT&T Corp. (aka Ma Bell) keeps finding ways to meddle in my life. The company's ability to regenerate monopoly power, and thus gain market and meddling strength, are making me wonder about the application of...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2001... ALL GOD'S WORK? Thank you for the excellent article about Mr. Chen and VIA Technologies in the April issue ["In pursuit of the holy integrated chip," page 56]. So much of what is reported is void of any reference to God and his relevance...

Take one tablet and call me in the morning.(Product Information)
June 1, 2001... At last fall's Comdex and again at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in March, Microsoft Corp. described its plan to help create a new PC platform. The Tablet PC is basically a Web tablet with all the power of a PC laptop....

Can U.S. companies hurdle the Great Wall?(Industry Trend or Event)
June 1, 2001... U.S. businesses traditionally have taken an imperialistic approach to global expansion, charging into foreign markets with goody bags stuffed full of American products and business models, English-speaking business development teams and...

Landing now looks bumpy, but still 'safe'.(Industry Trend or Event)
June 1, 2001... It's still quite possible the U.S. economy will skirt a full-blown recession this year. The landing won't be "soft," and parts of the manufacturing and IT sectors unquestionably are experiencing their own mini-recessions. But a bumpy landing...

Too much goodwill?(Company Operations)
June 1, 2001... Broadcom's aggressive accounting may have backfired Irvine, CA-based Broadcom Corp. found a unique way to sweeten the purchase of several companies last year by encouraging the acquired companies' customers to continue buying products after...

Pooling protests peter out.(Industry Trend or Event)
June 1, 2001... New FASB rule seen as a compromise--but not a 'wash' This is the way that pooling will end--not with a bang but a whimper. The hue and cry raised two years ago, when the Norwalk, CT-based Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)...

All eyes on earnings.(Industry Trend or Event)
June 1, 2001... This month's polling of purchasing managers shows that market conditions will remain mostly the same over the next 30 days. Many businesses are taking a "wait and see" attitude with inventories and orders. While roughly a third of companies...

Not ready for prime time panels.(Column)
June 1, 2001... Standardized LCDs on the way--but not from everybody The latest episode in Larry Mabe's recurring nightmare happened about two years ago. A massive shortfall of liquid crystal displays (LCDs) had hit the industry, and as a display...

Hard to swallow.(Government Activity)
June 1, 2001... IPC steams over EPA's clean water proposal In January, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed new wastewater treatment standards for 16 industrial metal products and machinery (MP&M) sectors, including the printed wiring board...

Location, location, location.(Government Activity)
June 1, 2001... New FCC plan will spur sales in wireless arena New regulations are greeted by business with about as much enthusiasm as a prolonged case of the flu. But a new plan by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) might spur sales and...

New hope for an old technology.(Technology Information)
June 1, 2001... Are fuel cells poised to replace batteries in wireless devices? On TV, the Energizer Bunny just keeps going and going, but the reality is it eventually will run out of juice. For makers of handheld computers, Web phones and laptops,...

Tough sell.(Industry Trend or Event)
June 1, 2001... Ion-implant and epitaxy service providers try to get chip makers to outsource In chip making, outsourcing is moving to the front of the line. For years, semiconductor companies have contracted out their "back end" manufacturing processes,...

Have a heart.(Industry Trend or Event)
June 1, 2001... Savvy handling of layoffs benefits everyone Within half an hour after getting laid off, Texas Instruments Inc. employees meet with outplacement counselors. The chip maker's goal: start employees thinking about the next opportunity...

CUTTING the CORD.(Technology Information)
June 1, 2001... Broadband wireless networks are popping up eveywhere, but battles over standards are slowing adoption Laurie Stixrood's first stop when heading out on a business trip is a Starbucks Coffee shop near her home in Piano, TX, where she orders...

JUST REWARDS.(Industry Trend or Event)
June 1, 2001... CEO pay is outrageous--but is it justified? And will it ever change? We want our chief executives bigger than life, aggressive alpha managers, and greedy-if, and it's a big if, their greed helps line our pockets. Admit it. As long as they...

MORE COMPLEX CHIPS OUTPACING VERIFICATION TOOLS.(Industry Trend or Event)
June 1, 2001... There's a lot at stake in verifying new chip designs and Intel Corp. could be the poster child for the risks. A flaw in the Pentium chip in 194 forced the company, based in Santa Clara, CA, to offer replacements to consumers at a cost of $475...

THE Myths OF WEB DESIGN COLLABORATION.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
June 1, 2001... Collaborative design over the Internet was supposed to save time and promote efficiency. So why have projects been taking longer? CELESTICA INC.'s experience with collaborative design over the Internet sounds like the stuff of marketing...

SELLING chips ONLINE.(Company Business and Marketing)
June 1, 2001... Semiconductor companies move cautiously toward Web-based sales Just three years ago, Intel Corp., Santa Clara, CA, had no online sales. Then it set a target of doing a billion dollars worth of business on its Web site and has never looked...

TALITY HAS DESIGNS ON AN INDEPENDENT SERVICES BUSINESS.(Company Business and Marketing)
June 1, 2001... Cadence shelves a planned IPO for Tality, but remains bullish on its product-design strategy ELECTRONICS COMPANIES have been turning to contract manufacturers for years. But are they willing to farm out other crucial functions once...

It's no waste to follow law.(Industry Trend or Event)
June 1, 2001... Until very recently, a variety of options have been available for computer and electronics disposal. These included resale, donations, selling or giving to a scrap dealer. Now, however, state and federal environmental agencies agree that most...