InfoWorld articles from November 1999

InfoWorld archives from November 1999

Y2K legal wrangling escalates.(Industry Trend or Event)
November 29, 1999... WHILE THE PUBLIC stocks up on such New Year's essentials as Dom Perignon, propane, and freeze-dried food, major businesses have begun battling over who will pay the tab for year-2000 preparations. Joining the legal free-for-all that...

System resellers strike back online.(Industry Trend or Event)
November 29, 1999... WITH MOUNTING competition from Compaq and Dell, traditional resellers - - once thought to be nearly extinct -- are joining in the race to become the premier one-stop Web shopping site for all of a company's IT needs. Ingram Micro is...

FROM THE NEWS DESK: A new twist on the Y2K legal witch-hunt.(Industry Trend or Event)(Column)
November 29, 1999... It's a sad fact of life: Along with death and taxes, we can count on year-2000-related lawsuits. At first, the concern about year-2000 legal issues centered around protecting the corporate assets. That meant doing the remediation and testing...

Dell picks BlackBerry for e-mail on the go.(Research In Motion)(Product Information)
November 29, 1999... DELL COMPUTER, in an impressive endorsement of Canadian handheld manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM), will begin offering the RIM BlackBerry wireless e-mail solution to its major U.S. corporate customers by the end of this month. The...

Group seeks standard e-commerce code.(Industry Trend or Event)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Last week, the Council for Internet Commerce opened the final round of voting for a codification of standard electronic-commerce practices called the Standard for Internet Commerce. The goal is to create a set of the best practices for...

Astracon to unveil management solution.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 29, 1999... At Telemanagement World, in Las Vegas, from Dec. 6 through Dec. 9, Astracon will announce a product expected to offer carriers and service providers an end-to-end IP virtual private network (VPN) solution that automates the provisioning and...

AOL renames NetMail.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... The America Online e-mail service formerly known as NetMail has a new name: AOL Mail on the Web. The service, launched in 1997, allows AOL subscribers to enter their screen name and password at AOL.com to access their AOL e-mail, sidestepping...

Plumtree to get CRM from Onyx.(Plumtree Software, Onyx Software)(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Internet-portal vendor Plumtree Software has released six new modules that will embed functions from Onyx Software's customer relationship management products in the Plumtree Corporate Portal. Plumtree officials say the new modules will allow...

MCI WorldCom beefs up services.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... MCI WorldCom last week unveiled a new corporate package designed to provide virtual private network and voice services to enterprises with significant international presence. Specifically, the package, dubbed Global Voice, lets corporate...

Microsoft-DOJ case prompts private suits: Initial findings embolden litigators.(Company Business and Marketing)
November 29, 1999... MICROSOFT could settle its antitrust case with the U.S. Department of Justice tomorrow, but its legal battles would be far from over. Microsoft -- which has been assigned an antitrust case mediator by U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield...

Compaq touts rollout of Zero Latency Enterprise suite of technologies.(Company Business and Marketing)
November 29, 1999... PC STALWART Compaq is looking to apply its enterprise systems muscle to playing the role of key platform supplier for businesses with high- volume transactional requirements. After months of demonstrations and proofs of concept, the...

Digital signature bills passed by Congress.(Government Activity)
November 29, 1999... BEFORE BREAKING for a holiday recess earlier this month, Congress passed two bills that aim to make digital signatures just as binding as their paper-based counterparts. Overall, the industry has applauded this latest federal effort to...

Sun wary of Java standard: Developers split on whether Java should be standardized.(Company Business and Marketing)
November 29, 1999... SUN MICROSYSTEMS' foot-dragging on the standardization of Java will come to a head Dec. 16, when a general assembly of the European Computer Manufacturer's Association (ECMA) meets to discuss Sun's concerns over intellectual property rights,...

Novell could benefit from Microsoft delays.(Product Development)
November 29, 1999... THE DELAY OF Microsoft's Windows 2000 release may give Novell a leg up in the enterprise directory interoperability race, with Cisco Systems not slated to deliver Active Directory on Unix platforms until after Windows 2000's planned release...

Frame relay SLM package gets an upgrade.(Visual Networks Visual UpTime end-to-end service-level management system for wide-area networks)(Product Announcement)
November 29, 1999... VISUAL NETWORKS is upgrading its Visual UpTime end-to-end service-level management system for wide-area networks, which focuses on providing traffic throughput assurances for frame-relay links. Built for both enterprises and...

USinternetworking to partner with Genesys: Telephony to be added to services.(Company Business and Marketing)
November 29, 1999... APPLICATION SERVICE provider (ASP) USinternetworking plans to partner with Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories to add computer-telephony integration (CTI) functions to its services. The Genesys software will be coupled with customer...

Christmas virus affects Outlook.(Technology Information)
November 29, 1999... A GRINCH TRYING to spoil Christmas has released a Melissa-like virus, which is capable of reformatting a hard drive. The W97M.Prilissa.A. virus uses Microsoft Outlook to send infected documents via e-mail, similar to the well-known...

Vignette gets e-business help.(StoryServer)(Company Business and Marketing)
November 29, 1999... VIGNETTE NEXT MONTH will embed the complete Net Perceptions Recommendation Engine in StoryServer, its electronic-commerce platform, and will enlist the aid of PSW Technologies to help sell and support the platform. Net Perceptions, based...

Lucent readying Cajun switch for data, voice, and video apps.(Product Development)
November 29, 1999... LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES early next month will announce an addition to its Cajun campus switch line that will boost network density and bandwidth in enterprise networks, and enable deployment of voice and video applications. In addition, an...

Product design in Web time: Collaborative design is next wave of e- business trends.(Industry Trend or Event)
November 29, 1999... EFFECTIVE collaboration with design partners via the Internet is fast becoming an important competitive metric in electronic business. With the transaction-driven foundation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply-chain...

Comdex is stage for advances.(Comdex Fall '99)(Industry Trend or Event)
November 29, 1999... WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES and standards such as Bluetooth made waves at Comdex in Las Vegas this month, with Ericsson and Nokia leading a host of vendors advancing wireless systems. New bandwidth allotments by the IEEE have enabled more...

Symantec extends Y2K support.(Company Business and Marketing)
November 29, 1999... SYMANTEC HAS unveiled its Symantec Millennium Action Response Team program, or SMART, which is intended to help enterprises with year- 2000-related crises by providing quick access to Symantec professionals. The program packages all of...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(News Briefs)
November 29, 1999... INVESTMENT: B2B gets a boost from CMGI, @Ventures CMGI established a new $1 billion venture-capital fund last week, dubbed the CMGI@Ventures B2B Fund, specifically geared for business-to- business Internet-capital investments. CMGI...

Bane or boon? Questions arise for voice-data.(Industry Trend or Event)
November 29, 1999... ENTERPRISE NETWORK managers participating in voice-data convergence forums at Comdex earlier this month raised concerns about interoperability, security, and replicating the quality and features of conventional voice networks. Managers...

Reports of the PC's demise have been greatly exaggerated.(Industry Trend or Event)
November 29, 1999... NON-PC DEVICES stole the show at Comdex, many industry leaders are favoring Internet computing over clunky PCs, and Linus Torvalds and his open-source operating system, Linux, appear ready for prime time. Toss Microsoft's legal woes into...

OSHA proposal would mandate ergonomic programs.(Government Activity)
November 29, 1999... IT MANAGERS will need to pay more attention to end-user ergonomics and alternative PC technology, such as speech recognition, if regulations proposed last week by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) take hold. ...

THE BUG REPORT.(News Briefs)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Apple says that At Ease 5.0x for Workgroups is incompatible with this Apple hardware: iMac (Slot Loading), iMac DV (Slot Loading), iMac DV Special Edition (Slot Loading), iBook, Power Macintosh G4 (AGP), and Macintosh Server G4. They suggest...

Digital market movers.(Industry Trend or Event)
November 29, 1999... HOSTING THE FIRST Web site of its kind in the paper industry, PaperExchange .com could be seen as yet another out-of-nowhere dot-com success enjoying phenomenal growth. In the past eight months alone, the Boston-based electronic-commerce...

PLATFORMS & INFRASTRUCTURE: HOTLINKS.(News Briefs)
November 29, 1999... BREAKING NEWS ONLINE Platforms & Infrastructure breaking news and business briefs: For the latest Platforms & Infrastructure news, go to InfoWorld's Page One at www.infoworld.com. Articles on topics such as WAN and LAN networking,...

AIX 4.3.3 ups the scalability ante: Now supporting 24 processors, AIX chases down high-end competitors.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
November 29, 1999... AIX HAS been the platform for IBM RS/6000 servers for more than a decade, and because IBM has controlled its background, AIX has been one of the most stable, reliable forms of Unix. Now, with Version 4.3.3, AIX offers users more scalability...

Easy LapLink 2000 saves connection time.(Laplink.com's file transfer software)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
November 29, 1999... WHETHER your primary goal is smooth file transfer or remote control for end-user support, the key to an effective remote-access program is creating easy, secure links between computers regardless of the operating system or mode of connection....

Emerge 2000 localizes remote server jobs.(Apex's remote server management tool)(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
November 29, 1999... AS A RESULT OF the proliferation of satellite offices, remote-server farms, and intercontinental WANs, IT managers can't always access a centralized computer room to diagnose and fix server problems. Often, troubleshooting must be performed...

Trim AirCard 300 eases power demands.(Sierra Wireless' network interface card)(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
November 29, 1999... THE INCREASING mobility of today's workforce challenges IT administrators to keep their employees connected with real-time access to enterprise networks and the Internet. The Sierra Wireless AirCard 300 for Windows provides mobile...

USB CameraMate saves time, battery life.(Microtech International's digital image transfer device)(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
November 29, 1999... DIGITAL cameras have come a long way in the last two years. But with cameras' new megapixel resolutions, high-capacity memory cards have become a necessity. Unfortunately, transferring images from memory cards to a PC or Power Mac hard drive...

WINDOW MANAGER: Missing your favorite Power Toys? Here they are, and some even better ones, too.(Microsoft's Power Toys and Kernel Toys enhancements for Windows 95/98)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
November 29, 1999... TWO OF THE handiest giveaways Microsoft programmers ever created for Windows users are Power Toys and Kernel Toys. These toolkits -- 15 utilities in the Power Toys set and another six in the Kernel Toys set -- were developed by the Windows 95...

SECURITY WATCH: Scanned your Web applications lately for security holes? Try these free audit tools.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
November 29, 1999... WE'VE SAID IT HERE BEFORE, but at the risk of sounding like a broken record: Web-application hacking is going to be your next big security problem. In our Aug. 9 column (see "Bane of e-commerce: 'We're secure: We allow only Web traffic...

IETF votes down Internet wiretap protocols: Members rebuff proposal to support eavesdropping for law enforcement purposes.(Internet Engineering Task Force)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
November 29, 1999... IN AN INFORMAL vote, members of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) overwhelmingly rejected the idea of adding protocols to support wiretapping of the Internet for law enforcement purposes, but the task- force chairman said the poll...

Nokia to ship WAP Server 1.0.(for wireless Internet access)(Product Announcement)
November 29, 1999... NOKIA ANNOUNCED that its WAP Server 1.0 software, aimed at corporate users, will be released worldwide on Dec. 15. Nokia designed WAP Server 1.0 to allow businesses to leverage the Internet in a mobile environment and at the same time...

Latin American economy hinges on Internet regulation: Telcos hold key to region's health.(Internet Latin America conference in Miami Beach, FL)(Industry Trend or Event)
November 29, 1999... PUBLIC POLICY decisions made by government telecommunications regulators could make or break the economic health of Latin America, according to delegates at the two-day Internet Latin America conference held this month in Miami Beach, Fla....

Caching to help speed delivery of Web pages.(Cable & Wireless's Internet Shock Absorber web caching service)(Company Business and Marketing)
November 29, 1999... INTERNET BACKBONE provider Cable & Wireless is rolling out a Web- content delivery service that uses Web-caching techniques to refine page-delivery processes. The company also plans to unveil a dedicated access service for ISPs. ...

AT&T plans business services bundle.(AT&T Business Network targeted at web-based businesses)(Company Business and Marketing)
November 29, 1999... AT&T INTRODUCED a bundled set of services, called AT&T Business Network, aimed mostly at the booming set of dot-com businesses. AT&T billed Business Network as a "virtual telecom department" for small-to mid-size tech companies that...

Ericsson unveils Bluetooth Headset at Comdex.(wireless telephone headset)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 29, 1999... L.M. ERICSSON took the wraps off the first product from the company to incorporate the new Bluetooth standard for wireless communications. The Bluetooth Headset hooks onto the ear and includes a microphone on a boom that extends down to...

European Union to revamp telecommunications legislation.(Government Activity)
November 29, 1999... CHANGES IN THE European telecommunications market have prompted a radical rethinking of legislation in the European Union (EU), according to Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner Erkki Liikanen. "We need to promote greater...

BT plans flat-rate Internet access in U.K.(British Telecom)(Company Business and Marketing)
November 29, 1999... BRITISH Telecommunications (BT) announced a new pricing plan for data transmitted over its lines. BT will submit a new service-provider tariff to The Office of Telecommunications (Oftel), U.K. telecommunications regulator, which could...

INTRANETS & I-COMMERCE: HOTLINKS.(News Briefs)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
November 29, 1999... BREAKING NEWS ONLINE Internet-commerce breaking news and business briefs: For the latest news on the products and companies in the Internet- commerce marketplace, go to www.infoworld.com. Breaking news and business briefs are updated...

Fusion 5.0 creates sites faster: Built-in HTML editor, browser round out easy-to-use Web page layout tool.(NetObjects' web development software)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
November 29, 1999... AIMED AT businesses that want to get a Web site up and running yesterday, NetObjects Fusion has always been an easy-to-use and flexible tool, and the Fusion 5.0 beta that I tested for this review is no exception. Fusion doesn't allow you to...

WebWare Lite lightens your Web-site load: Program updates high- performance Web sites with ease.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
November 29, 1999... IT IS AS TRUE with a Web site as it is with other enterprise applications: It isn't the design that makes up the bulk of development, it's the ongoing maintenance. At the same time, it doesn't make sense to burden your technical staff with...

LivePublish delivers tailored Web content: Publish document collections to the Web or CD-ROM.(NextPage's LivePublish 2.0 DTP software)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
November 29, 1999... NEXTPAGE'S LivePublish 2.0 is designed to make it easy for a corporation or commercial publisher to publish large numbers of formatted documents -- technical documentation, user guides, policy manuals, and other references -- to the Web or on...

BuzzPower builds user interaction: Software creates communities that enhance Web sites.(BuzzCompany's BuzzPower 3.0)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
November 29, 1999... AS MORE COMPANIES look for new services to add to their Internet commerce sites, to attract and retain customers, and as a result increase profitability, these sites are moving away from a static, product-centric focus and toward interactive...

NET PROPHET: Ford and Priceline: Don't make consumers bid for new cars online.(Humor)(Column)
November 29, 1999... FORD MOTOR and Priceline.com have a deal for bidding on new cars. I think it's a horrible idea. Would you like your neighbor to pay $500 less for his or her Mustang than you did? I'm skeptical of the whole "reverse-auction business...

Pilot refines decision support: Balanced scorecards offer useful metrics that improve business planning.(Pilot Software's Pilot Balanced Scorecard 6.2 beta)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
November 29, 1999... EXECUTIVES looking for ways to better understand and help their companies evolve should consider implementing a balanced scorecard. By enabling you to view information and quickly analyze data, Pilot Software's Pilot Balanced Scorecard 6.2,...

PUTTING STRATEGY INTO ACTION.(balanced scorecards)(Technology Information)
November 29, 1999... Corporations across the world have begun leveraging the power of balanced scorecards for converting vision and strategy into measurable targets. Introduced in 1991 by Drs. Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton as a management tool, balanced...

Bluestone steels midtier for e-commerce: Sapphire/Web boosts integration and manageability.(Bluestone Software's Sapphire/Web 6.1 electronic commerce software)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
November 29, 1999... BUSINESSES looking to leverage new and existing applications and data sources for electronic-commerce will do well to consider the latest Java-based server framework from Bluestone Software. I was pleased to find that Sapphire/Web 6.1...

ENTERPRISE TOOLBOX: Demands of e-business pressure IT to cut quality in moving software to market.(Column)
November 29, 1999... NO MATTER WHAT products or services your company provides, the rush is on to compete for online customers. The accelerated pace of Web time leads us down the path of rapid deployment; getting an application to market quickly can give you that...

FROM THE EDITOR IN CHIEF: It's the CTOs who help to drive the changing role of IT in the world of business.(chief technology officers)(Industry Trend or Event)(Column)
November 29, 1999... The emergence of chief technology officers as leading lights of the IT community is one of those overnight trends that has been more than 10 years in the making. Ever since I first started writing about technology in 1986, a common...

Web redefines role of CTO.(chief technology officer hiring opportunities)(Industry Trend or Event)
November 29, 1999... SO YOU WANT TO BE a chief technology officer (CTO)? The field is rife with possibilities. But don't bother detailing a 10- year plan for climbing to CTO stardom -- there are many paths to the CTO's office, and the job is changing so...

Technology defines business at e-Exchange.com.(online IT equipment exchange)(Company Operations)
November 29, 1999... AT AN INTERNET START-UP -- or even an established company's electronic- commerce division -- flexibility and creativity may be the CTO's biggest assets. Just ask Julian Bond, chief technology officer at e-Exchange.com, a London-based...

IS SURVIVAL GUIDE: Focusing on both internal and external customers is the key to career success.(Industry Trend or Event)(Column)
November 29, 1999... MANAGEMENT SPEAK: 1) Systems requirements allocated to software are controlled to establish a baseline for software engineering and management. 2) Software plans, products, and activities are kept consistent with the systems requirements...

CAREER CURRENTS: You may not need to find a new job if your company merges or is acquired.(Industry Trend or Event)(Column)
November 29, 1999... If your company is involved in a merger or acquistion, should you start job-hunting? IF YOUR COMPANY IS merging with another company or is being acquired, it's bound to be unsettling. Recently, I've printed questions and advice from...

THE GRIPE LINE: Best Technical Support: It may not be the guy on the telephones anymore.(Industry Trend or Event)(Column)
November 29, 1999... WITH THE NEW MILLENNIUM almost upon us, it's high time to revisit old ways of doing things to see if they can be improved. So let's consider how we choose the winner for Best Technical Support in InfoWorld's Product of the Year awards. ...

NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Bobby finds a Sterling example of how not to ditch a significant other.(report from Comdex)(Humor)(Column)
November 29, 1999... I'M GLAD TO BE BACK home after the hell that is Comdex, but I'm still without my better half. Rose is showing no signs of returning from New York, and I spent most of last week pleading with her to return. She's having a great time catching...

DOWN TO THE WIRE: North American Geeks flock in annual migration to southwestern desert.(Comdex report, of sorts)(Humor)(Column)
November 29, 1999... I DON'T KNOW WHAT you do for a hobby, but I find it interesting to track the migration patterns of the North American Geek. Before I get started, I should point out that the classification "North American Geek" is actually quite a misnomer....

FROM THE ETHER: What if I-commerce were restricted on weekends and around the holidays?(misguided Internet regulation attempts)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)(Column)
November 29, 1999... WITH THE HELP of the Internet, markets are taking over from governments. Allowing freedom of choice among competing alternatives has proven better than centralized planning, even by democracies. But those who would govern the Internet are...

PCs learn to heal themselves: Web-based support paves way for lower ownership costs.(Industry Trend or Event)
November 22, 1999... THE DAYS OF dispatching armies of support personnel to sort out thorny client-PC problems may be numbered if promised electronic support technology from Intel and Microsoft comes through. With PC vendors and support outfits adhering to...

Major vendors converge on new ASP model.(IBM, Novell plan separate initiatives for application service providers)(Company Business and Marketing)
November 22, 1999... OFFICIALS AT IBM and Novell hope to foster the development of a vibrant application service provider (ASP) market through separate initiatives designed to promote integration across multiple applications. The moves come amid efforts by...

FROM THE NEWS DESK: Do self-healing PCs equal a catch-22?(Industry Trend or Event)
November 22, 1999... It's a wonder that it has taken system vendors this long to provide a support solution that will at least reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) within IT infrastructures. But to be fair, vendors have in the past attempted to solve the...

Sun, ECMA fall out over Java standardization.(European Computer Manufacturers' Association)(Company Business and Marketing)
November 22, 1999... SUN'S proprietary claims over all things Java might spell the end of the company's second bid to have the technology validated as a formal industry standard. As agreed earlier this year, Sun was to have supplied the European Computer...

Judge appoints mediator in Microsoft case.(Richard Posner)(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
November 22, 1999... The prospect of a settlement between the federal government and Microsoft in the antitrust case against the software giant grew stronger last week, as U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson appointed a mediator to the case. One day after...

Commerce Dept. optimistic about Y2K.(Industry Trend or Event)(Brief Article)
November 22, 1999... The U.S. Department of Commerce last week predicted that the likely impact of the year-2000 date rollover will be small on the domestic front. The report, at cher.eda.doc.gov/agencies/esa/y2k.pdf, forecasts minor effects on the U.S. economy...

OMG approves CORBA Component Model.(Object Management Group)(Technology Information)(Brief Article)
November 22, 1999... The board of directors of the Object Management Group (OMG) last week formally approved the industry consortium's CORBA Component Model (CCM), a language-neutral server-side component model that is a superset of the Enterprise JavaBeans...

Microsoft blinks first in IM standoff.(America Online, instant messaging)(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
November 22, 1999... Microsoft has backed away from a battle with America Online (AOL) over instant messaging (IM) communications. Since July, the two companies have been playing tug-of-war over IM services, beginning with Microsoft's creation of MSN Messenger...

Siebel to acquire OnTarget.(Siebel Systems)(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
November 22, 1999... Siebel Systems last week announced plans to acquire OnTarget, an Atlanta-based sales methodology, sales training, and consulting company that has focused on high-tech, telecommunications, and professional- services markets. The deal will make...

Windows 2000 in last beta: Microsoft officials say it will be more reliable than NT.(Product Development)
November 22, 1999... WITH WINDOWS 2000 heading into its last beta-testing session, Microsoft is acknowledging something that its competitors have been asserting since 1996: Windows NT wasn't as reliable an operating system as corporations needed. What...

Linux sets sights on business-to-business solutions.(Linux Business Expo)(Industry Trend or Event)
November 22, 1999... THE LINUX community made its strongest showing to date at Comdex last week featuring its first Linux Business Expo, keynotes from three top executives, and several product unveilings from its major players. Linux Business Expo, which took...

Intel, L&H to launch 'agentless' call centers.(Lernout & Hauspie)(Company Business and Marketing)
November 22, 1999... INTEL, in conjunction with speech-technology vendor Lernout & Hauspie (L&H), will launch "agentless" customer-service call-center services for electronic-commerce vendors late next year. The application service provider (ASP) service will...

Ellison: Best-of-breed isn't - Oracle chief knocks mix-and-match software approach.(Oracle CEO Larry Ellison at Oracle OpenWorld conference)(Industry Trend or Event)
November 22, 1999... ACCORDING TO Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, companies are better off making concessions on functionality in favor of tighter application integration, a stance that even his company's own president, Ray Lane, admitted could be construed as favoring...

Oracle, Microsoft spin Webs.(Oracle's Intelligent Webhouse Initiative, Microsoft's Business Intelligence Analytics)(Company Business and Marketing)
November 22, 1999... ONLINE BUSINESS intelligence took center stage last week as Oracle rolled out what it is calling its Intelligent Webhouse Initiative, just days after Microsoft announced its Business Intelligence Analytics initiative. Both vendors are...

Gateway readies Web site for business buyers.(Gateway's E-source service)(Company Business and Marketing)
November 22, 1999... GATEWAY PLANS TO close the online gap between it and rivals such as Dell and Compaq Computer with the launch of a new Internet service called E-source. The company expects to roll out by the end of the year an extranet that will link...

Technology convergence: As users' habits change, companies adapt to keep pace.(Comdex-Fall 1999)(Industry Trend or Event)
November 22, 1999... THE DAYS OF TWO distinct commercial and consumer markets in the technology industry are fading fast as vendors react to the convergence of people's personal and professional lives. And largely because of the Internet, many companies are...

PALM, SONY COLLABORATE ON OS.(Palm OS)(Company Business and Marketing)
November 22, 1999... Business users of the PalmPilot will find a familiar interface in consumer products after Palm Computing, a unit of 3Com, last week announced a deal to develop a new version of the Palm OS for use in handheld consumer-electronics products....

Consumer PCs, corporate PCs: All the same under the skin.(COMDEX, fall 1999)(Industry Trend or Event)
November 22, 1999... AT COMDEX this year, attendees viewing the outrageous shapes and colors of legacy-free home PCs may be missing the bigger picture: Although home and business systems may look different on the outside, both are sharing more and more of the...

XML to unify Web profiles: E-businesses collaborate on standard for customer view.(Customer Profile Exchange consortium)(Industry Trend or Event)
November 22, 1999... A FREQUENT traveler books a hotel room online. When he gets to the hotel, he explains that he'd like to apply frequent-flyer points he's earned from a program affiliated with the hotel toward a free night's stay. The clerk at the hotel shakes...

Internet tax proposals debated in Congress.(Government Activity)
November 22, 1999... SEVERAL STATE and local government groups last week urged Congress not to make any sweeping changes to the way Internet-based commerce is taxed. Instead, the groups -- which include the nation's governors, mayors, and other decision-makers --...

Sprint, Cisco ready Internet access packages.(Company Business and Marketing)
November 22, 1999... SPRINT LAST WEEK, together with Cisco Systems, unveiled Internet service offerings prepackaged for businesses of any size looking for ready-made access. Dubbed "Enterprise Internet Access Solutions," the bundled IP offerings are intended...