Sarah Stambler's Marketing with Technology News articles from February 2000

Sarah Stambler's Marketing with Technology News archives from February 2000

Info appliances to outsell PCs in 2002.(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
February 1, 2000... The information appliance market will outsell personal computers in two years and sales will be near $18 billion by 2004, International Data Corp. says in a recently released study. IDC's predicted popularity of devices can generally be...

Waiting room patients get net access instead of magazines.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Patients tired of reading outdated magazines in doctors' waiting rooms can now view the Internet and sign up with the Internet service provider (ISP) MindSpring, as a result of a partnership announced by privately held Helios Health Inc. and...

WAP: Overhyped & Undersupported.(wireless application protocol)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
February 1, 2000... The massive hype in the cellular industry over WAP (wireless application protocol) is over the top, mainly because there are so few suitable services available to support the technology at the moment, according to research due to be published...

Israeli firm develops secure E-Voucher Technology.(RegiSoft)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... RegiSoft, an Israeli e-commerce firm, says it has developed an electronic voucher (e-voucher) and ticketing system that can be securely used for public access applications, such as theaters, car rentals, and airline tickets. Known as the...

Rich media will transform comms by 2005.(innovations in telecommunication to have social implications)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2000... Within five years, "personal rich media" -- such as video e-mail, animated online greeting cards, digital photo albums, and even online feature-length videos -- will all be part of the US mainstream, according to a new study by Forrester...

Graphical Proof. (Sites).(RealTimeImage)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... RealTimeImage has launched what it calls the first one-stop proofing service for graphics arts pros. The San Mateo, Calif.-based company's RealTimeProof system allows the creators of digital designs to demonstrate what the works will look like...

Get smart on WAP with SmartPhones.com. (Sites).(new portal site for mobile phone users)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... ePhones.com has opened SmartPhones.com, a new portal site that is dedicated to the new Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)-enabled phones. The site includes up-to-the-minute news on WAP and SmartPhone technology, links to WAP enabled sites on...

Instant sweepstakes. (Sites).(Flashbase Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2000... For e-commerce Web sites, success can seem like a lottery. But one technique that can at least drive up a site's traffic - if not profits - is the online sweepstakes. Now, companies that have something to give away in return for visitors can...

AdStar.com's Advertisel23.com cassified ad portal.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2000... AdStar.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADST, ADSTW), a leading channel for the placement of print and online classifieds, announced that its classified ad Web portal, Advertisel23 .com, has opened online access for classified ad placement into the top 10...

Get ready for the next major Paradigm shift.(forecasts for technological change)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
February 1, 2000... It's been about six years now since the Web first took the world by storm. That's a pretty good heyday to have in today's rapidly evolving techo-world. Hang on now for the next part of the ride: The PC is slated to take a back seat to...