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Microsoft, IBM, and Ariba plan to launch by early May a Web directory that's an integral part of the companies' vision for simplifying business communications over the Internet. While a […]

Feature Story Copy Template v4 tc2ctech0313-01 March 13, 2001 Aligo Simplifies Wireless App Development Antone Gonsalves Aligo Inc. is shipping this week a mobile application server that nearly automates the […]

An increasing number of vendors providing content management software for e-commerce are answering the demand of corporate IT for more standards-based software. The latest company to follow the trend is […]

With nearly half of online retailers losing money on shipping and handling of products, a third of all businesses are expected to outsource their fulfillment operations in the next year, […]

Industry analysts who met with Sun Microsystems Inc. on Tuesday walked away with mixed reviews on the company's strategy for building advanced Internet services. A day earlier in San Francisco, […]

Borland Software Corp. announced Wednesday at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in New York that it will ship its Kylix rapid application development tool for Linux in February, a move […]

The land grab is on among Web application development vendors. This week alone there has been major Web application development news from Hewlett-Packard Co. (stock: HWP); Oracle Corp. (stock: ORCL); […]

SAN FRANCISCO -- Steve Jobs gave Apple enthusiasts what they wanted Tuesday, unveiling at Macworld faster Macs, a new PowerBook and software that the company hopes will jumpstart sales following […]

When Apple CEO Steve Jobs addresses the Mac faithful at next week's Macworld in San Francisco, the rest of the industry will be looking for signs that the company can […]

Apple had no choice when it cut prices of its higher-end computers by up to $1,000 because of high inventory levels and competitive pressures, analysts said Wednesday. Apple Computer Inc. […]

Major high-tech companies launched the Business Internet Consortium on Wednesday, billing the group as a nonprofit think tank to provide neutral best practices information for corporate customers embarking on e-commerce […]

America Online Inc., the king of instant messaging, has many traitors in its court. A study released Thursday by Jupiter Media Metrix Co., New York, shows nearly a third of […]

BroadVision Inc. took a big step in opening up its e-commerce application platform to industry standards Wednesday, saying upcoming versions of its products would support the Java 2 Enterprise Edition […]

Microsoft Corp. wants the PC alive, and Oracle Corp. wants it dead. But the fate of the Internet's most popular window will depend on technology neither company controls -- peer-to-peer. […]

Online holiday shoppers are expected to dip into their pockets more this year then last, but the rate of growth in spending is predicted to slow, an Internet research firm […]

Christmas has arrived early for some computer users, but the present their receiving is not from Santa. Anti-virus experts reported Friday discovering a new Internet worm called Navidad@m, which enters […]

Independent marketplaces that bring buyers and suppliers together on the Internet are suffering from major growing pains. Some high-profile marketplaces have recently reported layoffs and restructuring in a scramble to […]

Louis Gerstner, IBM Corp. chairman and chief executive, said Wednesday that the company's revenue troubles in 2000 were reflective of its transforming into an e-business within an IT industry undergoing […]

SAN FRANCISCO -- Forget social security and prescriptions for elders: When San Francisco voters turn out at the polls, they'll be pondering Proposition L. Proposition L would ban new development […]

Intel Corp. and BroadVision Inc. announced on Thursday a joint sales, marketing, and development agreement that each company hopes will widen its reach in the e-commerce market. For chipmaker Intel, […]

Customer relationship management suites seldom meet all the needs of enterprise customers, so smaller vendors are trying to fill the gaps. At the DCI Customer Relationship Management Conference and Exposition […]

Many large corporations engaged in electronic commerce are losing out on potential revenue growth and improved customer satisfaction by failing to integrate their traditional and online customer relationship management systems. […]

The wireless Web world got a bit wackier Monday with dueling announcements from Sun Microsystems Inc. and IBM Corp. In a splashy event for analysts and reporters at its Santa […]

The Sun-Netscape Alliance, a collaboration of Sun Microsystems Inc. and America Online Inc., released on Monday a new unified messaging platform that's a key component of Sun's strategy for providing […]

On the heels of a turnaround quarter, PeopleSoft Inc. is keeping the momentum going with its focus on the corporate supply chain, customer relationship management, and online trading exchanges. The […]

Hype often bites the hand that feeds it, and it apparently has taken a chunk out of the wireless Web market. For the last year, wireless service providers and mobile […]

The race is on among computer giants jockeying for position within the emerging in-car computing market. Sun Microsystems Inc., Palo Alto, Calif., announced on Monday it had joined OnStar, General […]

Customer relationship management applications are nearly useless without the ability to analyze data collected during customer communications and to act on that information. CRM vendors have been talking about unifying […]

Rational Software Corp. is blending code and content management in a new tool suite that helps managers better track the work of website developers and content creators. The Rational Suite […]

WebMethods Inc. announced Wednesday the availability of a suite of products meant to make it easier for companies to integrate internal and external business-to-business processes. As part of the suite, […]

Kana Communications Inc. is getting ready to announce the next version of its Internet customer-relationship management software, which integrates customer service technology obtained through the $4.2 billion acquisition in February […]

Online electronics exchanges, considered by some experts as a benchmark for gauging the progress of the electronic business-to-business industry, have gotten an overall C-minus rating from one management consulting firm. […]

SAN FRANCISCO -- Oracle Corp. Monday outlined new versions of its application server, touting easier development and deployment of wireless applications and for caching frequently accessed Web pages to improve […]

Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft Corp., will leave the company's board Nov. 9 and take on a new position as senior strategy adviser to chief executive Steve Ballmer and chairman […]

The World Wide Web Consortium, which recently formed a working group for standardizing SOAP, is expected to finish within a year its first specification for it, an official close to […]

Analytical software maker I-Impact Inc. plans to ship its first product next week, focusing on providing companies with a tool for predicting the impact business activities will have on the […]

Digital Courier Technologies Inc., hoping to cash in on the projected growth of Internet-enabled wireless devices, is extending its fraud-detection service to make purchases over mobile devices more secure. Market […]

Leading online auctioneer eBay Inc. has signed an exclusive agreement to incorporate on its site Andale Inc.'s software for counting the number of buyers who view a particular auction listing. […]

Visa U.S.A unveiled Tuesday its new "smart Visa" card, which provides better security than traditional credit cards by storing cardholders' identification within a microprocessor chip. Member financial institutions that plan […]

Ariba Inc. started shipping Monday a new version of its trading software, which has been enhanced with new features for conducting complex negotiations often found between manufacturers and suppliers. In […]

Startup Vocus Inc. is bringing yet another acronym to the industry -- XRM. The acronym stands for external relationship management, and the Lanham, Md., ASP is using it to describe […]

MasterCard International Ltd. and TradeCard Inc. announced an agreement Wednesday to develop an online payment system that provides businesses with a single mechanism for completing electronic commerce transactions. Company officials […]

Sun Microsystems Inc.'s decision not to embrace Linux with the same fervor as competitors IBM Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. has sparked concern from at least one analyst firm that believes […]

Startup company iNetNow Inc. is making a bold call: Cellular phones will never really become great Internet devices. Though many consumers expected PC-like accessibility with their devices, the reality is […]

IBM Corp. this week began shipping personalization software for the WebSphere electronic commerce platform, providing customers with a simplified environment for targeting particular goods and services to site visitors. WebSphere […]

San Francisco -- Apple CEO Steve Jobs said the public beta release of the next-generation Mac OS X will be available Sept. 13, meeting the company's self-imposed deadline. Of course, […]

Ariba Inc. started shipping Tuesday the latest version of Ariba Buyer, which includes new globalization features that help companies buy goods from suppliers in other countries. Version 7.0 of the […]

For startup CashEdge Inc., looking to India for workers to field customer questions over the Web was an easy decision. The Milpitas, Calif., company was building its Web-based financial services […]

For startup CashEdge Inc., looking to India for workers to field customer questions over the Web was an easy decision. The Milpitas, Calif., company was building its Web-based financial services […]

Companies focused on bringing better quality streaming media to Internet users are attracting the attention of financial analysts. Despite the poor quality of video and sound on consumer websites, Wall […]