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B-to-B: Evolution, not revolution

Author: JT Smith

The Standard observes that online marketplaces are getting squeezed from all sides, now some are transforming themselves into application service providers.

Web traffic servers fail

Author: JT Smith

According to the Wall Street Journal, four of the 13 computers that manage global Internet traffic partially failed for a brief period Wednesday night due to a technical glitch.

IMUnified takes AIM at open messaging

Author: JT Smith

Instant messaging group IMUnified plans to allow customers to chat real-time with subscribers in other systems using techniques that rival America Online has also employed, according to Reuters.

Internet Update

Author: JT Smith

This is a roundup of new and updated resources and services on
the global Internet, from Newsbytes.

UPshot.com’s take on OracleSalesOnline

Author: JT Smith

Keith Raffel, UpShot.com’s founder and CEO, spoke out today on the pending announcement of Oracle’s “free” sales automation offering, reported by Business Wire.

Category:

  • Open Source

CMGI confident AltaVista will float

Author: JT Smith

Speaking to The Register, Sam Sethi, European Marketing Director for
CMGI, said: “We’re still planning to IPO either later this year or in the first quarter 2001 – depending on market conditions.”

Linux project serves as IBM recruiting tool

Author: JT Smith

The EE Times surmises that IBM’s Linux wristwatch project has served as an effort to recruit hands for the company’s open-software thrust.

Category:

  • Linux

ID-PRO AG embarks on capital increase

Author: JT Smith

By announcing a new capital increase ID-PRO AG, one of Europe’s leading GNU/LINUX service providers, is signaling the next phase in its expansion strategy, reports NewsAlert.

Conectiva’s update to xchat

Author: JT Smith

Linux Weekly News is offering an update to the IRC client xchat.

Online music site cuts its own deal

Author: JT Smith

The Seattle Times is reporting, while the big dogs of the online music world haggle with the recording industry over fees for songs, upstart Soundbreak.com broke from the pack and cut a deal.