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Intel Corp. will launch a new processor this week, but unlike the companys more recent chip launches, this product will likely face an uphill climb for acceptance. The DSP (digital-signal processor), which Intel and co-developer Analog Devices Inc. plan to unveil at a press conference in New York, will be used in such electronic devices […]

Although Dell Computer Corp. stands out as a major e-commerce player, generating about $16 billion in online sales annually, that success apparently hasnt spurred suppliers to join the companys new business-to-business exchange, the Dell Marketplace. First announced by company Chairman and CEO Michael Dell in September, the B2B exchange, www.dellmarketplace.com, was quietly launched the first […]

Although Sun Microsystems Inc. recently completed its first elections to the two executive committees overseeing Java, its unlikely the elections will put to rest concerns about just how open the Java Community Process is. Thirty companies and individuals have been elected in a two-part process, the first consisting of Sun nominees and the second consisting […]

Netscape 6 is put through (Web) mill Technical director jim rapoza gave Netscape 6 a mixed review (www.eweek.com/links), burying the browser for corporate use because of its lack of LDAP support and praising its flexibility and compliance with standards. But the value of standards compliance can be tough to gauge when the features of the […]

Stanley kubricks 1968 film, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” showed a future that seemed distant enough to give us time to invent it. Sure enough (despite laggard progress into space), weve already grown used to everyday encounters with many of the movies once-futuristic concepts, from handheld devices to supercomputers. In the spirit of the holistic vision […]

Ingram Micro Inc. hopes to begin next year as an aggregator of ASPs, but the company may have trouble finding customers among its clientele of IT managers, industry sources said. The wholesale technology supplier, in Santa Ana, Calif., will offer hosted software from application service provider partners Exenet Technologies Inc., FutureLink Corp. and Wizmo Inc. […]

Vendors planning to implement the new DOM standard, issued by the World Wide Web Consortium last month, are welcoming new capabilities for what has become a key driver of XML. Document Object Model is used as a programming model within a browser as well as a primary interface for Extensible Markup Language. DOM Level 2, […]

Rank 00 Rank 99 Company Chief Executive Online Revenue (000) Online Profit (000) Overall Revenue (000) Overall Profit (000) Business 101 94 Modem Media G.M. OConnell $106,900 ($5,800) $106,900 ($5,800) E-business consulting and research 102 N/R CarsDirect.com* Robert Brisco $106,000 N/A $106,000 N/A Auto buying services 103 N/R Palm* Carl J. Yankowski $106,000 N/A $1,060,000 […]

As last years explosive dot-coms turn into this years dot-bombs, theres a growing perception that the Web isnt a place to do business. In this case, perception is not reality. A new study from Forrester Research found that e-commerce – both business-to-business and business-to-consumer – will continue to grow and will account for 8.6 percent […]

In the world of e-business, old economy companies still rule the revenue roost. But some new Internet ventures are making inroads. Old or new, the business-to-business companies that forged their way onto the Interactive 500 all share a few key traits. They all have an intense focus on customer service that has helped them increase […]