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Analysis & Commentary
- ENTERPRISE INFORMATION PORTALS/ENTERPRISE KNOWLEDGE PORTALS
by Joseph M. Firestone, Ph.D.
- Enterprise Information Portals are applications that enable companies to
unlock internally and externally stored information, and provide users a
single gateway to personalized information needed to make informed business
decisions.
- AnVil Informatics RECEIVES $3.5 M INVESTMENT COMMITMENT
- AnVil Informatics Inc announced that it has completed its first round of
venture capital financing with three leading venture capital firms:
Seaflower Ventures, Mason Wells Biomedical Fund, and Applied Genomic
Technology Capital Funds.
- PANASONIC DVD-RAM COMBINES WITH eSystems' ASaP
- Panasonic and eSystems Inc announced that ASaP, eSystems' revolutionary
multi-dimensional database software, is compatible with Panasonic's
4.7/9.4GB DVD-RAM drive.
- CoBank IMPLEMENTS ERisk's WEB-BASED SOFTWARE
- ERisk announced that CoBank has successfully implemented ERisk's ERM
Analytics, an enterprise-wide risk management framework and application
service provider (ASP) offering.
- iLux/InterNetivity PROVIDE INTERACTIVE ANALYSIS OF WEB DATA
- iLux Corporation, the fast growing, Silicon Valley-based provider of
e-marketing Web analytics and campaigning solutions for consumer and B2B
e-commerce sites, announced it has entered into a product integration
agreement with InterNetitvity Inc.
- VISUAL INSIGHTS RECEIVES $25 M SECOND ROUND FINANCING
- Visual Insights, the eBusiness Performance Company, announced that it has
received $25 million in second-round financing from new investors Milstein
Brothers Capital Partners and Topspin Partners, and first-round investors
Intel, Lucent Technologies, ABN Amro Private Equity and Emigrant Capital.
Action Items
Informatica Apps Implemented by Brocade Communications
Informatica Corporation announced that Brocade Communications Systems Inc,
a leading provider of Storage Area Networking infrastructure, has
implemented the Informatica eCRM application in only six weeks to enhance
customer relationship management.
Cognos BI Selected by Many Educational Institutions
Schools, universities, and boards of education across North America have
chosen Cognos, one of the world's largest and most successful business
intelligence companies, to help them deliver A-grade service to their
students, staff, and communities.
DataMirror Wins Key Customers
DataMirror Corporation, a leading provider of e-Business data integration
and resiliency solutions, announced a number of key customer wins for its
award-winning Transformation Server data integration software.
Private Healthcare Systems Selects W3Health's W3 DRS
Private Healthcare Systems announced that it has licensed W3Health's
Internet-based reporting and analysis solution - W3 DRS - to more
effectively analyze data related to the cost and delivery of health care
services across PHCS provider networks.
Turbolinux Will Sell IBM SW for Linux
Closely held Turbolinux will start selling International Business Machines
Corp software that runs on Linux, the latest move by Big Blue to spur
acceptance of the upstart operating system.
Compaq Will Distribute Informatica PowerCenter/PowerMart
Informatica Corporation announced that it has signed an agreement with
Compaq Computer Corporation through which Compaq will distribute Informatica
PowerCenter and Informatica PowerMart data integration platform software to
offer customers fully integrated business insight solutions.
iPlanet Introduces XML-Based ECXpert 3.5
iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, a Sun-Netscape Alliance, announced the
availability of iPlanet ECXpert 3.5, a server-side B2B software solution
that routes and converts documents between designated senders and receivers.
Manhattan Assoc to Embed Knosys' ProClarity into SmartInfo
Manhattan Associates Inc will embed Knosys' ProClarity Analytical Platform
technology into its new business intelligence tool SmartInfo. SmartInfo will
allow Manhattan Associates customers to access, analyze and respond to
supply chain and warehouse data for faster and informed decision-making.
MIS AG Names Anthony L. Politano CEO of USA
MIS AG, a global provider of business intelligence solutions, announced
the appointment of Anthony L. "Tony" Politano as CEO of the company's United
States division.
Norkom Technologies Licenses Alchemist to Vhi Healthcare
Norkom Technologies has licensed its intelligent customer interaction
software Norkom Alchemist to Vhi Healthcare, Ireland's largest health
insurer. Vhi Healthcare will use Norkom Alchemist to help facilitate their
transition to a customer-oriented multi-product enterprise.
Oracle Offers Free Linux CDs to Developers
Oracle announced that more than 1.3 million members of Oracle's developer
program, Oracle Technology Network (OTN), can register to receive a free CD
of Oracle9i Application Server on Linux.
PeopleSoft Delivers PeopleSoft CRM Analytics
PeopleSoft announced the on-time delivery of PeopleSoft Customer
Relationship Management (CRM) Analytics, a pure Internet suite of
applications that enables businesses to measure the effectiveness of sales,
marketing, and customer support activities.
Canadian Pacific Railway Deploys Business Objects SW
Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) is a company that lives by the clock.
Timetables, shipments, and customer satisfaction are all tied to Father
Time. Now, with Business Objects, the world's leading provider of e-business
intelligence (e-BI) solutions, CPR can better analyze the utilization of
more than 80,000 railcars.
Rapt/Actuate Deliver Interactive and Actionable Content
Rapt Inc and Actuate Corp announced a strategic partnership. Rapt will
optimize its platform for integration with the Actuate Information Delivery
solution, enabling customers to more quickly and effectively present Rapt's
trading intelligence data and strategic sourcing plans.
Silvon Software Introduces Customer Analysis App
Silvon Software Inc announced the availability of a customer analysis
solution that will be marketed and sold under the company's Stratum suite of
business performance management applications.
Stario Launches Stario MVC -Most Valuable Customer- 2.1
Stario, a leading provider of real-time solutions for optimizing customer
value, announced it has launched Stario MVC 2.1, its new Web-based program
that enables businesses to identify, recognize and reward their most
valuable customers while influencing less frequent customers to generate
more value.
Verity Selected to Power WilsonWeb
Verity Inc and the H.W. Wilson Company, a premier publisher of Web, CD-ROM
and print references for librarians and researchers worldwide, announced
that Verity technology has been selected to power the new version of the
WilsonWeb which is targeted for deployment in 2001.
"In spite of substantial progress, the B2B world still is
built on a conglomeration of disparate business systems and
data definitions."
- Stuart Wells, senior vice president of iPlanet
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