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74 McLeodUSA
The Business Journal - Serving Phoenix & the Valley of the Sun, Nov 3, 2000 v21 i5 p14
Qwest signs $600M deal for voice/Internet service.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Phoenix Business Journal, Inc.
Qwest Communications International Inc., Arizona's largest local phone and Internet service;
provider, signed a three-year deal with McLeodUSA Inc. worth $600 million.
Company off officials said it was the largest wholesale contract in Qwest history.
The Oct. 31 agreement calls-for Quest to provide voice and data communications services to
McLeodUSA, a Clear Rapids, Iowa-based telecommunications provider. The deal will allow
McLeod to offer customers DSL high-speed Internet and voice-messaging services.
A day earlier, Qwest announced that it would offer voice-activated Internet browsing service for
Arizona customers.
The service, which started Nov. 1, will allow a customer to access the Internet with their voice
over a cell phone and get a voice-activated response.
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75 Micron Technology
Electronic Buyers' News, March 13, 2000 p10
Micron in distrib deal with LG. (LG International to distribute Micron Technologies' memory
chips)(Company Business and Marketing) Crista Souza.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 CMP Media, Inc.
Silicon Valley- In what market watchers are calling an "interesting public relations coup,"
Micron Technologies Inc. has tapped a major Korean electronics company, LG International
Corp., to distribute its memory chips.
The deal gives Micron Technology a good position for growth in the Korean electronics
industry, according to Mike Sadler, vice president of sales and marketing.
Micron's products will be largely consumed by LG, which in addition to being a major
electronics OEM is also an influential "trading company," authorized by the Korean government
to import and export electronic products.
"We need SDRAM and SDRAM modules for production of desktop and notebook PCs, and
SRAM and flash for production of cellular phones," said K.J. Lee, a spokesman for LG
International, in Seoul, Korea.
Although LG itself will be Micron's biggest customer, it will also sell the Boise, Idaho-based
company's products to a variety of Korean electronics manufacturers, such as those designing
Internet PCs, VGA cards, and set-top boxes, Lee said.
The distribution deal couldn't have happened a year ago, when LG was still in the DRAM
business, according to industry observers. However, its subsidiary, LG Semicon Co. Ltd., has
since been merged with the chip operations of Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. Ltd. under a
controversial government mandate.
In fact, the often rancorous merger of the LG and Hyundai semiconductor operations may help
explain LG's new-found willingness to turn to a U.S. supplier, according to analysts, although
LG was noncommittal.
"There may be bad blood between LG and Hyundai now," said Steve Cullen, an analyst at InStat Group, Scottsdale, Ariz. "And LG may not want to be captive to Samsung," Korea's other
major memory-chip producer.
Cullen was somewhat surprised, however, that LG would opt to import Micron products, noting
that Korean chip makers already produce more memory components than the entire Asia-Pacific
region consumes. LG has also used Hitachi Ltd. as a source for memory chips.
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LG will distribute Micron's complete line of memory components, and offer limited value-added
services, such as credit terms, and product road maps. The company will carry stock for some
products, and provide just-in-time delivery to customers. Lee declined to say how much revenue
the Micron line is expected to generate, but said there is no specified sales target.
Micron also maintains a relationship in Korea with I&C Microsystems Co. Ltd., a manufacturers'
representative.
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76 Microsoft
Planet IT, Dec 6, 2000 pNA
Microsoft Takes On Siebel, Oracle In CRM. (Signs three-year deal with Pivotal to promote
XML-based demand-chain suite.)(Company Business and Marketing) Paula Rooney.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 CMP Media, Inc.
Microsoft has enlisted the help of a key independent software vendor to take on Siebel and
Oracle in customer relationship management.
The software company on Tuesday signed a three-year, multimillion-dollar pact with Pivotal
Corp. to promote Pivotal's XML-based Demand Chain Network suite to enterprise customers.
The deal, similar to the one Microsoft (stock: MSFT) unveiled last September with SAP and
CommerceOne, gives Microsoft entry into the CRM and e-commerce space now occupied by
titans like Siebel Systems Inc. (stock: SEBL) and Oracle Corp. (stock: ORCL)
Analysts viewed the announcement as a blow to Onyx Software Corp., a Pivotal (stock: PVTL)
competitor and Microsoft partner. Onyx (stock: ONXS) officials were not available for
comment.
As part of the Microsoft-Pivotal pact, the two companies will engage in joint product
development, marketing, and sales, officials from both companies said.
"This is a new form of partnership that is deeper and closer than in the past," said Charles
Stevens, vice president of the Enterprise Partner Group at Microsoft, Redmond, Wash. "Recently
we embarked on a new strategy and we're developing closer relationships with solution portfolio
[vendors] so customers are guaranteed a single solution."
The "demand chain" market -- a relatively new concept that entails stitching together CRM and
e-commerce functions in a single application -- is not yet owned by any one vendor, Stevens
said. According to a report issued by AMR Research in November, for instance, large enterprises
have begun investing in "demand-driven e-business platforms," a category pioneered by Pivotal,
Kirkland, Wash.
Analysts say the Pivotal product will appeal to mid-market customers but that Microsoft's
reputation in the enterprise applications market remains murky.
"Microsoft has traditionally been a good sales partner and a poor implementation partner -- they
just don't understand enterprise applications," said Erin Kinikin, a vice president at Giga
Information Group, noting that the IBM-Siebel pact is another option for mid-market customers.
"Call this a great deal for Pivotal and a good demand generator for CRM in the mid-market,"
Kinikin said. "Implementation success will still be a factor of Pivotal's ability to train and
support an implementation network, with Microsoft's help in pulling in integrators."
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The Pivotal product leverages Microsoft's XML .Net Enterprise 2000 servers, including
Windows 2000, SQL Server 2000, Commerce Server 2000, and BizTalk Server 2000. It includes
demand chain management, e-selling, e-relationship, and e-business hub modules.
Norm Francis, Pivotal president and CEO, said his company coined the term "demand chain
network" in July to denote the need for handling multiple channels of customer and business
partner contact as well as e-commerce.
"The Internet enables people providing the service to collaborate in better ways with the
customer," Francis said. "It's analogous to what's going on in the supply-chain side, which is how
components flow up; but there is a demand chain that revolves around the customer."
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PC Magazine (UK), Dec 2000 v9 i12 p27
Ericsson and Microsoft go mobile. (Ericsson Microsoft Mobile Venture)(Company Business
and Marketing) WENDY GROSSMAN.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 ZDNet
THE FIRST SOLUTIONS from the Ericsson Microsoft Mobile Venture, the new alliance
launched in mid-September, are expected to be available to mobile operators by the end of 2000.
The new company intends to expand the mobile Internet market by developing and marketing
mobile email solutions for operators based on the two parent companies' products. In practical
terms, it hopes to make it easy for mobile operators to offer usable, secure email to business and
consumer customers, as well as calendaring, to-do lists and other personal information
management functions. It will also offer full mobile access to corporate data for professional
users. At the heart of the plan is Microsoft's Windows 2000 Server and Exchange platforms,
which will be integrated with Ericsson's infrastructure and mobile Internet technologies.
The venture is just a part of a broader alliance between Ericsson and Microsoft. Among other
things, Microsoft will license Ericsson's WAP technology for use in its products. It will also give
Ericsson the use of its Mobile Explorer browser for the company's phones. In addition, Microsoft
Outlook will be bundled with compatible Ericsson phones. The companies have also worked
jointly on new standards such as Bluetooth, WAP and UPnP (Universal Plug and Play).
The alliance will face competition from Symbian, another joint venture in which Ericsson is a
participant with Psion, Motorola, Nokia and Matsushita. Palm has also announced its plans to
join with Motorola to create smart wireless phones.
The new company has its headquarters in Stockholm, but will also have regional centres around
the world. Its formation was eased by a report from the EU Commission, which stated that the
company won't be subject to EC merger review filing.
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Computer Weekly, Nov 16, 2000 p120
Microsoft and Compaq join forces for mobile Internet. (Company Business and
Marketing)(Brief Article) Daniel Thomas.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Reed Elsevier Business Publishing, Ltd.
Microsoft and Compaq have announced plans to collaborate even more closely in order to
develop mobile Internet services technology.
The companies have been forming close links over the past few years, culminating in a joint
launch of Microsoft's .net strategy last September. Now they plan to develop next generation
software for the mobile Internet.
This will involve co-operation on the marketing and selling of Microsoft's mobile Internet
services and software, ready-loaded on Compaq's Proliant servers, through which the
functionality of Compaq's iPaq Pocket PC will be extended.
Both firms also plan to work on delivering mobile data services -- such as the Microsoft
Exchange based calendar, contacts, personalised Web content and rich multimedia content to the
consumer.
Microsoft and Compaq have also been working together on the commercial roll-out of systems
based on Microsoft's Internet Cellular Smart Access (ICSA) platform to mobile network
operators. This collaboration is a move towards the release, early next year, of the Microsoft
Mobile Information 2001 Server around which Compaq's Global Services will be building
professional services.
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BusinessWorld (Philippines), Nov 15, 2000 pBSWD13774307
Ericsson-Microsoft joint venture to offer mobile e-mail solutions.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd.
Ericsson and Microsoft Corp. last Monday launched Ericsson Microsoft Mobile Venture AB, a
new company seeking to drive the mobile Internet by developing and marketing mobile e-mail
solutions for operators.
The joint venture is part of a broader strategic alliance between communications supplier
Ericsson of Sweden and software developer Microsoft of the US.
In a statement, the two firms said the first solutions are expected to be on the market by the end
of the year.
Preparations for the new company have been ongoing for the past months. A management team
is now in place, recruitment has begun and operations are running, the statement said. It added
that the European Union Commission has reported that the formation of the joint venture will not
be subject to EUC merger review filing, which means that the legal entity can be formed.
Ericsson Microsoft Mobile Venture AB is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and will have
regional centers around the world. Ulf Avrin of Ericsson is president of the company.
Ericsson and Microsoft will hold 70% and 30% share in the company respectively.
The company will develop solutions, based on Ericsson's and Microsoft's products, that enable
mobile operators to offer easy-to-use and secure mobile e-mail to both corporate and consumer
customers.
The solutions will also include calendar, to-do list and other personal information management
tools, and will provide professional users with full mobile access to corporate data. The first
solutions are expected to be commercially available for mobile operators by the end of 2000.
The solutions will integrate the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Microsoft Exchange
platforms with Ericsson's infrastructure and mobile Internet technologies.
The new company will provide solutions for mobile operators' existing networks.
Ericsson and Microsoft will sell the solutions to operators worldwide, which gives Ericsson
Microsoft Mobile Venture AB a strong global customer reach.
Ericsson and Microsoft are already cooperating with some of the largest mobile operators in
Europe.
"Mobile e-mail should be as easy as talking on a mobile phone, which is basically what we will
help mobile operators deliver to their customers," said Mr. Avrin in the statement.
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"There is broad recognition that mobile e-mail is one of the key applications needed to create a
mobile Internet mass market. We are already having discussions with leading operators that
show a strong interest in these types of solutions."
Ericsson estimates that mobile phones and other mobile devices will surpass consumer PCs as
the main Internet tool by 2003, and that the number of mobile Internet subscribers will reach one
billion by 2005.
"Microsoft's vision is to work together with mobile operators to provide knowledge workers and
consumers with faster and easier access to mobile e-mail and other mobile data services - by
realizing the promise of information any time, anywhere and on any device," said Paul H. Gross,
senior vice-president of the Collaboration and Mobility Group at Microsoft, in the statement.
"As the world leader in mobility and mobile communications, Ericsson is an ideal partner to help
deliver this vision."
The strategic alliance between Ericsson and Microsoft includes cooperation on the use of the
Microsoft Mobile Explorer browser for Ericsson's feature phones, licensing of Ericsson's WAP
technology for use in Microsoft solutions, and distribution of the Microsoft Outlook messaging
and collaboration client together with applicable Ericsson phones.
As part of the cooperation, the two companies also will work jointly to support open standards
and new technologies such as Bluetooth, WAP and UPnP (Universal Plug & Play).
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ENT, Nov 8, 2000 v5 i18 p20
EMC, Microsoft Partner for High-End Storage. (Company Business and Marketing)
CHRISTOPHER MCCONNELL.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 101 Communications, Inc.
The Joint Support Queue, a partnership between Microsoft and the server vendors that sell
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server machines, gained quite a bit of attention surrounding the
launch of the high-end Windows server. The storage end of Datacenter Server, however, has
gone overlooked.
At September's Datacenter Server launch in San Francisco, Microsoft and storage giant EMC
announced two products for high-end Windows environments: EMC Extractor and EMC
ResourcePak for Windows.
"Microsoft is leveraging technology in EMC's space that is time-tested and time-proven," says
Mike Killian, senior technologist at EMC.
Killian believes Microsoft is prudent to partner with EMC, since EMC has a broad range of
experience providing storage solution in the enterprise. Since Microsoft is attempting to compete
with Unix and mainframe vendors with its Datacenter Server line, it is logical that it would
partner with a company that provides storage products for those environments.
Killian is confident about Datacenter Server and the future of Windows in the enterprise, saying
simply, "We're not going to build stuff that's not going to sell."
Although EMC's history of partnerships with Microsoft might suggest that Microsoft drove EMC
to support Datacenter Server, Killian says the user, not Redmond, is the driving factor for EMC's
Windows initiative. "This is a critical market space of us; our customers are adopting it," he says.
Steve Duplessie, an analyst at Enterprise Storage Group, says Microsoft has quite a bit to gain
from the partnership, as well. "[Datacenter] isn't going to happen until you have a rock-solid data
infrastructure," he says.
Since Microsoft is still in many ways working up from the desktop into the high-end data center
space, it lacks credibility with users. "Microsoft needs to partner with hardware companies that
have respect in the data center, Duplessie says.
Killian agrees that administrators of large-scale projects will not tolerate an iota of flakiness:
"The data center guys don't stand mistakes very well, they don't stand bugs, they don't stand
downtime," he says emphatically. Killian believes the EMC partnership will abate some
administrators' anxieties surrounding a Windows deployment in the data center.
EMC Extractor allows Windows users to extract information from databases stored on EMC
Symmetrix storage systems. A central server authorizes a user to grab the data, then the client
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machine can access it directly from storage by passing the server. It is based on the industry
standard OLE DB interface.
The EMC Resource Pak contains a number of storage management products for Windows,
TimeFinder/SQL Server Integration Module, TimeFinder/Exchange Integration Module,
TimeFinder Setup Wizard, Data Relocation Utility, and Symmetrix Integration Utilities.
The TimeFinder suite is EMC's back up and recovery product for its storage line. The
TimeFinder modules in ResourcePak provide tight integration between TimeFinder and
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or Microsoft Exchange 2000.
Killian believes that the greatest benefit that EMC may derive from the Windows platform is
Windows traditional attraction -- usability.
"We plan to continue to make our products as easy to use as possible," he says. "That's one thing
NT and Windows 2000 has promised to the industry and that's one thing we promise to do as
well."
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Canadian Corporate News, Nov 2, 2000 p1008307c0287
Axia, Cisco, Microsoft Alliance to Play Major Role in Developing Broadband IP Network
in the Province of Alberta.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Canadian Corporate News. News Provided by Comtex.
CALGARY, Nov 02, 2000
The Axia Cisco Microsoft Alliance (ACM Alliance) has won a key role in the Government of
Alberta Internet Protocol (IP) Infrastructure project. The Government of Alberta has selected a
consortium of national and world leading companies that includes Bell Nexxia, Bell Intrigna,
Nortel and the Axia IP Services-led ACM Alliance.
Axia IP Services Ltd. will be responsible for the design, construction, management and operation
of broadband IP transport to approximately 370 communities beyond Bell Intrigna's core
network. This will be accomplished by the appropriate combination of purchasing, coconstructing, leasing and building to ensure the most cost-effective solution for all Albertans.
The network will be accessible through "points of presence" in each Alberta community. One
third of the Bell Intrigna core network has been made available to carry traffic from the Axia IP
Services managed network. The combined network cost will be in the order of $300 million.
Through the combination of these networks Axia IP Services will also provide broadband
connectivity to all of Alberta's learning and health facilities involving over 800,000 students and
professionals. Using the Alberta Supernet, the ACM Alliance will be in a strong position to offer
new age IP enabled applications and services that will be the foundation for powerful e-learning,
e-health, e-government and e-business solutions.
This will be the first time rural and urban Albertans will have equivalent access to an IP Network
with its attendant benefits in the new economy. An innovative business model will provide, on a
sustained basis, a low cost and high performance service to Albertans through competition.
Pierre Paul Allard of Cisco Systems said: "This is a great day for all Albertans. Cisco is very
excited about our partnership role in this Alberta initiative. Governments around the world are
facing similar challenges in developing communications networks. But Alberta is among the first
to move aggressively in providing access to comprehensive IP-based solutions to all its citizens.
The approach adopted by the Government of Alberta shows insight and strategic vision, enabling
citizens to take full advantage of IP technology and the internet, and to capture the dividends of
creating a sustainable competitive playing field in both the IP transport and application services
sectors. As a result, Alberta will become a catalyst in attracting global leaders and pioneers in
these fast moving industry sectors to the heart of western Canada."
"Microsoft Canada is delighted to be working with our partners and the provincial government to
provide Albertans with access to the Internet," said Frank Clegg, President, Microsoft Canada
Co. "We envision a future where people have anytime, anywhere, any-device access to the
technology they need. Today's announcement is definitely a step in the right direction."
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Art Price, CEO of Axia NetMedia said: "I am proud that my province is taking these steps to
connect Alberta in this visionary way. Alberta based businesses will have the opportunity to
build products and services for the digital sector of the new economy. Winners will have a strong
base to be first and extend their leadership position into the global marketplace. I am also proud
that Axia as an Alberta-based company has been chosen to play a critical role in the development
of this network. This reflects well on the talents and capabilities of all Axia employees."
The ACM Alliance is focused on delivering Last-Leg Network and Application Services to
enterprise customers looking to lever the power of IP networks through managed services
tailored to their needs.
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Engineer's Digest, Nov 2000 v28 i11 p66
Ariba, IBM, and Microsoft join forces to create e-commerce standard.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Adams Business Media
They are calling it the "UDDI Project," in which "UDDI" stands for "Universal Description,
Discovery, and Integration." According to information from Ariba, the project is a joint effort by
Ariba, IBM, and Microsoft to create an industry-standard architecture that provides the
following:
* Standards-based specifications for describing and discovering business partners on the Internet;
* An open, active registry (database) for companies to describe themselves once and be found by
any marketplace or individual company;
* Integration standards that allow shared operations across multiple implementations.
The three partners have invited industry leaders and technology providers to join the UDDI
Project, and according to information on the project's web site -- http://www.uddi.org -- at press
time, 44 had joined.
As presently conceived, UDDI will allow companies to "register once and participate
everywhere" by establishing an open, global standard for interoperabitity. It will allow
companies of all sizes to participate and compete, thereby accelerating B2B implementations
worldwide.
Of the project, ARC Advisory Services says (Sept. 1, 2000), "The trio (IBM, Microsoft, and
Ariba) plans to be the first to propose a Web standard and a new initiative that will serve as a
giant on-line Yellow Pages for companies looking to conduct business online. The three
companies, and as many as 10 other technology firms that may join the effort in the coming
weeks, will propose a new Net standard...that will allow businesses to register in an on-line
database. The database, maintained by the three companies, will help companies advertise their
services and find each other so they can conduct transactions over the Web."
Reportedly, the new standard will cut through the proprietary barriers that current e-commerce
"initiatives" present. A spokesperson at Ariba comments, "As an industry leader, we have taken a
proactive role in developing the Internet service architecture that will enable seamless
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interoperability among all enterprises, marketplaces, and service providers on the Internet, using
our applications or our competitors' applications [italics added]."
David Cearley and Dale Kutnick of the Meta Group specifically address this point. In
"Microsoft, IBM, Ariba Combine to Create Major Advance in B2B Commerce," Sept. 1, 2000.
they write, "The combination of Microsoft and IBM with Ariba (a leader in B2B commerce on
the Web) makes this a powerful move in the industry and guarantees that proprietary solutions
will fail."
In the summary of a report, "More Standards Crowd the Market, but Big Names Could Clear
Space" (Sept. 6, 2000), analysts Bob Parker and Randy Covill of AMR Research note that while
it is questionable whether the market needs another industry standard, "AMR Research believes
that the structure [of the UDDI Project] may have broken the code for standards setting efforts.
The contractual commitment of resources by these companies (Ariba, IBM, and Microsoft)
without the drag of public debate found with broader standards organizations is likely to lead to
some, finally tangible, results. The planned obsolescence of the group in turning over custody at
the right time also bodes well for long-term success. This effort to create immediate relationships
and interaction could be a significant catalyst to e-commerce adoption." What Parker and Covill
refer to as "the planned obsolescence of the group" is the intention of Ariba, IBM, and Microsoft
to turn over the UDDI specifications to a standards organization within the next 18 months.
According to information supplied by Ariba, the principal reason a company will want to
"register" with UDDI is to be discovered by other organizations with which they are not
currently doing business. Also, registered companies will enjoy significantly easier integration
with their business partners that have also adopted the UDDI specifications for Web services
integration.
For the MRO professional, this means that the potential is developing for adding to your list of
suppliers for MRO goods and services in the B2B e-commerce arena. However, in order to do
that, your company will have to adopt the UDDI specifications for Web services integration.
When that happens, we are likely to witness the emergence of MRO from the standalone
"darkness" of the repair shops and tool cribs into the bright lights of corporate-wide -- even
worldwide -- integration.
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Business Wire, Oct 31, 2000 p2466
Industry Leaders Join Forces to Enhance CD-RW Technology.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2000
Compaq, Microsoft, Philips and Sony Announce Mt. Rainier Initiative
To Enable Operating System Support of CD-RW Drives
Industry leaders Compaq, Microsoft Corp., Philips Electronics and Sony today announced a joint
effort called Mt. Rainier designed to fuel continued adoption of CD ReWritable as the removable
medium of choice for data storage and archiving in a PC environment.
The overall objective of the Mt. Rainier group is to increase ease-of-use and compatibility of
CD-RW by enabling Operating System support of CD-RW drives.
"Clearly, CD-RW has struck a responsive chord among consumers," said Eggert Gudmundsson,
business development manager, Philips Optical Storage North America, which is coordinating
the Mt. Rainier group. "We expect industry shipments of CD-RW drives to exceed 30 million
this year. Experts predict that more than 3 billion CD-R/RW discs will ship this year. Based on
such consumer demand, it is natural that Philips, together with other industry leaders, would take
steps to ensure that the format is as easy-to-use and intuitive as possible. Our work with the Mt.
Rainier group will help ensure the continued success of the CD-RW format."
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Business Wire, Oct 23, 2000 p2108
Dell and Microsoft Join Forces to Develop Network Storage Products.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors & High-Tech Writers
ROUND ROCK, Texas & REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2000
New Products to Combine Dell Storage and Microsoft Windows 2000
for Ease of Ownership, Performance and High Scalability
Dell, a world leader in Internet commerce and infrastructure computing, and Microsoft Corp.
today announced a strategic alliance to develop network attached storage (NAS) systems
powered by Dell's PowerVault(tm) storage platform and Microsoft(R)Windows(R)2000
technology.
Dell and Microsoft will create new technologies for providing enterprise-class customers with
high-performance, multiplatform storage that leverages existing network investments. Pricing
and specific availability dates of the new systems were not disclosed, but the companies plan to
make the first products available early next year.
This alliance continues Dell's aggressive moves in the storage industry by enhancing its NAS
offerings to address the file sharing needs of both mid- and large-sized enterprises. With its
PowerVault line of storage solutions, Dell is currently the sixth largest storage products provider
worldwide(a). Dell achieved 70 percent growth in year-over-year sales of external storage
products in the second quarter of this year and reported overall storage sales approaching $1
billion annually. The NAS industry will experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of
66 percent, growing from $850 million in 1999 to $6.57 billion by 2003, according to industry
analyst firm International Data Corp(b).
"We are pleased to partner with Microsoft to deliver economic breakthroughs in network storage
that combine the power of Windows 2000 with the scalability and reliability of Dell's storage
systems," said Russell L. Holt, vice president and general manager for Storage Systems at Dell.
"Dell's new NAS systems will offer our customers fast, anytime network access to information
across heterogeneous environments, reinforcing our commitment to providing technology
optimized for price, performance and today's Internet-dependent economy."
"We're excited that Dell has chosen to base its new PowerVault NAS appliances on Windows
2000," said Bill Veghte, vice president of the Embedded and Appliance Platforms Group at
Microsoft. "Windows 2000 is a high-performance, reliable, scalable and manageable platform
that enables great storage appliance solutions."
Based on Microsoft Windows 2000, Dell PowerVault NAS appliances will enable easier setup,
deployment and management, allowing customers to get their storage system up and running
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quickly. In addition, Windows 2000 core technologies enable a higher level of interoperability,
scalability and reliability required by enterprise customers needing to manage heterogeneous
environments.
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Asia Pacific Telecom, Oct 2000 v4 i10 p12
Microsoft and Fujitsu Partner on Maintenance Center.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Information Gatekeepers, Inc.
Microsoft and Fujitsu announced that they will partner on a new maintenance center in Japan.
The deal calls for Fujitsu to set up a new center for maintenance services and system integration
mainly for business clients using Microsoft's Windows operating system. Microsoft is expected
to help market Fujitsu's software products globally, while Fujitsu will combine its hardware and
software with Windows products for sales to Japan's corporate market.
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PR Newswire, Sept 26, 2000 pNA
Microsoft and Compaq Expand Alliance for Enterprise Computing to Deliver Enterprise
Integration Solutions.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Compaq Introduces a Suite of Complementary Product and Service Offerings For
Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -Today at the Microsoft Enterprise 2000 Launch, Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ)
and Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced Integration2000, a strategic initiative for
developing and promoting XML-centric, next-generation enterprise integration services and
solutions based on Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000. Integration2000 expands on the companies'
highly successful Frontline Partnership, which continues to deliver business value to thousands
of enterprise customers worldwide. The combination of Microsoft and Compaq products and
services will enable large enterprises to orchestrate business processes and applications as a
unified e-business environment, delivering greater business agility and more cost-effective
operations.
"The focus of Compaq's enterprise integration strategy is to enable competitive advantages for
our customers by defining and automating complex business processes," said Jeff Lynn, Vice
President and General Manager, Compaq Global Services. "Our Integration2000 initiative with
Microsoft provides an advanced, standards-based platform on which Compaq Global Services
can build next-generation, integrated e-business solutions that enable our customers to compete
more effectively in today's dynamic, global marketplace."
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M2 Presswire, Sept 21, 2000 pNA
Microsoft, IBM, Arthur Andersen, Avaya join Enfrastructure in new global venture;
Innovative infrastructure company secures more than $100 million in financing;
Enfrastructure provides business infrastructure through cost-effective, scalable approach
to reduce capital expenditures, operating costs.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-21 September 2000-IBM: Microsoft, IBM, Arthur Andersen, Avaya join
Enfrastructure in new global venture; Innovative infrastructure company secures more than $100
million in financing; Enfrastructure provides business infrastructure through cost-effective,
scalable approach to reduce capital expenditures, operating costs (C)1994-2000 M2
COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:19092000
NEW YORK -- Enfrastructure Inc., the first full-service business infrastructure and technology
provider, was launched today. With over $100 million in financing, Enfrastructure is powered by
industry-leading partners IBM, Microsoft, Avaya, Arthur Andersen and Hong Kong-based
Hanny Holdings (Enfrastructure's Asian joint venture partner), among others.
Through the innovative delivery of scalable infrastructure and technology to clients on over 25
worldwide campuses, as well as to off-campus clients, Enfrastructure will greatly improve the
way companies are built. Entirely different than an incubator, Enfrastructure offers a fully
integrated work and lifestyle environment, combining workspace, technology infrastructure,
business support and professional services.
Enfrastructure's unique bundle of products and services combines e-commerce software
platforms from Microsoft, state-of-the-art hardware products from IBM, outsourced accounting
and financial expertise from Arthur Andersen, and telecommunications and voice networking
solutions from Avaya, redefining the business infrastructure model for growth enterprises. This
new, scalable infrastructure reduces initial capital expenditures significantly, allowing company
resources to be focused on accelerating concept and product development, while drastically
reducing time to market and preserving capital for more strategic purposes.
Enfrastructure's flagship campus will open this December in Orange County, California.
Beginning in the first quarter of 2001, Enfrastructure campuses will open in New York, Northern
California, Colorado and other key technology markets across the United States, as well as
throughout Asia. The European expansion will begin in the fourth quarter of 2001. Initial
targeted clients include technology, Internet and biotech companies.
By providing critical infrastructure support on a scalable and flexible basis, Enfrastructure helps
to build a broader foundation for high-growth companies that are often plagued with operational
challenges, infrastructure hurdles and ever-expanding real estate needs. Enfrastructure empowers
businesses to maximize three critical factors that fuel success - speed to market, capital
preservation and scalability.
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TechWeb, Sept 18, 2000 pNA
Microsoft, IBM, Andersen Venture On Tap. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief
Article) Paula Rooney.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 CMP Media, Inc.
Microsoft has been incubating another services company, which is about to hatch.
Microsoft along with partners IBM and Arthur Andersen willlaunch a new venture on Tuesday
that caters to the hardware, software and service needs of new companies in an effort to reduce
their startup costs.
The new company will initially target startups and specific industry sectors such as health care
and biotechnology.
Steve Ballmer, president and CEO of Microsoft, and Steve Samek, head of U.S. Operations for
Arthur Andersen, will launch the new venture here on Tuesday. Internet pioneer and Buy.com
founder Scott Blum will also help launch the Internet-oriented venture.
A number of other executives will be on hand for the launch, among them Peter Boit, vice
president of E-commerce solutions for Microsoft, John Cooper, senior director of corporate
development for Microsoft, and Paul Keglevic, Pacific Region managing partner for Arthur
Andersen.
Microsoft spun off its first services company, Avanade, in April with Andersen Consulting.
Andersen Consulting and Arthur Andersen are separate companies.
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TechWeb, Sept 7, 2000 pNA
Microsoft And Vodafone Join Wireless Forces. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief
Article) Elisabeth Goodridge.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 CMP Media, Inc.
In a move to expand from desktop operating systems to the wireless world, Microsoft (stock:
MSFT) is teaming up with telecommunications service provider Vodafone UK (stock: VOD) to
develop mobile intranet services for commercial users, including bringing Microsoft Outlook to
wireless devices. "From Microsoft's perspective, there is no default wireless operating system. A
lot of players are vying to be the 'Windows' for wireless, and it's a potentially huge market for
Microsoft," said TeleChoice analyst Eric Rasmussen. The project, to launch next spring in
Europe, will use cell phones equipped with Microsoft's mobile software platform, Mobile
Explorer, to access e-mail and retrieve Web content and other information remotely from a
Microsoft Exchange server. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
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Business Wire, August 23, 2000 p2204
IBM, Microsoft, Sun and Compaq Join MERANT Egility Alliance Program; --Success of
program attracts new members and positive customer feedback--.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers
ROCKVILLE, Md. & NEWBURY, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aug. 23, 2000
MERANT (NNM: MRNT; LSE: MRN), a leading e-business software solutions company, today
announced that IBM, Sun and Microsoft have joined the Egility Alliance program. MERANT's
Egility Alliance program links MERANT with world-class vendors that provide complementary,
best-of-breed e-business technologies and solutions.
"The Egility Alliance program reinforces the MERANT promise to help companies accelerate
the e-business building process," said David Carpluk, MERANT vice president of strategic
alliances. "MERANT Egility Alliance program members deliver complementary technologies
and services to our customers, helping to expand MERANT solution offerings for an invaluable
total package."
"Having worked with MERANT over the years on various projects, we recognize MERANT's
ability to deliver quality solutions to customers," said John Smith, business unit executive global alliances, solution developer marketing at IBM. "Teaming up with MERANT through the
Egility Alliance program enables us to be a part of a program and a company that shares our
same desire to provide the community with top-notch products and services."
"We are pleased to be a part of MERANT's Egility Alliance program," said Jon Roskill, General
Manager at Microsoft. "Team work has always been a part of Microsoft's internal environment.
Joining MERANT in this program enables Microsoft to work with Alliance members to provide
customers with the best team of e-business vendors in the industry."
By the members of the Egility Alliance program pulling their strengths together, customers
receive higher quality e-business solutions, faster implementation/time to market, coordination
among vendors and potentially lower product acquisition costs through joint marketing efforts.
"In the ever-changing and advancing technology environment, it is nearly impossible for all
customers' needs to be met by one vendor, especially in a global enterprise," said Carpluk. "The
MERANT Egility Alliance program brings multiple vendors together and integrates solutions
under one roof to provide customers with the tools necessary to become a successful e-enabled
business."
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M2 Presswire, August 9, 2000 pNA
Dell, Intel and Microsoft work to expand Dell E Works products and services for web
businesses; Program services include venture leasing, consulting, capital funding of
Internet infrastructure companies.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-9 August 2000-INTEL: Dell, Intel and Microsoft work to expand Dell E
Works products and services for web businesses; Program services include venture leasing,
consulting, capital funding of Internet infrastructure companies (C)1994-2000 M2
COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:08082000
ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Dell, a world leader in Internet commerce and infrastructure, today
announced efforts with Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corporation to expand Dell E Works, a
program designed to help customers do business on the Web or use the Internet to streamline
their operations.
Dell E Works offers the products, services and resources that businesses, governments and
educational institutions in the U.S. need to deploy scalable and reliable e-business infrastructure
and services based on Dell, Microsoft and Intel technologies. Dell E Works products and
services are available today over the Internet at www.delleworks.com. The latest offerings
include:
Financing for Internet infrastructure companies for equipment that develops the tools and
products for tomorrow's online commerce; New venture leasing options that make it easier for
start-ups to acquire the hardware they need to run their businesses while preserving venture
capital; Infrastructure consultants to help customers select and install products that support their
strategic IT needs; and, A growing portfolio of products including servers, desktop and notebook
PCs and Web hosting services.
Dell E Works was first introduced in February as the company began offering Web hosting
services to small-business customers. Since then, more than 8,000 business customers have
signed up for Dell E Works services. The expanded Dell E Works offerings include Internet
infrastructure hardware and software, expert services, strategic partnerships, flexible financing,
Internet services and high-availability services and build on the more than $1.5 billion in flexible
financing commitments Dell has made to the Internet infrastructure market to date.
"Dell E Works represents best-in-class solutions for any organization of any size that wants to
run their e-business through a single point of contact," said Dell Vice Chairman Kevin Rollins.
"Naturally you're going to want that single point of contact to be an expert on Web business.
With more than $40 million a day in sales over the Internet, Dell provides customers with a rare
combination of products, services and experience." The Dell E Works program will deliver
enterprise-ready solutions based on Dell hardware, featuring Intel processors, and Microsoft
software.
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"Each new wave of technology increases the gulf in value between new Intel Architecture ebusiness solutions and propriety RISC systems," said Sean Maloney, Intel senior vice president
and director, sales and marketing. "Over the past year, we have stepped up our e-business end-toend solutions focus. The Dell E Works program pushes this further, and will give companies the
flexibility, scalability, and world-class price/performance that e-business requires."
"Microsoft is committed to working with companies such as Dell and Intel to further e-business
solutions and deliver the reliable, scalable Windows 2000 and.NET enterprise server solutions
that help businesses of all sizes compete in this next phase of the Internet," said Peter Boit, vice
president of e-commerce solutions at Microsoft Corp. "The Microsoft e-business solution, as part
of the Dell E Works program, brings customers immediate performance today, while preparing
them to take advantage of tomorrow's.NET software and services." Experienced Infrastructure
Consultants at the Ready In an industry flooded with new e-service products, Dell brings to
market a unique offering of experience and expert services complemented by its own Dell
Technology Consulting (DTC) and strategic partnerships with industry-leading e-consulting
companies including Lante Corp., Arthur Andersen and Gen3 Partners.
Infrastructure consultants who know how Dell sells $40 million a day over the Internet are
available to customers who want help in deploying their infrastructure operations. The
consultants will assess the customers' needs and then design, test and deploy scalable
infrastructure hardware/software solutions that optimize the customer experience and handle
transactions smoothly and efficiently.
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Business Wire, August 8, 2000 p2699
BMC Software Selected to be Part of Microsoft's Global Enterprise Partner Group.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors & High-Tech Writers
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2000
BMC Software Teams With Microsoft to Deliver Tightly Integrated
and Manageable Customer Solutions Based On the
Microsoft.NET Enterprise Servers
BMC Software Inc. (Nasdaq:BMCS), the leading provider of e-business systems management,
today announced that it has been selected by Microsoft to be a member of Microsoft's Global
Enterprise Partner group. As a member of this group, BMC Software is one of a limited number
of partners who will work closely with Microsoft on a global level to deliver the highest quality
service level management solutions to customers as they deploy Microsoft Windows DNA 2000
based platforms, the Microsoft.NET Enterprise Servers all based on Microsoft Windows(R)
2000.
BMC Software will continue to work closely with Microsoft development, marketing, sales and
support teams to develop management solutions that are necessary to keep customers' Windowsbased applications running non-stop. In addition, BMC Software developers will work onsite
with other professionals at Microsoft's Redmond, Wash., lab to develop solutions based on
Microsoft's Windows 2000, Windows DNA 2000 Architecture and .NET Enterprise Servers.
"Being included in Microsoft's Global Enterprise Partner group elevates BMC to a unique
position," said Bob Kruger, vice president and general manager, PATROL(R) Business Unit,
BMC Software. "It gives BMC greater presence in the research and development process, in
addition to working directly with Microsoft customers through Microsoft's field organizations.
The benefit of this is that we will be able to reduce the time it takes to bring customers tightly
integrated products that ensure continuous application availability and address their everchanging business needs."
"Microsoft recognizes the key role the value that BMC Software solutions have in providing
business value to our joint customers," said Geoff Nyheim, general manager of Global Partners
at Microsoft. "The Windows DNA 2000 and .NET Enterprise platform is designed for reliability,
scalability and manageability. This platform provides the foundation for partners like BMC
Software to build their innovative e-business application and systems management solutions.
BMC Software is recognized in the industry as one of the leaders in this area and we look
forward to working with them to provide solutions to our mutual customers."
About Windows DNA and .NET Enterprise Servers
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The comprehensive family of .NET enterprise servers -- the latest evolution of the Windows(R)
DNA servers will deliver deep XML integration, pioneering software-scale support across all
tiers, distributed business process orchestration and interoperability with existing software and
hardware investments, and also will provide the foundation for building a new generation of
Web services with the .NET Platform. The .NET enterprise servers all based on Microsoft
Windows 2000 include, Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2000, BizTalk(TM) Server 2000,
Commerce Server 2000, Application Center 2000, Host Integration Server 2000, Internet
Security and Acceleration Server 2000, Exchange 2000 Server and the Microsoft Visual Studio
development tools. In addition the recent preview of the .NET Framework and Visual
Studio(R).NET, will provide developers with new tools and infrastructure for quickly building
Web services on the .NET enterprise servers with industry-leading scalability, availability and
flexibility.
About BMC Software
One of the world's largest independent software vendors, BMC Software delivers the most
comprehensive e-business systems management software with the fastest guaranteed
implementation. This Service Assurance(TM) strategy enhances the availability, performance
and recoverability of companies' business-critical applications. Companies can use this
management methodology to demonstrate their ability to deliver optimal service to their
customers and partners by joining BMC Software OnSite(TM), a certification program which
includes solution implementation and regular HealthChecks performed by BMC Software
Professional Services.
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PR Newswire, August 8, 2000 p8624
Microsoft, Cisco Systems, divine interVentures Executives Headline Event To Help
Midwest Entrepreneurs Grow Successful E-Businesses.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
First-Ever ecoprentice(TM) Event Scheduled for Sept. 27-28 at the Chicago
Theatre
CHICAGO, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -Hundreds of Internet and high-tech entrepreneurs will converge on Chicago this fall for
ecoprentice(TM), the new economy apprenticeship, designed to help entrepreneurs learn the
high-level strategies and in-the-trenches tactics for successfully launching and growing an ebusiness. The event is scheduled for Sept. 27-28, 2000, at the Chicago Theatre.
The first-of-its-kind event in the Midwest will offer entrepreneurs inspiration and guidance from
new economy leaders at Arthur Andersen, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT); Cisco Systems,
Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO); divine interVentures, inc. (Nasdaq: DVIN); Radiowave.com, Inc.;
MVP.com; Bear Stearns & Co. (NYSE: BSC); and Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq: INKT).
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PR Newswire, July 17, 2000 p9863
Compaq Named Microsoft Global Services Partner of the Year; Compaq Recognized for
Superb Worldwide Service of Microsoft Products.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
HOUSTON, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) today announced it has been named the Microsoft
Global Services Partner of the Year for its leadership in providing Microsoft Windows DNA and
Windows-based solutions to customers worldwide. Compaq was selected for the award because
of its extensive investments in building expertise on the Microsoft platform and for its key role in
designing and implementing hundreds of solutions to help customers realize business value from
Microsoft-based solutions. Compaq was honored on July 15th at the Microsoft Fusion 2000
Awards Banquet in Atlanta, Microsoft's largest partner conference, before 4,000 of Microsoft's
partners and press from around the world.
Compaq offers a comprehensive portfolio of services, a full range of servers and storage options,
and software from industry-leading partners for Microsoft products. The company has also
created an outstanding team of sales, marketing and services professionals to sell, market and
service them. The award also recognizes Compaq for its leadership in being the first Worldwide
Prime Integrator for Microsoft Windows NT and the first Worldwide Prime Integrator for
Windows 2000. Compaq Global Services has been preparing its global workforce of more than
30,000 professionals to deliver Windows 2000-based services since 1998.
"Compaq has an unmatched track record with Microsoft products," said Jeff Lynn, Vice
President and General Manager, Professional Services, Compaq Global Services. "We offer a
full portfolio of life-cycle services and solutions for Microsoft technologies delivered by the best
people in the industry. We can architect Windows 2000-, Exchange 2000- and SQL Server-based
solutions for customers quickly and efficiently. No other vendor can match our experience in
delivering services and support for the full range of Microsoft products."
"Compaq Global Services ensures high availability for our customers' e- business infrastructure,"
said Peter Mercury, Vice President and General Manager, Customer Services at Compaq. "Our
professionals have helped hundreds of customers with Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000
installations without missing a beat. Compaq offers enterprise customers the assistance they need
to expertly manage their businesses, from hardware/software support to pro-active services for
high availability and IT management."
"We are very excited to acknowledge the tremendous contributions of Compaq Global Services
with this award for its role in the successful design and implementation of hundreds of customer
solutions based on the Microsoft platform," said Ian Rogoff, Vice President, Partner Group and
Enterprise Services at Microsoft. "The Microsoft Global Services Partner of the Year award
recognizes Compaq for significant investments in training and certification, outstanding
achievements in the development and delivery of service offerings for Microsoft products, and
for its ability, capacity and reach as a Worldwide Prime Integrator for Windows 2000."
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ENT, June 28, 2000 v5 i11 p20
Microsoft, Hitachi to Partner on W2K Enterprise Solutions. (Company Business and
Marketing) ISAAC SLEPHER.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Boucher Communications, Inc.
Hitachi Ltd. and Microsoft Corp. reached an agreement to establish a global relationship that
focuses on the development of a core set of replicable Windows 2000-based enterprise solutions.
The two will form of a joint venture in October.
Hitachi (www.hitachi.com) and Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) will fill key executive positions
in the joint venture. The relationship will initially focus on the Japanese market, with plans to
expand globally.
The two companies will develop and deliver solutions for organizations that use Windows 2000
and DNA components, such as SQL Server, Exchange Server, COM+, and BizTalk. The joint
venture will develop and deliver replicable Windows DNA and Windows 2000-based solutions,
consulting services, and high-availability support services.
Hitachi will train about 10,000 engineers for certification on the Microsoft enterprise platform.
In addition, Hitachi will establish 10 Customer Solution Centers throughout Japan that focus on
demonstrating the attributes and business value of the Microsoft Enterprise Solutions Platform.
They will support 520 middleware and 50 industry applications on Windows 2000. Microsoft
will cooperate with Hitachi in the development of set models using Microsoft software and
Hitachi's hardware, such as high-end PC servers and large-capacity storage systems for SANs.
In addition to Windows technology-based solutions, the joint venture will provide consulting
services, high availability support services, and ASP and Web hosting services. It will leverage
resources from both companies, initially starting with 300 employees but expected to grow to
1,000 employees by March 2002.
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Network World, June 19, 2000 pNA
Microsoft, Samsung to partner on mobile phones. (Company Business and Marketing) David
Legard.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Network World, Inc.
SINGAPORE - Microsoft and Samsung Electronics Company Ltd. Wednesday announced that
they will jointly design, develop and market a new line of mobile phones based on Microsoft
software. As part of the agreement, Samsung will design a range of phones for both GSM and
Code Division Multiple Access networks using the Microsoft Mobile Explorer wireless
communication platform for mobile phones and the Microsoft smart phone platform. The
alliance was announced at a meeting between Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect
Bill Gates and Samsung Executive Vice President and CEO KT Lee, the companies said in a
statement. Samsung mobile phones powered by Microsoft Mobile Explorer are expected to be
available in the second half of 2000. Smart phones from Samsung using the Microsoft smart
phone platform are expected to be available in 2001. The two companies also will work with
mobile telecom network operators to help define mobile products for third-generation (3G)
wireless networks. Smart phone solutions powered by the Microsoft smart phone platform are
expected to reach their full potential when the broadband 3G networks arrive, according to the
statement. The phones will deliver wireless data services, such as corporate data access, e-mail,
personal information management, Web access, location-based services and e-commerce.
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AsiaPulse News, June 14, 2000 p0543
LG ELECTRONICS TO PROMOTE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH MICROSOFT.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Asia Pulse Pte Ltd
SEOUL, June 14 Asia Pulse - LG Electronics said Wednesday that it will promote a strategic
alliance with Microsoft in the field of home networks.
LG Vice Chairman Koo Ja-hong met visiting Microsoft founder Bill Gates at a hotel in the
afternoon, and the two agreed in principle to cooperate in funding research in the advanced IT
sector.
Home network refers to a promising IT field which links home electronic appliances such as
TVs, refrigerators and microwave ovens with information terminals.
Besides home networks, the two companies agreed to push ahead with cooperation in the fields
of digital TVs and mobile terminals.
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Network World, June 12, 2000 pNA
Microsoft joins C&W, Compaq ASP alliance. (Company Business and Marketing) Laura
Rohde.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Network World, Inc.
Microsoft has joined the partnership between Cable & Wireless and Compaq to create a global
ASP service, the companies announced this week. </p> Microsoft will contribute e-business
software and services to the application service provider, which plans on offering enterprisewide
information technology services to small and midsize businesses in one package, officials for the
companies said in a teleconference call for the press. Service rollout will begin in the U.S. and
the U.K. by July and will be run over C&W's IP network, said Zie Rivers, president of C&W
USA. </p> Wireless services will begin testing in the U.S. and the U.K. in September, Rivers
added. </p> "The alliance with C&W is very exciting and important to Microsoft," said Thomas
Koll, vice president of Microsoft's network solutions group. "We're particularly excited about the
ASP opportunity as we feel it is a key component to our companywide vision." </p> Last
November, C&W and Compaq announced that they were investing more than $500 million over
a five year period in the new ASP business. As part of the alliance, the companies said they
planned to share revenue generated by the venture. Microsoft declined to disclose any monetary
investments it may be making in the alliance. </p> C&W will deploy the ASP service and will
serve as the prime contractor to the customer, confirmed C&W's Rivers. Though the ASP will
initially target the small and midsize enterprise market, as the ASP grows, it will eventually be
offered to all of C&W's customers, according to Rivers. </p> Through the alliance with C&W
and Compaq, Microsoft will be taking on competitors IBM and Oracle, both of which have been
aggressively positioning themselves in the rapidly growing ASP and wireless ASP market. "We
expect fully to be the leading provider in this space," Koll said. "We differ significantly from
what Oracle is offering in that we're trying to offer services that are mainstream for every
desktop operating system." </p> Customers using the new ASP can expect to save between 30%
and 40% compared with what they already spend on information technology, Rivers said. </p>
Microsoft will begin offering staffing and support from its Microsoft Partner Solutions Center to
C&W over "the next couple of weeks" to develop the new services, Koll said. Microsoft will also
supply marketing and customer support as part of the agreement, he added. </p> Subscriptions
will be charged on a per month, per seat basis, and wireless services will become available
"sometime in the fall," Rivers said. "We are not in a position to answer questions about revenue
or pricing today," he added. </p> Though the ASP services will begin in the U.S., the U.K. and
Australia, the companies are planning launches throughout continental Europe and the Asia
Pacific region by the end of the year, Rivers said. The wireless services will incorporate the
Microsoft technology and software, which will deliver services over devices like Compaq's
iPAQ Pocket PC. </p> Compaq, which has previous partnerships with Microsoft, also has
service agreements with numerous ASP companies. "Compaq does not expect to compete with
its service provider customers," stressed Keith McAuliffe, Compaq vice president, service
provider business unit. </p> Last month, C&W completed the first phase of its planned $3.5
billion global IP network, which the company says will have 84 international nodes by 2001.
</p> Cable & Wireless, in London, can be contacted at 44-20-7315-4000 or at
http://www.cwplc.com/. Microsoft, in Redmond, Wash., can be reached at 425-882-8080 or at
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Newsbytes, June 7, 2000 pNSBT11378671
Microsoft & Compaq Form Indian Alliance.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd.
NEW DELHI, INDIA, 2000 JUN 6 (NB) -- By CT Mahabharat, Newsbytes. Microsoft Corp. and
Compaq Computer (India) Ltd. (NYSE:CPQ) have announced an exclusive partnership under
which they will invest R1 crore to help Indian businesses and developers leverage the Internet
for strategic gain.
"For a three-month period, the two companies will make the investment to leverage Windows
2000 and Compaq hardware and provide Indian customers with an optimal e-business solution,"
a joint press statement said. It further added that the arrangement was an extension of the
worldwide frontline partnership between the two firms.
"Microsoft and Compaq have shared a long-standing relationship and this announcement marks a
significant milestone in our joint initiatives for India," managing director of Microsoft Corp.
(India), Sanjay Mirchandani, said.
The two companies will showcase the resulting technologies at software technology parks across
the country. Also, a Compaq- Microsoft competency center will be set up in Bangalore, to
facilitate high-end technologies like clustering, load balancing and inter-operability between
platforms like Windows, Novell Netware, and Unix. The partnership will target enterprises,
small and medium businesses and the developer community in India to "communicate the
advantages of Windows 2000-Compaq platform."
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Business Wire, May 30, 2000 p1339
Lucent Technologies Enterprise Networks Group Announces Microsoft has Joined Its
CRM Solutions Alliance Network as a Strategic Technology Member.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business & High Tech Editors
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2000
Collaboration to Support Enterprise Networks Group's
Delivery of CRM Solutions
Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) Enterprise Networks Group, which will be spun-off into an
independent company later this year, today announced that Microsoft Corp. has joined the
Enterprise Networks Group's CRM Solutions Alliance Network.
As a strategic member of the Alliance Network, Microsoft will team with the Enterprise
Networks Group to support organizations that are incorporating customer relationship
management (CRM) strategies into their business.
Through the CRM Solutions Alliance Network, the companies will work together to make it
easier for enterprises and independent software vendors (ISVs) to deploy effective CRM
solutions that leverage Enterprise Networks Group and Microsoft products and services. For
example, the companies plan to extend Microsoft Windows 2000's new enterprise computing
features to the Enterprise Networks Group's CRM Central 2000 software suite to further
strengthen CRM Central 2000's reliability, availability and scalability (RAS).
"The Enterprise Networks Group is making it easier for enterprises who use Microsoft
technology to design, develop, and deploy a successful customer relationship management
strategy," said Kim Mackay, executive general manager, Enterprise Networks Group CRM
Solutions. "We're excited about accelerating our work with Microsoft to help organizations better
serve their customers."
CRM takes a multi-faceted approach to marketing, sales and customer care in order to help
organizations create long-term customer relationships, align their resources around serving
customer needs, and improve business performance.
Lucent Enterprise Networks Group's CRM Central 2000 is a software platform that supports
multi-media customer interactions, manages and delivers critical business and customer
information across an enterprise, and automatically triggers the work required to fulfill requests.
It improves the customer's experience with an organization by using all appropriate applications
and data from across an enterprise to support every customer interaction. Based on Microsoft's
Distributed Internetworking Architecture (Windows DNA), Windows NT Server, SQL Server
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7.0 and Microsoft Transaction Server, CRM Central 2000 is compatible with a variety of systems
and data bases, making it ideal for enterprises with sophisticated environments.
"We are excited to become a strategic member of the CRM Solutions Alliance Network," said
Peyton Smith, director, Network Solutions Group, Microsoft, "The adoption of many Microsoft
technologies by the Enterprise Networks Group, particularly in their CRM Central 2000
platform, opens opportunities for both users and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to
strongly participate in the enterprise CRM space."
About Lucent Technologies Enterprise Networks Group
Lucent Enterprise Networks Group's CRM Solutions comprise a broad array of systems,
software and professional services that help organizations keep their commitments to customers.
They include multimedia customer care solutions, computer telephony applications, predictive
dialing solutions, customer relationship management software and interactive voice response
products.
By the end of September, Lucent Technologies intends to spin off its enterprise communications
systems, business cabling and LAN-based data networking businesses -- including CRM
Solutions -- into a separate company focused on delivering next-generation communications
networks for enterprises. The new company will be the worldwide leader in messaging and call
centers, the U.S. leader in voice communications systems, and will have the largest sales and
services force in the industry.
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Publishers Weekly, May 8, 2000 v247 i19 p37
Xerox, Microsoft In Co-Venture. (ContentGuard Inc.)(Brief Article) Paul Hilts.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Cahners Business Information
Latest entrant in copyright protection field, ContentGuard will offer a number of services
Xerox Corp. and Microsoft Corp. have announced the launch of ContentGuard Inc., a privately
held company to provide digital rights management systems for electronically distributed ebooks, music and video. ContentGuard, originally a division of Xerox based on its DRM product
of the same name, will become an independent company, headquartered in McLean, Va., with
research operations in Palo Alto and El Segundo, Calif.
The new company marks another step in Microsoft's efforts to strategically position its
technologies--particularly content security--as a new era of digital publishing and distribution
just begins to take form. The newly structured ContentGuard venture will offer its business
customers a suite of content security, management and e-commerce technologies along with the
DRM software available in Microsoft's MS Reader, an e-book display application, as well as in
future releases of Windows Media Player and Windows Media Rights Manager.
Ultimately CC products will enable publishers and retailers to manage and protect all manner of
digitized content from books to sheet music to academic course packs. It allows publishers to
digitally package, display and sell content in new ways, including full-text display, incremental
previews and time-restricted displays.
Xerox will be the majority shareholder in CC and Microsoft will be a minority shareholder.
Other investors will be named later. Michael Miron, who directed ContentGuard under Xerox,
has been named CEO of the new standalone Content Guard.
The board of directors includes Dick Brass, co-chairman, who will remain v-p of emerging
technologies at Microsoft; John Manferdelli, senior researcher for software security at Microsoft;
Barry Romeril, vice-chairman and CFO of Xerox; and Ranjit Singh, president and COO of
ContentGuard, formerly senior v-p and general manager of Xerox Rights Management.
Steve Ballmer, president and CEO of Microsoft, said the new venture was another step in
Microsoft's strategy to provide "easy-to-use solutions for protecting the rights of authors and
publishers." Miron said the the new venture would draw on the resources of its parent firms and
enable CG to "better compete as an Internet company, raising capital and forming partnerships."
The company will offer a number of products and services, mostly developed at Xerox's Palo
Alto Research Center, that address the entire value chain in electronic publishing. Software
products such as CG Publisher, CG Marketplace and CG Rights Server operate together by
wrapping e-book content in a secure digital package that contains the e-book's licensing terms
and then works through Microsoft Site Server and Adobe Systems's PDF Merchant to distribute
the e-book through a commercial site.
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Probably the most important service offered by ContentGuard is its electronic Publishing
Clearing Service, offered in conjunction with the digital rights clearing company Reciprocal.
With ePCS, publishers can provide ContentGuard and Reciprocal with a product in either digital
or print form. CG and Reciprocal then prepare the document, distribute it, and clear rights and
payments from that point on.
These products are made possible by CG's XrML (eXtensible rights Markup Language), a
computer language that carries the terms of use for content that automates the e-commerce
process.
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Business Wire, April 19, 2000 p1565
Microsoft, Compaq & Plural Join Forces to Prove the Windows 2000 Platform is Ready for
the Enterprise.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business/Technology Editors
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2000
Powerhouse Alliance Delivers `Scalability Lab'
Targeting the Financial Services Industry
Microsoft Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., and Plural, Inc. announced at the Financial Summit
today that they have joined forces to demonstrate the performance, scalability and reliability of
the Windows(R) 2000 operating platform utilizing Compaq ProLiant technology in a state-ofthe-art Scalability Lab. Targeting global financial services customers, the lab will simulate a
real-time, high-end computing environment leveraging best-of-breed technology from Compaq
and advanced software and design methods from Microsoft and Plural that prove Windows
2000-based solutions can compete and win against legacy enterprise systems.
"Windows 2000 is scalable, reliable and enterprise-ready for the financial services industry," said
Bill Hartnett, Microsoft's director of financial services. "At the Plural scalability lab, customers
will now be able to `try before they buy' and benchmark their own applications for scalability,
reliability and performance. Once they see how their mission-critical applications will run on
these best-of-breed technologies, and how they can web-enable their businesses today,
companies will be able to trust their technology, and keep their focus on the bigger business
issues and trends that will make them even more successful."
"This is a powerful alliance that combines excellent technology services and business strategy
and knowledge to assist financial services firms to better leverage the Microsoft(R) Windows
2000 platform and realize improved performance, reliability and cost efficiencies," added David
Osborne, Plural's Chief Technology Officer. "As wireless technologies increasingly come into
play within the business environment, Compaq ProLiant servers and the Windows 2000 platform
provide the most flexible, reliable solution to meet the interoperability needs of these fastmoving technologies."
Housed in Plural's New York City headquarters, the lab is designed to fully replicate a realworld, client environment that includes: networking and connectivity; security and access
control; client workstations; primary application servers and databases; and support servers and
services. The lab consists of three core systems and service offerings designed to address specific
client needs. The permanent applications will re-enact such typical scenarios as heavy
transaction volume systems highlighting performance metrics and fault tolerant situations;
dramatic fluctuations associated with web-based eCommerce applications and alternative
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Avid, Microsoft, Intel Alliance. (Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Phillips Publishing International, Inc.
Avid, Intel and Microsoft have agreed to develop a new authoring tool for creating interactive
digital television content compliant to the Advanced Television Enhanced Forum (ATVEF)
specification.
“With the emergence of broadband networks, PCs and DTVs, satellite and digital set-top box
technology, and enabling industry standards, the building blocks required for the widespread
rollout of enhanced, interactive broadcast television will soon be in place," said Avid
president/COO David Krall.
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PR Newswire, April 11, 2000 pNA
Microsoft Selects Compaq as Key Technology Provider in Newly Expanded Partner
Solution Center.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Joint Efforts to Enable Network Operators to Build and Rapidly Deploy
End-to-End Solutions on Microsoft and Compaq Platform
REDMOND, Wash., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced that it has selected Compaq Computer Corp.
as a key technology provider in the newly expanded Microsoft(R) Partner Solution Center
(MPSC), a facility designed to bring together world-class technology companies dedicated to the
rapid development of secure, end-to-end network solutions needed by network service providers
to maintain a competitive advantage in today's marketplace.
Compaq was selected by Microsoft to provide core computing infrastructure at the new MPSC
by supporting development labs and training labs as well as addressing the infrastructure needs
of other MPSC partners, including Lucent Technologies Inc. and Intel Corp.
"Our MPSC partners demonstrate excellence by delivering outstanding technology solutions that
address business needs for e-infrastructure and datacenter business operations," said Fredrik
Winsnes, director, Network Solutions Group, Microsoft. "Compaq was selected as a provider in
the MPSC because it has a unique set of offerings for today's network service provider market,
including state-of-the-art client, server and storage technologies, and high systems-integration
capacity."
As part of this arrangement, more than 100 ProLiant 1850, 6400 and 8500 servers supply the
computing power for the facility's core services datacenter and customer engagement labs;
multiple terabytes of StorageWorks OpenSAN technology provide the storage infrastructure; and
several Compaq high-end SP750 workstations run the Network Operations Center, the hub of the
MPSC. In addition, DeskPro EN desktops and Compaq's new iPAQs are used in key customer
areas, and there are plans to roll out hundreds of new high-density ProLiant servers for use in
support training and MPSC load-generation activities.
"Compaq is pleased to be selected by Microsoft to provide the core computing infrastructure at
the new Microsoft Partner Solution Center, supporting the development and training labs," said
Keith McAuliffe, vice president and general manager, Service Provider Business Unit, Compaq.
"By working with Microsoft we are able to accelerate the adoption and growth of solutions
delivered over the Internet and lead the industry in rapid deployment. In addition, our
relationship with Microsoft allows Compaq to support the infrastructure needs of other MPSC
partners participating in the center."
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PR Newswire, April 7, 2000 p6546
QUALCOMM and Microsoft Evolve Corporate Alliance to Enable New Wireless Devices
and Data Services.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
- Strategic Alliance to Drive Deployment of Next Generation Smartphones,
Personal Digital Assistants and Handheld Devices on CDMA Networks NEW ORLEANS, CTIA Wireless 2000, Booth #7847, Hall J, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/
-- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division
Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), the
worldwide leader in software for personal and business computing, today announced the intent to
form a strategic alliance to jointly define and develop advanced wireless, multimedia-capable
devices. The companies will focus on developing hardware reference designs for mobile devices
including smart phones based on the Microsoft(R) Mobile Explorer(TM) wireless
communications platform and wireless Pocket PCs using QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies'
(QCT) iMSM4100 Internet Mobile Station Modem (iMSM(TM)) chipset and system software.
QUALCOMM and Microsoft will then work together to promote their solution for advanced
wireless devices to CDMA carriers worldwide, handset and device vendors, and application and
content developers worldwide.
"As bandwidth increases, the wireless CDMA industry will be incorporating multimedia and
Internet services in its offerings on an ever-increasing basis," said Johan Lodenius, senior vice
president of marketing and product management for QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "The
power of the Microsoft Mobile Explorer platform integrated with our iMSMs will allow us to
continue to meet the demanding requirements of the marketplace and provide the flexibility and
advanced functionality that our customers demand."
"Microsoft is committed to delivering a new generation of mobile devices that enable our
customers to access emerging wireless communications, information and entertainment
services," said Ben Waldman, vice president of the Mobile Devices Division at Microsoft.
"QUALCOMM's unparalleled expertise in CDMA, 3G and HDR technologies, coupled with
Microsoft's end-to-end software solutions, will bring groundbreaking functionality to smart
phones and Pocket PC users."
Products developed under this alliance between QUALCOMM and Microsoft are expected to
incorporate technologies and applications from both QUALCOMM and Microsoft that will
provide an optimized platform for mobile phone manufacturers; enable operators to accelerate
development and deployment of CDMA wireless data services; and provide a rich and widely
available applications environment for third-party application and content developers. Areas of
collaboration between QUALCOMM and Microsoft will include: distribution of reference
designs, end-to-end product trials with key operators, and collaboration on tools for application
and content developers. The companies will also collaborate on co-promotion opportunities for
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development of wireless mobile devices, including the Microsoft Mobile Explorer-based smart
phone and Pocket PC platforms.
QCT's recently announced iMSM product family will feature a number of different chips and
system software solutions available over a period of time, and will be targeted to different
segments of the wireless device market. Designed for current and next generation CDMA
networks, the iMSM family will help accelerate the evolution of multiple classes of multimedia
and Internet-capable devices, combining telephony, full Internet protocol stacks and drivers, and
handheld computing functions into feature-rich wireless handsets that include larger screens,
more memory and greater data processing capabilities.
Microsoft Mobile Explorer is a modular wireless applications and services platform for phones
that allows industry partners to pick the solution which best fits their needs using components
selected from a suite which includes: dual-mode microbrowser, a smart phone based on the
Windows(R) CE operating system, additional applications, and server-side components. The
Microsoft Mobile Explorer wireless communication platform is designed to deliver wireless data
services such as secure corporate data access, e-mail, the Internet, location-based services and
electronic commerce.
QUALCOMM and Microsoft formed Wireless Knowledge LLC, a joint venture, in 1998.
Wireless Knowledge provides platforms and services to corporate customers and application
providers to enable applications for the mobile Internet. For more information on Wireless
Knowledge, please visit www.wirelessknowledge.com.
Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software for personal and business
computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower
people through great software - any time, any place and on any device.
QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT), a division of QUALCOMM Incorporated, is the
leading developer and supplier of CDMA chipsets, hardware and software solutions, and tools
with more than 80 million Mobile Station Modem (MSM(TM)) chips shipped worldwide. QCT
supplies chipsets to the world's leading CDMA handset and infrastructure manufacturers,
including: Acer Peripherals, Inc., ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; CASIO COMPUTER CO.,
LTD.; DENSO CORPORATION; FUJITSU LIMITED; Hitachi, Ltd.; Hyundai Electronics
Industries Co., Ltd.; KYOCERA CORPORATION; LG Information and Communications, Ltd.;
Samsung Electronics Ltd.; SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.; and Toshiba Corporation, among others.
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RCR - Radio Communications Report, April 3, 2000 v19 i14 p3
BT, AT&T, Microsoft partner for mobile data applications. ANTONY BRUNO.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Crain Communications, Inc.
REDMOND, Wash.-- British Telecommunications plc, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and
Microsoft Corp. announced they plan to work together to create high-speed data applications for
mobile devices domestically and abroad.
Under the agreement, Microsoft will dedicate a development team to create mobile applications
configured for existing and future high-speed wireless networks from both AT&T and BT,
specifically AT&T's expected Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution and existing Cellular
Digital Packet Data networks and BT's upcoming Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
and General Packet Radio Service networks.
The announcement is seen as a step forward for Microsoft, which has been struggling to find
acceptance in the wireless industry. The company expects to create both corporate and consumer
applications, such as mobile remote access to enterprise data, as well as e-books and games.
"This is really about creating applications, and we want to define those as we go," said Kendra
VanderMeulen, senior vice president of product strategy and development at AT&T Wireless.
"It's going to be a multi-year process, not just a get-together-once and then done thing."
Initial applications are expected on AT&T's CDPD and BT's GPRS networks. These and future
applications will then be created for their respective third-generation networks.
"The real goal is to move toward applications that run on UMTS and EDGE," VanderMeulen
said.
The two carriers will allow Microsoft to use their facilities to develop wireless applications for
those technologies, with engineers from both carriers assisting in the process. In return, BT and
AT&T will get a time-to-market advantage in deploying those applications to customers.
The collaboration is an evolution of the existing alliances between BT and AT&T. The two hope
to allow for roaming between their networks, and the applications provided by Microsoft are part
of this plan.
Microsoft has existing relationships with BT but now adds the technical expertise of AT&T as an
ally in its effort to penetrate the wireless market. The collaboration essentially is an
acknowledgement by Microsoft that it needs help from the wireless industry to create
applications best suited to it.
"We want what applications Microsoft is good at to be articulated well into wireless,"
VanderMeulen said. "Looking at the world of today, Microsoft already has a very strong market
position in certain areas. Those applications we clearly want to see wellimplemented in a
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wireless environment. Through this collaboration, we hope we can help Microsoft be successful
in understanding how to move those applications wirelessly."
The world of tomorrow, she continued, will be full of applications that don't exist at all today
created specifically for mobile use. The collaboration aims to address this market as well.
"Not all applications are mobile extensions to wireline. Some things you're going to care about
only on a mobile basis," VanderMeulen said. "Mobile users have different demands,
expectations and needs. The future is going to be much more of a green field. Microsoft has great
talent and ideas ... but again, they need to have the influence of strong carriers who understand
(the wireless environment) to translate their skills into something used in the marketplace."
Perhaps a key difference between the wireless industry and Microsoft is their outlook on the
Wireless Application Protocol. Microsoft is a WAP Forum member, but obviously is not fully
convinced that WAP will necessarily thrive in a 3G environment. AT&T backs WAP fully.
"WAP will have a place in 3G. WAP is the HTML of the wireless handset world,"
VanderMeulen said. "WAP allows us to make applications truly designed for the mobile
environment, and the need remains to do that in 3G."
It's just that WAP won't be the only application environment involved, she said.
“WAP is very much a part of this. Many of the applications we're talking about will be
WAPbased. But some may not be," VanderMeulen said. "We'll pay attention to all kinds of
operating environments."
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EDP Weekly's IT Monitor, March 27, 2000 v41 i12 p7
COMPAQ AND MICROSOFT FURTHER STRATEGIC ALLIANCE. (Company Business
and Marketing)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Millin Publishing, Inc.
Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE: CPG) announced they
are expanding their longstanding collaborative relationship by combining their services to better
meet the needs of consumers in the Internet era. Under the three-year agreement, the two
companies will strengthen the Compaq.Net service by seamlessly incorporating MSN services
with Internet PCs from Compaq, the largest worldwide supplier of consumer PCs. The
"Compaq.Net powered by MSN" service will offer Compaq customers a customized superset of
MSN services deeply integrated with the Presario PCs to make signing up for the Internet and
accessing the everyday web as simple as touching a key on the Compaq Internet keyboard.
This consumer offering will be preinstalled on new Compaq Presario PCs beginning this
Summer, including MSN leading portal services, MSN Hotmail Web-based email service, MSN
Search and MSN MoneyCentral, powered by Compaq servers. The new portal is available for
early viewing at http://presario.compaq.net.
The joint online service being developed by MSN and Compaq is designed to improve the
Internet experience for consumers in one complete hardware and services offering, with easier
registration and more customized services. Getting up and running on the Internet will be easier users simply take the PC out of the box, register the computer and get connected to the Internet.
Compaq will optimize its line of Presario PCs to feature MSN Internet Access in the Internet
sign-up process. From there, Compaq's Internet keyboard, the industry's first Internet keyboard to
provide easy, one-touch access to users' favorite Web sites will feature buttons that link directly
to the co-branded service.
Under the agreement, the two companies will participate in joint marketing programs, service
development and promotions, to increase the number of subscribers to the co-branded service.
The co-branded service will extend beyond the Presario PCs to innovations in other areas
including Compaq Internet appliances, wireless devices, home networking products and joint
broadband initiatives.
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Network World, March 27, 2000 pNA
Microsoft, Texas Instruments join on Win CE development. (Company Business and
Marketing)(Brief Article) Margret Johnston.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Network World, Inc.
Windows CE software developers soon will be able to work with Texas Instruments' widely used
programmable digital signal processors to write a range of embedded broadband and multimedia
software products.
The companies said they're working together to make it easier for Windows CE developers to
directly target Texas Instrument's Open Multimedia Application Platform to design programs for
advanced wireless Internet access. These programs include future voice, data and video functions
such as digital audio, e-commerce and real-time video streaming on wireless handsets, Microsoft
said in a release.
The collaboration also is aimed at expanding the development of Internet appliances and
embedded solutions among consumers and business users.
Programmable digital signal processor technology is the key to optimal performance at the low
power required by mobile Internet and embedded applications. Texas Instrument's digital signal
processors now function as the processing engine in more than 60% of digital wireless handsets,
Microsoft said in the release, quoting Dataquest.
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M2 Presswire, March 8, 2000 pNA
Microsoft, NEC, Fujitsu and Oki join Dialogic CT Media Value Network; Value Network
also gains several leading fax and messaging providers.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-8 March 2000-DIALOGIC: Microsoft, NEC, Fujitsu and Oki join Dialogic CT
Media Value Network; Value Network also gains several leading fax and messaging providers
(C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:07032000
CT EXPO 2000, LOS ANGELES, CA -- Intel and its Dialogic subsidiary today announced that
Microsoft Corp., NEC Corp., Fujitsu Ltd., and Oki Electric have joined the CT Media Value
Network. In addition, several fax and messaging providers have joined the Value Network and
will offer a variety of standards-based applications on CT Media, reflecting the strength of the
CT Media Value Network and growing support for Intel's initiative to create an open
environment for converged voice and data communications solutions.
The CT Media Value Network is a collaborative community of companies that provide
application software, technology resources, platforms, peripherals, services, and channel delivery
for CT servers based on Dialogic CT Media server software. Launched in November of 1999, the
Value Network has rapidly expanded to over 80 charter members.
Collaborating for an Open Environment "NEC, Fujitsu and Oki are global leaders in
communications, and their innovation and shared vision for a world of converged
communications is creating new products that embrace the value, efficiency and flexibility of
open systems," said Howard Bubb, Intel vice president and president of Dialogic. "Along with
Microsoft, who has also joined the Value Network, these companies are poised to deliver a new
generation of innovative e-communication solutions that will marry telecommunications,
computing, wireless behind the power of the Internet." Through its programs for developing,
marketing, and delivering interoperable products, the Value Network will offer systems
purchasers unparalleled choice of products and services for open, scaleable CT solutions that can
be managed as one part of a converged communications network. Applications for Value
Network membership are posted at www.ctserver.com.
Application Segment Expansion
In addition, many of the leading fax and messaging application providers have joined the Value
Network and are basing next-generation solutions on CT Media, expanding the application
choices to messaging and information access. NOVAVOX AG, Onset Technologies and
UltiVerse Technologies have already received CT Media certification. Lane System Solutions is
in the certification process, and Fenestrae, Interstar Technologies, and Optus Software have
started development of CT Media-based products.
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By moving to CT Media, vendors can easily work with voice and data software developers to
deliver complementary solutions and provide better value to customers through the ability to run
multiple applications that share resources on a single CT server.
About CT Media
CT Media is the first open software platform for designing standards-based telecommunications
servers that support messaging, IVR, fax, automatic call distribution, and other applications from
a variety of vendors. CT Media makes application development easier, and enables applications
from different suppliers to interoperate on a common computer telephony server and allows new
technologies to be added to the server without the need to change existing applications. For more
details visit the CT server Web site at www.ctserver.com.
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New Straits Times, Feb 25, 2000 pNSTP9752011
HP and Microsoft to launch alliance. Shyla Sangaran.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd.
HEWLETT-PACKARD is working on a number of initiatives with Microsoft to help its
customers in the Asia-Pacific region migrate to the new Windows 2000 operating system
platform with minimal disruption.
Its director of marketing, services and solutions in Asia-Pacific Mervin Beng said the partnership
will include providing HP customers with Windows 2000 certified hardware and information
technology (IT) management software as well as consulting services, support and training.
He added that hotline phone access is being established around the region that will assist
enterprise customers to engage with HP on Windows 2000 activities.
According to Beng, HP is already working on Windows 2000 pilot projects involving some
customers in the Asia-Pacific region.
"It is expected that close to 50 per cent of HP's enterprise customers will be running on the
Windows 2000 environment by the end of the year," he said at a Press conference in conjunction
with the launch of the new HP offerings for Windows 2000 customers in Singapore last week.
Beng said in addition, HP will also be working closely with Microsoft worldwide and at the
country level to ensure customers have the information, products and services to make Windows
2000 a reality for their business.
According to HP's business manager of Microsoft Services Operation (MSO) in Asia-Pacific
Lim Seow Hurn, the division has already begun specialised planning sessions and projects with
its enterprise customers to help them prepare for Windows 2000.
Under the MSO, HP will be providing Windows 2000 education services which include an array
of Microsoft training and education services, he added.
"Here, HP offers Windows 2000 courses on-site, at customer location, through a global network
of Microsoft Certified Technical Education Centres and via the World Wide Web," Lim said.
According to him, some of HP's customers in the region which have deployed Windows 2000
and undergone training with MSO are Tokyo Gas, Seagate Technologies and Motorola, which is
also part of a global deployment at the worldwide offices. Lim said the cost of deploying
Windows 2000 on HP products varies.
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"For a pilot project with 200 seats, we estimate that it will cost about US$30,000 (RM114,000)
to US$50,000," he added.
Lim said HP's services and support for Windows 2000 provides customers with a one-stop
shopping approach to evaluating, and then planning and implementing Windows 2000.
"These services help customers achieve smooth migration paths to Windows 2000 while
minimising risk through proven HP methodologies and expertise,"
he said, adding that the HP-Microsoft alliance with regards to Windows 2000 is expected to be
launched in Malaysia next month.
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M2 Presswire, Feb 24, 2000 pNA
Concur, Nortel Networks, SAFECO, and Microsoft join forces to deliver world's largest
eCommerce trading network for the small and middle business market; Nortel Networks
and SAFECO agree to take equity positions in Concur to help pioneer eCommerce
initiative and deliver unprecedented purchasing power to small and medium sized
businesses.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-24 February 2000-NORTEL NETWORKS: Concur, Nortel Networks,
SAFECO, and Microsoft join forces to deliver world's largest eCommerce trading network for
the small and middle business market; Nortel Networks and SAFECO agree to take equity
positions in Concur to help pioneer eCommerce initiative and deliver unprecedented purchasing
power to small and medium sized businesses (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:23022000
REDMOND, Wash -- Concur Technologies (NASDAQ: CNQR), Nortel Networks*
(NYSE/TSE: NT), and SAFECO (NASDAQ: SAFC) announced a strategic alliance to create the
first global leveraged buying eCommerce trading network for the small and middle business
(SMB) market. The most complete initiative of its kind, Concur Business Advantage(TM) marks
the first time small and mid-sized businesses can take advantage of the leveraged buying power
of global, multi-billion dollar companies like Nortel Networks and SAFECO.
Nortel Networks and SAFECO have entered into an agreement to invest US$35 million in
support of Concur and this initiative, and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) will provide
marketing and technical resource assistance.
Concur Business Advantage connects users over the Internet directly to market-leading suppliers,
representing a vast array of goods and services - ranging from state-of-the-art computers to office
supplies and temporary employment services - with discounts of up to 65 percent. These savings
are attainable through significant pre-negotiated discounts on computer hardware, software,
office supplies, travel, and more. A comprehensive collection of world-class suppliers has been
carefully chosen to offer high quality corporate goods and services through Concur Business
Advantage. Compaq, Corporate Express, GetThere.com, ImageX.com, Insight Enterprises,
Manpower, and Software Spectrum are among the premier suppliers participating in Concur
Business Advantage.
Businesses typically spend between 25 and 55 percent of total company expenditures on
corporate goods and services. With the leveraged buying power of Concur Business Advantage,
these businesses can reduce their purchasing spending by five to 15 percent, directly benefiting
their bottom line. For example, a mid-sized company spending $10 million on corporate goods
and services could potentially save $1.5 million using Concur Business Advantage. With Concur
Business Advantage, buyers will have access to high quality goods and services and will reap the
benefits of volume discounts, time savings, and lower sourcing costs for suppliers. Suppliers will
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benefit by expanding their reach to new customers and will dramatically lower customer
acquisition costs.
Under the terms of the agreement, Nortel Networks and SAFECO will invest a total of US$35
million to purchase approximately 1.5 million shares of Concur common stock. In addition,
Nortel Networks and SAFECO will receive warrants to purchase additional Concur common
stock. The warrants will be exercisable at the greater of $30.26 or 50 percent of the common
stock price on prescribed dates based on achieving certain annual targets for revenue derived in
connection with the arrangements with Nortel Networks and SAFECO over the next five years.
The investment is subject to certain terms and conditions, including obtaining regulatory
approval.
Building on its Managed Application Services Initiative, announced on Dec. 13, 1999, Nortel
Networks will provide its expertise as a solutions integrator, bringing together a complete
managed service solution that allows its service provider customers to offer a pre-integrated,
certified, and cost effective eBusiness package to SMBs. The Nortel Networks managed service
solution includes the Concur eWorkplace(TM) business portal as a hosted application providing
access to Concur Business Advantage. Additionally, Nortel Networks will leverage its channel of
15,000 value-added resellers (VARs) worldwide to address a broad audience of SMBs.
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Telecomworldwire, Jan 12, 2000 pNA
-Sony and Microsoft partner for IEEE 1394 support for Windows-based PCs. (Company
Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-11 January 2000-Sony and Microsoft partner for IEEE 1394 support
for Windows-based PCs
Sony Corp and Microsoft Corp have collaborated to provide a simple and reliable connection
between IEEE 1394-based devices, such as digital camcorders and recordable CD drives, and
Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Specifically, the companies have worked together to develop digital video (DV) software, which
will allow users to upload DV data from camcorders to their PC and then to edit and store the
data on the PC. The software is included with the Windows 2000 and Windows 98 Second
Edition operating systems.
In addition, Sony and Microsoft have developed a software utility that allows users to disconnect
IEEE 1394 storage devices while the system is running. This utility will be included in Windows
2000, the next release of Windows for consumers and in Sony's IEEE 1394 CD-RW drive.
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Network World, Dec 18, 2000 pNA
Mitsubishi, NEC license technology for 3G phones. (Company Business and Marketing)
Terho Uimonen.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Network World, Inc.
Two Japanese mobile phone makers, Mitsubishi Electric and NEC, this week signed licensing
agreements giving them access to technology for use in handsets designed for third-generation
wireless services.
The licensing deals come as Japanese vendors are positioning themselves in the race to supply
handsets to NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile phone carrier, which is scheduled to launch its
first 3G services in Tokyo in May 2001.
Tokyo NEC Wednesday announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with ARM Ltd. that
will allow the Japanese company to use the ARM946E-S 32-bit microprocessor as a building
block for large scale integrated circuits chips for 3G handsets. Initially, NEC plans to integrate
the ARM chip in handsets designed for use over wideband code division multiple access
(WCDMA) networks in Japan, the company said in a statement. Financial terms were not
disclosed.
Tuesday, San Diego Qualcomm said that it has extended Mitsubishi's existing CDMA license to
include the development, manufacture and sale of handsets for all 3G-network technologies, such
as WCDMA, cdma2000 and TD-SCDMA, that are covered by Qualcomm's patent portfolio.
Under the terms of the expanded agreement, Mitsubishi will pay Qualcomm an up-front
"multimillion-dollar" license fee for the rights to use the 3G technologies. Mitsubishi will also
pay royalties at the same rates as those it pays for current CDMA equipment, Qualcomm said in
a statement.
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Fiber Optics Business, Oct 31, 2000 v14 i20 p16
Mitsubishi Joins Optical Transceiver Alliance.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Information Gatekeepers, Inc.
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has joined a multisource agreement with three companies to develop a
compact 10 Gbps optical transceiver module. This module is designed for large capacity and
high-speed optical network applications. The multisource agreement ties Alcatel Optronics,
Lucent Technologies, and Hitachi Ltd. into the development. The agreement involves each
company making modules that conform to common external packaging dimensions, footprint,
pin layout, and pin functionality, and that meet or exceed specified optical electrical
characteristics.
The agreement also calls for common electrical interfaces that run at a 622 Mbps. According to
the company, the modules comply with International Telecommunications Union, synchronous
digital hierarchy, and synchronous optical network standards. Transceiver modules developed
under this agreement will be designed for short-reach, intermediate-reach, and long-reach optical
network applications; such as dense wavelength division multiplexing systems, Internet Protocol
switches and routers, inter-and intraoffice metropolitan rings, and optical add/ drop multiplexes.
"Mitsubishi's participation in 10 Gbps transceiver module multisource agreement demonstrates
its commitment to providing leading-edge optical technology for customers," said Jim Locke,
director of high frequency and optoelectronic product marketing for Mitsubishi Electric and
Electronis USA Inc., in Sunnyvale, CA.
Mitsubishi is expected to begin business discussions on these devices with North American
customers in the fourth quarter of 2000.
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RCR - Radio Communications Report, May 22, 2000 v19 i21 p32
Intel, Mitsubishi partner on 3G cellular chipset.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Crain Communications, Inc.
TOKYO--Intel Corp. and Japan's Mitsubishi Electric Corp. announced they will co-develop a
cellular chipset for the third-generation wireless technology market. The companies said work on
the chipset has begun, and they will develop and market the new chipset and associated software
as Japan deploys 3G wireless technology.
Japan's leading mobile carrier, NTT DoCoMo, is expected to launch 3G services in May 2001.
Intel and Mitsubishi plan to expand their joint development effort to other geographic regions
using the same platform architecture.
"Using Intel's wireless solutions, Mitsubishi can develop a high-performance, low-power and
highly integrated multimedia 3G cellular phone," said Michio Nakanishi, group president of
Mitsubishi's Communication Systems Group. "Japan is our initial focus market, and we expect to
use the same architecture platform for Europe and other regions in a timely manner."
Mitsubishi said it plans to ship more than 25 million cellular phones worldwide in fiscal 2000.
The company manufactures phones for DoCoMo's popular iMode wireless Internet service and is
developing wideband Code Division Multiple Access units for 3G services.
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M2 Presswire, Dec 22, 2000 pNA
Motorola wins China mobile GPRS contract; Motorola/Cisco alliance solution to enable
commercial GPRS services during first half of 2001 for estimated 110,000 subscribers.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-22 December 2000-MOTOROLA: Motorola wins China mobile GPRS
contract; Motorola/Cisco alliance solution to enable commercial GPRS services during first half
of 2001 for estimated 110,000 subscribers (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:21122000
BEIJING, China and ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) has been
awarded a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network supply contract by China Mobile
Communications Corporation (China Mobile), China's leading GSM operator. Financial details
of the agreement were not disclosed.
Under the terms of the deal, Motorola will deliver its industry-leading GPRS high-speed mobile
data network to four major Chinese cities. With the widest GSM network coverage in China,
China Mobile will be able to offer GPRS service to the rapidly expanding Chinese mobile
cellular market, utilizing the world's first proven commercial GPRS system from Motorola's
Global Telecom Solutions Sector and strategic alliance partner Cisco Systems, Inc.
(NASDAQ:CSCO).
The new service, planned for the first half of next year, is expected to serve an estimated 110,000
subscribers in Hangzhou, Chengdu, Tianjin, and Beijing, the capital of China. These China
Mobile subscribers will be able to enjoy the "always on, always connected" feature of GPRS
technology, plus a wealth of data applications, including e-commerce, email, and data transfer
through the new GPRS network. Motorola's Chinese-language GPRS phones, the model L2000g,
as well as the A6288, which offers a Chinese touch screen, are expected to available in the China
market early next year.
"In a rapidly growing cellular market, China Mobile has continually offered its subscribers
services that exceed their expectations. The advent of GPRS is the next stage in the development
of mobile networks, and the first stage in the move towards third generation networks," said
Ruey Bin Kao, Motorola vice president and general manager of the China Telecom Carrier
Solutions Group. " We value our strong relationship with China Mobile and we look forward to
working closely with them as we develop China's Wireless Internet.
Mobile phone users in China will soon start using some of the latest wireless services made
available thanks to the new technology," said Kao.
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Motorola, through its alliance with Cisco, is the only commercial supplier worldwide with
complete end-to-end GPRS network solutions in commercial service. China Mobile is the latest
GSM operator to announce its selection of the Motorola/Cisco GPRS solution, which is already
being deployed across Europe and in India and Malaysia.
Motorola has been a major GSM network supplier to China Mobile since 1995.
The Motorola/Cisco GPRS data solution enables operators to take advantage of many new
revenue opportunities. Together Cisco and Motorola are driving market growth and developing
applications and value-added services to provide operators with innovative and competitive
offerings for their subscriber base.
About China Mobile
China Mobile is a state-owned enterprise established after the reorganization of China's
telecommunications industry last year. Its major businesses include mobile voice, date, Internet
protocol (IP) telephony and multimedia services. China Mobile, the largest GSM operator in
China with a GSM network that offers national coverage to more than 65 million subscribers, has
roaming agreements with 108 operators in 59 countries. For more information on China Mobile,
please visit http://www.chinamobile.com/.
About the Motorola/Cisco Alliance
The Motorola and Cisco strategic alliance delivers end-to-end wireless communications solutions
to operators worldwide through a powerful combination of Motorola communications solutions
and Cisco Internet technologies. Over the past year, the alliance has introduced an open InternetProtocol (IP) network architecture that integrates data, voice and video services for mobile
networks, and provides users with a broad range of wireless Internet access solutions. The
alliance also has secured a leadership position in the deployment of GPRS systems worldwide,
and through these commercial launches is providing a critical path to third-generation (3G)
mobile communications.
Motorola and Cisco continue to work together on joint development of IP network architecture
and products, the promotion of open standards, and the creation of joint ventures, such as the
Invisix Centres of Excellence located in Tokyo; Stockley Park, UK; Fort Worth, Texas; and San
Jose, Calif.
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TechWeb, Oct 25, 2000 pNA
Lucent, Motorola, TI Win China GPRS Deal. (U.S. companies will work with Chinese
partners to supply GSM handsets.)(Government Activity) Jack Robertson.
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Three U.S. chipmakers and a Chinese consortium were selected by China's Ministry of
Information Industries to supply chips and submodules for GPRS-enhanced GSM cell phones.
Lucent Technologies Inc. (stock: LU), Motorola Inc. (stock: MOT), and TexasInstruments Inc.
(stock: TXN) will work with Chinese partners to supply the so-called generation 2.5 GSM
handsets for the growing number of enhanced networks being installed in the country.
GPRS infrastructure switching systems are undergoing tests in various Chinese provinces.
Alcatel SA (stock: ALA), Ericsson AB (stock: ERICY), Huawei, Motorola, and Nokia AB
(stock: NOK) are vying to land additional orders to build out the GPRS networks.
GPRS uses packet transmission and switching between cities to handle traffic faster and more
efficiently.
GPRS upgrades GMS to 128 Kbits/s, which is 13 times faster than current networks. It is
considered an interim approach until third-generation (3G) wideband CDMA GMS-compatible
systems are deployed in a few years, running at 2 Mbits/s.
In the latest handset contracts, Lucent, Murray Hill, N.J., will work with Konka Group,
Shenzhen, to supply the GPRS phones.
Motorola, Schaumburg, Ill, is teamed with Eastern Communications, which have been had a
joint venture building cell phones since 1990. TI, Dallas, is teamed with ZTE corp., Shenzhen,
and Xiamen Overseas Chinese Electronic Inc.
A fourth GPRS supplier will be a Chinese consortium comprising TCL Telecommunications
Equipment Co., Qingdao Haier Co., and Legend Holdings Ltd.
The Chinese information ministry hopes the new GPRS handsets will be available for sale by the
end of 2001.
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China Telecom, Sept 2000 v7 i9 p13
China Unicom and Motorola in Equipment Deal. (Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Information Gatekeepers, Inc.
China Unicom's Guangdong branch signed an agreement with Motorola to purchase the latter's
equipment for a new network expansion project.
The equipment, consisting of switchboards, base stations, and signal processors for the global
system for mobile communications network (GSM 900/1800), will be applied to the fifth and
sixth phases of China Unicom's network expansion project in Guangdong Province.
The agreement signing ceremony also marked the start of the new expansion project. Total
investment for the expansion is expected to top US$602.4 million.
The project's fifth phase involves the construction of the GSM1800 network including two new
switchboards, 110 base stations, and 855 signal processors, which means an expanded
switchboard capacity of 190,000 lines.
The sixth phase will improve GSM network coverage in Guangdong with a special focus on
indoor coverage in the Pearl River Delta region, as well as expanding and setting up the
GSMl800 network in other delta cities.
Phase six is also expected to build several new switchboard centers, expand the capacity of the
existing switchboards, and set up and expand base stations and signal processors.
The new expansion project is set to be completed by year-end, bringing China Unicom's mobile
telecom network capacity to 4.21 million lines.
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Electronic Engineering Times, June 19, 2000 p1
AMD, TI and Motorola join IBM in silicon-on-insulator camp; Intel demurs -- SOI divide
splits CPU vendors. (Company Business and Marketing) David Lammers.
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reproduced, republished or redistributed without the prior written consent of CMP Media, Inc.
HONOLULU - Several of the major microprocessor vendors, with the significant exception of
Intel Corp., are moving to silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology, opening a growing divide in the
CPU market.
Following the lead of IBM, which has long been banging the drum for SOI, Motorola, Advanced
Micro Devices and Texas Instruments are jumping on the SOI bandwagon, drawn by potential
performance gains of as much as 20 percent. Also, IBM reportedly will serve as the foundry for a
Hewlett-Packard Co. RISC processor built in SOI, and TI will apparently do the same for a Sun
Microsystems Sparc CPU.
"Good for them," said Mark Bohr, director of process architecture and integration at Intel's
Hillsboro, Ore., facility, when presented with the growing list of companies adopting SOI for
their high-end processors. "I don't want to change their minds," he said, arguing that SOI may
prove "very painful" for Intel's competitors.
But Bijan Davari, IBM's vice president of logic technology, likened SOI to a "wild horse that,
once you tame it, can give you a lot of power. People at Intel haven't been able to figure it out
yet."
IBM Corp.'s Microelectronics Division has been trumpeting the performance gains possible with
SOI for several years. Besides moving nearly all of its
own performance-hungry processors to SOI, IBM will serve as the foundry for an HP-PA RISC
processor design in SOI technology, according to reliable sources.
At the VLSI Technology Symposium here last week, managers from Motorola Inc.'s
Semiconductor Products Sector told EE Times they will use an SOI process-initially at 0.18micron design rules but moving quickly to 0.13 micron-to build an Altivec G4 PowerPC
processor.
The chip is to sample late this year and go into volume production in mid-2001. Performance
will be "well over a gigahertz," said Suresh Venkatesan, who is in charge of developing
Motorola's 130-nanometer (0.13-micron) technology.
Following that, Motorola will make DSPs, network processors, cellular basestation chip sets and
other performance-hungry ICs with SOI technology starting in 2002, said Fabio Pintchovski,
director of technology for Motorola's networking and computing systems group.
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M2 Presswire, Feb 2, 2000 pNA
Motorola and IBM partner to help automakers put the wireless web on the road;
Companies team to give auto industry end-to-end telematics capabilities.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-2 February 2000-Motorola: Motorola and IBM partner to help automakers put
the wireless web on the road; Companies team to give auto industry end-to-end telematics
capabilities (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:02022000
Detroit, Michigan -- IBM and Motorola are joining forces to accelerate the technology that will
help automakers bring a variety of wireless and Web-based services to drivers and passengers
worldwide.
Announcing their strategic relationship today, the two companies will work together to provide
the end-to-end resources that will help car makers offer next generation products and services to
their customers.
Motorola and IBM plan to combine their technologies, products and services for a joint approach
to the auto manufacturers. By leveraging each other`s expertise and industry leadership, the two
companies will establish an integrated approach to help auto manufacturers get the next
generation of telematics products to market quickly and meet the growing customer demand for
enhanced, in-vehicle communication/information/entertainment systems.
Telematics is an automotive industry term that refers to in-vehicle, on-board and embedded
electronic systems. To drivers, it translates in this case to real-time, remote access to a full range
of in-vehicle services; custom shaped for the automotive environment and specifically designed
to maximise driver safety. In addition to emergency calling and roadside help, the exciting new
offerings might include features such as wireless communications and Internet access, dynamic
navigation with real-time traffic routing, security and anti-theft protection, personalised
information, e-mail and a variety of entertainment options.
"In the end, it is all about the customer. It`s about closing the technological gaps and generating
genuine mobility for very busy people in a very busy world. It`s about building a seamless
environment -- outdoors and indoors -- no matter where you go. Our strategy here is
straightforward: We will use our technology and form strategic alliances-where it makes sense-to
provide customers with the highest levels of value in the industry. Together, we believe our
relationship will help further this goal," said Joe Guglielmi, president of Motorola`s Integrated
Electronic Systems Sector.
"Working together, IBM and Motorola will jump-start what is expected to be a large market
opportunity for automakers to develop stronger, long-term relationships with their customers.
Car makers will be able to offer a variety of services to their customers that continue to add value
to the driving experience long after the purchase of the car," said Mark Bregman, General
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Business Wire, Jan 21, 2000 p0094
IFR and Motorola Sign Agreement to License Trunking Protocol.
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Business Editors
WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2000
IFR Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:IFRS), a leader in the Private Mobile Radio (PMR) test solutions, and
Motorola's Commercial Government and Industrial Solutions Sector today announced that
Motorola has agreed to license its SmartNet(TM) and SmartZone(TM) trunking protocol to IFR.
The agreement enables IFR to provide test equipment for this wide range of systems. This
agreement allows IFR to support the analog systems that are an essential part of the backward
compatibility requirement established in the user needs for the Project 25 standards. IFR will
now have the technology to develop and implement SmartNet(TM) and SmartZone(TM)
protocols into its next generation test solutions for digital Project 25 systems.
&uot;Motorola is well known as one of the world's leading providers of analog and digital twoway voice and data radio products, and is widely established in the worldwide PMR
marketplace,&uot; said Bill Burrows, PMR business group manager, IFR. &uot;This agreement
allows IFR to support the extensive installed base of these technologies, while providing the
advanced digital test solutions for emerging technologies.&uot;
&uot;IFR is welcomed as an additional industry participant offering equipment that supports
Project 25 compliant systems and equipment because of their extensive knowledge and
experience in the PMR market,&uot; said Dennis Dibos, Director of Business Development,
Motorola's North America Group. &uot;Motorola customers and all Project 25 users will benefit
from IFR's experience and additional choices in solutions for test and support.&uot;
About Motorola
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PR Newswire, Oct 10, 2000 pNA
Nortel Networks Awards $80 Million Services Contract to NCR.
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NCR to Support Optical Networking Equipment Throughout Europe
DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) today announced that Nortel Networks (NYSE: NT; TSE) has
chosen NCR to provide first-line maintenance services for Nortel Networks' optical equipment
and carrier products. The agreement covers Nortel Networks customer sites in Europe as well as
Africa and the Middle East.
The five-year contract is estimated to be worth US$80 million initially, and could be worth in
excess of US$175 million with the expected growth in the optical networking market. NCR,
through its Worldwide Customer Services Division, will be the preferred provider of field
engineering first-line maintenance services.
"Demand for Nortel Network's equipment has surged as telecommunication service providers
upgrade their infrastructures to leverage the speed and capacity of optical-based components,"
said Eric Ross, president, Global Customer Care Services, Nortel Networks. "NCR, with its
global service infrastructure, has the experience and people to provide consistent service levels to
all of our customers in the EMEA region."
"This strategic partnership with Nortel Networks positions NCR as a leading provider of optical
networking support services," said William Eisenman, senior vice president, Worldwide
Customer Services, NCR. "The bold new e-business frontier requires an optical-based
infrastructure, and NCR will be there with the required networking skill sets and operational
support structure."
The agreement builds on the existing relationship between the two companies, as NCR is a
Nortel Networks Global Solution Provider.
About Nortel Networks
Nortel Networks is a global Internet and communications leader with capabilities spanning
Optical, Wireless, Local Internet and eBusiness. The Company had 1999 U.S. GAAP revenues
of US$21.3 billion and serves carrier, service provider and enterprise customers globally. Today,
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Nortel Networks is creating a high-performance Internet that is more reliable and faster than ever
before. It is redefining the economics and quality of networking and the Internet, promising a
new era of collaboration, communications and commerce. Visit us at www.nortelnetworks.com .
About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a US$6.2 billion leader in providing Relationship
Technology(TM) solutions to customers worldwide in the retail, financial, communications,
manufacturing, travel and transportation, and insurance markets. NCR's Relationship
Technology solutions include privacy- enabled Teradata(R) warehouses and customer
relationship management (CRM) applications, store automation and automated teller machines
(ATMs). The company's business solutions are built on the foundation of its long established
industry knowledge and consulting expertise, value-adding software, global customer support
services, a complete line of consumable and media products, and leading edge hardware
technology. NCR employs 32,500 in 130 countries, and is a component stock of the Standard &
Poor's 500 Index. More information about NCR and its solutions may be found at www.ncr.com
.
NCR and Teradata are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCR Corporation in the United
States and other countries. Nortel Networks, the Nortel Networks logo, the Globemark, Passport
and Shasta are trademarks of Nortel Networks
.
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Network World, Dec 18, 2000 pNA
Mitsubishi, NEC license technology for 3G phones. (Company Business and Marketing)
Terho Uimonen.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Network World, Inc.
Two Japanese mobile phone makers, Mitsubishi Electric and NEC, this week signed licensing
agreements giving them access to technology for use in handsets designed for third-generation
wireless services.
The licensing deals come as Japanese vendors are positioning themselves in the race to supply
handsets to NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile phone carrier, which is scheduled to launch its
first 3G services in Tokyo in May 2001.
Tokyo NEC Wednesday announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with ARM Ltd. that
will allow the Japanese company to use the ARM946E-S 32-bit microprocessor as a building
block for large scale integrated circuits chips for 3G handsets. Initially, NEC plans to integrate
the ARM chip in handsets designed for use over wideband code division multiple access
(WCDMA) networks in Japan, the company said in a statement. Financial terms were not
disclosed.
Tuesday, San Diego Qualcomm said that it has extended Mitsubishi's existing CDMA license to
include the development, manufacture and sale of handsets for all 3G-network technologies, such
as WCDMA, cdma2000 and TD-SCDMA, that are covered by Qualcomm's patent portfolio.
Under the terms of the expanded agreement, Mitsubishi will pay Qualcomm an up-front
"multimillion-dollar" license fee for the rights to use the 3G technologies. Mitsubishi will also
pay royalties at the same rates as those it pays for current CDMA equipment, Qualcomm said in
a statement.
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Newsbytes, Dec 17, 2000 pNWSB00353003
Samsung, NEC Tie For 3G Mobile Phone Equipment. (Samsung NEC Mobile Display joint
venture based in Japan)(Company Business and Marketing) Adam Creed.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Newsbytes News Network
Japanese and Korean electronics giants NEC Corp. [NASDAQ:NIPNY] and Samsung will next
month begin working together producing mobile displays that will be featured in next-generation
mobile phone and Internet terminals.
Samsung NEC Mobile Display Co. Ltd will be based in Japan and develop and sell displays
based on organic electroluminescent (organic EL) technology.
Organic EL is said by the companies to produce high resolution pictures on a par with CRT
displays, but with a slimmer and lighter display for mobile handsets and terminals. They are
betting that between 30 and 40 percent of all 3G handsets sold in 2005 will contain such
displays.
The joint venture company will start operations in January with 9.4 billion yen (US$), with
Samsung SDI holding a 51 percent stake to NEC's 49 percent.
Samsung NEC Mobile Display has targeted production of 700,000 full color organic EL displays
per month at a Pusan plant next year, rising to 1.5 million units per month by 2003.
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M2 Presswire, Dec 14, 2000 pNA
NEC and Toshiba unify space business; Joint venture paves way to enhanced domestic and
international presence.
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M2 PRESSWIRE-14 December 2000-NEC: NEC and Toshiba unify space business; Joint
venture paves way to enhanced domestic and international presence (C)1994-2000 M2
COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:13122000
NEC Corporation and Toshiba Corporation today announced the unification of their space
business operations in a joint venture that will expand domestic business and reinforce their
international competitiveness.
Under the terms of an agreement announced today, NEC and Toshiba will establish a new joint
venture in April 2001 and transfer their space operations to it during the following six months.
The move is expected to support a heightened presence in the commercial space sector,
particularly in space infrastructure, spacecraft and ground systems. The unified business will
enjoy increased resources, and offer superior space related systems and cost competitiveness.
The new joint venture will have an initial capitalisation of seven billion yen, 60% held by NEC
and 40% by Toshiba, and its President and CEO will be appointed by NEC. Its business domain
will extend from consultation on space products and systems to the planning, design,
manufacture, integration and testing, sales, operation and servicing of satellites, manned space
stations and space systems, including spacecraft onboard equipment and other subsystems or
components, and ground systems. The new company is expected to achieve sales of 100 billion
yen in 2005, five years after it starts business.
Back ground of cooperation
Japan's domestic market for launch vehicles, ground systems, spacecraft and the international
space station, while valued at 200 to 300 billion yen a year, is essentially flat, with no growth
anticipated in coming years. The government is the main source of orders, and little commercial
growth is anticipated. Overseas, the story is of a three to four trillion yen market that has seen
numerous large- scale mergers and fast intensifying competition in recent years.
Responding to these circumstances, NEC and Toshiba began the discussions leading to today's
announcement in December 1999. Both companies see unification as a necessary means to
improve the competitiveness of their space business and to secure expansion in Japan and
overseas.
NEC and Toshiba can boast leading-edge technologies that have already made significant
contributions to the design and integration of Japan's engineering test satellite and space science
satellite systems over the years. NEC is strong in telecommunication systems, transponders,
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optical sensors, attitude sensors and ground systems, and Toshiba in structures, thermal control,
attitude control, solar array paddles and robotics.
Uniting these complementary strengths will create a highly capable company that will enjoy an
enhanced presence in the space business.
The new joint venture company will adopt a proactive approach to overseas markets. In addition
to the satellite subsystems and components that have already found a wide market, they will
intensively promote its capabilities in satellite systems.
Space business activities of NEC and Toshiba
NEC has a long record of achievement in the satellite business. The company developed Japan's
first satellite, Osumi, which was launched in 1970. In 1975, NEC developed Kiku-1, the National
Space Development Agency of Japan's (NASDA) first engineering test satellite, and since then
had provided system integration for the Himawari series of geostationary meteorological
satellites and Momo-1, Japan's first real earth observation satellite. NEC is actively expanding its
overseas business. Its transponders and sensors are widely used in European and the U.S.
satellites, and recently the company and Russian Satellite Communications Company entered
into a comprehensive alliance on the payload for a Russian commercial telecommunications
satellite.
Toshiba entered the space business through its participation Yuri, the world's first experimental
broadcasting satellite. The company's subsequent contributions to the business including
development of the large-scale three-axis satellite attitude control and robot arms used in Japan's
experimental module for the international space station. In recent years, Toshiba has also
developed the large deployable reflector that is to be integrated into the ETS-VIII engineering
test satellite. Toshiba also supplies solar array panels to satellite manufacturers overseas, and is a
partner in the SkyBridge plan for satellite-based high-speed communications services.
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Electronic Engineering Times, Dec 4, 2000 p26
Hitachi-NEC DRAM venture, Elpida, makes 300-mm wafer fab play. (Company Business
and Marketing) Anthony Cataldo.
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reproduced, republished or redistributed without the prior written consent of CMP Media, Inc.
TOKYO - Elpida Memory Inc., the year-old DRAM joint venture between Hitachi Ltd. and NEC
Corp., has showed a readiness to play tough with bigger overseas rivals by announcing that it
will build a 300-mm wafer fab using 0.13-micron design rules, which will be in volume
production by the first half of 2002.
The planned fab is one of several weapons in Elpida's arsenal as it aims to cut production costs to
the bone through process technology enhancements, while focusing on high-density 256-Mbit
devices. Those devices are expected to be snapped up for use in high-end systems such as
servers, one of the fastest-growing and most profitable DRAM markets.
Using 300-mm wafers, which are expected to yield some 2.4x more die per wafer than 200-mm
wafers, will help boost Elpida's manufacturing volume and possibly its market share. Though
observers said they did not expect Elpida to overtake Samsung or Micron, some believe it will be
within striking distance of Hyundai one day.
Elpida's capacity now stands at 90,000 200-mm wafers per month-60,000 from NEC's fabs and
the remainder made by Hitachi. The new line should churn out 10,000 300-mm wafers/month by
2002, which is the equivalent of 24,000 200-mm wafers, bringing Elpida's total capacity to
114,000 200-mm wafers. By 2004, when it reaches maximum capacity, the new fab should
produce 20,000 300-mm wafers/month, which translates to 48,000 200-mm wafers, according to
the company.
'Fair chance'
"I think Elpida has a fair chance of overtaking Hyundai or at least catching up," said Scott Foster,
an analyst with Lehman Brothers Japan. Debt-ridden Hyundai "is no longer worried about
DRAM market share. They're focused on the bottom line and the balance sheet."
The speed at which Elpida can add capacity will likely depend on how soon it can get financing
for the new fab. Under the 300-mm plan, NEC and Hitachi will contribute roughly $10 million
each for construction of the fab shell adjacent to NEC's existing fab in Hiroshima, while Elpida
must raise the remaining $1.4 billion needed to equip it. Neither NEC nor Hitachi has said how
Elpida will raise the money to install the equipment once the clean room is completed next year,
but they haven't ruled out the possibility of an initial public offering.
Though Elpida officials are said to have taken notice of Infineon's successful spinout of its
DRAM operations, IPOs of this kind are still a rarity in Japan.
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Business Wire, Nov 20, 2000 p0594
QUALCOMM Expands NEC's CDMA License for 3G CDMA.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 2000
QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division
Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced an amendment to NEC's
existing CDMA subscriber unit and infrastructure license agreement which expands the licenses
under QUALCOMM's CDMA patent portfolio to include the development, manufacture and sale
of subscriber and infrastructure equipment for third-generation (3G) CDMA (i.e., cdma2000,
WCDMA and TD-SCDMA) and 1xEV (HDR) products. Under the terms of the amendment,
NEC will pay QUALCOMM a license fee and ongoing royalties at the same rates for 3G as
those for cdmaOne equipment, irrespective of the licensed CDMA standard.
"QUALCOMM's patent portfolio continues to be recognized as essential for development of all
proposed third-generation CDMA systems," said Steve Altman, president of QUALCOMM
Technology Alliances. "We are very pleased to include NEC to our growing list of second and
third-generation CDMA licensees. Working together, QUALCOMM and NEC successfully
deployed CDMA in the Brazilian market. With its experience in CDMA, its existing supply
relationship with NTT DoCoMo and its expanding presence in Europe, we expect NEC to be a
major supplier of CDMA equipment, including WCDMA. In fact, NEC was one of the earliest
companies to announce shipment of WCDMA equipment to NTT DoCoMo."
"QUALCOMM is the pioneer in CDMA technology," said Toshiyuki Takenaka, associate senior
vice president and executive general manager for NEC Corporation. "We are pleased that NEC
extended its existing license agreements to enable it to continue to supply CDMA systems. We
look forward to continuing our positive relationship with QUALCOMM and help grow the
worldwide CDMA market. As the chair of the TSG Radio Access Network of 3GPP, NEC
greatly contributes to the elaboration of Release 99 & 00 standard."
NEC Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY) (FTSE: 6701q.l) (TSE: 6701) is a leading provider of
Internet solutions, dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its customers in the key
computer, network and electron device fields through its three market-focused in-house
companies: NEC Solutions, NEC Networks and NEC Electron Devices. NEC Corporation, with
its in-house companies, employs more than 150,000 people worldwide and saw net sales of
4,991 billion Yen (approx. US$48 billion) in fiscal year 1999-2000. For further information,
please visit the NEC home page at: http://www.nec-global.com
QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering
innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's
CDMA digital technology. The Company's business areas include integrated CDMA chipsets
and system software; technology licensing; Eudora(R) email software for Windows(R) and
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Newsbytes, Oct 8, 2000 pNSBT13166107
NEC, Hewlett-Packard In Computer Servers Alliance.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd.
TOKYO, JAPAN, 2000 OCT 4 (NB) -- By Adam Creed, Newsbytes. Two giants of the
computer industry, Japan's NEC Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Company [NYSE:HWP], have
extended a long-held relationship in the computer servers market to IA-64 (Intel Architecture 64)
-based products.
The alliance is aimed at developing a successful commercial server product combining HewlettPackard's HP-UX Unix operating system and boosting distribution of NEC's Itanium server
technology, AzusA, outside of Japan.
NEC will supply Hewlett-Packard with its AzusA server technology for inclusion in its HP9000
enterprise servers. The servers will feature HP-UX and the computer company will work with
NEC to enhance the operating system for AzusA.
NEC's AzusA is based on the Itanium processor, which itself was developed by Intel Corp.
[NASDAQ:INTC] and Hewlett-Packard.
Earlier last month, NEC signed a wide-ranging pact with Intel in the area of computer server
systems alliance that will see the extensive joint development of products.
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M2 Presswire, Sept 21, 2000 pNA
NEC and Intel form server system alliance.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-21 September 2000-NEC: NEC and Intel form server system alliance
(C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:20092000
TOKYO -- NEC Corporation (NEC) (NASDAQ: NIPNY) (FTSE: 6701q.l) and Intel Corporation
today announced they signed the first of several agreements for a server system alliance spanning
research, development and manufacturing for Intel-based server board and system technology
solutions.
The alliance will include: Joint product roadmap planning and product specifications definition
for server board and system products.
Joint development of new server board and system architectures and key technology
implementations.
Each product in the alliance-roadmap will be developed by either of the two companies. The
development company for a particular product will be responsible for manufacturing and
supplying the server board and/or whole system to the other company.
Sharing of server component technology, reducing cost and securing quality.
NEC's strengths lie in its high reliability and overall system technologies, including peripherals
based on its mainframe computer technology experience. NEC's Express 5800-series servers are
marketed worldwide and are No.1 in the Japanese market.
Intel's mission for Server Products is to retain its position as the leading server board and system
building block supplier to Original Equipment Manufacturers and resellers worldwide and
continue to excel in the development of a wide range of server technology.
Intel produces an array of processors, chipsets and server hardware products for front-end, midtier and back-end Intel-based servers.
Intel offers its unbranded building blocks to server OEMs and resellers throughout the world.
This alliance combines the capabilities and strengths of both companies to deliver a broader
server board and system product line, addressing the ongoing server market segmentation while
continuing to drive key new technology transitions.
As information technology requirements are rapidly segmenting due to the explosive growth of
the Internet, servers have expanded in usage over the past years from addressing traditional
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general purpose applications to delivering complex front-end, mid-tier, back-end, and appliance
server applications that power the explosive internet economy.
In order to satisfy wide range set of customer requirement, a broad product line offering is
needed which require a significant number of engineering resources.
Both companies have had a close relationship for some time, with NEC recently supplying the
motherboard for Intel-based 2-way servers, featuring the Pentium XeonTM processor. Today
they reached an agreement to extend the relationship to the development and manufacturing area
which offers both companies an increase in available engineering resources for server board and
system product development and will enable each other to offer a more complete range of costcompetitive server products to their customer bases faster time-to-market.
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AsiaPulse News, Sept 21, 2000 p0170
NEC, CISCO TO PARTNER ON COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Asia Pulse Pte Ltd
TOKYO, Sept 21 Asia Pulse - NEC Corp. (TSE:6701) announced Wednesday that it will tie-up
with U.S.-based Cisco Systems Inc. to market communications systems that bundle its PBX
(private branch exchange) equipment with Cisco routers.
Both companies bring to the deal expertise in products for next-generation, VoIP (Voice over
Internet Protocol) networks. To improve connectivity between their products, the companies
have developed a new interface that roughly halves the earlier six- to 10-second connection time.
The combined NEC-Cisco systems will also allow the firms to offer additional services including
prioritizing data and transferring calls.
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Asia Pacific Telecom, August 2000 v4 i8 p12
NEC, HP, and Others to Create B2B Venture. (Hewlett-Packard Co., NEC Corp., Ariba Inc.,
Sumitomo Corp. elelctronic commerce venture)(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief
Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Information Gatekeepers, Inc.
A unit of Hewlett-Packard, Sumitomo, NEC, and Ariba said they plan to invest US$7.9 million
in a Japanese e-marketplace for office supplies, books, and stationery. Software maker, Ariba,
said the new company, which has yet to be named, is expected to handle about US$37 million in
e-commerce transactions in its first fiscal year. NEC and Sumitomo will hold about 80 percent
equity in the company. Ariba and Hewlett-Packard Japan will take a combined stake of about 20
percent.
The company will begin operations in November 2000. The partners anticipate revenue of
US$1.4 million in the first year, an amount that should increase 14 times in fiscal year 2002,
Ariba said.
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Newsbytes, March 13, 2000 pNSBT10018587
NEC, Sanyo Tie Up In Computer Monitor Components Alliance.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd.
TOKYO, JAPAN, 2000 MAR 9 (NB) -- By Adam Creed, Newsbytes. Increased demand for thin
film transistor (TFT) displays for notebook and PC monitor screens has led Japanese electronics
giants NEC Corp and Sanyo Electric Co Ltd (TOKYO:6764) to team up to boost supply of TFT
display driver components.
The two companies will increase total monthly production of TFT liquid crystal display driver
integrated circuits (ICs) to 13 million units from 9 million units later this year.
To do this, Sanyo will boost production by 2 million units per month, and produce a further 2
million units per month for NEC, using design technology from the latter company.
TFT LCD driver ICs effectively drive the monitor or notebook screen. The companies say that
the advanced manufacturing process used to create such circuits limits the number of worldwide
manufacturers, making it a profitable business to be in with the recent jump in global demand for
such components.
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M2 Presswire, March 8, 2000 pNA
Microsoft, NEC, Fujitsu and Oki join Dialogic CT Media Value Network; Value Network
also gains several leading fax and messaging providers.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-8 March 2000-DIALOGIC: Microsoft, NEC, Fujitsu and Oki join Dialogic CT
Media Value Network; Value Network also gains several leading fax and messaging providers
(C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:07032000
CT EXPO 2000, LOS ANGELES, CA -- Intel and its Dialogic subsidiary today announced that
Microsoft Corp., NEC Corp., Fujitsu Ltd., and Oki Electric have joined the CT Media Value
Network. In addition, several fax and messaging providers have joined the Value Network and
will offer a variety of standards-based applications on CT Media, reflecting the strength of the
CT Media Value Network and growing support for Intel's initiative to create an open
environment for converged voice and data communications solutions.
The CT Media Value Network is a collaborative community of companies that provide
application software, technology resources, platforms, peripherals, services, and channel delivery
for CT servers based on Dialogic CT Media server software. Launched in November of 1999, the
Value Network has rapidly expanded to over 80 charter members.
Collaborating for an Open Environment "NEC, Fujitsu and Oki are global leaders in
communications, and their innovation and shared vision for a world of converged
communications is creating new products that embrace the value, efficiency and flexibility of
open systems," said Howard Bubb, Intel vice president and president of Dialogic. "Along with
Microsoft, who has also joined the Value Network, these companies are poised to deliver a new
generation of innovative e-communication solutions that will marry telecommunications,
computing, wireless behind the power of the Internet." Through its programs for developing,
marketing, and delivering interoperable products, the Value Network will offer systems
purchasers unparalleled choice of products and services for open, scaleable CT solutions that can
be managed as one part of a converged communications network. Applications for Value
Network membership are posted at www.ctserver.com.
Application Segment Expansion
In addition, many of the leading fax and messaging application providers have joined the Value
Network and are basing next-generation solutions on CT Media, expanding the application
choices to messaging and information access. NOVAVOX AG, Onset Technologies and
UltiVerse Technologies have already received CT Media certification. Lane System Solutions is
in the certification process, and Fenestrae, Interstar Technologies, and Optus Software have
started development of CT Media-based products.
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AsiaPulse News, March 1, 2000 p0987
NEC, CISCO ANNOUNCE NEW AUSTRALIAN ALLIANCE.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Asia Pulse Pte Ltd
SYDNEY, March 1 Asia Pulse - A new Australian alliance has been announced between voice
networking company NEC and Internet networking firm Cisco Systems.
The partnership will deliver integrated voice and data solutions.
NEC said today it expected to announce several significant tenders in the next two months as a
result of the advanced technology teamwork.
Building on their global links, the two companies will offer Australian enterprises converged
voice, video and data services.
NEC Australia general manager David Haynes said the companies were already negotiating
several significant tenders, with announcements expected within the next six to eight weeks.
Under the alliance, NEC will deliver integrated solutions to Australian organisations based on
Cisco AVVID, Cisco's Architecture for the convergence of voice, video and integrated data.
Cisco AVVID is an advanced Internet protocol (IP) based networking solution.
The partnership will allow customers to have a multi-service solution using the Cisco system but
retaining NEC's PABX communications infrastructure.
Cisco director of marketing and strategic relationships Kip Cole said it will give businesses and
government organisations cost savings of up to 30 per cent by converging their voice and data
network backbones.
"We are able to offer the customers a converged network backbone almost immediately ... we are
able to begin within the next few weeks the delivery of solutions which start to get those
benefits," Mr Cole said.
Mr Haynes said eventually customers will be able to use "web call waiting" to combine the
Internet and traditional telephone voice services.
He said the alliance would continue to grow as both companies were involved in a significant
amount of research and development.
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Bangkok Post, Dec 19, 2000 pBKPO14309429
ENTERTAINMENT: News Corp, Sony strike music deal; Seven-Eleven to start selling
music. (News Briefs)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd.
The News Corporation Music Group, a unit of News Corp, said yesterday it has signed licensing
agreements with Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc and Sony Music Asia.
Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) and Sony Music Asia are part of Japan's Sony Corp.
"We are excited with this mutually beneficial deal and look forward to marketing the
wonderfully talented artists represented by News Corp Music Group in our territory," said Shiro
Ono, president of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan).
Sony Music Asia president Richard Denekamp said they were looking forward to gaining greater
visibility and reach for the News Corp Music Group's labels.
The News Corp Music Group labels included in the agreements were Australia's Festival
Mushroom Records, which includes the Sputnik label and Mushsroom Records UK, it said.
In a separate development, Seven-Eleven Japan Co Ltd said yesterday it would begin selling
music through multimedia terminals at its nationwide chain of convenience stores in an alliance
with Sony Music Entertainment and Avex Inc.
Seven-Eleven Japan, which operates Japan's biggest chain of 8,440 convenience stores, said
users would be able to record music onto minidiscs (MDs) at about 450 stores from December 20
and that this would be expanded to all its stores.
Seven-Eleven Japan said it would tie up to distribute titles from other music companies in
addition to its alliance with Sony Corp's music unit and Avex, which sell albums by popular
Japanese artists such as Ami Suzuki and Ayumi Hamasaki.
The company said it would offer the service with its Internet unit, 7dream.com, and carry about
80 song titles at first.
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PR Newswire, April 26, 2000 pNA
News Corporation and Microsoft Join NBC and Others to Invest in iSyndicate's $55
Million Mezzanine Round of Financing.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Leading Media and Technology Companies Back Web's Preeminent
Content Distribution Platform
SAN FRANCISCO, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -iSyndicate, The Internet Content Marketplace, today announced that several of the world's
largest media and technology companies invested in its $55 million mezzanine round of
financing. New investors News Digital Ventures, the Internet investment vehicle for News
Digital Media and News Corporation (NYSE: NWS) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), join
strategic investors NBC, InfoSpace (Nasdaq: INSP), and Vignette (Nasdaq: VIGN) in financing
for iSyndicate.
Both News Digital Media and Microsoft have entered into strategic operating agreements with
iSyndicate. News Digital Media will be a featured global news content provider and Microsoft
and iSyndicate are joining forces to facilitate the growth of rich media syndication. In addition,
InfoSpace, a leading global Internet information infrastructure services company and Vignette
Corporation, the leader in Internet Relationship Management (IRM) solutions, also invested in
iSyndicate's previous round of financing, in June, 1999.
"This financial milestone, as well as our steady stream of partnerships, position iSyndicate as the
complete, one-stop shop for syndicated content on the Web," said Joel Maske, President and
CEO of iSyndicate. "As we build upon these relationships and continue to forge unique ones
with key industry players, we are well positioned to continue our lead in providing high quality,
syndicated content to global e-businesses."
"We are excited about the investment and the development of this strategic partnership with
iSyndicate," said Kathryn Fink, president of News Digital Ventures. "Our investment symbolizes
an important content and advertising partnership for us and enables News Digital Media to drive
more consumers to its FOXNews.com, FOXSports.com and FOX.com programming. In
addition, we will be working with iSyndicate to build this relationship internationally."
About News Digital Ventures
News Digital Ventures, a strategic investment group within News Digital Media, focuses on the
Internet and interactive investments. The primary objective of this unit is to leverage News
Corporation's global marketing and distribution platforms, as well as its original digital content
assets through venture capital investments. News Digital Ventures is a division of News Digital
Media, the digital unit of News Corporation. News Digital Media engages in three primary
activities: operating FOXNews.com, FOXSports.com, FOXMarketwire.com, and FOX.com;
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developing related interactive services such as broadband products and enhanced television; and
directing investment activities and strategy for News Corporation as they relate to digital media,
with investments in Juno, TheStreet.com, PlanetRx, Youthstream, BET.com, EA.com, Yupi and
acquisition of STATS, Inc.
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Multichannel News, Jan 3, 2000 v21 i1 p10
Time Warner, News Corp. Set Retrans Deal. (retransmission-consent)(Brief Article) LINDA
MOSS.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Cahners Business Information
NEW YORK -- Time Warner Cable and News Corp. reached a long-term retransmission-consent
deal that covers carriage of both the analog and digital signals of 22 owned-and-operated Fox TV
stations, officials said last week.
The agreement will guarantee that the Fox stations will continue to get cable carriage in major
markets such as New York; Cleveland; Tampa, Fla.; Houston; Columbus, Ohio; and Southern
California.
Under the agreement, Time Warner will add two News Corp. channels -- Fox Sports World and
FXM: Movies from Fox -- to its digital service, with FXM becoming part of the digital-movie
tier, according to MSO spokesman Mike Luftman.
In turn, the Fox television stations will provide Time Warner subscribers with all of the highdefinition digital programming telecast by Fox Broadcasting Co.
"This new agreement with Fox is an important step that will help us to make the benefits of
HDTV and digital television available to our customers," Time Warner Cable CEO Joseph
Collins said in a statement. "It proves that cable operators and broadcasters can work
productively together to implement this exciting new technology, and that the marketplace is
working. We look forward to striking similar deals with other major broadcasters, as well."
For example, Time Warner is currently working on a retransmission-consent agreement with The
Walt Disney Co. that would include carriage of analog and digital signals for ABC-owned TV
stations. ABC, part of Disney, has given Time Warner an extension until Jan. 15 to carry its TV
stations.
In September, News Corp. and its Fox Entertainment Group reached a retransmission-consent
pact with AT&T Broadband & Internet Services for Fox owned-and-operated TV stations.
It also has struck similar agreements with other major MSOs and direct-broadcast satellite
companies -- including Comcast Corp., Charter Communications Inc., DirecTV Inc. and
EchoStar Communications Corp. -- according to Lindsay Gardner, executive vice president of
affiliate sales and distribution for Fox Channels Group.
Referring to the just-closed Time Warner retransmission deal, Gardner said, "This demonstrates
to the Federal Communications Commission and lawmakers in Washington that they can leave
these negotiations to the marketplace, and it is working."
Time Warner now carries FXM in about 300,000 homes, but that service doesn't have any
carriage of Fox Sports World, according to Gardner.
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Network World, Dec 18, 2000 pNA
HP and Nokia partner for security. (Company Business and Marketing) George A. Chidi Jr..
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Network World, Inc.
Computer maker Hewlett-Packard and mobile phone company Nokia have integrated HP's
Praesidium Virtualvault security software with the Nokia Activ server, in an effort to provide a
secure platform for businesses to conduct wireless transactions. </p> The U.S. Department of
Defense classifies the server's security at the maximum level allowed in civilian systems, said
Daniel Dorr, HP's director for worldwide business development and wireless. </p> HP's security
works in a partitioned runtime environment. "The vault passes your transaction to the back-end
system. Users have no direct access to the applications and no direct access to the data," Dorr
said. </p> Analysts have warned that Wireless Access Protocol Version 1.1, has a small, but real,
security vulnerability at its gateway server - the server decrypts wireless transmissions for a
moment before re-encrypting them for the wired network. A cunning hacker could use the
gateway server to steal data. </p> The integrated server security system uses Virtualvault on
Nokia's server to defeat that vulnerability, Dorr said. </p> "One of the virtues of the vault is that
you can't administer it from the outside," he said. The only way for a hacker to watch the server
with a sniffer - a tool for watching account activities - is to be physically present, he said, adding
that it's not possible for a single account to access the whole system. </p> Pricing for the
integrated server system wasn't immediately available, but entry-level Virtualvault software
starts at $40,000, Dorr said.
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M2 Presswire, Nov 1, 2000 pNA
Adobe and Nokia announce plans for wireless web authoring; Companies plan to develop
WML Emulator for GoLive 5.0.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-1 November 2000-ADOBE: Adobe and Nokia announce plans for wireless
web authoring; Companies plan to develop WML Emulator for GoLive 5.0 (C)1994-2000 M2
COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:31102000
San Jose, Calif., and Helsinki, Finland -- In support of its Network Publishing announcement
today, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK), the world
leader in mobile communications, announced that they plan to develop a WML 1.1 authoring
environment for Adobe GoLive(tm) 5.0. The environment will allow Web developers to author,
preview, and manage content created for wireless devices. It will provide a graphical user
interface within GoLive showing an onscreen emulator of Nokia WAP enabled phones to ensure
the optimal viewing of content created for wireless phones.
"Adobe's new version of GoLive provides powerful tools to developers of Web sites and ebusiness applications for wireless devices by providing support for the WAP specification," said
Paul Chellgren, vice president, Nokia. "The WML authoring environment for GoLive will
accelerate the next generation of content for wireless devices around the world."
According to the latest figures compiled by the WAP Forum(tm), there are now more than
300,000 registered WAP developers, 17 WAP phone models and 4.4 million WAP/WML Web
pages on the Internet. Nokia estimates the total market volume of Internet capable mobile
terminals-including WAP phones-will exceed the market volume of laptop computers in the year
2000, equaling over 30 million units sold worldwide.
The 360Code(tm) and rich SDK features of GoLive 5.0 allows for easy development of
additional capabilities such as this emulator. Additionally, the features are designed to provide
complete control over source code, enabling developers to create sites for the mobile Internet
with unmodified WML 1.1 code.
"With Nokia's WML 1.1 Emulator, GoLive developers will be able to quickly and easily create
content for next generation Internet devices while obtaining preview information to provide the
highest integrity for viewing," said Bryan Lamkin, senior vice president, product marketing for
Adobe. "We are excited to work with Nokia to deliver powerful solutions for Web developers
who are creating sites for the wireless Web, and view this as just the beginning of what we
believe will be a significant relationship between Adobe and Nokia."
The Nokia WML 1.1 Emulator for Adobe GoLive 5.0 is planned to be available in the first
quarter of 2001 from each of the company's web sites at no cost. More information on the Nokia
WAP Server 1.1 and WAP Browser is available at www.forum.nokia.com. Adobe and Nokia are
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Telecomworldwire, Sept 27, 2000 pNA
Nokia and Siebel Systems announce corporate WAP alliance. (Company Business and
Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-27 September 2000-Nokia and Siebel Systems announce corporate
WAP alliance (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
Nokia and Siebel Systems Inc have formed a strategic alliance to provide corporate customers
with easy deployment of WAP solutions.
Under the agreement the Nokia WAP server will be combined with Siebel eBusiness
Applications to expand the possibilities for customers and partners of Siebel Systems to access
and update enterprise information online with a WAP-enabled mobile device. Siebel Systems'
customers will have remote wireless access to a suite of Siebel eBusiness Applications such as
Siebel Sales, Siebel Field Service, Siebel eSales and Siebel eChannel.
The alliance will include joint development and solutions engineering, worldwide joint
marketing, collaborative selling and the development of mobile e-business applications.
Nokia and Siebel Systems will jointly market and sell their end-to-end mobile solutions, initially
targeting Communication, Financial Services and Healthcare industries and a range of
technology-related companies.
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Business Wire, Sept 11, 2000 p0511
Compaq and Nokia Join Forces to Deliver Mobile Internet Solutions for Enterprise
Customers.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors & High-Tech Writers
HOUSTON & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2000
Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ) and Nokia (NYSE:NOK) today announced a
global alliance to jointly develop and market end-to-end mobile Internet and Intranet solutions to
enterprise customers.
The two companies will integrate their respective products, the Nokia WAP Server software and
the Compaq ProLiant(TM) server running Windows NT(TM). Compaq and Nokia are jointly
developing worldwide marketing and distribution plans in support of this alliance. Both
companies will also invest funds in support of the joint marketing plan.
The combined Nokia and Compaq solution will enable enterprise customers to provide their
employees with mobile Internet solutions that feature enhanced productivity functionality such
as business-class email and contact information, customer relationship management (CRM)
tools, order/shipment status, and e-mail telephony links. In addition, the Nokia and Compaq
solution delivers improved end-to-end security and manageability.
The new offering will be initially introduced to customers in North America followed by Europe
and the rest of the world.
Both Nokia and Compaq see an enormous market opportunity for mobile Internet solutions for
enterprise customers, ISPs, ASPs, and wireless carriers. Several industry analysts have predicted
that by the end of 2002, the number of mobile phone users worldwide will top one billion and
that by the end of 2003, more people will connect to the Internet via a mobile device than a PC.
"Compaq is a globally established provider of enterprise solutions and wireless network
infrastructure and we look forward to working with Compaq and their customers to deploy
cutting edge mobile Internet solutions," said T. Kent Elliott, senior vice president and general
manager, Nokia Internet Communications.
Mary McDowell, vice president and general manager, Compaq Industry Standard Server Group
said, "Wireless and the Internet are the great trends of our day, and their convergence is
reshaping the way we live and work. Today, Nokia and Compaq are joined together right at the
intersection of those powerful trends." McDowell added, "Nokia is a recognized leader in
mobility, and this ProLiant-based enterprise solution complements Compaq's extensive
telecommunications expertise in wireless networks, including mobility management solutions
that support more than 50 million wireless subscribers worldwide."
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Landstar System, Inc. (Nasdaq:LSTR) Jacksonville, Fla.-based leader in innovative
transportation services, manages a network of 7,100 independent trucking operators, providing
them with comprehensive load planning information (cargo type and size, pick-up location,
delivery destination, etc.). With this information in real time, the small business owners can
select, "on the fly," the freight opportunities that best meet their needs.
Working with Nokia, Compaq and independent software vendor PhoneOnline.com, Landstar is
able to significantly improve its services to its small business partners by providing the same
load information through an Internet-based portal the truck operators access with WAP-enabled
handsets, rather than struggling with wireline telephones or laptop computers while on the road.
In recent trials, truck operators expressed strong support for the wireless Internet solution, citing
much greater flexibility and ease of use -- and ultimately, more profitable use of their time and
their rolling assets.
Patrick Wise, vice president, Electronic Commerce at Landstar, said, "Landstar is committed to
leveraging state-of-the-art technology to deliver the load management services our business
capacity owners (BCOs) need to succeed in a competitive market. The combination of Nokia,
Compaq and PhoneOnline.com is hard to beat, and we look forward to working with them to roll
out new, expanded services." For more information on Landstar, please visit www.landstar.com.
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Business Line, June 18, 2000 pBSLN11548465
India: HP-Nokia alliance to launch WAP solution.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd.
NEW DELHI, June 17: INDUSTRY leaders in mobile e-services, Hewlett-Packard and Nokia,
have brought their global tie-up to the country to deliver a complete solution for wireless Internet
communications based on the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP).
The ready-to-run product bundle - WAPserve - includes hardware, consulting, training and
integration services to be provided by the two companies.
With WAPserve, companies will not only be able to deploy and administer WAP solutions more
easily but also gain access to both hardware, software and expert advice on security, scalability
and reliability issues when deploying their e- services solutions. The integrated WAP
applications enable mobile users to easily access e-mail, corporate information, stock prices,
airline schedules and other information on the Net through mobile devices, such as WAP-ready
mobile phones, personal digital assistants and notebook computers.
Wapserve makes business- critical mobile Internet services easy for enterprise customers and
their mobile workforce.
According to a company communique, the WAPserve solution delivered by HP and Nokia is
compliant with the WAP 1.1 Protocol Standard and includes a selection of servers on Windows
NT and HP-UX running the Nokia WAP Server software.
Enterprise customers could implement WAPserve with mobile WAP applications provided by
Isis International or other WAP application partners.
HP's 9000 L-class server and the Netserver LPR were the first batch of HP systems that were
optimised for the Nokia WAP Server software.
In March this year, HP implemented Asia Pacific's first direct stock trading system using WAP
technology with the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZSE).
It has developed an enabling technology called e-speak to fuel the creation of innovative new
mobile e-services. HP's mobile e-services bazaar combines an online e-service trading
community open to mobile operators, service providers, application providers and enterprises
with physical locations for developing and testing new value-added applications.
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Newsbytes, April 6, 2000 pNSBT10410379
Nokia, Cisco In Major Mobile Networking Deal.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd.
ESPOO, FINLAND, 2000 APR 4 (NB) -- By Steve Gold, Newsbytes. Nokia and Cisco Systems
(NASDAQ:CSCO) hopped into bed together today, promising to develop new levels of
compatibility between mobile and Internet protocol (IP) backbone networks.
The move is an important one for the telecommunications industry and its users, since almost all
mobile telephony operators have migrated their backbone networks to an IP infrastructure in the
last few years.
Under the research and development cooperation deal announced today, Nokia will sell fully
interoperable systems consisting of Nokia's IP mobility core and Cisco's backbone routing
technology.
The deal also comes at a time when mobile IP services and systems are poised to take off.
Nokia said that it is looking to drive compatibility between its GPRS (general packet radio
services), EDGE (enhanced data rates for GSM evolution), TDMA/EDGE and W-CDMA UMTS
(universal mobile telecommunication service) core technologies and Cisco's IP backbone
systems for wireless operators.
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Business Wire, March 22, 2000 p0227
Cadence to Partner With Nokia for the Design of Nokia Basestation Products.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors & High-tech Writers
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2000
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN), the world's leading supplier of electronic design
products and services, announced today that it will partner with Nokia Networks/Radio Access
Systems (RAS), to provide design services for basestation products.
This agreement follows a successful design services engagement with Nokia on basestation
products. The new partnership will cover additional basestation product development.
While Cadence(R) has a long-standing record of providing hardware, software, digital signal
processing (DSP), and radio frequency (RF) design services to the telecommunications market,
this cooperation with Nokia marks a significant milestone in the progression of its design
services business.
"This relationship with Nokia, which has already resulted in orders in excess of $10 million,
clearly demonstrates that Cadence is delivering design excellence to the exacting standards of
leading edge products," said Bob Wiederhold, senior vice president of Cadence's design services
organization. "By working closely with Nokia, we can ensure that our resources complement its
needs going forward."
"It is very important that we partner with design service providers," said Sakari Nikkanen, vice
president of GSM and TDMA programs for Nokia Radio Access Systems division. "Nokia has
developed world-class design processes to ensure product excellence and it is necessary that we
align with companies that meet this same standard. Given the global nature of Nokia's business
and the increasing complexity of product development, it is vital that we engage with
organizations that have worldwide expertise and capacity to meet our requirements."
About Cadence
Cadence is the largest supplier of software products, methodology services, and design services
used to accelerate and manage the design of semiconductors, computer systems, networking and
telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, and a variety of other electronics-based
products. With approximately 5,000 employees and 1999 annual revenue of $1.1 billion,
Cadence has sales offices, design centers, and research facilities around the world. The Company
is headquartered in San Jose and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
CDN. More information about the company, its products and services may be obtained from the
World Wide Web at http://www.cadence.com.
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Computer Telephony, Dec 2000 v8 i12 p20
HP, Nortel Partner to Deliver 10 Gbps Optical Net. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief
Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Miller Freeman, Inc.
Nortel Networks (Boston, MA -- 1800-4NORTEL, www.nortelnetworks.com) and HewlettPackard (Palo Alto, CA -- 800-752-0900, www.hp.com) have announced intentions to explore
joint development of a 10 Gbps Ethernet solution, including a 10 Gbps Network Interface Card
(NIC) to be housed in the new HP Superdome and other selected HP9000 servers. The two
companies plan to create an open and interoperable framework that will reduce Internet data
center bottlenecks. This framework will permit service providers to offer higher performance
content and eBusiness services and facilitate personalized e-commerce, broadcast-quality
streaming media, and Internet collaboration.
Nortel Networks and HP recently demonstrated a connectivity breakthrough, using dense wave
division multiplexing (DWDM) optical network technology over ten Gbps Ethernet.
This high-bandwidth technology will eliminate the costly congestion caused by multiple router
hops within traditional Internet data centers, create economies of scale, and simplify data center
architecture and management.
Other elements within this new data center model are expected to include optically enabled
storage and content networks as well as centralized service management. Residing above the
infrastructure, the combination of HP OpenView and Nortel Networks Preside Managed
Applications Services platform will provide integrated, end-to-end service management
capabilities to ensure reliability.
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Telecomworldwire, Dec 1, 2000 pNA
Nortel and Matsushita join to test 3G interoperability. (Company Business and
Marketing)(Brief Article)
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TELECOMWORLDWIRE-1 December 2000-Nortel and Matsushita join to test 3G
interoperability (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
Matsushita and Nortel Networks have formed an alliance to facilitate 3G UMTS mobile
terminals and network infrastructure interoperability testing.
The testing is expected to begin early in 2001 and will consist of Matsushita's multi-mode
GSM/GPRS/UMTS 3G mobile terminals and Nortel's advanced Wireless Internet architecture.
The work will focus on compliance with Third Generation Partnership Project standards and is
expected by both companies to help define 3G wireless functional requirements.
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Planet IT, Sept 18, 2000 pNA
AT&T, Nortel Plan 4G Wireless Nets. (The companies address key technologies needed to
deliver wireless networks with cellular data rates of 20 Mbit/s and beyond.)(Company Business
and Marketing) Margaret Quan; Patrick Mannion.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 CMP Media, Inc.
DENVER -- Amid projections of a boom in wireless data, top technologists from AT&T Labs
and Nortel Networks sketched out their first efforts to define fourth-generation cellular networks
in separate presentations last week.
The companies also pointed to key technologies -- such as software radios, wideband
transceivers, and a new breed of power amplifier -- needed to deliver wireless networks with
cellular data rates of 20 Mbit/s and beyond. Many of those technologies were addressed by
technical papers at the Radio & Wireless Conference (Rawcon) held in Denver Sept. 10-13.
Rawcon keynoter Al Javed, chief technology officer for access networks at Nortel Networks
Corp. (stock: NT), Brampton, Ontario, predicted that more than 1 billion users will be accessing
the Internet wirelessly by 2004.
Meanwhile, AT&T Corp. (stock: T) in New York demonstrated an asymmetric network it called
4G Access, which combines existing EDGE technology for an uplink with wideband OFDM for
the downlink. The goal: to speed downloading of packet data, particularly for streaming audio
and video.
"There is a developing industry consensus on focusing on improved downlink performance [for
4G]," said Michael Bamburak, vice president of the technology development group at AT&T
Wireless. AT&T believes multicarrier OFDM will provide wireless downlink access at up to 10
Mbit/s for stationary systems and more than 384 Kbit/s at 800-kHz bandwidth in a high-mobility
environment.
Deploying the 800-kHz OFDM 4G network will require wideband software radios and advances
in DSPs. DSP cores might need built-in channel-coding cores, and the ability to handle multipath
fading and fast Fourier transforms to extract the multiple tones from the OFDM signal, said the
director of the 4G program, Nelson Sollenberger, division manager for Wireless System
Research at AT&T Labs, Red Bank, N.J.
AT&T has already begun a two-phase upgrade of its wireless network on the way to 4G Access.
The first phase will involve deployment of software at cellular basestations. A second phase,
likely to occur in approximately two years, will involve aggressive hardware deployment of
smart antenna technology being developed by AT&T and its OEM partners.
Despite the fact that 4G networks are still several years out, testing and planning are necessary
now if carriers are to meet demand for what researchers call an intense hunger for wireless highspeed data services. Forecasts suggest that by 2005, 50 percent of cellular subscribers will be
data-capable andhandsets will surpass PCs as Internet access devices.
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"Messaging will be the primary driver of wireless-data adoption over the next few years," said
Dave Jackson, senior wireless analyst at Cahners In-Stat, Scottsdale, Ariz. "We estimate that the
number of wireless messages sent per month will balloon, from 3 billion in December 1999 to
244 billion by December 2004."
Mobile commerce and location-based services will follow messaging as growth vehicles,
Jackson added. However, In-Stat said the success of wireless data will depend on building out a
new infrastructure that can handle location-based services, high levels of security, new payment
options, and detailed billing.
"After that, the march toward wireless data will become a stampede," Jackson said.
Nortel's Javed detailed a feature list for IP-based 4G networks with data rates up to 20 Mbit/s.
Such nets should sport aggregate data throughput per cell of 100 Mbit/s (forward); a spectral
efficiency (bit/s per hertz per cell per carrier) of 20 forward, six reverse; and a dormant-to-active
transition time of 0.1 seconds. These figures up the ante from 3G UMTS specs of 3.8-Mbit/s
throughput, spectral efficiency of 0.8 and transition time of 2 seconds.
Technologies needed to hit those specs include wideband receivers, multibeam antenna systems,
and space-time coding, followed by better power amplifiers, advanced modems, RF transceivers,
and multi-user detection, Javed said. Papers at Rawcon outlined advances in several of these
areas.
Designers lack a formal methodology to implement software radios on reconfigurable platforms.
Researchers at the Mobile and Portable Radio Research Group at Virginia Tech sought to solve
that problem by proposing in one Rawcon paper a layered radio architecture using stream-based
computing, which allows over-the-air updates and software validation.
"The design is based on an FPGA that was developed in-house called Stallion, which supports
fast run-time reconfiguration," said Srikathyayani Srikanteswara, one of the researchers. "The
stream-based approach gives a uniform, modular structure to the processing modules and defines
the protocol for interaction between various modules, while the layered architecture makes it
possible to incorporate all of the features of a software radio while minimizing complexity."
Power amplifiers, meanwhile, could surge to 70 percent of the cost of 4G basestations without
innovative design and channelizer power savings, Javed said. Techniques such as digital
predistortion would compensate for nonlinearities, a big power dissipater and contributor to poor
system performance.
"Digital predistortion is a result of accurate modeling of LDMOS power devices and could
replace other compensation techniques such as RF feed-forward for greater accuracy," Javed
said. DSP-based algorithms could also be used, but the overall goal is to use digital correction
techniques to lower cost and improve efficiency.
Researchers at Stanford University described at Rawcon a method of maintaining continuous
regulation of oscillator phase alignment for the two decoupled feedback loops in Cartesian
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Nortel And IBM Announce E-Business Alliance. (Company Business and Marketing)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Technology Marketing Corporation
Nortel Networks, a provider of telephony, data, e-business and wireless solutions for the Internet,
and IBM Global Services announced an alliance to offer customer relationship management
(CRM) solutions to organizations worldwide. As part of this relationship, IBM will establish a
global consulting practice dedicated to deploying Nortel Networks' Clarify e-business
applications, including Clarify eFrontOffice, its integrated CRM and e-business suite that is
designed to enable customers to interact with companies using the medium of their choice. This
new practice is an expansion of an existing software alliance that includes global financing and
DB2 support. IBM Global Financing is providing financing for hardware and software services
to Nortel Networks customers seeking to deploy Clarify eFrontOffice. Additionally, Nortel
Networks announced that Clarify eFrontOffice is now generally available on the IBM DB2
Universal Database platform. IBM service professionals worldwide are being trained and
certified fo r Nortel Networks' Clarify eFrontOffice implementations. IBM will install Clarify
eFrontOffice in its Business Innovation centers with the aim of providing companies with a realworld environment that demonstrates the benefits of integrating all customer touch points and
enabling Web-based sales, configuration, ordering and service within a single, personalized
system. Nortel Networks customers will have access to leasing and financing for their Clarify
eFrontOffice purchase as well as customization and implementation services, regardless of the
type of hardware purchased or the vendor selected to provide the consulting services.
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Newsbytes, May 20, 2000 pNSBT11102831
Nortel Networks & BT Form Asia-Pacific Alliance.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd.
HONG KONG, CHINA, 2000 MAY 18 (NB) -- By Staff, IT Daily. Nortel Networks and British
Telecommunications (NYSE:BTY) have formed an alliance to offer end-to-end, managed voice
and data networking "solutions" in the Asia-Pacific region.
The alliance will implement: virtual private voice, video and data networks; intranets/extranets;
end-to-end management of equipment, network policies and security; and sophisticated call
centers.
Both parties plan to target potential customers with offices in multiple cities, or those who wish
to expand operations into and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
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Telecomworldwire, May 8, 2000 pNA
Nortel Networks and IBM Global Services form CRM system alliance. (Company Business
and Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-8 May 2000-Nortel Networks and IBM Global Services form CRM
system alliance (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
Nortel Networks and IBM's Global Services unit have partnered to offer customer relationship
management (CRM) systems worldwide.
As part of the agreement IBM will establish a consulting practice dedicated to deploying Nortel's
Clarify e-business applications. In addition Nortel has made Clarify eFrontOffice, its fully
integrated CRM and e-business suite, available on IBM's DB2 Universal Database platform.
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PR Newswire, April 7, 2000 p6612
Vodafone AirTouch, Nortel Networks Plan Wireless Internet Trial in Dallas.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
All-IP Network Expected to Lower Operator Costs, Enable New Services for
Consumers
DALLAS, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/
- Vodafone AirTouch (NYSE/LSE: VOD) and Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSE: NT) will conduct a
Wireless Internet trial in Dallas beginning in March to demonstrate a packet-based, IP (Internet
Protocol) architecture designed to offer service providers an order of magnitude improvement in
the cost to deliver high-quality wireless voice and data services for consumers.
The trial is expected to show that the cost of wireless service can be significantly reduced by
transforming today's circuit-switched networks to Unified Networks solutions using packet
technology, industry-standard servers and third generation (3G) radio technology.
Part of an on-going, cooperative effort to understand the drivers, economics and technical
realities of an all-IP wireless network, the trial is also expected to showcase an open architectural
foundation for a new generation of high-value, revenue generating Wireless Internet services.
`We anticipate that more efficient wireless networks based on IP and packet technology will
allow us to bring greater value and service differentiation to our customers while reducing our
operating costs,` said Bill Keever, executive vice-president, network and systems operations,
AirTouch Cellular. `Our Wireless Internet trial with Nortel Networks will help us to develop a
better understanding of the dramatic changes ahead for wireless networks, and the architectures
required to address them.`
`We've driven down the cost of long distance and, with this architecture, we expect to do the
same for wireless while providing the foundation for a new generation of services,` said Hermon
Pon, chief technology officer, wireless solutions, Nortel Networks.
`Working with leading-edge customers like Vodafone AirTouch, we're driving the evolution of a
profitable new Internet - a high-performance, highly-reliable engine for economic growth,` Pon
said. `Together, we have the networking, radio, IP and real world customer experience to help
make the Wireless Internet a successful commercial reality.`
The trial will incorporate Nortel Networks' CDMA Metro Cell radio base stations - using
cdmaOne digital radio technology - with a backbone network featuring Nortel Networks'
Passport packet switching equipment. The base stations will be upgraded to include cdma2000
1XRTT 3G radio technology later in the year.
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Vodafone AirTouch and Nortel Networks are also working together on a 3G wireless trial in the
UK. Announced in December, this trial includes IP networking and W-CDMA 3G wireless radio
technology.
Vodafone AirTouch Plc, based in the United Kingdom, is the world's largest wireless
communications firm. It has mobile operations in 24 countries on five continents, with more than
35.5 million proportionate cellular customers. For more information, visit the company's web site
at www.vodafone-airtouch-plc.com.
Nortel Networks is a global leader in telephony, data, eBusiness, and wireless solutions for the
Internet. The Company had 1999 U.S. GAAP revenues of US$21.3 billion and serves carrier,
service provider and enterprise customers globally. Today, Nortel Networks is creating a highperformance Internet that is more reliable and faster than ever before. It is redefining the
economics and quality of networking and the Internet through Unified Networks that promise a
new era of collaboration, communications and commerce. Visit us at www.nortelnetworks.com.
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Computing Canada, Jan 21, 2000 v26 i2 p8
Nortel, Sun-Netscape partner - Initiative shows Nortel recognizes growing demand for
mixed services, says analyst. (Company Business and Marketing) Howard Solomon.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Plesman Publications
Service providers may find it easier to bring new and customized product bundles faster to
market if a proposed framework from two major organizations is accepted. Nortel Networks
Corp. and the Sun-Netscape Alliance said recently they will develop a directory-enabled solution
for Internet service providers (ISPs) and application service providers (ASPs) by the middle of
the year.
"The directory as technology is key to how a lot of enterprises run their businesses," said Glenn
Thurston, director of portfolio marketing for Nortel's Preside serviceware solutions. Nortel and
Sun-Netscape are trying to bring the same concept to service providers.
The software ASPs and ISPs use doesn't share user information well, said Thurston. That makes
it hard, for example, for providers to mix services such as e-mail and virtual private networks
into one bundle for a customer.
Mark Quigley, an analyst with the Brockville, Ont.-based Yankee Group in Canada, said the
combo makes good sense. It's a recognition by Nortel that there will be considerable demand by
ASPs and ISPs for these kinds of products, he said, which are supposed to easily integrate with
their existing software.
The partners will bring their proposed system, which combines infrastructure software from SunNetscape, with policy services from Nortel, to the Directory and Interoperability Forum next
month for approval.
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Computer Weekly, Sept 28, 2000 p4
BT seals directory deal with Novell. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Reed Elsevier Business Publishing, Ltd.
British Telecom has signed a multi-million-pound, worldwide deal with Novell to deploy the
latest version of Novell's Netware 5.1 operating system and use Novell's NDS eDirectory across
its enterprise. BT. with 46 million customers globally, wilt roll out the upgrade across all
companies in which it has 50% or greater stake.
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M2 Presswire, August 15, 2000 pNA
Computer Sciences Corporation joins Novell's Consultant & Systems Integrator Alliance
Program; Novell eDirectory to be used in CSC's global web hosting offering.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-15 August 2000-NOVELL: Computer Sciences Corporation joins Novell's
Consultant & Systems Integrator Alliance Program; Novell eDirectory to be used in CSC's
global web hosting offering (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:14082000
PROVO, Utah -- Novell, Inc., the leading provider of Net services software, today announced
that Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) has joined Novell's Consultant & Systems
Integrator (CSI) Alliance program. CSC, a leader in Web hosting services, uses
Novell(R)NDS(R) eDirectory(TM) technology to provide corporations with a global Web
presence supported with industry-leading security, scalability and management. The affiliation
with CSC extends the reach of Novell's eDirectory as a foundation for Web hosting to new
global markets.
According to Yankee Group, the overall market for hosting will experience an annual growth
rate of 80 to 150 percent in the next several years, with hosting revenue expected to top $14
billion in three years in the U.S. alone.
CSC's Global Web Hosting service, announced earlier this year, is designed for corporations that
need fully-managed, highly secure and scalable global hosting services to run their business. The
Novell/CSC alliance in global Web hosting helps companies simplify the complexity of moving
to a one Net environment, while driving new eBusiness revenue opportunities.
According to Jo McCausland, director of CSI Alliances at Novell, the value of collaborating with
a company like CSC lies in providing new solutions to today's business problems. "The biggest
challenge for companies moving to eBusiness is the complexity of the emerging one Net world,
where the walls between the enterprise and the Internet are falling. Something as simple as
knowing who you are dealing with on the other end of a transaction becomes a major challenge.
The way to win in the marketplace today is by combining the best technology with the best
expertise in systems integration and implementation. That's why we are teaming with CSC."
"CSC chose Novell's eDirectory because it is a complete offering that addresses the global
operational and eBusiness needs of our customers," said Marie Baker, CSC's director of global
web hosting strategy. "Novell offers a flexible and adaptable solution supporting a variety of
B2B and B2C customer requirements, while allowing centralized security and management of
assets, applications and users, a tremendous need for corporations moving to eBusiness. Novell's
Net services software aligns very well with the service-based model of CSC's Web hosting
offering. Together, we can efficiently deliver technical and eBusiness services to our customers
while providing the operational economies of scale and reliability for which NDS eDirectory is
well-known."
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Novell CSI Alliance Program
Novell's CSI Alliance program creates strategic global alliances with industry leaders in
management consulting, ERP implementation, and systems management.
Novell and its partners work together to develop and deliver comprehensive solutions that
address the problems companies face as intranets, extranets, and the Internet merge into one Net.
These partnerships provide a combination of business integration expertise and technology that
helps companies gain control over the complexity of eBusiness.
Novell will continue to partner with major Net companies to drive new eBusiness solutions. As a
key component in Net infrastructure, NDS eDirectory helps businesses save time and money by
centrally managing every user, computer platform, application and device, whether on the
corporate network or the Internet. NDS eDirectory manages and leverages digital profiles and
user identity, making the Net more personal for users and more profitable for businesses.
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Network World, April 17, 2000 p10
Novell, Sun, CMGI launch 'Net venture. (dubbed CMGion)(Company Business and
Marketing) Deni Connor.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Network World, Inc.
Novell and Sun last week plunged into a partnership with Internet powerhouse CMGI to start a
company that will speed Internet performance and increase a customer's ability to deliver content
based on user-profile information.
Dubbed CMGion (the last three letters stand for Internet operating network), the company will
offer a fee-based service to application service providers (ASP), ISPs and corporate customers
that will let them accelerate and personalize the content they deliver to users. The three
companies will also make APIs available that will let customers build their own "ions." The
parent company, CMGI, is a network of more than 60 Internet companies, including NaviSite,
Tribal Voice, Critical Path and AltaVista.
The new venture offers a caching/profiling alternative to companies that are cobbling these
technologies together from vendors such as Akamai and DoubleClick. CMGion will use Sun
hardware and appliances, and Novell's DigitalMe, eDirectory and Internet Caching System for
gathering user information, storing it and delivering content quickly to customers.
A subsidiary of CMGI, Engage, will provide the start-up with anonymous and permission-based
user-profiling technology. CMGion's service will enter beta testing this fall with a release date in
the first half of 2001.
Novell and Sun will each contribute $20 million to the formation of the company and together
hold a 16% minority share. Novell says it will receive revenue based on the number of
transactions customers make with CMGion.
Analysts were impressed by Novell's participation in CMGion.
"It certainly will act as a showcase for the One Net structure Novell is promulgating," says Joel
Achramowicz, an equity analyst with Preferred Capital in San Francisco. "This is a hard-hitting
move on Novell's part to partner with Sun and a major Web incubator company to use the
directory as the core traffic cop and identity structure for the whole distributed network."
CMGion will gather information through a customized DigitalMe interface and feed it to
software from Engage that is able to sort it into categories based on demographic, geographic or
interest information. With this information on hand, companies that use CMGion's services will
be able to deliver content to users on a more personalized basis.
CMGion will invest up to $300 million to build 36 data centers and has signed collocation
agreements with Level 3 Communications and NaviSite, each of which will run CMGion's
cached profiling software and hardware.
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Computer Dealer News, Feb 25, 2000 v16 i4 p48
Fujitsu Siemens, Novell ink deal. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Plesman Publications
LONDON -- Novell Inc. and Fujitsu Siemens Computers have partnered to improve Net
performance and speed up Web content delivery.
Fujitsu Siemens Computers will license Novell Internet Caching System technology for use in
hardware appliances dedicated to accelerating Net performance for enterprise businesses, service
providers and content publishers.
Fujitsu Siemens will begin offering caching appliances based on the Novell Internet Caching
System and the Fujitsu Siemens Primergy server line this quarter.
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PR Newswire, Feb 15, 2000 p9782
Oracle and Novell Invest in E-Business Enabler, Arcot Systems.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Arcot Raises $12.5 Million in Round of Funding with Backing from Existing As
Well as New Investors Raza Ventures, Oracle and Novell
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcot Systems, Inc., a leader in transforming
digital certificate technology into easy-to-use, mobile, secure e-business solutions, today
announced its latest round of funding, raising a total of $12.5 million from new investors Raza
Venture Fund, Oracle and Novell as well as existing investors Accel Partners and Onset
Ventures. This financing enables Arcot to accelerate the development, marketing and sales of a
range of e-business solutions based on its unique software smart card technology.
"We are excited by the strong support we have received from the investment community," said
Chet Silvestri, CEO of Arcot Systems, Inc. "Our investors share the vision that Arcot uniquely
delivers key e-business solutions based on software smart card technology that combines
convenience and security."
"As the leader in helping organizations make the transition to e-business, we are looking to
invest in software companies that can help our customers," said Matt Mosman, senior vice
president of corporate development at Oracle Corp. "Arcot leverages Oracle technology to
address strong authentication on the Internet, a key enabler of electronic commerce."
"We are delighted about this investment because Arcot represents both an investment and
partnership opportunity for us," said Carl Ledbetter, Novell senior vice president for business
and corporate development. "We are working with Arcot to provide an expanded set of
directory-based authentication services to Novell customers through our joint marketing and
technology programs."
"Arcot supplies real solutions to serious security problems that face business-to-business ecommerce companies," said Atiq Raza, president and CEO of Raza Venture Fund A, L.P. "We
have invested in Arcot because we believe that they provide the necessary tools to restructure the
way business is done on the Internet."
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M2 Presswire, Feb 1, 2000 pNA
Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Novell announce deal to accelerate e-business
infrastructure performance; Fujitsu Siemens to deliver cache appliances based on Novell
Internet Caching System technology.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-1 February 2000-FUJITSU SIEMENS COMPUTERS: Fujitsu Siemens
Computers and Novell announce deal to accelerate e-business infrastructure performance; Fujitsu
Siemens to deliver cache appliances based on Novell Internet Caching System technology
(C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:26012000
LONDON and Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Bad Homburg, Germany -- Novell Inc., the leading
provider of Net infrastructure software, and Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT
company, today announced a partnership to significantly enhance Net performance and speed
Web content delivery. Under terms of the agreement, Fujitsu Siemens Computers will license
Novell Internet Caching System technology for use in hardware appliances dedicated to
accelerating Net performance for enterprise businesses, service providers and content publishers.
Fujitsu Siemens Computers will begin offering caching appliances based on the Novell Internet
Caching System and the Fujitsu-Siemens Primergy server line in the first calendar quarter of
2000.
"The caching agreement between Novell and Fujitsu Siemens Computers is extremely beneficial
for European enterprises, content publishers and ISPs retooling their infrastructures to reduce
bandwidth costs and speed content delivery to take advantage of new e-business revenue
opportunities," said Ron Heinz, senior vice president, worldwide sales, Novell, Inc. "Joining the
leading caching platform technology with the leading European IT vendor will strengthen
customer loyalty, improve employee productivity, and maximize Net revenue potential."
"With the explosion of companies deploying increasingly complex Web sites, implementing
caching is necessary as a performance foundation for the network infrastructure," said Dr. Joseph
Reger, vice president strategic marketing at Fujitsu Siemens Computers. "Placing caching
appliances at every Web server and major router segment will allow more customers to use the
Internet and visit Web sites, resulting in more eyeballs and more revenue opportunities."
Caching accelerates the performance of e-business Web servers, speeds information access and
lowers network telecommunications costs. The Internet Research Group, publishers of the 1999
Internet Caching Report estimates that the European caching market should grow to over
US$540 million by 2003.
"Today's announcement points to Novell as providing the caching engine of choice for the
industry," said Elis Nemes, vice president, EMEA, Novell. "We applaud Fujitsu Siemens
Computers for joining Novell in this fast growing Internet market and look forward to expanding
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our Net services partnership with them. As e-business continues to grow, companies who invest
now in caching appliances as an Internet performance platform will be well-positioned to take
advantage of future Net services such as multimedia streaming, content filtering and advertising
injection."
Availability
The Fujitsu Siemens Computers caching appliance based on the Intel based Primergy server line
will be available for in the first calendar quarter of 2000. A beta version of the Fujitsu Siemens
Computers caching appliance is being demonstrated today at the Product & Trend Show of
Fujitsu Siemens Computers. Please visit http://www.fujitsusiemens.de/en/news/ptshow/ptshow2000_en.htm for more information.
Novell Internet Caching System
The Novell Internet Caching System technology dramatically improves the speed and efficiency
of delivering Internet content to employees, business partners and customers. Delivering
unmatched platform scalability, extensibility and price/performance, Novell Internet Caching
System technology can be quickly and easily implemented in less than 10 minutes within any
environment (Unix*, Cisco*, NetWareO or NT). In fact, the Novell Internet Caching System
OEM appliance is the only solution that delivers the ability and most importantly, affordability,
to scale the entire network - from the branch office to the ISP.
Leading industry vendors, including Akamai, Alteon, Compaq, Dell, Edgix, Foundry, Intel, LogOn Data, Mirror Image, N2H2, Pionex, Quantex, SkyCache and others have endorsed the Novell
Internet Caching System as the premier caching solution for ISPs, content publishers and
enterprise customers. Please see www.novell.com/products/nics for detailed partner support.
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Network World, Jan 31, 2000 pNA
3Com inks deal for Novell NDS eDirectory. (Company Business and Marketing) Rebecca
Sykes.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Network World, Inc.
3Com has signed a licensing deal for Novell's NDS eDirectory. <p> Announced at Fall Comdex,
Novell Directory Services eDirectory is a scalable Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
directory designed to let companies integrate users inside and outside the enterprise into their
directory. NDS eDirectory also aims to solve the problem of users of online commerce and
services needing multiple identities and passwords. <p> The deal between 3Com and Novell will
focus on user-based policies and network access policies, according to a statement from 3Com.
<p> This week, at ComNet Expo 2000 in Washington, D.C., 3Com is demonstrating NDS
eDirectory interoperating with 3Com's Transcend policy management software, 3Com said. The
initial release of Transcend, due in mid-2000, will be designed to prioritize network traffic in the
WAN by working with 3Com's PathBuilder and NETBuilder devices as well as Cisco's routers,
3Com said. An unspecified release of Transcend will help boost network security by featuring
access control services, the company said. <p> 3Com, in Santa Clara, can be reached at 408-3265000 or at http://www.3com.com/. Novell, in Provo, Utah, can be reached at 801-222-6000, or at
http://www.novell.com. <p>
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Planet IT, Dec 6, 2000 pNA
Microsoft Takes On Siebel, Oracle In CRM. (Signs three-year deal with Pivotal to promote
XML-based demand-chain suite.)(Company Business and Marketing) Paula Rooney.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 CMP Media, Inc.
Microsoft has enlisted the help of a key independent software vendor to take on Siebel and
Oracle in customer relationship management.
The software company on Tuesday signed a three-year, multimillion-dollar pact with Pivotal
Corp. to promote Pivotal's XML-based Demand Chain Network suite to enterprise customers.
The deal, similar to the one Microsoft (stock: MSFT) unveiled last September with SAP and
CommerceOne, gives Microsoft entry into the CRM and e-commerce space now occupied by
titans like Siebel Systems Inc. (stock: SEBL) and Oracle Corp. (stock: ORCL)
Analysts viewed the announcement as a blow to Onyx Software Corp., a Pivotal (stock: PVTL)
competitor and Microsoft partner. Onyx (stock: ONXS) officials were not available for
comment.
As part of the Microsoft-Pivotal pact, the two companies will engage in joint product
development, marketing, and sales, officials from both companies said.
"This is a new form of partnership that is deeper and closer than in the past," said Charles
Stevens, vice president of the Enterprise Partner Group at Microsoft, Redmond, Wash. "Recently
we embarked on a new strategy and we're developing closer relationships with solution portfolio
[vendors] so customers are guaranteed a single solution."
The "demand chain" market -- a relatively new concept that entails stitching together CRM and
e-commerce functions in a single application -- is not yet owned by any one vendor, Stevens
said. According to a report issued by AMR Research in November, for instance, large enterprises
have begun investing in "demand-driven e-business platforms," a category pioneered by Pivotal,
Kirkland, Wash.
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Analysts say the Pivotal product will appeal to mid-market customers but that Microsoft's
reputation in the enterprise applications market remains murky.
"Microsoft has traditionally been a good sales partner and a poor implementation partner -- they
just don't understand enterprise applications," said Erin Kinikin, a vice president at Giga
Information Group, noting that the IBM-Siebel pact is another option for mid-market customers.
"Call this a great deal for Pivotal and a good demand generator for CRM in the mid-market,"
Kinikin said. "Implementation success will still be a factor of Pivotal's ability to train and
support an implementation network, with Microsoft's help in pulling in integrators."
The Pivotal product leverages Microsoft's XML .Net Enterprise 2000 servers, including
Windows 2000, SQL Server 2000, Commerce Server 2000, and BizTalk Server 2000. It includes
demand chain management, e-selling, e-relationship, and e-business hub modules.
Norm Francis, Pivotal president and CEO, said his company coined the term "demand chain
network" in July to denote the need for handling multiple channels of customer and business
partner contact as well as e-commerce.
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The Financial Times, Nov 14, 2000 p35
Compaq, Oracle in installation deal. (COMPANIES & FINANCE THE AMERICAS) Paul
Abrahams.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd. Information may not be copied
or redistributed.
Oracle, the US software giant, yesterday announced a global alliance with Compaq to pre-install
its software on the computer maker's servers.
Larry Ellison, Oracle chief executive, and Michael Papellan, Compaq chief executive, claimed
that the combination could increase website performance more than 50 times.
Oracle claimed this was the first time a server manufacturer has pre-installed software, in the
same way that most personal computer makers sell their products with Microsoft Windows preinstalled.
The move throws down the gauntlet to Microsoft, which enjoys a strong position with its
Windows NT platform in the estimated Dollars 8bn market for server software. The market is
growing more than 50 per cent a year, according to Oracle.
Oracle said the alliance with Compaq, one of the world's leading makers of servers, represented a
huge change for the company and would open a huge new channel for it. The group expected
server applications sales to reach several billion dollars next year, about half of its revenues.
Oracle explained that customers were not benefiting fully from the internet because they were
buying computers, operating systems and software from different vendors. This was inefficient
because it required a major engineering effort to integrate the different products.
The pre-installation of Oracle's software meant the system was easier to set up, ran at much
faster speeds, and was far cheaper to buy and operate. The company claimed setting up the server
took less than an hour. During one trial at e-Bay, the online auction group, there was a 40 per
cent increase in performance.
The cost of a single server could be as low as Dollars 5,000. Oracle also said it planned to
provide a service, maintaining customers' servers remotely.
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Telecomworldwire, Oct 27, 2000 pNA
Alliance formed between Telia, Cisco and Oracle. (Company Business and Marketing)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-27 October 2000-Alliance formed between Telia, Cisco and Oracle
(C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
Telia International Carrier, Cisco and Oracle have joined to form ServicEurope, a fast IP-VPN
service backbone.
ServicEurope consists of Telia's infrastructure, Cisco's network technology and Oracle's
application software. It offers a third generation IP-net, enabling service providers to offer
business secure access to information, applications and services from any device.
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Business Wire, Oct 25, 2000 p2356
Bowstreet, HP, IBM, Oracle and Sun Microsystems Join Forces to Create Standard for eBusiness Transactions Across the Internet.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business/Technology Editors
Fall Internet World 2000
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2000
XAML proposal focuses on creating XML standard to guarantee
multi-vendor transactional integrity across web services
Leading proponents of e-business interoperability Bowstreet (www.bowstreet.com), HewlettPackard Company (NYSE: HWP), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL)
and Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW), today announced they are leading an initiative to
define a vendor-neutral industry standard that will enable the coordination and processing of online, multi-party transactions in the rapidly emerging world of XML-based web services. The
initiative is called XAML (Transaction Authority Markup Language).
Business transactions that involve web services from multiple organizations across the Internet
must coordinate their operations in order to handle commits, cancellations, compensations,
exceptions and retries, over short and extended periods of time. XAML enables businesses to
expose transactional capabilities through their web services, and to mix and match calls to
multiple web services to provide an "all-or-nothing" flow of business tasks.
For example, consider an industrial company that needs to purchase a direct material such as
benzene to produce its finished goods. The company may look to purchase from a highly visible
chemical industry leader. As the company selects the product(s) from an electronic marketplace,
it will also specify the required terms of the purchase, such as shipping availability and delivery
options, payment financing, casualty insurance and governmental compliance for safe transport.
All of these inter-related requirements need to be satisfied prior to a purchase transaction being
committed.
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Network World, Oct 16, 2000 pNA
Oracle and Sprint PCS ink wireless deal. (Company Business and Marketing) Ashlee Vance.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Network World, Inc.
Oracle Monday announced it received a big vote of confidence in the wireless game when Sprint
PCS Group agreed to use the software vendor's wireless applications for the next line of Internetbased wireless services designed by Sprint. </p> With Sprint PCS serving close to eight million
subscribers, the deal stands as the largest to date for Oracle's iAS Wireless Edition software.
Sprint implemented the Oracle software in its Oct. 3 launch of the My Wireless Web service and
now plans to develop a number of business-to-business wireless applications around the
technology. </p> Oracle claims its iAS Wireless Edition allows Sprint PCS to retrieve
information stored in any database or Internet application and deliver the content to any of
Sprint's Internet-ready phones. In the past, Sprint might provide a restaurant's location from a
yellow pages type of database and then follow with driving directions to the eatery from a
separate database. Now, however, it can combine the information in one fell swoop and
eliminate a few clicks across the Web, according to a release. </p> Additionally, users can now
receive the same information on the entire spectrum of wireless devices. Oracle vowed it could
provide content over any network to PDAs, wireless phones, hand-held computers as well as
standard telephones. The Oracle wireless software supports HTML, Wireless Markup Language,
Voice Markup language and Wireless Application Protocol. </p> Last week, Sprint PCS teamed
with Oracle's bitter rival Microsoft for the delivery of the MSN portal over Sprint Internet-ready
phones. While Microsoft previously forged deals with a number of other wireless service
providers, it joined up with Sprint after some of its main competitors. AOL, Yahoo and
Amazon.com already provide a suite of services such as stock quotes, e-mail management and
composition, and shopping services via Sprint cellphones.
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M2 Presswire, Oct 5, 2000 pNA
EMC, Cisco and Oracle expand ECOstructure initiative for e-business continuity; New
"Recovery" blueprint details high availability configurations; Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
joins as systems integrator partner; ECOstructure integration centers planned for Europe
and Japan.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-5 October 2000-EMC: EMC, Cisco and Oracle expand ECOstructure initiative
for e-business continuity; New "Recovery" blueprint details high availability configurations; Cap
Gemini Ernst & Young joins as systems integrator partner; ECOstructure integration centers
planned for Europe and Japan (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:04102000
San Francisco, CA -- Oracle OpenWorld -- Internet infrastructure leaders EMC Corporation,
Cisco Systems and Oracle Corporation, today announced a major expansion of their
ECOstructure Initiative (EMC/Cisco/Oracle Infrastructure Initiative) through the addition of new
business continuity solutions and worldwide efforts to further simplify and accelerate the
implementation of highly available e-business infrastructures.
The companies are showcasing their combined solutions to thousands of users at Oracle
OpenWorld 2000 (Oct. 1-6) at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco.
The three technology leaders released their new "Recovery" blueprint, which is available for
downloading at www.eECOstructure.com.
"Recovery" builds on the previously released "Resilient" high availability blueprint and details
additional integrated solutions and best practices from all three companies for failover and
failback between primary and secondary servers. "Recovery" provides customers with a
technical roadmap that enables them to reduce downtime and potential data loss caused by
outages that can affect their operations.
The ECOstructure companies are conducting focused blueprint training for their field technical
architects as well as key systems integrator partners to further simplify joint implementations. As
part of this effort, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young U.S. LLC plans to align with ECOstructure to
develop approaches and methodologies using the ECOstructure architecture. The Cap Gemini
Ernst & Young Group is already training over 150 consultants to deliver ECOstructure-based
solutions to its clients worldwide.
"For companies to successfully shift to a new e-business model and advance in the marketplace,
they must first consider a sound, secure and scalable technology infrastructure," said Steven
Sparks, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young vice president of the Infrastructure and Network Integration
group. "We believe ECOstructure to be an appropriate foundation architecture for our solution
offerings. In fact, we plan to implement ECOstructure in our Advanced Development Centers in
North America. In addition, we have proposed ECOstructure, in conjunction with the initiative
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partners, at several of our telecommunications, healthcare and publishing clients."
McKessonHBOC, the world`s largest pharmaceutical supply management and healthcare
information technology company, is the first to embrace this architecture. "The ability to
integrate a validated blueprint built upon EMC, Cisco and Oracle technologies provides the
foundation we need to rapidly extend our global operations, lower equipment costs and
dramatically simplify implementation of a comprehensive e-business architecture in support of
our iMcKesson, Supply Management Online and ITB E-Commerce business offerings. Equally
important, it allows us to focus on our core business, rather that issues surrounding technology
integration," said Carmine J. Villani, senior vice president and chief information officer. "We are
pleased and confident that these three established infrastructure leaders will help us further
strengthen our commitment to improving healthcare management solutions for our business
partners." EMC, Cisco and Oracle are also developing two additional integration centers to
develop and showcase solutions based on the blueprints. The centers will open later this year in
the United Kingdom and Japan, and will join the original facility at Oracle`s Redwood Shores,
Calif., headquarters as engineering and marketing Centers of Excellence. The Cap Gemini Ernst
& Young Group also plans to deploy ECOstructure in many of its European Centers of
Excellence in 2001.
The ECOstructure alliance comprises engineering personnel and products from each company
and is dedicated toward ongoing testing and validation of existing and new e-business solutions
based on the Oracle Internet Platform; EMC`s Symmetrix Enterprise Storage systems and
software; and the Cisco 7000 Series routers, Catalyst 6000 family switches, Cisco LocalDirector,
Cisco Content Engine and the Cisco Secure PIX firewall.
ECOstructure is part of Oracle`s E-Business Continuity program of highly available, securely
managed computing solutions.
Since the introduction of the first "Resilient" high availability environment blueprint in April
2000, there have been more than 6,000 registrations for the blueprints at the jointly managed
Web site. In addition, a highly successful series of technical seminars is being conducted in over
50 cities across the U.S., Europe and the Asia/Pacific region. Seminars are planned for cities
throughout the U.S. and Europe over the next two months. Information about locations, dates and
registration can be found at www.eECOstructure.com.
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PR Newswire, Oct 2, 2000 pNA
Sun and Oracle Announce New Initiatives and Success Of Technology Alliance at Oracle
OpenWorld 2000.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Oracle will highlight the breadth and depth of their long-standing
alliance and introduce new joint initiatives. Scott McNealy, chairman and CEO of Sun
Microsystems, will be Thursday's keynote speaker at Oracle OpenWorld.
Oracle OpenWorld will also feature Sun's Dot-Com Pavilion, where dot-coms will exhibit their
products and e-commerce solutions running Oracle on the Sun platform.
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eWeek, July 24, 2000 p51
Cisco, Oracle join forces. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article) Michael R.
Zimmerman.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 ZDNet
Two of the biggest names in networking and software development are getting together to tie
their respective voice-over-IP and call center technologies into a single software package for IPbased corporate call centers.
Cisco Systems Inc., of San Jose, Calif., and Oracle Corp., of Redwood Shores, Calif., announced
that by year's end they will offer the jointly developed New World Customer Interaction
Solution.
The solution ties Cisco's Intelligent Contact Manager and Customer Interaction Suite software
platforms with Oracle's E-Business Suite 11i.
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PR Newswire, June 27, 2000 pNA
Oracle and Lucent Technologies Plan to Jointly Deliver Customer Relationship
Management and Billing Solutions.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Packaged Solution Slated to Link Critical Billing and Customer Care Data For
Telecommunications, Internet, E-commerce and Energy Service Providers
Worldwide
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., and MURRAY HILL, N.J., June 27 /PRNewswire/ -(http://www.oracle.com/tellmemore/?223473) Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL), the largest
provider of software for e-business, and Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU), the world's leading
communications systems company, have signed a memorandum of understanding to
collaboratively develop and market what will be the industry's most comprehensive customer
relationship management (CRM) and billing software solution.
Service providers must combat tight margins and intense competition to maximize profitability
while differentiating on customer service. This is possible only when companies have a thorough
understanding of every customer interaction. To address these challenges, Oracle and Lucent
plan to deliver the first integrated customer management and billing solution that provides a clear
and comprehensive picture of each customer relationship, allowing communications providers to
better understand their customers and manage towards profitability.
Oracle and Lucent's Software Products Group plan to integrate the Oracle(R) E-Business Suite
and Lucent's Kenan(R) Arbor(R)/BP billing product to form an e-business solution that
combines key customer and billing data into a single system. This is expected to give service
providers an accurate view of critical sales, customer and financial information, make it easier to
improve and enhance customer service, and reduce the integration and maintenance costs of
establishing these critical cross-enterprise business management systems. In addition to
integrating their products, Oracle and Lucent intend to collaborate on joint sales and marketing
opportunities to expand the market potential for both companies' technologies.
"The Oracle E-Business Suite is the first complete set of applications uniting all business
functions across the extended enterprise," said Larry Ellison, chairman and CEO of Oracle
Corporation. "Our E-Business Suite integrates front office CRM applications -- marketing, sales
and service -- with back office ERP applications -- supply chain planning, financial accounting
and human resources. This partnership with Lucent extends our E- Business Suite with
functionality that is specialized for and critical to the telecommunications and utilities
industries."
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The Oracle and Lucent solution initially will be targeted toward established telecommunications
service providers seeking to reduce the risk, costs and complexity typically associated with
replacement of an existing legacy system.
"With today's competitive landscape in the telecommunications and electronic commerce
marketplace, service providers are looking for an integrated and flexible service architecture
specifically designed to adapt to rapid business change," said Richard A. McGinn, chairman and
chief executive officer of Lucent. "Sophisticated business and operational software can be a key
differentiator, and the Oracle/Lucent relationship will provide the environment and structure to
deliver the enhanced value that creates a competitive advantage for service providers."
The Oracle E-Business Suite 11i is the first in the industry that supports all key business
functions across the extended enterprise. It enables companies to automate the customer lifecycle, from marketing and sales through order processing, fulfillment and customer service.
Lucent's Arbor/BP helps service providers deliver wireline and wireless telephony, Internet,
broadband and energy services charges to consumers on one consolidated bill. Arbor/BP
integrates legacy billing systems, and simultaneously supports multiple languages and
currencies.
The companies intend to design an Oracle and Lucent packaged solution to provide a seamless
operating environment for every aspect of e-commerce and enhance the deployment of new
products and services. Tight integration between Arbor/BP and Oracle modules, including
marketing, sales and service applications, will help ensure that a service provider's end-to-end
operations run efficiently and effectively.
The first release of the Oracle and Lucent telecommunications solution is scheduled to be
available by the fourth quarter of this calendar year. Subsequent enhancements to the solution are
planned to address the specific market requirements of energy and utility providers, as well as for
emerging Internet and e-commerce providers.
About Lucent Technologies
Lucent's Software Products Group develops and delivers software and services (including the
Kenan(R) line of software products) to address the requirements of leading service providers in
the communications and utility services industries worldwide, in areas including billing,
customer care, order management, decision-support, usage mediation, network management, and
operational support.
Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., designs and delivers the systems,
software, silicon and services for next-generation communications networks for service
providers and enterprises. Backed by the research and development of Bell Labs, Lucent focuses
on high-growth areas such as optical and wireless networks; Internet infrastructure;
communications software; communications semiconductors and optoelectronics; Web-based
enterprise solutions that link private and public networks; and professional network design and
consulting services.
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PR Newswire, May 22, 2000 pNA
VERITAS Software, Oracle and Sun Microsystems Form Strategic Alliance To Support
Customers' E-Business Growth.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
The Best Just Got Better - Collaboration Delivers a Single Source for Problem
Resolution and Validated Configurations for E-Business
MOUNTAIN VIEW, REDWOOD SHORES and PALO ALTO, Calif., May 22 /PRNewswire/-Industry leaders, VERITAS Software Corporation (Nasdaq: VRTS), Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL),
and Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), today announced a three-way strategic alliance to
provide a set of well-integrated, high-quality services. The companies are also working together
to jointly develop validated configurations to help their customers rapidly build more robust ebusiness infrastructures. This VERITAS, Oracle and Sun (VOS) initiative focuses dedicated
resources in three areas: problem resolution and escalation via a Joint Escalation Center (JEC),
joint development and testing, professional services and education. As a result, this initiative
allows customers to more rapidly deploy infrastructures with higher confidence.
"Buyers of high performance business solutions require two dimensions of integration. Not only
do the vendors need to merge technology components, but they also must procedurally
collaborate on behalf of customers across the life cycle of the solution, including testing,
packaging, deployment, support and root cause analysis," said Tony Adams, Senior Analyst,
Dataquest IT Services Group. "The co-location of senior technical personnel and supporting
infrastructure within a single facility is an advanced strategy enabling customers and vendors
alike to confidently reap the full benefit of multi-vendor IT solutions."
Joint Escalation Center
A VERITAS, Oracle and Sun Joint Escalation Center (JEC) has been established to provide a
single-source of expertise, coordinated support and problem resolution, previously unavailable in
the industry. Located in a single facility, the JEC is staffed by senior support engineers from
VERITAS, Oracle and Sun who report, through a common organizational structure, to a
customer-support executive committee representing the three companies. The JEC is chartered
with providing faster, more cohesive problem resolution for the companies' mutual customers
who have purchased the appropriate level of support from each company. As a result, customers
may receive accelerated resolution for interoperability issues escalated by any one of the three
participant companies.
Validated Configurations
VERITAS Software, Oracle and Sun have jointly tested two configurations to provide tightly
integrated products that are quick and easy to deploy. The parties have optimized and tested key
components to provide a high level of system availability and manageability. The three
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PR Newswire, Feb 15, 2000 p9782
Oracle and Novell Invest in E-Business Enabler, Arcot Systems.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Arcot Raises $12.5 Million in Round of Funding with Backing from Existing As
Well as New Investors Raza Ventures, Oracle and Novell
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcot Systems, Inc., a leader in transforming
digital certificate technology into easy-to-use, mobile, secure e-business solutions, today
announced its latest round of funding, raising a total of $12.5 million from new investors Raza
Venture Fund, Oracle and Novell as well as existing investors Accel Partners and Onset
Ventures. This financing enables Arcot to accelerate the development, marketing and sales of a
range of e-business solutions based on its unique software smart card technology.
"We are excited by the strong support we have received from the investment community," said
Chet Silvestri, CEO of Arcot Systems, Inc. "Our investors share the vision that Arcot uniquely
delivers key e-business solutions based on software smart card technology that combines
convenience and security."
"As the leader in helping organizations make the transition to e-business, we are looking to
invest in software companies that can help our customers," said Matt Mosman, senior vice
president of corporate development at Oracle Corp. "Arcot leverages Oracle technology to
address strong authentication on the Internet, a key enabler of electronic commerce."
"We are delighted about this investment because Arcot represents both an investment and
partnership opportunity for us," said Carl Ledbetter, Novell senior vice president for business
and corporate development. "We are working with Arcot to provide an expanded set of
directory-based authentication services to Novell customers through our joint marketing and
technology programs."
"Arcot supplies real solutions to serious security problems that face business-to-business ecommerce companies," said Atiq Raza, president and CEO of Raza Venture Fund A, L.P. "We
have invested in Arcot because we believe that they provide the necessary tools to restructure the
way business is done on the Internet."
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Business Wire, Feb 2, 2000 p1927
Dun &Bradstreet and Oracle Announce Strategic Alliance to Integrate D&'S Business
Information in Oracle Applications.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
MURRAY HILL, N.J., and REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2000-D& for Oracle Applications Provides a Seamless Link to Critical
Business Content, Significantly Enhancing Productivity
(http://www.oracle.com/tellmemore/?135231)--Dun &Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB), the world's
leading provider of business information, and Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq:ORCL), the number
one choice for e-business, today announced a global strategic alliance to electronically integrate
D&'s business content with Oracle's e-business suite. The joint offering, called D& for Oracle
Applications, seamlessly integrates D& business information into Oracle Financials, enabling
users to access and store up-to-date identification, demographic, risk, financial, and
socioeconomic information on their vendors and customers. Within Oracle (R) Applications, D&
information can be used for both strategic and tactical financial analysis and critical decision
support. Additionally, Oracle and Dun &Bradstreet plan to recommend D&'s Data
Rationalization Service in any appropriate engagement in which a client can benefit.
&uot;D& for Oracle Applications provides organizations using Oracle enterprise business
applications greater sophistication in business-to-business transactions, whether with suppliers,
customers, or business partners. The ability to enter the huge D& repository directly through
Oracle Financials provides immediate access to data critical in risk management,&uot; said Dr.
Katherine Jones, Research Director, Aberdeen Group. &uot;With the immediate access to D&
information within Oracle Applications, customers can now make more informed business
decisions faster.&uot;
Developed jointly and implemented by Oracle Consulting, D& for Oracle Applications will be
co-marketed by both companies and provides user-initiated access to D& information via a
tightly integrated interface inside Oracle's popular Oracle Financials application. With this
solution, content will be able to flow real-time via the Internet directly from D& into the Oracle
application. D& for Oracle Applications enables users to store up-to-date identification,
demographic, risk, financial, and socioeconomic information on their vendors and customers for
strategic and tactical financial analysis and critical decision support.
Customers implementing this new offering will be able to:
- Combine and store D& data with their own customer and vendor
master information in a new database table within Oracle
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Applications - Leverage the entire enterprise for management reporting, data
warehouse loading, or enhance financial and credit analysis - Aggregate total corporate-wide
purchasing power or view accounts
receivable exposures across all members of a global corporate
family tree, and - Prevent the creation of duplicate vendor or customer master
records within the enterprise.
&uot;Oracle is committed to providing customers complete e-business solutions that enhance
their return on information across the entire business, from customer relationship management to
manufacturing and supply chain, financial and human resources applications,&uot; said Sandy
Sanderson, executive vice president, Oracle Corporation. &uot;D& for Oracle Applications
enables customers to improve decision-making and productivity by providing better access to
critical financial and credit business information.&uot;
D& Data Rationalization Service
For Oracle clients, D&'s Data Rationalization Service can expedite data preparation during an
enterprise application implementation and enhance master records after implementation to ensure
that the client has and maintains the most reliable customer and vendor master files within their
Oracle applications.
D&'s Data Rationalization Service consolidates, cleanses and eliminates redundant account and
vendor records and helps ensure the reliability of a customer's information base. D&'s Data
Rationalization Service relies upon the D& D-U-N-S(R) Number, an internationally-recognized
common company identifier endorsed by global standard-setting organizations including the U.S.
government and the United Nations. When the D& D-U-N-S(R) Number is assigned to each
business entity in a customer file, the integrity of account and supplier information can be more
easily maintained, and expansion opportunities within existing clients can be more easily
identified. The D& database, the world's largest and most comprehensive global database of its
kind, is updated more than 950,000 times daily and includes information on more than 57 million
privately held and publicly traded companies in 209 countries.
&uot;This alliance furthers D&'s drive to embed its world-class business information into
enterprise-wide decision support systems that are critical to supply and demand chain
management,&uot; said Frank Sowinski, President, Dun &Bradstreet. &uot;By partnering with
Oracle, D& is ensuring that its one-of-a-kind business information becomes a critical part of
business decision making worldwide.&uot;
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Telecomworldwire, Sept 29, 2000 pNA
PeopleSoft and IBM join to offer eBusiness CRM application. (Company Business and
Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-29 September 2000-PeopleSoft and IBM join to offer eBusiness
CRM application (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
PeopleSoft and IBM have entered into a strategic alliance to provide a CRM solution for
customers of the IBM S/390.
The solution will run on IBM's DB2 Universal Database, chosen by PeopleSoft after reviewing
other competing products. It will effectively combine database, server, software and services
from both companies in a bid to provide customers with a scalable and reliable eBusiness CRM
application capable of managing data across the entire enterprise.
The agreement comes after similar deals IBM has initiated with i2, Ariba, Siebel Systems, Kana
and Vignette.
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Computer Reseller News, Dec 11, 2000 p8
PEROT EMBARKS ON QWEST -- Telecommunications giant, integrator form tight
alliance. (Company Business and Marketing) Pedro Pereira; Steven Burke.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 CMP Media, Inc.
New York - Qwest Communications and Perot Systems became intricately connected last week
through a development and marketing partnership both companies call unprecedented.
It is the largest and tightest of the 1,000 alliances Denver-based Qwest has forged with
integrators and solution providers in the past 18 months, say company executives. The pact
comes at a busy time for Qwest, which is preparing for a January launch of Windows 2000- and
network-based virtual private networks (VPNs).
The Perot deal covers everything from joint sales calls to product development to billing, say
executives at both companies. Through the alliance, Perot leverages Qwest's infrastructure and
hosting capabilities, while Qwest accesses Perot's integration expertise, executives say.
"We can help them complete their offering, and this opens up new markets for both of us," says
Derrell James, Perot's group director of global infrastructure services.
The alliance, as well as Qwest's soon-to-be-released products, plays into the telecommunications
giant's strategy to deliver a full complement of infrastructure, services and products through
solution providers to customers of all sizes. Solution providers can earn monthly commissions of
5 percent to 15 percent selling Qwest hosting and access services, Qwest executives say.
"There is good profit in partnering with Qwest," says Tod Turner, CEO of service provider
Linqware, Kirkland, Wash. Linqware hooked up with Qwest when it needed to solve a client's
Internet infrastructure problems. And that was before Turner discovered he could enter into a
monthly commission arrangement with Qwest, he says.
Some solution providers doing business with Qwest already are earning more than a $1 million
annually, says Craig Schlagbaum, Qwest's director of partner programs.
Yeo & Yeo Consulting, a $6 million integrator in Saginaw, Mich., started reselling Qwest access
services in August through a relationship with distributor Tech Data, Qwest's first wholesale
partner. Yeo plans to expand the relationship to resell hosting services, says Yeo Senior Engineer
Ken Carter. And Yeo President Mark Schaeff says Qwest allows Yeo to deliver a higher quality
of service than it could get from a local ISP or ASP.
Qwest's new deal with Perot could help extend the services solution providers offer. One new
service Qwest is providing with Perot involves Microsoft Exchange, for which Qwest provides
infrastructure and Perot handles installation, says James.
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In coming months, Perot and Qwest plan to deliver co-developed solutions they can make
available to smaller integrators, says Nicholas Nesbitt, vice president of Qwest's business partner
program.
Qwest and Perot actually got together eight months ago. "We expected them to be a resale
partner of ours," Nesbitt says, but the right mix of ideas and cooperation produced something far
bigger. "What really became important was the chemistry between us," he says.
On the VPN front, Qwest says its Windows 2000 VPN will include support for Microsoft's
Active Directory, which allows for network management and implementation of complex
security policies. The VPN also has domain control support that allows solution providers to
extend it to other servers and desktops on the network. Qwest's network VPN permits multiple
access types, such as private-line, ATM, frame relay, DSL and dial-up, to operate seamlessly.
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Telecomworldwire, Jan 21, 2000 pNA
Novell Alliance Programme gains first partner. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief
Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-21 January 2000-Novell Alliance Programme gains first partner
(C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
Novell has announced its intention to partner with consulting firms and systems integrators in
order to deliver directory-enabled Internet and network solution to its customers.
The first partner in the Alliance Program has already been signed up in the form of Perot
Systems that are offering a virtual private network solution using Novell technology. The aim of
the programme is to sign up partners with the ability to use their existing resources to solve ebusiness problems - Novell will introduce their own directory-based technology expertise in the
form of NDS eDirectory and the resulting critical business applications will be shipped to
customers worldwide.
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93 Pitney Bowes
Business Wire, March 13, 2000 p1731
Pitney Bowes and Siemens Form Strategic Alliance to Provide Messaging Solutions;
Category Leaders Join to Deliver Cutting Edge Technology.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business and Technology Editors
SHELTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2000
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI), and Siemens ElectroCom, L.P. today announced the formation
of a strategic alliance to address the increasing need among mid-to-large sized businesses and
postal services for automated support in sorting, processing and managing incoming mail. Both
companies are leveraging their industry leading positions and technological expertise to jointly
develop, manufacture, and market products to mailers and postal services alike.
Each company will concentrate on their core markets: Pitney Bowes will market to mailers as
well as federal and state government customers, while Siemens ElectroCom will sell to postal
services, including the USPS, and mail presort houses.
As a result of this alliance, Pitney Bowes has created the Incoming Messaging Solutions (IMS)
business, headed by Charlene Malone, Vice President and General Manager. IMS will focus on
delivering solutions that automate message management to increase productivity and reduce
costs. "Our Incoming Messaging Solutions business is the latest example of how Pitney Bowes
applies technology to enhance the value and impact of mail and messaging. Businesses need
intelligent solutions to manage the flow of incoming mail and internal messaging. We will
provide an array of hardware, software and web-based applications that reduce processing, speed
access and prioritize delivery of mission critical mail and messaging," said Ms. Malone.
Siemens ElectroCom will market through its existing Flats Subdivision business segment headed
by Jeff Gilb, Vice President and General Manager. "This initiative is strategic for Siemens
ElectroCom because it allows us to apply our mail processing technology that has been proven in
thousands of high-volume postal installations to new markets: the corporate mailroom and postal
processing facilities of medium volume and size," said Dan Thompson, Siemens ElectroCom,
L.P. President and Chief Executive Officer. "We are confident that our close business
relationship with Pitney Bowes will help both companies achieve higher level of growth and
attain higher level of sales over the next few years," he added.
ABOUT PITNEY BOWES
Pitney Bowes Inc., headquartered in Stamford, Conn., is a $4.4 billion global provider and
worldwide leader of integrated mail and messaging management solutions that meet the
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increasingly complex needs of its customers in businesses of all sizes. Incoming Messaging
Solutions is a business group within Pitney Bowes' Software and Services Solutions, and will
address incoming mail and messaging applications in mid-to-large sized companies. The
Incoming Messaging Solutions business is located in Shelton, Conn. For more information on
Pitney Bowes, visit the company's Website at www.pitneybowes.com
ABOUT SIEMENS ELECTROCOM, L.P.
Siemens ElectroCom, L.P. headquartered in Arlington, Texas, is a member of Siemens
Corporation and Siemens AG, one of the world's largest electrical engineering and electronics
companies. Together with its sister company, German-based Siemens ElectroCom GmbH,
Siemens ElectroCom (SEC) is the world market leader in postal automation systems and
services. Over 15,000 Siemens ElectroCom postal automation systems are in operation in 30
countries around the world. In the U.S. alone, SEC has provided over 10,000 postal automation
systems for the United States Postal Service, and has received numerous performance and quality
awards. For more information on Siemens ElectroCom, visit the company's Website at
www.kst.siemens.de
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94 Qualcomm
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, Dec 5, 2000 pITEM00341049
Texas Instruments, Qualcomm Enter Cross-Licensing Deal for Wireless Products. (Knight
Ridder/Tribune Business News) Leah Beth Ward.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News
Dec. 5--Texas Instruments Inc. said Monday that it has reached an agreement with wireless
technology company Qualcomm Inc. that lets the companies cross-license each other's patent
portfolios.
The development gives TI an important asset in the coming competition for next-generation cell
phone technology. The deal also allows global sharing of TI's patents for digital signal processor
and analog chip technology. The chips work in tandem to convert real-world sounds such as
voice and music into digital data.
Qualcomm will share its patent for a wireless standard called CDMA, as well as other patents
filed before the end of 2005. CDMA stands for code-division multiple-access.
There is considerable debate over whether CDMA will be the standard for high-speed data
transmission. But TI last summer deemed the technology critical enough to pay $475 million for
Dot Wireless Inc., a San Diego chip company founded by former Qualcomm engineers.
"TI is very well-positioned and far ahead in the race to 3G [third-generation technology]," said
spokeswoman Tish LeBlanc. "Everyone else is still in the starting blocks."
TI's software already has been chosen by Nokia Oyj, Ericsson Inc., Sony Corp. and Handspring
Inc. for their next-generation cell phones or wireless data terminals.
The cross-licensing applies also to Spinco, the temporary name of a spin-off planned by
Qualcomm. Spinco will supply integrated circuits for all wireless and wired applications.
TI is the world leader in chips for cell phone technology and has said that it was prepared for the
next generation with or without Qualcomm's technology. The company declined to elaborate on
what pushed the two parties' patent lawyers to an agreement.
Not all the news was good for TI on Monday. The company was swept up in news of slower
worldwide growth in semiconductor sales. Worldwide semiconductor sales in October rose at the
slowest pace since April, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association, an industry
group. SIA called the development a sign of weakening demand for the chips that power
personal computers and cell phones.
Wireless Cellular, Nov 2000 v10 i11 p9
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Qualcomm Expands Fujitsu's License for 3G CDMA.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Information Gatekeepers, Inc.
Qualcomm announced amendments to Fujitsu's existing CDMA subscriber and infrastructure
licensing agreements which expand the license under Qualcomm's CDMA patent portfolio to
include the development, manufacture, and distribution of subscriber and infrastructure
equipment for third-generation CDMA (WCDMA, cdma2000, TD-SCDMA) products.
Prior to these amendments, Fujitsu's CDMA licenses covered only products for cdmaOne
applications. Under the terms of the amendments, Fujitsu will pay Qualcomm a license fee and
ongoing royalties at the same rates irrespective of the licensed CDMA standard.
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RCR - Radio Communications Report, July 24, 2000 v19 i30 p28
Qualcomm expands license agreement with Sanyo.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Crain Communications, Inc.
SAN DIEGO--Qualcomm Inc. reported an addition to Sanyo's existing Code Division Multiple
Access subscriber unit license agreement granting Sanyo a license under Qualcomm's essential
CDMA patent portfolio to develop, manufacture and sell subscriber equipment for all modes of
the third-generation CDMA standard.
In return for the expansion of the agreement, Sanyo has agreed to pay Qualcomm a multimilliondollar license fee and ongoing royalties as the company begins selling 3G CDMA equipment.
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PR Newswire, April 7, 2000 p6846
QUALCOMM and Lucent Technologies Extend 3G Alliance to Set a Fast Track to Deliver
Wireless Mobile Internet Services Via HDR.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) and Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) today
announced an extension of their alliance to commercialize next-generation wireless technology
with an agreement to also develop QUALCOMM's High Data Rate (HDR) solution for
broadband wireless data communications based on the Internet Protocol (IP).
The agreement follows one announced last fall to jointly bring to market a third generation (3G)
system enhancement for increasing the capacity and data capabilities of Lucent's network
equipment based on one of the fastest growing global digital wireless technologies, Code
Division Multiple Access (CDMA). Field demonstrations of the 3G technology, called
cdma2000-1x are scheduled in mid-2000.
QUALCOMM and Lucent will work with CDMA carriers worldwide to gain input and review
the merits of the HDR option. The resulting proposal will be presented for standardization under
the cdma2000-1x umbrella. Its key attraction to network operators is that it is operates within
standard CDMA radio frequency carriers, but is optimized for high-speed data based on standard
IP. This enables network operators to use existing equipment to complement their voice service
with very high-speed mobile Internet services, including mobile multimedia web browsing. The
specified peak rate of 2.4 Megabits per second (Mbps) data transfer meets or exceeds the 3G
standard requirement established by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
"HDR is a complement to our commitment to help our customers jump-start into next-generation
services while preserving their investment in CDMA," said Cindy Christy, vice president of
product management for Lucent's cellular and PCS business. "Depending on market
requirements, our customers will be able to manage growth and high-speed data requirements
with cdma2000-1x, or pursue high-value revenue opportunities with an even faster dataoptimized implementation of HDR. The real advantage for them is that HDR and cdma2000
share common network components in our Flexent(TM) CDMA base station products, making
systems like our CDMA Modular Cell and new MicroMini 5100 IP Internet-ready. Best of all,
our customers can pursue both objectives within their current spectrum allocations."
"Lucent is a company with the vision, skills and network products to help operators manage
current growth and plan for future services, while preserving current investments," said Jeff
Jacobs, senior vice president of business development, QUALCOMM. "QUALCOMM and
Lucent will offer flexible options to integrate innovations like HDR into existing networks, thus
accelerating time-to-market for third generation voice and data services. HDR is a cost-effective
way to deliver high bandwidth wireless Internet access. We look forward to working with Lucent
to bring HDR to market to meet the increasing needs for wireless Internet access."
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HDR provides a spectrally efficient 2.4 Mbps peak rate in a standard 1.25 MHz channel
bandwidth for fixed, portable and mobile applications. Optimized for packet data services, HDR
incorporates a flexible architecture based on standard IP. HDR is an evolution of CDMA
technology with identical radio frequency characteristics as cdmaOne(TM) and cdma2000 1x.
HDR supports e-mail, web browsing, mobile e-commerce, telematics and many other
applications while offering end users continuous, untethered, always-on access to the Internet
and next-generation data services.
Lucent Technologies supplies mobile and fixed wireless communications systems that offer
global service providers standards-based solutions for serving the information needs of
consumers and enterprises. Headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., Lucent designs, builds and
delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software,
data networking systems, business telephone systems and microelectronic components. Bell Labs
is the research and development arm for the company. For more information on Lucent
Technologies, visit the company's web site at http://www.lucent.com .
QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering
innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's
CDMA digital technology. The Company's business areas include integrated CDMA chipsets
and system software; technology licensing; Eudora(R) email software for Windows(R) and
Macintosh(R) computing platforms; and satellite-based systems including OmniTRACS(R) and
portions of the Globalstar(TM) system. QUALCOMM owns patents which are essential to all of
the CDMA wireless telecommunications standards that have been adopted or proposed for
adoption by standards-setting bodies worldwide. QUALCOMM has licensed its essential CDMA
patent portfolio to more than 75 telecommunications equipment manufacturers worldwide.
Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a
1999 FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol QCOM.
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PR Newswire, April 7, 2000 p7170
[0] QUALCOMM and Microsoft Evolve Corporate Alliance to Enable New Wireless Devices
and Data Services.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Strategic Alliance to Drive Deployment of Next-Generation Smart Phones
And Personal Digital Assistants on CDMA Networks
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -QUALCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of code division multiple access
(CDMA) digital wireless technology, and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), the worldwide
leader in software for personal and business computing, today announced the intent to form a
strategic alliance to jointly define and develop advanced wireless, multimedia-capable devices.
The companies will focus on developing hardware reference designs for mobile devices,
including smart phones based on the Microsoft(R) Mobile Explorer(TM) wireless
communication platform and wireless Pocket PCs using QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies'
(QCT's) iMSM4100(TM) Internet Mobile Station Modem (iMSM(TM)) chipset and system
software solutions. QUALCOMM and Microsoft will then work together to promote their
solutions for advanced wireless devices to CDMA carriers, handset and device vendors, and
application and content developers worldwide.
"As bandwidth increases, the wireless CDMA industry will be incorporating multimedia and
Internet services in its offerings on an ever-increasing basis," said Johan Lodenius, senior vice
president of marketing and product management for QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "The
power of Microsoft's Mobile Explorer platform integrated with our iMSMs will allow us to
continue to meet the demanding requirements of the marketplace and provide the flexibility and
advanced functionality that our customers demand."
"Microsoft is committed to delivering a new generation of mobile devices that will enable our
customers to access emerging wireless communications, information and entertainment
services," said Ben Waldman, vice president of the Mobile Devices Division at Microsoft.
"QUALCOMM's unparalleled expertise in CDMA, 3G and HDR technologies coupled with
Microsoft's end-to-end software solutions will bring groundbreaking functionality to smart phone
and Pocket PC users."
Products developed under this alliance between QUALCOMM and Microsoft are expected to
incorporate technologies from both QUALCOMM and Microsoft that will provide an optimized
platform for mobile phone manufacturers, enable operators to accelerate development and
deployment of CDMA wireless data services, and provide a rich and widely available
applications environment for third-party application and content developers. Areas of
collaboration between QUALCOMM and Microsoft will include distribution of reference
designs, end-to-end product trials with key operators, and cooperation on tools for application
and content developers. The companies will also work together on promotion opportunities for
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development of wireless mobile devices, including the Microsoft Mobile Explorer-based smart
phone and Pocket PC platforms.
QCT's recently announced iMSM product family will feature different chips and system software
solutions available over time and will be targeted to different segments of the wireless device
market. Designed for current and next-generation CDMA networks, the iMSM family will help
accelerate the evolution of multiple classes of multimedia and Internet-capable devices,
combining telephony, full Internet protocol stacks and drivers and handheld computing functions
into feature-rich wireless handsets that include larger screens, more memory and greater dataprocessing capabilities.
Microsoft Mobile Explorer is a modular wireless applications and services platform for phones
that allows industry partners to choose the solution which best fits their needs using components
selected from a suite that includes a dual-mode microbrowser, a smart phone based on the
Windows(R) CE operating system, additional applications and server-side components. The
Microsoft Mobile Explorer wireless communication platform is designed to deliver wireless data
services such as secure corporate data access, e-mail, the Internet, location-based services and
electronic commerce.
QUALCOMM and Microsoft formed Wireless Knowledge LLC, a joint venture, in 1998.
Wireless Knowledge provides platforms and services to corporate customers and application
providers to enable applications for the mobile Internet. For more information on Wireless
Knowledge, please visit http://www.wirelessknowledge.com/ .
QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT) is the leading developer and supplier of CDMA
chipsets, hardware and software solutions, and tools with more than 80 million Mobile Station
Modem (MSM(TM)) chips shipped worldwide. QCT supplies chipsets to the world's leading
CDMA handset and infrastructure manufacturers, including Acer Peripherals Inc., Alps Electric
Co. Ltd.; Casio Computer Co. Ltd.; Denso Corp.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Hitachi Ltd.; Hyundai Electronics
Industries Co. Ltd.; Kyocera Corp.; LG Information and Communications Ltd.; Samsung
Electronics Ltd.; Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.; and Toshiba Corp., among others.
QUALCOMM ( http://www.qualcomm.com/ ) is a leader in developing and delivering
innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the company's
CDMA digital technology. The company's business areas include integrated CDMA chipsets and
system software; technology licensing; Eudora(R) e-mail software for Windows and
Macintosh(R) computing platforms; and satellite-based systems including OmniTRACS(R) and
portions of the Globalstar(TM) system. QUALCOMM owns patents which are essential to all of
the CDMA wireless telecommunications standards that have been adopted or proposed for
adoption by standards-setting bodies worldwide. QUALCOMM has licensed its essential CDMA
patent portfolio to more than 75 telecommunications equipment manufacturers worldwide.
Headquartered in San Diego, QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 1999
FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol QCOM.
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Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software for personal and business
computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower
people through great software -- any time, any place and on any device.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forwardlooking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including timely product
development, the company's ability to successfully manufacture significant quantities of CDMA
or other equipment on a timely and profitable basis, and those related to performance guarantees,
change in economic conditions of the various markets the company serves, as well as the other
risks detailed from time to time in the company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10K for the year ended Sept. 26, 1999, and most recent Form 10-Q.
NOTE: Microsoft, Mobile Explorer and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks
of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. QUALCOMM, OmniTRACS and
Eudora are registered trademarks, and MSM, iMSM and iMSM4100 are trademarks of
QUALCOMM Inc. Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services Inc.
Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. The names of actual companies and
products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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Appliance, April 2000 v57 i4 p19
Qualcomm/Ericsson in Joint Development Deal. (Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Dana Chase Publications, Inc.
Qualcomm Inc. (San Diego, CA), a mobile phone technology company, agreed to jointly develop
with Sweden-based telecom firm Ericsson a technology that makes cellular telephones more
versatile. Under the agreement, Qualcomm will reportedly combine its wireless CDMA
technology, which forms the base of a new generation of high-capacity wireless networks, with
the Bluetooth short-range technology, which uses radio links instead of wires or cables to let
electronic devices like phone, computers, and printers communicate with each other and the
Internet, to widen its use in mobile phones and wireless devices around the world.
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95 Qwest Communications
Computer Reseller News, April 3, 2000 p32
Qwest, IBM team up in hosting deal. (Company Business and Marketing) Christina Torode;
Jennifer Hagendorf.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 CMP Media, Inc.
Somers, N.Y.-Qwest Communications International Inc. is joining forces with powerhouse IBM
Global Services to open 28 hosting CyberCenters across the country.
The combined effort is expected to generate $5 billion in service revenue, which will be split
equally between the two companies over the next seven years. The figure represents only
projected service revenue and not product sales, said Jim Gant, vice president of Internet
outsourcing at IBM Global Services, based here.
"We are creating end-to-end control of applications, services and network infrastructures in a
hosted environment as one managed resource, as opposed to five to six disaggregate elements
assembled or recompiled to deliver those capabilities to the marketplace by other service
providers," said Lew Wilks, president of Internet and Multimedia Markets at Qwest.
Denver-based Qwest is expected to build and own the centers, and act as the network provider,
the companies said. IBM will provide operational support over the next three years and plans to
buy hosting space for its e-commerce clients. As a tenant, IBM expects to occupy 25 percent of
the 28 centers and will purchase network services from Qwest.
IBM also plans to give Qwest access to its e-business service employees, which manage 40,000
servers in 133 data centers worldwide. Hosting represents a $1 billion business for IBM, said
Gant.
The pair intends to deliver service-level agreements that cover the entire Web-transaction
process. Although neither company disclosed the specifics of the joint-service offerings, the
companies said a large percentage would center on complex hosting with clients turning over not
only hosting, but also the operational and operating systems components of their businesses.
"We expect customers to move away from co-location and toward the more attractive value
proposition, which is complex Web hosting," said Wilks. Fewer than 20 percent of Qwest's
clients have chosen co-location, and Wilks expects the number to decrease even further.
"While some customers may want to start with co-location, what they're really looking for is
managed Web service that helps them build and run their Web presence," said Gant.
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The services, which will include co-location, integrated Web-hosting solutions and ASP
platforms, are targeted at dot-coms, ISPs, ASPs and Fortune 1000 companies migrating to the
Web.
Qwest and IBM will sell the services independently while working together to market and
develop new application and hosting services.
The partnership with IBM should not affect Qwest's pending merger with Englewood Colo.based US West Inc. or its relationship with Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif., said Wilks.
"Over 90 percent of the agreement and market potential [with IBM] will reside outside US
West's territory. The agreement with HP was predominantly focused on servers and storage
capabilities in the marketplace; and IBM's managed operations will support a broad range of
capabilities in the centers, including HP infrastructures."
Cyber.Solutions, a joint venture between Qwest and KPMG LLP, New York, plans to use the
new centers to deliver services, the companies said. Four centers are expected later this year in
Dallas; Philadelphia; Sterling, Va.; and San Jose, Calif. Other centers are planned for Atlanta;
Austin, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; New York; Phoenix;
Seattle; and Silicon Valley.
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96 Ricoh
97 KPN
Business Wire, Dec 12, 2000 p0359
Extended Alliance Between BMC Software and KPN Bridge the Gap Between IT and
Business; Alliance to Define, Build and Accelerate the Implementation of Business Process
Monitoring.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors & High Tech Writers
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2000
BMC Software Inc. (Nasdaq:BMCS), the leading provider of e-business systems management,
and Koninklijke KPN N.V. (KPN), a fast-growing international telecommunications company
based in the Netherlands, today announced that they are extending their alliance to include the
development and delivery of business process monitoring solutions which enable KPN and
potentially other organizations to more quickly bridge the gap between IT and the business.
As a major part of this strategic alliance, KPN has developed a set of business-aligned reusable
knowledge and repeatable methods designed to capture, present, measure and monitor IT
services from a business view versus an IT component view. By doing so, KPN is paving the
way to further assure the quality of experience of its end users as they conduct critical business
transactions.
These methods and practices, enhanced by BMC Software's customer-proven Service Assurance
Center(R) methodology, software solutions and services and KPN's ITIL-based approach
(Information Technology Infrastructure Library -- a collection of best practices developed by the
British CCTA), the de facto standard for systems management, have facilitated and advanced
KPN's ability to provide business-based information technology services while at the same give
its users a high quality of experience.
"We are pleased with the next step in our partnership and we view this as the next logical
progression as both companies drive to raise the level of IT's strategic importance to the overall
business," said Renee Bacherman, vice-president and general manager, Business Information and
Integration business unit at BMC Software. "Today's announcement gives our customers a faster
path to fully achieving business availability through proven methodology, solutions and
services."
Together with BMC Software, KPN has improved and optimized its overall business operations
by enabling its internal customers to know exactly how they are using application services, and
whether agreed to service levels are being satisfied.
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RCR Wireless News, Oct 16, 2000 v19 i42 p34
Lucent, KPN plan UMTS trial.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Crain Communications, Inc.
BARCELONA, Spain--Lucent Technologies Inc. and Dutch wireless operator KPN plan to trial
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System specifications along with mobile Internet
applications.
The trial will be based on European Telecommunications Standards Institute Release 99, which
includes the newest specifications for the UMTS third-generation mobile communications
standard.
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Communicate, Oct 2000 p23
KPN and BMC partner in e-business management. (BMC Software Inc.)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 DMG Business Media Ltd.
BMC Software and KPN have announced their partnership for the colocation, selling and
reselling of the SiteAngel 2000 service, an online website performance monitoring service that
allows for real-time monitoring from the customer experience to the enterprise's back office,
KPN will incorporate SiteAngel 2000 into its e-business management services as a value-added
option.
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PR Newswire, July 31, 2000 p1986
KPN and Perot Systems Form Strategic Technology Venture.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, and DALLAS, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -KPN Royal Dutch Telecom, the leading telecommunications company in the Netherlands, and
Perot Systems Corporation (NYSE: PER) today announced the formation of a company that will
develop telecommunications industry-focused applications.
The strategic objective of this relationship is to build a company that develops, implements and
integrates front-end applications and customer service technology for KPN, its subsidiaries and
major organizations within Europe.
Revenue for the new company is expected to exceed US$300 million over the next five years
with first year revenue of approximately US$50 million. In conjunction with its formation, the
new company signed a software development agreement with KPN that includes KPN's
commitment to purchase at least US$90 million of services over the next three years. Perot
Systems will consolidate the revenues of the new company. The profit of the company will be
divided equally between Perot Systems and KPN.
The new company will focus on using the Internet, Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and
call center applications to develop applications for both Business-to-Business and Business-toConsumer markets. The new applications will provide a state-of-the-art customer self-service
capability independent of product, service and distribution channel. The services provided by the
new company will allow customers easier access to the products and services of KPN and other
major organizations.
A subsequent focus of the relationship is to bundle and apply a reusable Business Support
System ("BSS") model for KPN internationally and the external market.
The new company will be headquartered in Groningen with additional operations in two major
cities within the Netherlands, Amersfoort and The Hague. The initial number of personnel will
total more than 300. The Board of Directors will consist of senior executives from both KPN and
Perot Systems.
Paul Smits, chairman of KPN, said, "KPN's aim is to provide excellent services to its customer
base. Our relationship with Perot Systems will contribute significantly in achieving this goal.
They bring a unique mix of industry experience, advanced technology capabilities and the
flexibility required to make strategic relationships like this one successful."
Ross Perot, chairman of Perot Systems, said, "KPN is a visionary company that is committed to
increasing customer service by enhancing its service offerings. This strategic relationship will
provide leading-edge self-service e-commerce and wireless capabilities to the Dutch
marketplace."
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About KPN Royal Dutch Telecom
KPN is the leading telecommunications company in The Netherlands. It supplies the whole range
of telecommunications -- and Information and Communication Technology services in its home
country and, either independently or in co-operation with partners, in other countries, mainly in
West and Central Europe. It focuses on growth in four core activities: mobile, fixed services,
IP/data services and Internet, call center and media services. In the Netherlands KPN has 9
million connections on the fixed network and is market leader in mobile telephony and Internet
services. After the recent acquisition of German operator E-plus, KPN has 9 million mobile
customers. Via KPNQwest, IP/data services are offered to the business and wholesale market in
Europe.
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Communications Today, May 16, 2000 v6 i93 pNA
Telstra, KPN Forge Joint Venture. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PBI Media, LLC
Telstra and KPN Royal Dutch Telecom have finalized the merger of their mobile satellite
businesses into a new joint venture, Station 12, which will have its own management and board
of directors. Station 12 is expected to start its new life with about $250 million in annual revenue
and about 24 percent of the global mobile satellite communications market. Telstra, which is
Australia's largest telco, has agreed to contribute $43.1 million and will own 35 percent of the
new company, according to the Australian Associated Press.
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Business Wire, April 28, 2000 p1010
Nokia and KPN Sign Deal for Broadband DSL Access Across the Netherlands.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
HELSINKI, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2000
Nokia, a world leader in the supply of broadband Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) products and
technology, has been chosen by KPN to supply a range of DSL products for the delivery of
broadband services in the Netherlands.
KPN will use the Nokia DSL solution in KPN's ADSL platform, Mxstream, initially to provide
fast internet access services to some four million customers in the Netherlands. In the future,
KPN will also be launching other new services via Mxstream such as teleworking, telelearning
and video-on-demand.
Under this agreement, Nokia will deliver its Nokia D50 Digital Subscriber Line Access
Multiplexer (DSLAM), that offers a portfolio of DSL technologies, such as full rate (DMT)
ADSL, G.Lite ADSL and SDSL. Nokia's solution will support both users of KPN's POTS and
ISDN connections, allowing KPN to offer new DSL services to its current analogue telephony
customers as well as its ISDN customers. The contract also covers the supply of the Nokia
network Management System, Implementation Services and a range of additional services
including First Line and Second Line Maintenance, Software Maintenance, Emergency Support
and Training.
DSL is a technology that enables higher bandwidth over copper lines to provide additional
services such as streaming media, secure remote work and fast Internet access at connection
speeds that typically range from 1.5 Mbps to 6/8Mbps.
Mr. Jan Wildeboer Vice President Fixed Telephony at KPN says: "KPN is speeding up access to
the electronic superhighway by offering broadband services to millions of subscribers. The
unique combination of Nokia's DSL solution in the access network and Nokia's WLAN
(Wireless Local Area Network) based home networking solutions at the customer's premises will
offer every family member access to internet and multimedia services anywhere in the home,
without the need for inhouse cabling."
"We are delighted to work with KPN, who are a major player in the European broadband market
and share the same vision as Nokia for the evolution of Broadband Services in the home, office
and wide area environments. This agreement once again indicates that Nokia's solution is one of
the most cost effective ways for residential and business users to achieve fast access to IP based
services" adds Mr. Mark Slater, Vice President Broadband Systems ETSI Markets, Nokia
Networks. "The easily scalable Nokia DSL products enable operators like KPN to turn the
demand for data usage into a real business opportunity. "
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With over 8 million fixed network customers and close to 4 million mobile (GSM) customers in
The Netherlands, KPN is market leader in telecommunication in the Netherlands. KPN provides
a wide range of telecommunications services in the Netherlands. Besides telephony via the fixed
network, mobile telephony and Internet services, KPN supplies and manages corporate networks,
both for data communication between locations and data communication within a single location.
KPN also supplies closed networks based on Internet technology (intranets and extranets) and
other services making use of integrated information and communication technology (ICT). By
further expanding the ICT portfolio, KPN is establishing itself as a partner in business.
Nokia is paving the way to the mobile information society with its innovative products and
solutions. Nokia is the leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and
IP networks, related services as well as multimedia terminals. In 1999, net sales totaled EUR
19.8 billion (USD 19.9 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York
(NOK), Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges and employs more
than 56 000 people.
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PR Newswire, April 7, 2000 p4856
BellSouth and KPN Close E-Plus Deal to Share Control of E-Plus.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
BellSouth has Options to Convert Remaining Interests to KPN or KPN Mobile
ATLANTA, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) announced today that it closed its joint venture agreement
with KPN Royal Dutch Telecom for ownership of E-Plus. With closure, BellSouth and KPN now
share equal control of E-Plus, the third largest mobile operator in Germany, with BellSouth
holding a 22.507 percent share and KPN holding a 77.493 percent share.
BellSouth has options exercisable in 18 months to convert its E-Plus ownership into an
ownership of 100 million shares in KPN or a 33.3 percent stake in KPN Mobile. BellSouth also
has warrants to purchase approximately 46 million additional shares of KPN.
"This is a true win-win for BellSouth and KPN and their respective shareholders," said F. Duane
Ackerman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BellSouth. "We have established a
relationship with KPN that jointly positions us to take advantage of additional wireless
opportunities throughout Europe. Also, for BellSouth shareholders, we have turned an initial
investment of $150 million into an asset currently valued at $14 billion." The alliance between
BellSouth and KPN was announced on December 10.
About E-Plus
With nearly 4 million customers at the end of 1999, E-Plus has a market share of approximately
20 percent. The company operates a GSM 1800 nationwide network of approximately 7,000 base
stations. E-Plus is headquartered in Dusseldorf and has 3,400 employees.
KPN Royal Dutch Telecom
KPN Royal Dutch Telecom is the leading telecommunications company in The Netherlands. It
supplies the whole range of telecommunications and Information and Communications
Technology services in its home country and, either independently or in co-operation with
partners, in other countries, mainly in West and Central Europe. It focuses on growth in four core
activities: mobile, fixed services, IP/data services and Internet, call center and media services.
KPN Mobile, the holding company for all of KPN's wireless investments, is expected to go
public in the first half of 2000. KPN Mobile footprint currently comprises operations in: The
Netherlands, Belgium (KPNOrange), Hungary (Pannon), Ukraine (UMC), Bulgaria (Mobikom,
acquisition pending) and Indonesia (Telkomsel).
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98 Philips Electronics
Xinhua News Agency, Nov 30, 2000 p1008335h7805
LG, Philips Agree to Establish CRT Joint Venture.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 COMTEX News Network, Inc.
SEOUL (Nov. 30) XINHUA
LG Electronics Co. and Royal Philips Electronics have agreed to set up a 50:50 cathode ray tube
(CRT) joint venture in the first half of next year.
Through the deal, the South Korean company Thursday said it will be able to secure a total of 1.6
billion U.S. dollars, which it will use to reduce its debts and invest in new strategic businesses.
Philips will pay 1.1 billion dollars for a 50 percent stake in the joint venture to close the
difference in valuation of their respective operations.
The alliance will create the world's largest producer of CRTs for TV and computer monitors,
outstripping Samsung SDI, which provides 23 percent of global demand, said LG.
Philips is the second largest provider with a share of 13 percent and LG ranks third with 11
percent.
The new economic entity is expected to set up headquarters in Hong Kong and four local
operations for manufacturing and marketing in the United States, Europe, China and Asia.
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99 Samsung Electronics
Network World, June 19, 2000 pNA
Microsoft, Samsung to partner on mobile phones. (Company Business and Marketing) David
Legard.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Network World, Inc.
SINGAPORE - Microsoft and Samsung Electronics Company Ltd. Wednesday announced that
they will jointly design, develop and market a new line of mobile phones based on Microsoft
software. As part of the agreement, Samsung will design a range of phones for both GSM and
Code Division Multiple Access networks using the Microsoft Mobile Explorer wireless
communication platform for mobile phones and the Microsoft smart phone platform. The
alliance was announced at a meeting between Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect
Bill Gates and Samsung Executive Vice President and CEO KT Lee, the companies said in a
statement. Samsung mobile phones powered by Microsoft Mobile Explorer are expected to be
available in the second half of 2000. Smart phones from Samsung using the Microsoft smart
phone platform are expected to be available in 2001. The two companies also will work with
mobile telecom network operators to help define mobile products for third-generation (3G)
wireless networks. Smart phone solutions powered by the Microsoft smart phone platform are
expected to reach their full potential when the broadband 3G networks arrive, according to the
statement. The phones will deliver wireless data services, such as corporate data access, e-mail,
personal information management, Web access, location-based services and e-commerce.
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Computing Canada, Jan 7, 2000 v26 i1 p28
Compaq, API and Samsung Sign Deal. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Plesman Publications
Compaq Computer Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Alpha Processor Inc. have signed a
memorandum of understanding to advance Alpha market opportunities and investments.
The memorandum, which will result in a US$500 million (combined) investment, is designed to
extend Alpha in enterprise environments.
According to the companies, the agreement, through the technology and product expertise of the
three organizations, will help expand Alpha into new growth markets such as fixed-function
servers, network appliances and Internet network infrastructure.
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100 Sanmina-SCI
101 Sanyo Electric
Newsbytes, March 10, 2000 pNA
NEC, Sanyo Tie Up In Computer Monitor Components Alliance 03/09/00. (Company
Business and Marketing)(Brief Article) Adam Creed.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Newsbytes News Network
TOKYO, JAPAN, 2000 MAR 9 (NB) -- Increased demand for thin film transistor (TFT) displays
for notebook and PC monitor screens has led Japanese electronics giants NEC Corp
[NASDAQ:NIPNY] and Sanyo Electric Co Ltd [TOKYO:6764] to team up to boost supply of
TFT display driver components.
The two companies will increase total monthly production of TFT liquid crystal display driver
integrated circuits (ICs) to 13 million units from 9 million units later this year.
To do this, Sanyo will boost production by 2 million units per month, and produce a further 2
million units per month for NEC, using design technology from the latter company.
TFT LCD driver ICs effectively drive the monitor or notebook screen. The companies say that
the advanced manufacturing process used to create such circuits limits the number of worldwide
manufacturers, making it a profitable business to be in with the recent jump in global demand for
such components.
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IPR Strategic Business Information Database, July 20, 2000 pNA
JAPAN: NKK CORP, MITSUI, SANYO TO CREATE RECYCLING VENTURE.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Info-Prod (Middle East) Ltd.
According to Kyodo News (July 18, 2000), Japanese Steelmaker NKK Corp., trading house
Mitsui & Co. and Sanyo Electric Co. announced on Wednesday that they will jointly create a
company specializing in recycling home electrical appliances by the end of July. The new
company will begin operations next April, when the law on recycling of home electrical
appliances takes effect.
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102 SBC Communications
Business Wire, Nov 27, 2000 p2110
SBC and Cisco Create New Combinations For Customers; Dedicated Internet Access,
High-Bandwidth Enterprise Networking Solutions Bundles Grow From Companies'
Strategic Alliance.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors/Technology Writers
SAN ANTONIO & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2000
SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC), a leading provider of data transport, networking and ebusiness services, and Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), the worldwide leader in
networking for the Internet, today announced the first in a planned series of bundled service and
equipment packages offered at discount prices. The packages will combine SBC's network and
integration services and Cisco equipment into end-to-end solutions customized to customers'
needs, and will be offered at prices up to 30 percent lower than the cost of equipment and
services purchased separately.
The first solution bundles to be offered by the companies are dedicated Internet access and highbandwidth enterprise networking packages, which will be available at special pricing through
year-end.
"Packaging SBC's range of network access, transport and integration services with Cisco's
industry-leading networking capabilities enables us to provide customers with a single point of
contact and accountability for complete network solutions," said Chuck Rudnick, vice president,
SBC Business Marketing. "By bundling these services, we can offer customers significant price
savings as well as convenience while meeting their data networking and Internet access needs
from integration to support."
"Enterprise customers are looking for data networking solutions delivered by service providers
who work closely with Cisco, and who can customize Cisco networking solutions to meet their
Internet needs," said Kevin Kennedy, senior vice president of Cisco's service provider line of
business. "SBC's Cisco-certified technicians and sales consultants provide assurance to
customers that they will receive the support and expertise they require. With these two bundles,
Cisco and SBC are offering not only cost-effective solutions, but a flexible, reliable and highperformance set of services for access, e-commerce and communications."
Dedicated Internet Access
The dedicated access solution package bundles SBC's point-to-point frame relay and/or ATM
access with Cisco's industry-leading routers. The service is designed to meet low, medium and
high bandwidth needs and is tailored to fit a range of e-business applications, such as joint
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intranets, enterprise resources planning and e-commerce capabilities. Through SBC's bandwidthrich frame relay and ATM solutions, users will have access to hundreds of Points of Presence
(POPs) through SBC's global network. The network is designed to meet the most stringent
requirements for reliability, availability and security for businesses with mission-critical
applications. SBC's Network Operations Centers (NOC) provide proactive network monitoring
and fault resolution 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
High-Bandwidth Networking
The high-bandwidth networking solution package provides business customers with secure ebusiness and communications interconnectivity between their remote offices, business partners,
suppliers and customers. The package is designed for enterprise customers with three or more
remote sites that handle multiple applications, such as LAN, WAN or remote access.
Packaging and Pricing
The bundled solutions are optimized to customers' individual needs, and can include 24/7
technical and maintenance assistance, Internet connectivity, network and firewall monitoring,
and management and domain registration. SBC DataComm, a unit of SBC, provides installation,
network monitoring and technical consulting. Cisco provides maintenance support through its
SmartNet program. These bundled solutions will be available at a special price through
December 31, 2000. They also will be available in 2001.
Strategic Alliance
SBC and Cisco announced a groundbreaking strategic alliance in April 2000 to lead market
transitions to New World business systems and to deliver leading, interoperable solutions in
voice, video and data services nationwide. Through the alliance, Cisco serves as SBC's preferred
provider of data networking equipment for key broadband platforms, including DSL, ATM and
frame relay. In addition, the alliance includes a series of joint research and product development
activities to help both companies meet growing customer demand for emerging data and Internet
Protocol (IP) services. The alliance was a natural progression for the two companies, more
closely uniting SBC's broadband data capabilities and huge service area with Cisco's data
networking, IP and carrier-grade networking infrastructure expertise.
SBC Communications Inc. (www.sbc.com) is a global communications leader. Through its
subsidiaries' trusted brands - Southwestern Bell, Ameritech, Pacific Bell, SBC Telecom, Nevada
Bell, SNET and Cellular One - and world-class network, SBC and its affiliated companies
provide local and long-distance phone service; wireless and paging services; e-business and data
communications services; high-speed Internet access; messaging; cable and satellite television;
security services; telecommunications equipment; and directory advertising and publishing. In
the United States, the company currently has 61.3 million access lines and is undertaking a
national expansion program that will bring SBC service to an additional 30 markets. SBC has a
60 percent interest in Cingular Wireless, its joint venture with BellSouth, which serves more than
19 million wireless customers. Internationally, SBC has telecommunications investments in more
than 20 countries and has annual revenues that rank it among the largest Fortune 500 companies.
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InternetWeek, Oct 16, 2000 p33
Lucent Scores With SBC Deal. (IN BRIEF)(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 All rights reserved. No part of this information may be
reproduced, republished or redistributed without the prior written consent of CMP Media, Inc.
Lucent Technologies has landed a five-year contract valued at more than $1 billion. It will be the
primary provider of equipment, software and services for SBC Communications' network
expansion. SBC plans to enter 30 new markets by 2002, providing business customers with both
local and long distance phone service as well as high speed Internet and data services.
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Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, Oct 10, 2000 pITEM0028501E
SBC, BellSouth Change Dynamics in Wireless Deal. (Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Michael E. Kanell.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News
Oct. 11--ATLANTA--Cingular Wireless, the name given last week to the melded units of SBC
Communications and BellSouth, not only instantly became the nation's second largest wireless
player, but its creation sent all three companies into uncertain new orbits.
For San Antonio-based SBC, the new company raises questions about its future relationship with
BellSouth -- will they be partners or rivals? Right now, they are both. For BellSouth, Cingular is
a sign of the times -- it submerges the BellSouth identity in a key market but dramatically
expands its business there, promising grand revenue with little capital outlay.
But what does it mean for the future? Is BellSouth becoming junior partner to the ever-growing
SBC? Or does it merely set BellSouth's strategy more solidly on its vaunted three legs: Wireless,
international and nine-state home turf?
At the center of it all, there's Cingular.
The company will embark on a coast-to-coast campaign to take on the established carriers. Yes,
Cingular starts with great numbers -- 19 million subscribers and coverage in areas where 190
million people live. But can the company keep up? Can it make its name known -- and valued?
And as competition compresses profit margins, can Cingular make a buck?
It will start by spending money. For the next few months, plans call for tossing the Cingular
name at the bottom of ads for all 11 of the brands owned by BellSouth and SBC. The idea is to
make consumers marginally aware of the new brand without undermining loyalty to the brand
under which they now get service. And then, once the holiday buying rush is done -- so are those
11 brand names.
Early next year, Cingular will rule. A marketing effort will be unleashed to brand its identity on
consumer consciousness. The company will also be spending money to fill in gaps in its
coverage. The most yawning gap: New York, and other places where the company must either
buy licenses or other carriers in order to offer service.
And it will do something to fill the gaps. The venture itself is an admission that national trumps
regional. It is cheaper to keep customers on your own network as they roam. It is cheaper to buy
equipment when you are bigger. And the larger the network, the less your customers touch your
competition. Of course, with the disappearance of those other names -- from BellSouth Mobility
to Nevada Bell -- the real test will begin under the newly minted Cingular banner.
The name that will replace them came after three months of research and screening 6,000
possibilities. The selection met with mixed, but generally positive reactions.
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But after a few months of marketing, the name will be as common as Verizon. It will evoke
pleasant responses from some, mildly annoyed reactions from others. But perhaps only headline
writers struggling for puns will care all that deeply.
What Cingular does signify is the end of BellSouth's brand as a vendor of wireless services in the
United States. When that happens early in 2001, BellSouth will again be just the phone company
-- the dominant provider of local phone service in the Southeast.
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104 Scientific-Atlanta
105 Sharp
Business Wire, Oct 17, 2000 p0075
QUALCOMM Extends Sharp's CDMA License for 3G CDMA.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors and High-Tech Writers
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2000
QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division
Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced an amendment to
Sharp's existing CDMA subscriber unit license agreement which expands the licenses under
QUALCOMM's CDMA patent portfolio to include the development, manufacture and sale of
subscriber equipment for third-generation CDMA (i.e., cdma2000, WCDMA and TD-SCDMA)
and 1xEV (HDR) products. Prior to the amendment, Sharp's CDMA license covered only
cdmaOne(TM) applications. Under the terms of the amendment, Sharp will pay QUALCOMM a
multi-million dollar license fee and ongoing royalties at the same rates irrespective of the
licensed CDMA standard.
"This agreement further recognizes the necessity, importance and applicability of
QUALCOMM's patent portfolio for all third-generation CDMA technologies," said Steve
Altman, president of QUALCOMM Technology Alliances. "By extending its license agreement,
Sharp is now positioned to use QUALCOMM's technology to support advanced 3G voice and
data communications services as they roll out over the next year. QUALCOMM has now entered
into 3G license agreements with very significant Japanese, U.S., Korean and European
manufacturers."
"Sharp is pleased to offer 3G CDMA technologies in our subscriber products to provide nextgeneration wireless voice and data products to consumers worldwide," said Yoichi Sakai,
corporate director and group general manager of Communication Systems Group, Sharp
Corporation. "Our extended agreement with QUALCOMM will enable our customers to take
advantage of the advanced wireless voice communications and high-speed Internet access
capabilities as they become available."
Sharp Corporation is a worldwide developer of innovative products and core technologies that
play a key role in shaping the future of electronics. As a leader in liquid crystal displays (LCDs),
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Sharp offers one of the broadest and most advanced lines of information and communication
products, consumer electronics, office equipment and electronic components while creating new
network businesses. Sharp recorded consolidated annual sales of $17.7 billion for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2000. For more information, please visit Sharp's web site at
http://www.sharp.co.jp.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering
innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's
CDMA digital technology. The Company's business areas include integrated CDMA chipsets
and system software; technology licensing; Eudora(R) email software for Windows(R) and
Macintosh(R) computing platforms; satellite-based systems including portions of the
Globalstar(TM) system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS(R) and
OmniExpress(TM). QUALCOMM owns patents which are essential to all of the CDMA wireless
telecommunications standards that have been adopted or proposed for adoption by standardssetting bodies worldwide. QUALCOMM has licensed its essential CDMA patent portfolio to
more than 90 telecommunications equipment manufacturers worldwide. Headquartered in San
Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2000 FORTUNE 500(R)
company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forwardlooking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the Company's ability to
successfully design and have manufactured significant quantities of CDMA components on a
timely and profitable basis, the extent and speed to which CDMA is deployed, change in
economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as well as the other risks
detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for
the year ended September 26, 1999, and most recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM, OmniTRACS and Eudora are registered trademarks and OmniExpress is a
trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. cdmaOne is a trademark of the CDMA Development
Group. Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services, Incorporated.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Macintosh is a registered trademark of
Apple Computer Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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106 Siebel Systems
Canadian Corporate News, Dec 11, 2000 p1008346c5798
Avaya Announces Global Availability of Contact Center Solution Resulting From Strategic
Alliance With Siebel Systems, Avaya CT for Siebel eBusiness Applications Offers
Integrated eCommunication Capabilities Designed to Increase Revenue, Customer
Retention and Business Efficiency.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Canadian Corporate News. News Provided by Comtex.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Dec 11, 2000
Avaya (NYSE: AV) today announced the global availability of Avaya CT for Siebel eBusiness
Applications, a component in Avaya's CRM Solutions software portfolio. This solution enables
seamless interoperability of Avaya's market-leading contact center software and infrastructure
with the market-leading Siebel eBusiness applications.
Previously offered to select customers in English, Avaya CT for Siebel eBusiness Applications is
now generally available in Japanese, Portuguese, French, German and Spanish, with support for
other languages in the first quarter of 2001.
This release is part of a series of customer-focused solutions under development as a result of the
alliance between Avaya and Siebel Systems (Nasdaq: SEBL), the world's leading provider of
eBusiness Applications software. The Avaya-Siebel Systems global strategic alliance, announced
in June 2000, was formed to cooperatively develop, deliver and market eBusiness solutions that
enable seamless communication between companies and their customers over any media -including the Web, email, phone or fax -- using any appropriately-configured device. Together,
Avaya and Siebel Systems enable businesses to deliver increased customer satisfaction through
the real-time delivery of the right information to the right person across any communication
channel, transforming traditional call centers into highly focused, highly successful customer
interaction centers.
"Since announcing our global strategic alliance, we've worked closely with Siebel Systems to
create advanced solutions that allow our companies' applications to interoperate more easily,"
said Keith Larson, Avaya vice president, Communications Applications Group. "Avaya CT for
Siebel eBusiness Applications is an important milestone in our cooperatively developed
applications and customer-driven solutions needed to deploy successful eBusiness
Communication strategies."
Nexstar Financial Corporation, which delivers residential mortgage products through corporate
and co-branded relationships, is one of the first companies to benefit from the expanded
cooperative development and product integration of the two industry leaders. Nexstar is using the
Avaya CT for Siebel eBusiness Applications to enable real-time telephony and Internet chat
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Network World, Oct 24, 2000 pNA
Compaq and Siebel expand alliance. (Company Business and Marketing) Ashlee Vance.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Network World, Inc.
Compaq Computer and Siebel Systems Monday took aim at small and midsize businesses when
the vendors announced they would team on hardware and software for that market.
The two companies said they plan to unite Compaq's ProLiant server with Siebel's eBusiness
2000 Midmarket Edition application software. Starting in November, a select group of channel
partners will have access to this combined product, designed to help out small and midsize
businesses.
Siebel's e-business suite helps users join technologies for Web sites, call centers, field sales and
service organizations. With this software running on Compaq's server the companies claimed the
system should support up to 200 users.
Compaq will look to its Enhanced Agent Program to find resellers qualified to deliver the
system, and Siebel will likewise turn to its list of 'Consulting Partners' in order to ensure that the
systems run as hoped. The two companies said they would find partners with the necessary
training in selling, configuring and implementing this joint technology in order to drive the
project's desired success.
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Business Wire, Oct 18, 2000 p0320
BMC Software and Siebel Systems Form Alliance; PATROL for Siebel eBusiness
Applications Allows Customers to Manage Siebel Environments and Support B2B
Management.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors & High Tech Writers
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2000
BMC Software Inc. (Nasdaq:BMCS), the leading provider of e-business systems management,
today announced that it has formed an alliance with Siebel Systems and will create PATROL(R)
for Siebel eBusiness Applications as part of its B2B Enterprise management strategy.
PATROL for Siebel eBusiness Applications will extend B2B enterprise management to the front
office and deliver increased availability and optimization of Siebel eBusiness Applications. BMC
Software will enable customers to monitor and manage their e-businesses from the back office to
the front office and across the Internet. In order to ensure BMC Software could set service levels,
monitor performance, and manage availability of its internal implementation of Siebel eBusiness
Applications, BMC Software developed a custom PATROL solution. Now, due to customer
demand, BMC Software is creating a commercial version of PATROL for Siebel eBusiness
Applications, which is expected to be generally available before the end of this year. PATROL
by BMC Software provides continuous service level improvements for a customer's enterprise by
setting service levels, managing availability, minimizing downtime, monitoring performance,
predicting capacity and reporting against Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
"There is significant customer demand for this PATROL solution," said Bob Kruger, vice
president and general manager, PATROL Business Unit, BMC Software. "Customers have seen
how we use PATROL to monitor and manage our internal implementation of Siebel eBusiness
Applications with much success. Partnering with Siebel Systems will enable BMC to more
tightly integrate our solutions, giving our customers increased confidence in the availability and
optimization of their Siebel Systems' implementation."
BMC Software will submit the new PATROL for Siebel eBusiness Applications product for
Siebel validation and expects to have a completely validated solution by December, 2000. Siebel
customers can see the PATROL solution at Siebel Worldwide User Week, Oct. 22-25 in San
Jose, Calif. BMC Software and Siebel Systems will also engage in joint technical, sales and
marketing activities.
"We are excited about forming an alliance with BMC," said Doug Smith, senior director of
Internet Architecture at Siebel Systems. "We are working closely with BMC to ensure that
PATROL will provide superior management and monitoring of Siebel eBusiness Applications.
PATROL for Siebel eBusiness Applications will allow our customers to manage their Siebel
implementation against service level agreements for continuous improvement across their
enterprise."
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Telecomworldwire, Sept 27, 2000 pNA
Nokia and Siebel Systems announce corporate WAP alliance. (Company Business and
Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-27 September 2000-Nokia and Siebel Systems announce corporate
WAP alliance (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
Nokia and Siebel Systems Inc have formed a strategic alliance to provide corporate customers
with easy deployment of WAP solutions.
Under the agreement the Nokia WAP server will be combined with Siebel eBusiness
Applications to expand the possibilities for customers and partners of Siebel Systems to access
and update enterprise information online with a WAP-enabled mobile device. Siebel Systems'
customers will have remote wireless access to a suite of Siebel eBusiness Applications such as
Siebel Sales, Siebel Field Service, Siebel eSales and Siebel eChannel.
The alliance will include joint development and solutions engineering, worldwide joint
marketing, collaborative selling and the development of mobile e-business applications.
Nokia and Siebel Systems will jointly market and sell their end-to-end mobile solutions, initially
targeting Communication, Financial Services and Healthcare industries and a range of
technology-related companies.
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M2 Presswire, August 8, 2000 pNA
IBM partners with Siebel Systems to deliver customer focused e-business solutions to midsized customers; Companies extend alliance to offer one-stop shopping in $10 billion CRM
marketplace.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-8 August 2000-IBM: IBM partners with Siebel Systems to deliver customer
focused e-business solutions to mid-sized customers; Companies extend alliance to offer onestop shopping in $10 billion CRM marketplace (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:07082000
WHITE PLAINS, NY and SAN MATEO, CA. -- IBM and Siebel Systems (NASDAQ: SEBL)
today announced that they have extended their global strategic alliance to market, sell and
deliver e-business solutions to mid-sized customers around the world. The companies also
announced plans to market Siebel e-business applications directly to IBM's 90,000 Business
Partners in an effort to standardize partners' internal business processes, eliminate inefficiencies
and improve customer satisfaction.
The combination of Siebel Systems' industry-leading e-business applications with IBM's
industry-leading e-business infrastructure, technology and services offer the most complete,
reliable and cost-effective customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for medium-sized
businesses.
"Mid-market businesses represent a tremendous opportunity because of their unique needs as
they expand in an e-business world," said Peter T. Rowley, general manager, IBM Global
Midmarket Business. "Today, IBM is strengthening its alliance with Siebel Systems to provide
mid-market customers and IBM Business Partners with the solutions they need to profitably
acquire, maintain and grow customer relationships." "Building and sustaining long-term
profitable customer relationships is a primary challenge facing companies of all sizes," said
Thomas M. Siebel, Chairman and CEO, Siebel Systems. "We are very excited about today's
announcement -- it will allow Siebel Systems to dramatically extend its market leadership in the
mid-market space and more importantly, offer these customers the same compelling financial
returns and competitive advantages that over 100 customers have already achieved with IBM and
Siebel." The IBM-Siebel agreement is an expansion of a broader relationship between the
companies. Last Fall, IBM announced a global strategic alliance in which IBM and Siebel agreed
to jointly develop, market and sell integrated e-business solutions. This alliance also included
Siebel's choice of IBM's DB2 Universal Database as the company's primary development
platform. In June Siebel Systems also said it would port Siebel's e-business applications to the
AS/400e server platform. The latter is significant because IBM has more than 200,000 loyal
customers using AS/400e technology. Siebel also supports the IBM RS/6000 and Netfinity
Servers, IBM's DB2 Universal Database, its CallPath middleware, and IBM's Websphere*
Application Server, Websphere* Commerce Suite and MQSeries, all part of IBM's WebSphere
software platform.
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Airline Industry Information, June 6, 2000 pNA
Intentia, IBM, Siebel Systems and Mercury form strategic e-business applications alliance.
(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
The Swedish business systems provider Intentia is to form a strategic alliance with IBM, Siebel
Systems and Mercury.
The alliance will develop and market a comprehensive set of integrated e-business airline
applications and services under the banner IBM ConnectEdge for Airlines.
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EDP Weekly's IT Monitor, April 17, 2000 v41 i15 p1
COMPAQ & SIEBEL EXTEND RELATIONSHIP INTO GLOBAL STRATEGIC ALLIANCE.
(Siebel Systems)(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Millin Publishing, Inc.
Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE: CPQ) and Siebel Systems (Nasdaq: SEBL) announced the
formation of a new Global Strategic Alliance that extends the previous relationship between the
two companies. Compaq was the first Strategic Platform Partner with Siebel and now joins the
Siebel Alliance Program at the highest level: Global Strategic Alliance Partner.
The scope of the alliance includes joint development and solutions engineering, worldwide
marketing campaigns, and expansion of dedicated Professional Services resources. In addition,
Compaq and Siebel will collaborate to sell and deploy Siebel's business Applications on a full
range of Compaq products, including Are Palm-size PCs, DeskPro PCs, and Proliant server and
AlphaServer platforms.
Siebel and Compaq are also extending a strong engineering partnership into emerging
technologies. Siebel eBusiness Applications' expansion into handheld capabilities and Compaq's
leadership with Windows CE products will now provide innovative, new solutions demanded by
customers. As part of the agreement, Compaq and Siebel will each endorse Siebel's Handheld
application and Compaq's Aero Palm-size PC products as their preferred sales force automation
solution.
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Enterprise Systems Journal, Jan 2000 v15 i1 p60
IBM and Siebel Systems' Strategic Alliance. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief
Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Boucher Communications, Inc.
IBM and Siebel Systems have formed a global strategic alliance to integrate Siebel Systems'
multi-channel CRM software applications with IBM's e-business capabilities. The scope of the
alliance includes worldwide joint marketing, collaborative selling, software integration and
extensive joint development.
The two organizations will jointly market and sell Siebel CRM applications, which support
IBM's DB2 Universal Database and are optimized for IBM's S/390, RS/6000, NUMA-Q, AS/400
and Netfinity servers. Dedicated engineering, product marketing and quality assurance teams
will manage the integration and optimization of the entire, integrated e-business solution. The
Siebel CRM solutions will fully support the IBM Application Framework for e-business and
embrace IBM's enabling middleware and component-based technologies, including MQ Series,
WebSphere, net.commerce and IBM's Computer Telephony Integration products. In addition, the
two companies have agreed to integrate Visual Banker and Siebel Finance to deliver more
industry-specific CRM solutions for the financial services sector.
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Newsbytes, Dec 26, 2000 pNWSB00363017
Siemens, Alcatel, Ericsson Win Portuguese 3G Contract. (Company Business and
Marketing)(Brief Article) Adam Creed.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Newsbytes News Network
Portuguese national telephone company, Portugal Telecom, has announced the global telecom
equipment makers that will supply it with a new third-generation national mobile phone network.
Portugal Telecom's [NYSE:PT] cellular subsidiary, TMN, is set to build a national 3G network
having won a 3G license from the Portuguese Government.
Siemens will provide and install the core mobile phone network, and Siemens, Alcatel and
Ericsson will jointly provide the UMTS terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN).
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Dealerscope: The Business of CE Retailing, Dec 2000 v42 i12 p6
Toshiba, Siemens in Alliance For 3G Phone Development. (Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 North American Publishing Company
Toshiba Corp. and Siemens Information and Communication Mobile plan to form a global longterm alliance that will place both companies at the forefront of the research and development of
third-generation (3G) mobile terminals. The alliance will pave the way for the development of
cutting-edge 3G devices for this fast-growth, high-volume market, via the integration of the
latest advances in Toshiba's WCDMA and Siemens' GSM technologies. Both companies will
design their own branded 3G devices, which will be marketed and sold independently in early
2002. Although primarily concentrating on the IMT 2000 3G standard W-CDMA, the companies
will also work together to develop mobile terminals for further upcoming 3G standards and nextgeneration MPEG-4 devices, which will support such advanced services as moving picture
distribution.
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European Report, Nov 22, 2000 p600
TOSHIBA AND SIEMENS IN ALLIANCE ON UMTS TERMINALS.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Europe Information Service
The Japanese and German electronics giants Toshiba and Siemens - through its subsidiary
Siemens Information and Communication Mobile - have announced a long-term alliance on the
development of telephones and terminals for UMTS third-generation mobile telephony. In a joint
statement, the two groups express the hope that their global alliance will place them at the
forefront of third-generation (3G) mobile telephony research and development. Several Japanese
and European manufacturers have struck alliances in 3G mobile telephony as Japan, all of
Europe, and a significant part of Asia have opted for the same technology standard: W-CDMA
(wide-band code division multiple access). However, this is the first alliance to lead to a terminal
production agreement between Japanese and European colossi. Each company will however
design its own branded equipment and hardware will continue to be advertised and sold
separately.
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PR Newswire, Sept 20, 2000 pNA
Compaq and Siemens Partner to Deliver Network Management Solutions for Mobile
Operators.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Siemens to Include Compaq's TeMIP in its Mobile Integrator Solution; Compaq To
Provide Global Professional Services
HOUSTON and MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) and Siemens Information and Communication
Mobile (ICM) announced a worldwide agreement to jointly provide unique network management
solutions for their growing base of worldwide wireless customers. Under the terms of the
agreement, Siemens ICM will serve as a strategic partner for Compaq's TeMIP(TM)
(Telecommunications Management Information Platform), the industry's leading high-end,
standards-based, multi-platform network and service management system for existing and nextgeneration networks. The announcement was made at Compaq's worldwide TeMIP Forum in
Singapore.
The two companies will cooperate in the development, selling and deployment of "best of breed"
network management solutions based on TeMIP and Siemens' performance management product
SPOTS (Support for Planning, Operation & Maintenance and Traffic Analysis System). These
two products form the basis of Siemens' Mobile Integrator, a tool that addresses the growing
needs of mobile operators to manage increasingly complex, multi-vendor, multi- technology
infrastructures, particularly in the areas of service assurance and performance management.
Compaq and Siemens ICM will help mobile operators rapidly deploy the standards-based, highly
scalable management solutions, and provide a secure path to third generation (3G) networks such
as UMTS/IMT2000. In the agreement, Siemens ICM selects Compaq Global Services as its
partner for the delivery of Mobile Integrator solutions worldwide.
"This partnership will enable us to offer our customers an extended product and service portfolio,
especially with regard to uniform network management in heterogeneous network architectures,"
said Manfred Grenzhauser, president of Mobile Switching at Siemens ICM.
"This agreement is the natural result of cooperation that Compaq and Siemens ICM have enjoyed
for many years," said Larry Schwartz, vice president and general manager, Compaq Telecom.
"With the industry-leading TeMIP and Siemens' high value management products, along with
Compaq worldwide professional services, our two companies today are much more able to meet
the management needs of our joint customers, now and in the future as they move to 3G
networks."
Compaq Telecom combines the heritage of Tandem and Digital into a single organization with
lengthy carrier-grade experience. Its offerings span the full spectrum of customer needs: in
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platforms, an end-to-end product line that runs from handheld Internet-access devices to missioncritical servers that manage large-scale network infrastructure; in services, a respected global
organization that provides customers with a single point of contact anywhere in the world; and in
solutions, from wireless and wireline solutions to business intelligence, network management
and real-time CRM. Compaq Telecommunications works with more than 200 communications
companies, including the largest 40 in the world.
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Business Wire, March 13, 2000 p1731
Pitney Bowes and Siemens Form Strategic Alliance to Provide Messaging Solutions;
Category Leaders Join to Deliver Cutting Edge Technology.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business and Technology Editors
SHELTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2000
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI), and Siemens ElectroCom, L.P. today announced the formation
of a strategic alliance to address the increasing need among mid-to-large sized businesses and
postal services for automated support in sorting, processing and managing incoming mail. Both
companies are leveraging their industry leading positions and technological expertise to jointly
develop, manufacture, and market products to mailers and postal services alike.
Each company will concentrate on their core markets: Pitney Bowes will market to mailers as
well as federal and state government customers, while Siemens ElectroCom will sell to postal
services, including the USPS, and mail presort houses.
As a result of this alliance, Pitney Bowes has created the Incoming Messaging Solutions (IMS)
business, headed by Charlene Malone, Vice President and General Manager. IMS will focus on
delivering solutions that automate message management to increase productivity and reduce
costs. "Our Incoming Messaging Solutions business is the latest example of how Pitney Bowes
applies technology to enhance the value and impact of mail and messaging. Businesses need
intelligent solutions to manage the flow of incoming mail and internal messaging. We will
provide an array of hardware, software and web-based applications that reduce processing, speed
access and prioritize delivery of mission critical mail and messaging," said Ms. Malone.
Siemens ElectroCom will market through its existing Flats Subdivision business segment headed
by Jeff Gilb, Vice President and General Manager. "This initiative is strategic for Siemens
ElectroCom because it allows us to apply our mail processing technology that has been proven in
thousands of high-volume postal installations to new markets: the corporate mailroom and postal
processing facilities of medium volume and size," said Dan Thompson, Siemens ElectroCom,
L.P. President and Chief Executive Officer. "We are confident that our close business
relationship with Pitney Bowes will help both companies achieve higher level of growth and
attain higher level of sales over the next few years," he added.
ABOUT PITNEY BOWES
Pitney Bowes Inc., headquartered in Stamford, Conn., is a $4.4 billion global provider and
worldwide leader of integrated mail and messaging management solutions that meet the
increasingly complex needs of its customers in businesses of all sizes. Incoming Messaging
Solutions is a business group within Pitney Bowes' Software and Services Solutions, and will
address incoming mail and messaging applications in mid-to-large sized companies. The
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Computer Dealer News, Feb 25, 2000 v16 i4 p48
Fujitsu Siemens, Novell ink deal. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Plesman Publications
LONDON -- Novell Inc. and Fujitsu Siemens Computers have partnered to improve Net
performance and speed up Web content delivery.
Fujitsu Siemens Computers will license Novell Internet Caching System technology for use in
hardware appliances dedicated to accelerating Net performance for enterprise businesses, service
providers and content publishers.
Fujitsu Siemens will begin offering caching appliances based on the Novell Internet Caching
System and the Fujitsu Siemens Primergy server line this quarter.
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M2 Presswire, Feb 1, 2000 pNA
Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Novell announce deal to accelerate e-business
infrastructure performance; Fujitsu Siemens to deliver cache appliances based on Novell
Internet Caching System technology.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-1 February 2000-FUJITSU SIEMENS COMPUTERS: Fujitsu Siemens
Computers and Novell announce deal to accelerate e-business infrastructure performance; Fujitsu
Siemens to deliver cache appliances based on Novell Internet Caching System technology
(C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:26012000
LONDON and Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Bad Homburg, Germany -- Novell Inc., the leading
provider of Net infrastructure software, and Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT
company, today announced a partnership to significantly enhance Net performance and speed
Web content delivery. Under terms of the agreement, Fujitsu Siemens Computers will license
Novell Internet Caching System technology for use in hardware appliances dedicated to
accelerating Net performance for enterprise businesses, service providers and content publishers.
Fujitsu Siemens Computers will begin offering caching appliances based on the Novell Internet
Caching System and the Fujitsu-Siemens Primergy server line in the first calendar quarter of
2000.
"The caching agreement between Novell and Fujitsu Siemens Computers is extremely beneficial
for European enterprises, content publishers and ISPs retooling their infrastructures to reduce
bandwidth costs and speed content delivery to take advantage of new e-business revenue
opportunities," said Ron Heinz, senior vice president, worldwide sales, Novell, Inc. "Joining the
leading caching platform technology with the leading European IT vendor will strengthen
customer loyalty, improve employee productivity, and maximize Net revenue potential."
"With the explosion of companies deploying increasingly complex Web sites, implementing
caching is necessary as a performance foundation for the network infrastructure," said Dr. Joseph
Reger, vice president strategic marketing at Fujitsu Siemens Computers. "Placing caching
appliances at every Web server and major router segment will allow more customers to use the
Internet and visit Web sites, resulting in more eyeballs and more revenue opportunities."
Caching accelerates the performance of e-business Web servers, speeds information access and
lowers network telecommunications costs. The Internet Research Group, publishers of the 1999
Internet Caching Report estimates that the European caching market should grow to over
US$540 million by 2003.
"Today's announcement points to Novell as providing the caching engine of choice for the
industry," said Elis Nemes, vice president, EMEA, Novell. "We applaud Fujitsu Siemens
Computers for joining Novell in this fast growing Internet market and look forward to expanding
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our Net services partnership with them. As e-business continues to grow, companies who invest
now in caching appliances as an Internet performance platform will be well-positioned to take
advantage of future Net services such as multimedia streaming, content filtering and advertising
injection."
Availability
The Fujitsu Siemens Computers caching appliance based on the Intel based Primergy server line
will be available for in the first calendar quarter of 2000. A beta version of the Fujitsu Siemens
Computers caching appliance is being demonstrated today at the Product & Trend Show of
Fujitsu Siemens Computers. Please visit http://www.fujitsusiemens.de/en/news/ptshow/ptshow2000_en.htm for more information.
Novell Internet Caching System
The Novell Internet Caching System technology dramatically improves the speed and efficiency
of delivering Internet content to employees, business partners and customers. Delivering
unmatched platform scalability, extensibility and price/performance, Novell Internet Caching
System technology can be quickly and easily implemented in less than 10 minutes within any
environment (Unix*, Cisco*, NetWareO or NT). In fact, the Novell Internet Caching System
OEM appliance is the only solution that delivers the ability and most importantly, affordability,
to scale the entire network - from the branch office to the ISP.
Leading industry vendors, including Akamai, Alteon, Compaq, Dell, Edgix, Foundry, Intel, LogOn Data, Mirror Image, N2H2, Pionex, Quantex, SkyCache and others have endorsed the Novell
Internet Caching System as the premier caching solution for ISPs, content publishers and
enterprise customers. Please see www.novell.com/products/nics for detailed partner support.
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Transmission & Distribution World, Feb 2000 pNA
Siemens and CSI Form Global Alliance. (Siemens Westinghouse Technical Services;
Computational Systems Inc.)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Intertec Publishing Corporation, A PRIMEDIA Co.
In order to enhance its broad range of industrial maintenance services, Siemens Westinghouse
Technical Services, Alpharetta, Georgia, has selected Computational Systems Inc., Knoxville,
Tennessee, as a global alliance partner for Reliability-Based Maintenance (RBM).
The alliance will provide customers with increased productivity and operational efficiency
through higher levels of availability and reliability of plant electrical and mechanical equipment,
decreased power consumption and improved safety-all from a single source.
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CircuiTree, Nov 2000 v13 i11 p54
IBM Gets 10-Year, $1.8 Billion Contract from Solectron.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business News Publishing Co.
Somers, NY--IBM was awarded a 10-year, $1.8 billion services contract to provide Solectron
with technology to better automate its supply buying to respond faster to the changes in the
global electronics market. Under the agreement, IBM will equip and service a customized
electronic business system. The agreement covers Solectron's supply management, data centers,
desktop computers and electronic business capabilities.
In other news, IBM China Co. Ltd. and China Great Wall Shenzhen Co. Ltd. announced a new
manufacturing joint venture in China to provide electronic manufacturing services for Nokia
joint ventures. The new company, Beijing GKI Electronics Co. Ltd., will provide advanced PCB
assemblies Nokia Joint Ventures for their wireless communication products and systems. The
total investment in Beijing GKI is approximately $25 million; IBM China will hold 70 percent of
the equity in the company, and Great Wall will hold 30 percent. The PCB manufacturing will be
based in a new Beijing GKI facility. Beijing GKI expects to begin production in January 2001.
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Electronic News (1991), Oct 23, 2000 v46 i43 p2
Sony, Solectron Set EMS Deal. (Industry Trend or Event) BERNARD LEVINE.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Cahners Business Information
With Japanese consumer giants starting to embrace the outsourcing model, Sony Corp. has set a
major deal with contract manufacturing leader Solectron Corp.
Sony and Milpitas, Calif.-based Solectron reached a cooperation agreement for Solectron to
provide Sony with a range of electronics manufacturing services (EMS). The deal also helps
Solectron establish a strong, full-service presence in Japan and Taiwan.
Solectron will acquire certain assets associated with two Sony manufacturing facilities: Sony
Nakaniida Corp. in Miyagi, Japan, and Sony Industries Taiwan in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Sony will
outsource EMS from these facilities that currently produce high-end consumer products such as
automobile satellite-navigation systems, car audio systems and lithium-ion battery packs.
Combined, the facilities have about 490,000 square feet of manufacturing space.
"We are pleased to begin working with Sony -- a globally recognized consumer-electronics
brand name -- on what we believe will be a mutually successful, long-term relationship. This
initial cooperation represents a significant decision by a major Japanese company to utilize the
EMS industry in Japan," said Koichi Nishimura, Solectronchairman and chief executive officer.
"It also represents an important strategic step in further strengthening both our Asia/Pacific
presence and our ability to provide customers with a full range of manufacturing and supply
chain services around the globe."
What does Sony gain by outsourcing part of its production process? "In order to strengthen
Sony's core electronics business in the broadband era, we must regenerate our business processes
and concentrate our resources and efforts for maximum benefit," said Kunitake Ando, president
and chief operating officer of Sony. "As, just part of the reform of business processes in the
production area, we are delighted to cooperate with Solectron, the EMS industry leader. This will
help us build a production system that preserves the high quality expected of Sony products
while responding flexibly to changes in market demand."
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PR Newswire, April 4, 2000 pNA
Solectron Corporation and Nortel Networks Announce Industry's Largest-Ever Electronics
Manufacturing Services Contract.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Solectron Intends to Purchase Seven Manufacturing Sites and to Assume
Responsibility for Its European Repair Services Activity
Companies Sign a Four-Year Supply Agreement Valued in Excess of US$10 Billion
MILPITAS, Calif., April 4 /PRNewswire/ -Solectron Corporation (NYSE: SLR), the world's premier supply-chain facilitator for customized
electronics technology, manufacturing and service solutions, today announced it has signed a
definitive agreement for Solectron Corporation to acquire certain Nortel Networks' (NYSE: NT;
Toronto: NT) New Product Introduction (NPI) prototyping, printed circuit board (PCB) and
telephone set ("telset") assembly assets in North America and Asia. The companies are also
discussing the divestiture or outsourcing of certain manufacturing and repair operations in
Europe.
Under the terms of the agreement, and the proposed agreements, Solectron will pay
approximately US$900 million to assume these operations contemplated in this agreement. The
companies also agreed to enter into a four-year supply agreement, valued in excess of US$10
billion, with the option to renew. Solectron will provide NPI prototyping, manufacturing and
repair services for Nortel Networks' optical, carrier, enterprise and wireless products.
At the close of the proposed transactions, Solectron will offer employment to all of the
approximately 4,200 associates at the acquired sites and will add approximately 1.2 million
square feet (120,774 square meters) of manufacturing capacity as a result of the transactions.
Solectron will offer terms and conditions of employment that are identical, or the same in the
aggregate, as those that the employees currently maintain at Nortel Networks.
As a result of the agreement for North America and Asia, Solectron will be gaining NPI
prototyping and manufacturing capabilities in Calgary, Canada, and Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina; and manufacturing capabilities in Monterrey, Mexico, and Istanbul, Turkey.
Under the terms proposed in Europe, Solectron would acquire NPI prototyping and
manufacturing operations in Monkstown, Northern Ireland, and manufacturing and repair
capabilities in Cwmcarn, Wales. In addition, Solectron has submitted an offer to acquire certain
PCB assembly and telset assets of Matra-Nortel Communications S.A.S. in France.
In addition to the acquired locations, Solectron will be transferring other Nortel Networks
products to Solectron locations to align the global supply chain with Nortel Networks' cost-tomarket (CTM) and time-to-market (TTM) strategies. All transactions are subject to customary
conditions, regulatory approvals and the employee consultation processes in Europe. It is
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expected that the transactions will close in North America by the end of the second quarter of
calendar year 2000; in Europe, by the end of the second quarter or beginning of the third quarter
of calendar year 2000; and in Asia, in the third quarter of calendar year 2000.
As part of the agreement, Solectron will be setting up a new operating unit comprised of the
acquired Nortel Networks sites. This business unit will be a part of the manufacturing and
operations business unit, and will be focused on maintaining continuity of supply and enhancing
competitive performance to Nortel Networks, while the sites transition to the Solectron business
model.
"Solectron is a world-class electronics manufacturing services company with a superior record
for quality, reliability, cost-effectiveness and performance," said Chahram Bolouri, president,
global operations, Nortel Networks. "Solectron's global presence and breadth of capability will
improve our ability to meet the growth, agility and New Product Introduction requirements of
our customers."
"This announcement is part of Solectron's core strategy to continue to expand our business units,
capabilities and presence in the telecommunications industry," said Ko Nishimura, Ph. D.,
Solectron's chairman, president and CEO. "We are excited to participate in the largest OEM
divestiture to an EMS provider to date in the EMS industry, which brings our partnership with
Nortel Networks to the next level and expands our customer portfolio as it relates to
telecommunications products."
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Telecomworldwire, Oct 27, 2000 pNA
BT and Sony alliance brings videoconferencing to SMEs. (Company Business and
Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-27 October 2000-BT and Sony alliance brings videoconferencing to
SMEs (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
BT and Sony have formed an alliance in order to bring a videoconferencing solution to market.
The package contains BT's videoconferencing package and ISDN lines combined with Sony's
equipment, training and helpdesk support.
The solution is priced at GBP199 per month, claimed by both companies to be 40% cheaper over
three years than purchasing a videoconferencing package.
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Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri, April 27, 2000 pYOSH10749867
Fujitsu, Hitachi to take Sony as venture partner.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd.
Fujitsu Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd. have agreed to Sony Corp.'s equity participation in Fujitsu Hitachi
Plasma Display Ltd. (FHP), a joint venture established by Fujitsu and Hitachi in April 1999 to
develop, manufacture and market plasma display panels, the three companies jointly announced
Wednesday.
The plasma display company is currently equally owned by Fujitsu and Hitachi. Following
Sony's capital injection of 5 billion yen, the founding shareholders' ownerships will be reduced to
42.5 percent each, and Sony will have a 15 percent stake.
Details of the transaction will be decided by July, and the three companies will then conclude a
formal agreement.
FHP with a workforce of 840 is the world's first manufacturer specializing in plasma display
panels, which, with large screen size yet slim profile and light weight, have become a major
component of commercial-use information displays.
FHP holds the largest share of today's plasma display panel market and is now adding a second
volume production facility to its manufacturing complex in Miyazaki. In fiscal 2000, the joint
venture envisages sales of 30 billion yen, which it expects to rise to 130 billion yen in fiscal
2003.
In addition to its capital investment, the three companies said, Sony brings to FHP a broad
portfolio of world-class display technology and know-how, ranging from devices to monitors
and television sets.
Sony expects its tie-up with Fujitsu and Hitachi to enable it to procure highly competitive plasma
display panels from FHP. Sony will also participate in planning of the joint venture's plasma
display panel business.
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Variety, April 17, 2000 v378 i9 p43
SONY, DISNEY PARTNER EURO PIC CHANNEL. (CineNova, a pay television channel
available in the Netherlands and in Belgium, is a joint venture between Walt Disney and
Sony)(Brief Article) ELIZABETH GUIDER.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Cahners Business Information
HOLLYWOOD Yet another U.S.-backed movie channel is coming to the European continent.
Hollywood majors Sony and Disney are partnering on CineNova, a pay channel for Holland and
Belgium, which will launch mid-May.
The round-the-clock, commercial-free service will spotlight films from Hollywood, Europe and
around the world, most prominently those from the two studios backing the project.
Pics will be uncut and without intervals, per John McMahon, exec VP of Sony's Columbia
TriStar Intl. TV unit, and his Disney counterpart, David Hulbert, prez, Walt Disney TV Intl.,
Europe.
The two execs took the wraps off the planned channels during last week's Mip TV trade show in
Cannes.
CineNova will initially be available through UPC, MediaKabel and Casema cable operators.
UPC, which is also American-backed, will be a minority shareholder in the channel.
Channel will launch with "Face/Off," toplining Nicolas Cage and John Travolta, and in the first
month will include such movies as "Armageddon," "Con Air" and "George of the Jungle."
"It's all about delivering a flexible, top-quality, commercial-free entertainment experience to
viewers," Hulbert said.
Hulbert and McMahon also announced the appointment last week of Jan Zwerus, the Dutch
founder of MediaKabel, as m.d. of CineNova.
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San Diego Business Journal, Feb 28, 2000 v21 i9 p10
Sony Alliance With Intel. (Brief Article) Mike Allen.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 CBJ, L.P.
A proposed joint venture between Tokyo-based Sony Corp. and Santa Clara-based Intel Corp. to
develop "next generation home appliances" is still in the talking stage, and hasn't been formally
announced, so it's uncertain how it might affect Sony's San Diego operation.
John Dolak, a spokesman for Sony Technology Center in Rancho Bernardo, said the probability
is that the joint venture would result in new business lines, but where that occurs is uncertain.
A published report said the two companies would create products that would permit transmission
of images between personal computers and digital home appliances.
Sony's local site has some 3,500 employees and produces the cathode ray tubes for televisions
and computer monitors, digital set top boxes and digital televisions.
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Telecomworldwire, Jan 12, 2000 pNA
-Sony and Microsoft partner for IEEE 1394 support for Windows-based PCs. (Company
Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-11 January 2000-Sony and Microsoft partner for IEEE 1394 support
for Windows-based PCs
Sony Corp and Microsoft Corp have collaborated to provide a simple and reliable connection
between IEEE 1394-based devices, such as digital camcorders and recordable CD drives, and
Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Specifically, the companies have worked together to develop digital video (DV) software, which
will allow users to upload DV data from camcorders to their PC and then to edit and store the
data on the PC. The software is included with the Windows 2000 and Windows 98 Second
Edition operating systems.
In addition, Sony and Microsoft have developed a software utility that allows users to disconnect
IEEE 1394 storage devices while the system is running. This utility will be included in Windows
2000, the next release of Windows for consumers and in Sony's IEEE 1394 CD-RW drive.
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Business Wire, Dec 19, 2000 p0277
HP and Sprint PCS Form Alliance to Put Corporate Email Access in the Hands of Mobile
Professionals.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
PALO ALTO, Calif. and KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2000
Relationship Enables Business Customers to Access Corporate
Email on the Go from Their Sprint PCS Internet-ready Phones
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HWP) and Sprint PCS (NYSE: PCS), the nation's fastest
growing wireless carrier, today announced an agreement to jointly market and sell the HP
Openmail Anywhere solution as part of the Sprint PCS Wireless Web for Business. The solution
enables business customers to wirelessly access their corporate email on Sprint PCS Internetready Phones anywhere, anytime on the Sprint PCS all-CDMA, all-digital nationwide network.
HP and Sprint PCS will provide quick and easy access for enterprises that want their employees
to be able to wirelessly access their electronic mailboxes, folders and directories while they are
out of the office or on the go. Companies that choose to deploy the HP Openmail Anywhere
solution will be able to respond to their email, look up names in their directories and manage
their corporate information on any one of 18 Sprint PCS Internet-ready Phones.
HP's wireless email solution leverages the award-winning HP Praesidium Virtualvault Web
server platform to ensure secure remote access through the corporate firewall. Sprint PCS
business customers will have the benefit of this built-in security measure when accessing their
corporate email whether they use their Sprint PCS Internet-ready Phones or laptops connected
via Sprint PCS Wireless Web Connection.
"By working with Sprint PCS, we can offer a range of secure, mobile options for business
customers," said Nigel Upton, general manager, HP Openmail Business Unit. "This solution will
enhance the productivity of mobile professionals while they are out of the office and help
provide a competitive advantage for those companies that adopt a wireless email solution early."
"Email is the number one application that business users want to access when away from their
desks," said Jay Highley, vice president, business marketing for Sprint PCS. "With HP's
Openmail Anywhere solution paired with the Sprint PCS Wireless Web for Business, you no
longer have to be tied to your desktop or carry your laptop to access your email, folders and
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corporate address book. It's as simple as hitting a few buttons on your Sprint PCS Internet-ready
Phone to have this information at your fingertips."
The two companies have agreed to work together to deliver the wireless data solution to Fortune
2000 Enterprise customers. Sprint PCS and HP also plan to market the solution through
Openmail resellers and application service providers (ASPs) to small- and medium-sized
businesses. The joint solution is expected to be rolled out to key companies over the next few
months.
About Sprint PCS
Sprint PCS operates the largest 100 percent digital, 100 percent PCS, voice and data nationwide
wireless network in the United States, already serving the majority of the nation's metropolitan
areas including more than 4,000 cities and communities across the country. Sprint PCS has
licensed PCS coverage of nearly 270 million people in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands. For more information, visit the Sprint PCS web site at http://www.sprintpcs.com.
Sprint PCS is a wholly-owned tracking group of Sprint Corporation trading on the NYSE under
the symbol "PCS." Sprint is a global communications company -- at the forefront of integrating
long-distance, local and wireless communications services, and a large carrier of Internet traffic.
Sprint built and operates the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and is
a leader in advanced data communications services. Sprint has $20 billion in annual revenues
and serves more than 20 million business and residential customers.
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RCR Wireless News, Nov 13, 2000 v19 i46 p6
Sprint PCS awards contract to Motorola.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Crain Communications, Inc.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.--Sprint PCS awarded a contract to Motorola Inc.'s Global
Telecom Solutions Sector to provide the company with CDMA equipment through
interoperability specifications and third-generation cdma2000 1X packet data.
The contract will cover Sprint's customers in the California coastal valley. The 1X upgrade is
scheduled for the second half of 2001, Motorola said.
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TechWeb, Oct 20, 2000 pNA
AOL, Sprint Join For Messenger Service. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 CMP Media, Inc.
Sprint Corp. (stock: PCS) and America Online Inc. (stock: AOL) have teamed up to provide the
AOL Instant Messenger service on Internet-ready Sprint PCS phones. Under the agreement,
customers will not be charged for AIM and will have the option of choosing Sprint PCS wireless
Web as their free option.
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Network World, Oct 16, 2000 pNA
Oracle and Sprint PCS ink wireless deal. (Company Business and Marketing) Ashlee Vance.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Network World, Inc.
Oracle Monday announced it received a big vote of confidence in the wireless game when Sprint
PCS Group agreed to use the software vendor's wireless applications for the next line of Internetbased wireless services designed by Sprint. </p> With Sprint PCS serving close to eight million
subscribers, the deal stands as the largest to date for Oracle's iAS Wireless Edition software.
Sprint implemented the Oracle software in its Oct. 3 launch of the My Wireless Web service and
now plans to develop a number of business-to-business wireless applications around the
technology. </p> Oracle claims its iAS Wireless Edition allows Sprint PCS to retrieve
information stored in any database or Internet application and deliver the content to any of
Sprint's Internet-ready phones. In the past, Sprint might provide a restaurant's location from a
yellow pages type of database and then follow with driving directions to the eatery from a
separate database. Now, however, it can combine the information in one fell swoop and
eliminate a few clicks across the Web, according to a release. </p> Additionally, users can now
receive the same information on the entire spectrum of wireless devices. Oracle vowed it could
provide content over any network to PDAs, wireless phones, hand-held computers as well as
standard telephones. The Oracle wireless software supports HTML, Wireless Markup Language,
Voice Markup language and Wireless Application Protocol. </p> Last week, Sprint PCS teamed
with Oracle's bitter rival Microsoft for the delivery of the MSN portal over Sprint Internet-ready
phones. While Microsoft previously forged deals with a number of other wireless service
providers, it joined up with Sprint after some of its main competitors. AOL, Yahoo and
Amazon.com already provide a suite of services such as stock quotes, e-mail management and
composition, and shopping services via Sprint cellphones.
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The Business Journal Serving Metropolitan Kansas City, Oct 13, 2000 v19 i5 p13
Sprint PCS, Microsoft alliance will give MSN content to users. (Brief Article) Jim Davis.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Kansas City Business Journal, Inc.
Sprint PCS (NYSE: PCS) of Kansas City this week announced an alliance with Microsoft Corp.
(Nasdaq: MSFT) to provide MSN content to Internet-ready Sprint PCS phones.
Beginning next week, PCS customers can access information from MSNBC.com, the MSN
MoneyCentral online personal finance service and Expedia.com travel services. In addition,
MSN Hotmail Web-based e-mail users will be able to access their accounts from the Sprint PCS
Wireless Web.
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TechWeb, August 18, 2000 pNA
Lucent Wins Big Sprint Contract. (The company will offer Sprint several services to improve
internet access. )(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 CMP Media, Inc.
Lucent Technologies Inc. (stock: LU) won a contract worth up to $200 million to expand Sprint
Corp.'s Internet access network and IP services. Under the agreement, Lucent, Murray Hill, N.J.,
said it will supply Sprint with its new APX 8000 Multiservice Access Switch, NaviAccess
network management software, and NetworkCare Professional Services. Sprint (stock: FON)
will use Lucent's Softswitch Internet Call Diversion to route data traffic away from its voice
network to prevent congestion and give customers faster, easier access to the Internet.
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PR Newswire, July 6, 2000 pNA
Sprint and Siebel Systems Announce Wireless Alliance.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Companies to Extend Siebel Wireless to the Sprint PCS
Wireless Web For Business
SAN MATEO, Calif., and KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -Siebel Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEBL), the world's leading provider of eBusiness application
software, and Sprint PCS (NYSE: PCS) the nation's fastest growing wireless network, today
announced a strategic alliance to jointly market and sell nationwide access to Siebel eBusiness
Applications via the Sprint PCS Wireless Web for Business. Through this alliance, Sprint PCS
and Siebel Systems are extending Siebel Wireless to perform optimally on Sprint PCS' 100
percent digital, 100 percent PCS nationwide wireless network.
Via the minibrowser on any Sprint PCS Internet-ready Phone, business customers can have
instant remote wireless access to Siebel eBusiness Applications -- including Siebel Sales and
Siebel Field Service -- virtually anytime, anywhere on the Sprint PCS nationwide wireless
network. With Siebel Wireless and the Sprint PCS Wireless Web, business users can review and
update sales opportunities, inquire real-time about products, services, and order status, and
respond to service requests and time-critical activities across all communication channels and
points of customer contact.
"We are pleased to offer Sprint PCS' advanced wireless services to our mobile users," said
Richard Gorman, vice president of product marketing at Siebel Systems. "The availability of
Siebel eBusiness Applications on the industry-leading Sprint PCS wireless network addresses
customer demand from an increasingly large mobile workforce for convenient, reliable, and
wireless access to industry-specific, time-critical customer, supplier and partner data."
"Sprint PCS is meeting the needs of an increasingly large mobile workforce by delivering clear
access to mission critical information anytime, anywhere on our nationwide wireless network,"
said Charles Levine, chief sales and marketing officer of Sprint PCS. "By partnering with Siebel
Systems, the recognized industry leader in eBusiness application software, Sprint PCS is
providing business customers with real-time access to the corporate enterprise information they
need to enhance productivity, improve customer service and create a competitive advantage."
The strategic alliance encompasses joint field sales training, event marketing, and field
deployments of Siebel Wireless on Sprint PCS' all- digital, all-PCS wireless network.
Additionally, the companies will jointly integrate and optimize end-to-end wireless service
solutions for wireless network and device management, systems integration and integration of
wireless functions.
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Siebel Systems and Sprint PCS will provide leading wireless products and services including
solutions for the financial services, high technology and communications industries. In addition
to Siebel Sales and Siebel Field Service, the companies plan to enable Siebel eBusiness
Applications such as Siebel eSales, Siebel eService, Siebel eChannel, and Siebel Industry
Solutions to run on the Sprint PCS 100 percent digital, 100 percent PCS nationwide wireless
network.
In addition to the Wireless Web Browser for Business, Sprint PCS' current Wireless Web
Connection product offering enables business customers to use their Sprint PCS Phone as a
wireless modem when connected to a laptop, PDA or many other handheld computing devices to
access the Internet or a corporate Intranet wirelessly.
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Computing Canada, March 17, 2000 v26 i6 p6
Sprint Canada, H-P, partner. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Plesman Publications
TORONTO - Sprint Canada has partnered with Hewlett-Packard to offer e- commerce services
to Canadian business, which makes Sprint the first Canadian company signed under HP's
'commerce for the millennium initiative."
The deal was announced by HP's Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina in a recent address to the
Canadian Club in Toronto.
Other recent HP agreements in Canada include one with Meridex Network Corp. of Vancouver
to build a business-to-business trading community over the Internet; a joint venture with the
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce called Intria; and an IP billing effort with Bell Nexxia.
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111 Storage Technology
PR Newswire, Sept 26, 2000 p6889
StorageTek and Unisys Renew Alliance to Deliver Cost-Effective Storage Solutions to
Customers.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
LOUISVILLE, Colo., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -StorageTek (TM) (Storage Technology Corp., (NYSE: STK)) today announced that Unisys
(NYSE: UIS) and StorageTek have renewed their worldwide reseller agreement enabling Unisys
to market and sell StorageTek's industry leading tape and tape automation solutions.
Under the three-year agreement, Unisys will be a global OEM reseller of StorageTek's entire line
of enterprise and client/server tape and tape automation products. For the past seven years,
Unisys has sold the StorageTek PowderHorn(R) library, TimberWolf(R) library and is selling the
StorageTek L-Series tape libraries, including the new L20 library, which was announced on Sept.
20.
The highly successful StorageTek 9840 tape drive along with ACSLS(TM) library control
software and other enhancements continue to enjoy strong customer acceptance. Customer
satisfaction rates with the StorageTek tape and tape automation rates continue to be extremely
high, which result in contract renewals and successful sales.
"Our continued alliance with StorageTek assures our customers that we will provide them with
the most comprehensive and cost-effective selection of tape and tape automation solutions
available today," said Jeff Bell, vice president, Storage Program Office, Unisys. "The strong
pairing of the Unisys and StorageTek sales and technical support means that we will be able to
continue to deliver to our clients the best solution to suit their storage needs both today and in the
future -- and the services to support their growth. StorageTek and Unisys form an experienced
and reputable partner alliance, a strong asset for any growing company."
"We are extremely pleased to continue our partnership with Unisys," said Robert Koecheler, vice
president, OEM Sales, StorageTek. "As we continue to focus our efforts on helping our shared
customers save valuable time, money and resources, the Unisys partnership renewal guarantees
that our joint clients will realize significant cost savings. By saving disaster recovery and
business resumption costs relating to downtime and lost revenue, StorageTek's tape and tape
automation solutions greatly reduce costs per megabyte."
About Unisys
Unisys is an electronic business solutions company whose 36,000 employees help customers in
100 countries apply information technology to seize opportunities and overcome challenges of
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the Internet economy. Unisys people integrate and deliver the solutions, services, platforms and
network infrastructure required by business and government to transform their organizations for
success in this new era. The company offers a rich portfolio of Unisys e-@ction Solutions for
electronic business based on its expertise in vertical industry solutions, network services,
outsourcing, systems integration and multivendor support, coupled with enterprise-class server
and related technologies. The primary vertical markets Unisys serves worldwide include
financial services, transportation, communications, publishing and commercial sectors, as well as
the public sector, including federal government customers. Unisys is headquartered in Blue Bell,
Pennsylvania, in the Greater Philadelphia area. For more information on the company, access the
Unisys home page on the World Wide Web at www.unisys.com. Investor information can be
found at www.unisys.com/investor.
About StorageTek
StorageTek is the only global information storage provider to use "Open, Intelligent and
Integrated"(TM) solutions to promote the efficient use of critical information and remove the
information management constraints that inhibit business growth. Our competencies -- tape and
tape automation, virtual storage and open SANs (storage area networks) -- effectively manage
the explosion of information, and save time, money and resources. StorageTek, with
headquarters in Louisville, Colo., reported revenue of $2.4 billion in 1999. Information on
StorageTek is available at www.storagetek.com or phone 800.786.7835.
TRADEMARKS: StorageTek and "Open, Intelligent and Integrated" and ACSLS are trademarks
of Storage Technology Corp. PowderHorn, and TimberWolf are registered trademarks of Storage
Technology Corp. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification
purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, Dec 12, 2000 pITEM01008121
Cisco and Sun Microsystems Team Up to Improve Internet Streaming Standards. (Knight
Ridder/Tribune Business News) Dawn C. Chmielewski.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News
Dec. 12--Network hardware makers Cisco Systems and Sun Microsystems have formed an
industry group to promote improved standards for delivering video and audio over the Internet.
The newly formed Internet Streaming Media Alliance, announced today at the Streaming Media
West conference in San Jose, maintains that a single set of standards needs to emerge so that any
device -- from the most compact portable player to the bulkiest desktop PC -- could play
continuously music or video on the Internet. Until then, the growth of this newest media form
will be stymied by a variety of competing formats, alliance members said.
"One of the issues with streaming media is there are so many standards you can have multiple
combinations of standard -- and they wouldn't work together," said Michael Frendo, vice
president of Cisco Systems Inc.'s technology center.
The new standards group -- whose members include Apple Computer Inc., Royal Philips
Electronics, IBM and 22 other companies -- is sure to create a battle for market control with
RealNetworks Inc. and Microsoft Corp., two makers of the dominant encoding and decoding
software known to consumers as "media players."
Media players, such as Windows Media Player 7, allow computer users to tune in to Internet
music stations, listen to MP3 music files or watch video.
Microsoft says it is a member of several long-standing standards-making bodies -- including the
Internet Engineering Task Force and the American National Standards Institute and that it
doesn't need to join another group, especially not one started by rival Sun Microsystems Inc.
"Clearly, standards can be good," said Dave Fester, general marketing manager for Microsoft's
digital media division. "But in the extremely fast pace of digital media, standards can't keep up
with the pace of innovation."
RealNetworks could not be reached Monday for comment.
Randy Hill, founder and chief technical officer for MeasureCast, a Portland, Ore., company that
measures audiences for Internet broadcasters, said consumers are clearly frustrated by the need to
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download a media player before they can listen to their favorite music tracks. But the greatest
obstacle to bandwidth-intensive applications, such as streamed video, has little to do with
proprietary file formats. The problem is transmission speed.
"Any study you look at -- as soon as someone gets DSL or cable in the home -- streaming
skyrockets," said Hill. "The audience is growing rapidly. The audience growth is roughly parallel
to broadband growth."
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Network World, Nov 13, 2000 pNA
Sun, AOL plan supercomputer initiative. (Company Business and Marketing) Dan Neel.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Network World, Inc.
Sun Microsystems and America Online (AOL) are planning to take their relationship to the
supercomputing level with plans next year for a global, peer-to-peer supercomputer comprised of
multiple Sun server clusters connected along AOL pipes, according to sources close to Palo Alto,
Calif.-based Sun.
The plan calls for a series of geographically dispersed clusters of Sun's fastest server, the
Enterprise 10000, linked together over the Internet via AOL's network. The various servers
would then interact in real time to run the same application or solve the same problem faster.
Such a global network would be one of the first steps in fulfilling the promise of Sun's Net Effect
initiative announced last September, a source said.
That initiative challenged customers to begin thinking of their entire network as a single
computing device that can expand outwards to interact with, and gain performance from, other
computer networks -- an idea Sun officials call virtual scalability.
Sun has chosen to bring the first real Net Effect applications to the realm of supercomputing in
the belief that it will allow the technology to trickle down to the mid-range and lower-end
servers, a source said.
At the Supercomputing 2000 show in Dallas, Texas, Nov. 6-8, Sun is demonstrating a smallscale version of a peer-to-peer computing network.
"It is clear that the future of supercomputing is network-centric, and lies in both the shared power
of smaller, parallel Web-serving systems and large, cooperating clusters of SMP servers," said
Steve Campbell, the director of marketing for Sun's Enterprise Systems division, in a press
release.
The supercomputing effort builds on the existing relationship between Sun and Dulles, Virginiabased AOL. The two companies joined forces in March 1999 to form iPlanet, a network
computing company.
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Business Wire, Oct 12, 2000 p0169
Alteon, Intel and Sun Join Content Bridge Alliance as First Technical Advisory Members;
Leading Technology Companies Join Alliance to Drive Standards Creation for Content
Internetworking.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2000
Content Bridge, an alliance formed to enable cross-network content distribution, today
announced the formation of the Technical Advisory Membership. This group is designed to
allow technology vendors, service providers and content providers to participate in the standards
initiatives of the Content Bridge(TM) alliance. As initial members, Alteon WebSystems, Intel
Corporation and Sun Microsystems will take active roles in proposing standards to address
Internet interoperability issues related to the distribution, delivery and management of content.
Technical Advisory Members of the Content Bridge alliance will work together to identify and
propose technology standards, enabling member networks that use different technologies to
participate in the Content Bridge content peering model. Technical Advisory Members will then
submit these standards proposals to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), The World
Wide Web Consortium (W3C) or other standards-setting bodies.
As leading providers of scalable technology that power many of the largest networks in the
world, Alteon, Intel and Sun bring considerable intellectual capital to the Content Bridge
alliance, which was created for the purpose of facilitating standards development in core areas of
content internetworking, including content mapping and routing and cache platform
interoperability.
"Alteon's participation in Content Bridge reflects our belief that truly open technical standards
for content distribution are needed across vendor offerings -- open standards that put the power
and control in the hands of customers," said Selina Lo, vice president of marketing for Alteon
WebSystems. "Having pioneered the market for content networking products and technology,
Alteon brings a vast amount of technical experience that can be leveraged within Content Bridge,
as our equipment is used in the vast number of content distribution service offerings currently
deployed."
Lo noted that Alteon's goal is to contribute a deep, understanding of content intelligent switching
and routing technology as a part of the Content Bridge alliance while working with member
companies to develop an open standard for content distribution that enables best-of-breed
products to be used to deliver a seamless service offering.
"Content distribution and management are vital in enabling the next generation of value added
Internet services," said Scott Richardson, general manager in Intel's Communications Product
Group. "Intel is a leading provider of communication and networking equipment through its
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family of Intel NetStructure products and services such as the company's caching and traffic
management appliances. We are pleased to be part of the Content Bridge alliance, driving open
standards and network interoperability, and believe that these efforts present enormous
opportunities for companies to provide complementary products that simplify large scale
deployment."
"Content Bridge is an important industry initiative that has Sun's support in driving the standards
effort," said Dr. Greg Papadopoulos, chief technology officer at Sun. "With our leadership in
providing industrial-strength platforms for the Internet, we're committed to enabling the
internetworking of service provider networks."
Content Bridge: Technical Advisory Membership
Technical Advisory Membership is open to service providers, technology companies and content
providers that can offer one or more of the following:
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PR Newswire, Oct 2, 2000 pNA
Sun and Oracle Announce New Initiatives and Success Of Technology Alliance at Oracle
OpenWorld 2000.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Oracle will highlight the breadth and depth of their long-standing
alliance and introduce new joint initiatives. Scott McNealy, chairman and CEO of Sun
Microsystems, will be Thursday's keynote speaker at Oracle OpenWorld.
Oracle OpenWorld will also feature Sun's Dot-Com Pavilion, where dot-coms will exhibit their
products and e-commerce solutions running Oracle on the Sun platform.
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BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency, Sept 22, 2000 pBERN12949088
SUN, CSA & MILLENNIUM SIGN DEAL WITH MEDICAL ONLINE.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 20 (Bernama) -- Sun Microsystems Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Computer
Systems Advisers (M) Bhd (CSA) and Millenium Integra (M) Sdn Bhd today signed a
technology partnership agreement with Medical-Online Sdn Bhd to deliver Java-based healthcare
solutions under the Telehealth flagship applications of the Multimedia Super Corridor.
The agreement sees Medical-Online (MOL) and Sun working in consortium with Sun's
distributors CSA and solutions provider Millennium Integra to design, build and operate the
telehealth service.
Medical Online chief executive officer and president Dr Mohd Hishamuddin Harun said the
consortium would work on the first three of the four projects developed under the MSC's
telehealth flagship application, namely a personalised prospective life health plan (PLHP),
continuous medical education (CME), medical information database services (MCPHIE) and
tele-consultation.
Besides tele-health or tele-medicine, the other six flagship applications to be developed in the
MSC are smart schools, smart card, electronic government, electronic commerce, borderless
marketing and research and development cluster.
Telehealth in the context of Malaysia's MSC is a healthcare system which leverages on Internet
technologies to disseminate, collect, collate and manage health information and education,
accessible and affordable to all.
At a press conference after the signing of the partnership agreements here today, Dr
Hishammuddin said that MOL, the concessionaire of the Telehealth MSC flagsip application
project awarded by the Ministry of Health for a five-year period under the build-own-operate
system, would spend RM80.0 million to meet the total cost of the three telehealth projects.
The implementation of the projects, which would be based on modules that promote scalability,is
now in the final stages of completion.
"We foresee to get the MCPHIE and CME project services on line by he first or second week of
November this year, and PHLP by May next year," Dr Mohd Hishamuddin said.
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Business Wire, August 23, 2000 p2204
IBM, Microsoft, Sun and Compaq Join MERANT Egility Alliance Program; --Success of
program attracts new members and positive customer feedback--.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers
ROCKVILLE, Md. & NEWBURY, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aug. 23, 2000
MERANT (NNM: MRNT; LSE: MRN), a leading e-business software solutions company, today
announced that IBM, Sun and Microsoft have joined the Egility Alliance program. MERANT's
Egility Alliance program links MERANT with world-class vendors that provide complementary,
best-of-breed e-business technologies and solutions.
"The Egility Alliance program reinforces the MERANT promise to help companies accelerate
the e-business building process," said David Carpluk, MERANT vice president of strategic
alliances. "MERANT Egility Alliance program members deliver complementary technologies
and services to our customers, helping to expand MERANT solution offerings for an invaluable
total package."
"Having worked with MERANT over the years on various projects, we recognize MERANT's
ability to deliver quality solutions to customers," said John Smith, business unit executive global alliances, solution developer marketing at IBM. "Teaming up with MERANT through the
Egility Alliance program enables us to be a part of a program and a company that shares our
same desire to provide the community with top-notch products and services."
"We are pleased to be a part of MERANT's Egility Alliance program," said Jon Roskill, General
Manager at Microsoft. "Team work has always been a part of Microsoft's internal environment.
Joining MERANT in this program enables Microsoft to work with Alliance members to provide
customers with the best team of e-business vendors in the industry."
By the members of the Egility Alliance program pulling their strengths together, customers
receive higher quality e-business solutions, faster implementation/time to market, coordination
among vendors and potentially lower product acquisition costs through joint marketing efforts.
"In the ever-changing and advancing technology environment, it is nearly impossible for all
customers' needs to be met by one vendor, especially in a global enterprise," said Carpluk. "The
MERANT Egility Alliance program brings multiple vendors together and integrates solutions
under one roof to provide customers with the tools necessary to become a successful e-enabled
business."
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M2 Presswire, August 17, 2000 pNA
Compaq, EMC, HP, IBM, Intel and Sun join Open Source Development Network 'OSDN'
as Technology Partners.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-17 August 2000-VA Linux Systems: Compaq, EMC, HP, IBM, Intel and Sun
join Open Source Development Network 'OSDN' as Technology Partners (C)1994-2000 M2
COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:17082000
London -- The Open Source Development Network (OSDN), a newly-created division of VA
Linux Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:LNUX), today announced that Compaq, EMC, Hewlett-Packard
Company, IBM, Intel and Sun have joined as founding members of the OSDN Technology
Partner Program.
OSDN serves as a new network and community outreach organization. Today it launched a beta
site, OSDN.com, which serves as a gateway for collaborative Open Source software
development, distribution and discussion. OSDN.com currently provides a message board for
community discussions and allows users to create a personalized login page displaying content
from sites such as Slashdot, SourceForge, Freshmeat.net and Linux.com.
The OSDN Technology Partners have agreed to contribute equipment, training and funding for
Open Source developers. Their involvement is expected to benefit the 50,000 registered users on
SourceForge and the 60,000 registered users on Freshmeat.net, as well as the 3 million visitors to
OSDN sites each month.
"The support of such an extensive roster of industry leaders demonstrates the growing
excitement around the Open Source development model," said Bruce Twickler, president of the
OSDN. "Through their contributions, the founding members of the OSDN Technology Partner
Program are helping to advance the development of better software, faster."
"The growth of the open source community has driven the creation of numerous innovative yet
independent web resources," said Victor Krutul, manager of OS Programs, Intel Corporation.
"By simplifying access to many of these resources, the Open Source Development Network will
enhance the rapid development processes of Open Source and Linux software. OSDN will help
increase the productivity of open source developers, supporting the strong demand for Linux on
Intel Architecture based servers."
"As HP helps lead the way in meeting diverse computing platform needs, Open Source
development has become an important process in addressing the requirements of our customers
and software developers. By joining the OSDN, HP will be able to better serve them through
collaborative efforts with the Open Source development community," said Jim Bell, general
manager of HP's Open Source and Linux Operation.
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Within this past year, HP has sponsored several projects to enhance printing and imaging
capabilities through Open Source projects; the company has also played a leading role with the
Open Source community in developing the Linux kernel for IA-64.
"Sun has long recognized the benefits of open collaborative development and is eager to make it
easier for developers to support open source applications on the Solaris(TM) Operating
Environment," said Danese Cooper, manager of Sun Microsystems' Open Source Programs
Office.
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M2 Presswire, May 23, 2000 pNA
Veritas Software, Oracle and Sun Microsystems form strategic alliance to support
customers e-business growth; The best just got better -- Collaboration delivers a single
source for problem resolution and validated configurations for e-business.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-23 May 2000-SUN MICROSYSTEMS: Veritas Software, Oracle and Sun
Microsystems form strategic alliance to support customers e-business growth; The best just got
better -- Collaboration delivers a single source for problem resolution and validated
configurations for e-business (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:22052000
MOUNTAIN VIEW, REDWOOD SHORES and PALO ALTO, CA -- Industry leaders,
VERITAS Software Corporation (Nasdaq: VRTS), Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), and Sun
Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), today announced a three-way strategic alliance to provide
a set of well-integrated, high-quality services. The companies are also working together to jointly
develop validated configurations to help their customers rapidly build more robust e-business
infrastructures.
This VERITAS, Oracle and Sun (VOS) initiative focuses dedicated resources in three areas:
problem resolution and escalation via a Joint Escalation Center (JEC), joint development and
testing, professional services and education. As a result, this initiative allows customers to more
rapidly deploy infrastructures with higher confidence.
"Buyers of high performance business solutions require two dimensions of integration. Not only
do the vendors need to merge technology components, but they also must procedurally
collaborate on behalf of customers across the life cycle of the solution, including testing,
packaging, deployment, support and root cause analysis," said Tony Adams, Senior Analyst,
Dataquest IT Services Group. "The co-location of senior technical personnel and supporting
infrastructure within a single facility in an advanced strategy enabling customers and vendors
alike to confidently reap the full benefit of multi-vendor IT solutions." Joint Escalation Center A
VERITAS, Oracle and Sun Joint Escalation Center (JEC) has been established to provide a
single-source of expertise, coordinated support and problem resolution, previously unavailable in
the industry. Located in a single facility, the JEC is staffed by senior support engineers from
VERITAS, Oracle and Sun who report through a common organizational structure to a customersupport executive committee representing the three companies. The JEC is chartered with
providing faster, more cohesive problem resolution for the companies' mutual customers who
have purchased the appropriate level of support from each company. As a result, customers may
receive accelerated resolution for interoperability issues escalated by any one of the three
participant companies.
Validated Configurations VERITAS Software, Oracle and Sun have jointly tested two
configurations to provide tightly integrated products that are quick and easy to deploy. The
parties have optimized and tested key components to provide a high level of system availability
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and manageability. The three companies have documented two validated configurations and
intend to deliver up to five additional configurations and recommended services to support these
configurations, which are expected by the end of the year. The current validated configurations
consist of: Sun Solaris(tm) Operating Environment
Sun Enterprise(tm) servers and Sun StorEdge(tm) arrays
Oracle database
VERITAS Volume Manager and VERITAS File System including Oracle specific modules
Unified Consulting Services The companies are also working together to create a unified
consulting services program, called "VERITAS, Oracle and Sun (VOS) Foundation Services"
which is expected to feature two key offerings.
It is anticipated that the first offering, an Availability Assessment Service, will deliver a gap
analysis report to customers, pinpointing areas for availability improvement. The second
offering, a Platform Development Service, is expected to provide coordinated architectural
design and implementation efforts to assist customers as they deploy improvements to their ebusiness infrastructure.
Availability The JEC is currently operational. The two initial validated configurations are
scheduled to be available by the end of May 2000.
The VOS Foundation Services are available immediately.
Today's announcement builds upon the recently announced Sun iForce(tm) initiative and Oracle's
E-Business Continuity program.
The Sun iForce(tm) initiative is designed to bring together under one umbrella all of Sun's dotcom programs, products, services and solutions aimed at customers ranging from startups to
large enterprises. The Oracle E-Business Continuity program defines the products, services and
practices for creating highly available, secure, high performance e-businesses processes.
Working in conjunction with partners such as VERITAS and Sun, Oracle has defined a spectrum
of technologies and methods for protecting businesses from system failures, disaster scenarios
and various types of planned and unplanned downtime.
For more information on the VERITAS, Oracle and Sun (VOS) initiative please visit:
http://www.vosinitiative.com or http://www.oracle.com/tellmemore/?205073 About Sun
Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network is The Computer[tm]" -- has
propelled Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of industrialstrength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide
to ".com" their businesses. With $14.2 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than
170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com.
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Network World, April 17, 2000 p10
Novell, Sun, CMGI launch 'Net venture. (dubbed CMGion)(Company Business and
Marketing) Deni Connor.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Network World, Inc.
Novell and Sun last week plunged into a partnership with Internet powerhouse CMGI to start a
company that will speed Internet performance and increase a customer's ability to deliver content
based on user-profile information.
Dubbed CMGion (the last three letters stand for Internet operating network), the company will
offer a fee-based service to application service providers (ASP), ISPs and corporate customers
that will let them accelerate and personalize the content they deliver to users. The three
companies will also make APIs available that will let customers build their own "ions." The
parent company, CMGI, is a network of more than 60 Internet companies, including NaviSite,
Tribal Voice, Critical Path and AltaVista.
The new venture offers a caching/profiling alternative to companies that are cobbling these
technologies together from vendors such as Akamai and DoubleClick. CMGion will use Sun
hardware and appliances, and Novell's DigitalMe, eDirectory and Internet Caching System for
gathering user information, storing it and delivering content quickly to customers.
A subsidiary of CMGI, Engage, will provide the start-up with anonymous and permission-based
user-profiling technology. CMGion's service will enter beta testing this fall with a release date in
the first half of 2001.
Novell and Sun will each contribute $20 million to the formation of the company and together
hold a 16% minority share. Novell says it will receive revenue based on the number of
transactions customers make with CMGion.
Analysts were impressed by Novell's participation in CMGion.
"It certainly will act as a showcase for the One Net structure Novell is promulgating," says Joel
Achramowicz, an equity analyst with Preferred Capital in San Francisco. "This is a hard-hitting
move on Novell's part to partner with Sun and a major Web incubator company to use the
directory as the core traffic cop and identity structure for the whole distributed network."
CMGion will gather information through a customized DigitalMe interface and feed it to
software from Engage that is able to sort it into categories based on demographic, geographic or
interest information. With this information on hand, companies that use CMGion's services will
be able to deliver content to users on a more personalized basis.
CMGion will invest up to $300 million to build 36 data centers and has signed collocation
agreements with Level 3 Communications and NaviSite, each of which will run CMGion's
cached profiling software and hardware.
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PR Newswire, April 7, 2000 p3776
Sun Microsystems and Gateway Announce Strategic Alliance For Integrated, End-to-End
Computing Solutions.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Alliance Expands Gateway's Enterprise Presence and Offers Sun Customers Fully
Integrated Solutions; Gateway Is the First Major PC Company to Bundle
And Support Sun's Application Software Environment
SAN DIEGO and PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -In a move that will significantly foster integration of Internet access for end-to-end computing
solutions, Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Gateway, Inc. today announced a strategic alliance that
will provide customers with one-stop shopping for heterogeneous, interoperable computing
solutions. Under the agreement Sun sales representatives will refer customers to Gateway(TM)
for computers that meet their enterprise customers' Windows-based PC requirements. Gateway
will pre-load these PCs with the Sun Portal Pack(TM), Sun's webtop application software,
beginning in April.
"Combining Sun's leadership in Internet computing and software development with Gateway's
world-class PCs and vision for Internet-based computing makes sense for both companies," said
Jeff Weitzen, president and chief executive officer, Gateway. "Our complementary business
models provide customers with solutions that will enable them to leverage the Internet for their
business. Customers will now have a single point of contact for sales and the confidence that
their diverse needs will be met to fully leverage an integrated Internet- based architecture."
"The world of computing is changing right before our eyes," said Edward J. Zander, president
and chief operating officer, Sun Microsystems, Inc. "As we race to dot-com our businesses, our
schools, our homes and even ourselves, the need for free, open, end-to-end Internet application
software is paramount. Today's announcement showcases the ubiquity of Sun's software and how
customers can truly run their entire business from any server to any client- side device."
The companies are leveraging their e-commerce strategies to meet customers' technology
acquisition and support needs. Customers logged into SunStore, Sun's online e-commerce site,
can seamlessly access Gateway's websites and eSource personalized websites to facilitate
customer transactions.
Under the agreement, Gateway will bundle and support the Sun Portal Pack on its E-Series
desktops and Solo(R) portable computers, giving Sun customers complete office productivity
and access to the growing array of web-based services. Initially available in the United States,
Gateway will roll out this offering to other international regions.
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Customers can purchase Gateway computers with the Sun Portal Pack by contacting their Sun
sales representative or directly through Gateway. Gateway will provide first level support for the
end-user applications in Sun's Portal Pack, which includes the StarOffice(TM) productivity suite,
Netscape Communicator(TM), Java 2 Platform Standard Edition(TM) software, Jini connection
technology and Java 3D(TM), Java Media Framework(TM) and Java Advanced Imaging(TM).
Consistent with Sun's philosophy of providing open application programming interfaces and
available source code, the Sun Portal Pack contains the software for accessing, connecting and
running Internet applications, providing a foundation upon which enterprise applications can be
readily built or integrated. Sun will provide back-up support and on-going product
enhancements. Gateway will also integrate and support future versions of Sun's application
software and tools.
The two companies will explore the potential for leveraging each company's strengths in
technology, engineering, manufacturing and supply management for future solutions for both
business and consumers.
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PR Newswire, April 7, 2000 p6636
Lucent Technologies, Sun Microsystems and iPlanet Plan Solution To Keep The Mobile
Worker Net-Connected.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Intuitive Applications Access Solution Will Enable Wireless Carriers to Deliver Secure
Corporate Information to Customers via Mobile, Landline Phones
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -Broadening the scope of the mobile Internet, Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU), Sun
Microsystems, and iPlanet(TM) E-Commerce Solutions, A Sun-Netscape Alliance, today
announced an end-to-end solution that will enable mobile workers to access secure corporate
intranets and email systems in or out of the office --from virtually any mobile or landline phone.
The Intuitive Applications Access (IAA) solution for service providers incorporates applications
from Lucent's Mobile Communications System (MCS), including Bell Labs text-to-speech and
speech recognition technology, which Lucent plans to combine with iPlanet wireless, mail and
calendar server applications and Sun's Internet-grade Solaris platform.
The solution will provide wireless carriers with an immediate and cost- effective way to deliver
Internet-based services over wireless networks and current customer equipment. The IAA
solution will meet the needs of wireless network operators to compete for corporate business by
offering differentiated services like Internet content and Internet message management for
mobile workers.
With this offer, carriers will be able to provide their customers with access to personalized,
Internet-based information anytime, anywhere, on virtually any type of phone, using whichever
medium is most appropriate - text, voice or fax.
The IAA solution is built upon Lucent's Internet Message Management (IMM) and Voice
Browser Applications, which are helping mobile users manage communications while out of the
office from telephones, mobile handsets and personal digital assistant devices.
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Computer Telephony, Feb 2000 v8 i2 p14
SUN AND LUCENT FORM STRONG ALLIANCE. (Company Business and
Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Miller Freeman, Inc.
Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ -- 888-4-LUCENT, www.lucent.com) and Sun
Microsystems (Palo Alto, CA -- 800-555-9SUN, www.sun.com) announced a powerhouse
partnership that includes Lucent's commitment to use $500 million worth of Sun Netra servers
over the next seven years. Netra will be the platform for Lucent's new Flexent wireless
architecture. Lucent also plans to use Sun servers for its 7R/E solutions and its new
programmable softswitch, products designed to help carriers migrate from circuit-switched to
packet-based networks.
Together, the two companies said that they will explore possibilities for using Lucent's OptiStar
optical technologies for networking Sun's Enterprise and Netra servers. Much of the
announcement, which included a press conference with Rich McGinn and Scott McNealy, was
focussed on e-business. Both CEOs discussed the need for building out a communications
infrastructure to support high-bandwidth, Internet-based e-commerce apps across any
combination of infrastructure and access networks, including wireless, wireline, and optical.
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M2 Presswire, Jan 26, 2000 pNA
Sun-Netscape Alliance targets e-commerce with new brand identity.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-26 January 2000-SUN MICROSYSTEMS: Sun-Netscape Alliance targets ecommerce with new brand identity (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:25012000
* iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions Lands on Industry's Hottest Segment with Aggressive
Advertising, Public Relations and Web Campaigns
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- The Sun-Netscape Alliance today launched its new iPlanet ECommerce Solutions brand identity, underscoring its commitment to leadership in the ecommerce software, services, and solutions market.
"We have the industry's broadest portfolio of e-commerce software, services and partners. And
thousands of the industry's most prominent players have battle tested our solutions in businessto-business e-commerce," said Marge Breya, chief marketing officer of iPlanet E-Commerce
Solutions. "And our net pedigree -- the combination of AOL, Netscape and Sun -- uniquely
positions us as the leader in e-commerce. It's time our brand reflects this leadership."
iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions delivers the industry's broadest portfolio of e-commerce software,
services and partners enabling customers to take maximum advantage of the opportunities
presented by the Net Economy. The multi-platform, standards-based product portfolio includes
the world's #1 directory, #1 application, #1 messaging and #1 web servers. The portfolio also
boasts e-commerce procurement, trading community, open Internet marketplace development,
and Internet bill presentment and payment solutions.
Potent Heritage -- Unique Vision "While our heritage of Sun Microsystems, America Online,
and Netscape gives us an unparalleled e-powered push," said Breya, "our dedication to
supporting the industry's leading hardware and operating system platforms in today's
heterogeneous environments positions us well to build our business anywhere, with anyone
requiring e-commerce expertise." Blue-chip Customer Base iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions has
earned the confidence and business of a growing list of blue-chip customers over the last year,
including Federal Express, Bank of America, Ford, Citibank, Eaton Corporation, John Hancock,
Boeing, Lockheed Martin, American International Group, First Union Corporation, MCI
WorldCom, British Telecom, France Telecom, Renault, BMW, World Access, Telefonica,
Bristol Meyers Squib, and Motorola.
"Our products and services continue to resonate with customers who want to stop just talking
about e-commerce and want to get on with doing it," said Breya.
Integrated Branding Efforts to Break in Traditional and New Media Identity branding activities
for iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions include new advertising, public relations, collateral materials,
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and a fresh redesign of its Website. The fully integrated branding campaign created by
Digital@JWT, the high-tech arm of J. Walter Thompson, launches on January 25th. This medianeutral image-driven campaign, with the color red and a series of white circles used repeatedly
throughout, is designed to leverage executions equally through traditional and new media.
Print executions will appear on January 25th in major U.S. newspapers including the San Jose
Mercury News, Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and the Boston Globe, and the
redesigned iPlanet Website will go live. An online banner ad blitz will begin with twenty-two
million impressions starting this week. Television ads, which will premiere on the iPlanet
Website, will break on cable and in spot markets later this
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M2 Presswire, Jan 12, 2000 pNA
Vodafone AirTouch selects Sun and Sun-Netscape Alliance technology for new platform.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-12 January 2000-SUN MICROSYSTEMS: Vodafone AirTouch selects Sun
and Sun-Netscape Alliance technology for new platform (C)1994-2000 M2
COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:11012000
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Sun Microsystems, Inc., today announced a far-reaching agreement with
Vodafone AirTouch, the world's leading mobile communications company, that Sun and the
Sun-Netscape Alliance (the Alliance) intend to provide the technology for Vodafone AirTouch's
new global wireless Internet platform. Vodafone AirTouch and Sun have signed a non-binding
Letter of Intent that is subject to further negotiation and the closing of a definitive agreement.
The agreement, and the current Vodafone AirTouch relationship with Sun, could represent up to
$500 million in value to Sun over a three year period. The proposed deal calls for Sun to supply
an end-to-end architecture -- scaling from handsets to the central and back office -- for the
delivery of wireless Internet services to Vodafone AirTouch's customers worldwide. Vodafone
AirTouch intends to deploy Sun's Netra[tm] carrier-gradeand Enterprise[tm] servers and Sun
StorEdge[tm] storage arrays running the Solaris[tm] Operating Environment as the platform's
foundation. The companies intend to implement Java[tm] technology -- the Java 2 Platform
Enterprise and Micro Editions -- throughout the architecture to enable exciting and easy-to-use
applications for mobile users.
Additionally, Sun intends to work with Vodafone AirTouch and its partners to develop mobile
devices incorporating the Java 2 Platform Micro Edition, turning the cell phone into a personal
network appliance for the world's consumers. This should enable Vodafone AirTouch to deliver
secure anytime, anywhere access to information and services from a wide variety of devices via a
simple, consumer-friendly interface.
The Sun-Netscape Alliance intends to provide Vodafone AirTouch with a wide range of
iPlanet[tm] products, including infrastructure, communications and e-commerce applications
software. Wireless users should benefit with convenient, device-appropriate access to these
applications. They should save time with a single mail and calendar store, have the ability to
manage information more easily with greater privacy, should have rapid access to new services
and should have more choices at lower costs.
Sun also plans to help Vodafone AirTouch architect, integrate and deploy the Sun components of
this next-generation technology platform through its Sun Professional Services organization.
"With today's announcement, Vodafone AirTouch, Sun and the Alliance are creating an exciting
new world of mobile data and services that will be available to consumers worldwide," said John
McFarlane, president of Sun's Network Service Provider Division. "Vodafone AirTouch's global
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reach, and the quality and breadth of services they offer, combined with Sun's industry-leading
platform for Internet services, represent a major step toward making the vision of Anyone,
Anywhere, Anytime on Anything a reality."
"The explosive growth of the wireless data market made it imperative for Vodafone AirTouch to
select a technology partner that could deliver a reliable, scalable, carrier-grade platform," said
Mike Caldwell, Corporate Communications Director, Vodafone AirTouch. "For this, Sun and the
Sun-Netscape Alliance were the clear choice. Together, they provide the carrier-grade platform
hardware, operating system, applications and professional services needed for implementing
what we believe will become the world's largest wireless Internet platform."
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision "The Network Is The Computer" has propelled Sun
Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength
hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to
".com" their businesses.
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PR Newswire, Jan 10, 2000 p7907
Nortel Networks and Sun-Netscape Alliance Create New Service Delivery Solution for
Service Providers.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Will Help Enable Service Providers to Offer Customized,
Packaged Solution Sets
MOUNTAINVIEW and BOSTON, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ - Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSE: NT)
and the Sun-Netscape Alliance (Alliance) plan to jointly develop a new directory-enabled
solution that will allow Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Application Service Providers
(ASPs) to create new service bundles, deliver them more quickly, and manage them more
efficiently. This proposed solution is expected to provide a standards-based framework for the
fully-integrated delivery of next-generation applications and services.
`Nortel Networks and the Sun-Netscape Alliance will use the directory as the framework for
enabling service providers to deliver a whole new generation of services,` said John Morency,
executive vice president of Sage Research.
`This is an opportunity of crucial significance,` Morency said. `Directories are becoming an
important part of enterprise network service delivery but, until now, haven't been practical to
implement for service providers. Nortel Networks and the Sun-Netscape Alliance intend to
address this issue through a simple, standards-based solution that is intended to transform the
manner in which future services are both provisioned and delivered.`
ISPs and ASPs face significant challenges to meet customer and market demand using today's
rigid and fragmented service delivery infrastructures. With no shared concept of a user, it is
difficult and expensive to offer tailored packages and bring new services to market quickly. The
proposed solution from Nortel Networks and the Sun-Netscape Alliance will be designed to give
service providers more control over the content and delivery of their service packages so that
they can attack new markets, respond more quickly and effectively to market dynamics, and
offer their customers greater choice.
Nortel Networks and the Sun-Netscape Alliance plan to combine infrastructure software
products from Sun-Netscape with policy services from Nortel Networks to create the new service
provider solution based on a common integration schema and unified view of users across the
network, service applications and back-office systems.
Nortel Networks and Sun-Netscape will jointly define a directory schema, which they plan to
propose it as an open industry specification. Each party plans to support this proposed standard
with compliant products by the second half of 2000.
`Nortel Networks is committed to helping ISPs and ASPs take advantage of the e-business
market, which Dataquest forecasts will grow to US$23 billion by 2003,` said Steve Nicolle, vice
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president and general manager, Preside Service Ware Solutions, Nortel Networks. `This scalable,
standards-based directory infrastructure will complement our recently announced Managed
Applications Services Initiative and will certainly help accelerate the creation and deployment of
exciting, new Internet services and business applications.`
`By refining their services and service level agreements from the application through the entire
network stack, service providers will be able to more tightly integrate their products and compete
more effectively in the Net Economy,` said Mark Tolliver, president and general manager of the
Sun-Netscape Alliance. `Our email, calendar, and web applications already offer a highly
customizable platform for building innovative value-added services, and the Nortel Networks
integration will help us further expand our strong market share in the growing ASP market.`
`The Sun-Netscape Alliance and Nortel Networks are charting new territory with this initiative,`
said Bill Willis, vice president engineering at Interpath Communications Inc. `We fully support
the integration of applications and the network with a standards-based, directory-centric
approach. This will address a real sore spot in our industry.`
`Clearly, a critical issue for ISPs and ASPs is building the appropriate infrastructure to quickly
create and bring to market new eCommerce services,` said Richard von Hagen, a partner with
Andersen Consulting's Communications practice. `By exploiting the capability of a directory for
both business applications and underlying network controls, this approach makes it easier for us
to build valuable solutions for our clients.` Andersen Consulting, a leading global management
and technology consultancy, provides consulting services to both Nortel Networks and the SunNetscape alliance.
Proposed applications and services to be made available under the new service provider
framework include: iPlanet Directory, Web, Messaging, and Calendar Server products, as well as
iPlanet Webtop and Delegated Administrator products from the Sun-Netscape Alliance.
Also available will be Nortel Networks' Preside Policy Services, a set of policy services that
work across a wide range of network technology including wireless, dial, digital subscriber loop
and cable.
Together, the products will offer a scalable, high-performance e-commerce infrastructure
platform for address assignment, user authentication, authorization and administration, web
application development, messaging, calendaring, scheduling, and quality of service
management.
About the Sun-Netscape Alliance
America Online, Inc. and Sun Microsystems, Inc. formed the Sun-Netscape Alliance to provide
easy to deploy, comprehensive enterprise and e-commerce solutions to business partners and
other companies competing in today's Net Economy. The Alliance product portfolio provides
customers with the industry's most scalable, integrated infrastructure software and a family of
production ready e-commerce applications. The products are offered on the industry's most
widely available product platforms, including DEC, HP, IBM, Linux, SGI, Microsoft Windows,
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and Sun. The alliance software product portfolio includes: messaging and calendar,
collaboration, web, application, directory, and certificate servers. The Alliance also offers a
family of production-ready applications for e-commerce, including commerce exchange,
procurement, selling, and billing.
About America Online, Inc.
Founded in 1985, America Online, Inc., based in Dulles, Virginia, is the world's leader in
interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies, and e-commerce services. America
Online, Inc. operates: two worldwide Internet services, America Online, with more than 18
million members, and CompuServe, with approximately 2 million members; several leading
Internet brands including ICQ and Digital City, Inc.; the Netscape Netcenter and AOL.COM
portals; and the Netscape Navigator and Communicator browsers. Through its strategic alliance
with Sun Microsystems, the Company develops and offers easy-to-deploy, end-to-end ecommerce and enterprise solutions for companies operating in the Net Economy.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision - The Network Is The Computer(TM) -- has
propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of
industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies
worldwide to `.com` their businesses. With US$12.4 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be
found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com.
About Nortel Networks
Nortel Networks is a global leader in telephony, data, wireless and wireline solutions for the
Internet. The Company had 1998 revenues of US$17.6 billion and serves carrier, service
provider and enterprise customers globally. Today, Nortel Networks is creating a highperformance Internet that is more reliable and faster than ever before. It is redefining the
economics and quality of networking and the Internet through Unified Networks that promise a
new era of collaboration, communications and commerce. Visit us at www.nortelnetworks.com.
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Business Wire, Jan 7, 2000 p0293
Sun Microsystems, Samsung, Pioneer and Other Leading Companies Join HAVi
Organization; HAVi Organization Announces a Host of New Member Companies At
Consumer Electronics Show.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors & High-tech Writers
CES 2000
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2000
The HAVi Organization today announces the entrance of over a dozen new member companies
at its first industry event at CES.
The HAVi Organization was formed by eight leading Consumer Electronics companies that
jointly developed specifications for a home entertainment network, providing plug and enjoy
convenience and interoperability to connected digital home devices.
Since the formation of the HAVi Organization in November 1999, 15 companies have become
members. These companies include Digital Harmony Technologies, Loewe, Kenwood, LG
Electronics, Mitsubishi Electric, Pioneer, Samsung Electronics, Sanyo, Seiko Epson, Sun
Microsystems, Tao Group, QNX Software Systems, Vivid Logic, Wind River Systems, Yaskawa
Information Systems. Numerous other companies and organizations also have expressed their
support for HAVi, or their intention to become a member.
"We are very pleased with the interest and industry support that we received so quickly after the
establishment of the HAVi Organization," said Cees Jan Koomen, President of Philips Home
Networking and Chairman of the HAVi Board. "We are confident that with this level of support
HAVi will soon become the standard for the home AV entertainment network."
The HAVi founding members comprise eight leading consumer electronics companies, which
have worked together in a co-operative project over more than two years to develop the present
standard. They are: Grundig AG, Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
(Panasonic), Royal Philips Electronics, Sharp Corp., Sony Corp., Thomson Multimedia and
Toshiba Corp. A contribution has also been made to the specification by Victor Company of
Japan, Ltd. (JVC) in co-operation with Matsushita.
The mission of the HAVi Organization is to promote the adoption of the HAVi architecture and
to develop interconnecting "bridges" with other home networking standards such as Jini
technology and Universal Plug & Play (UPnP).
HAVi is a multi-brand standard intended primarily for the networking of digital AV home
entertainment products. Devices connected in a HAVi network can interoperate, which means
that they can share each other's resources and functionality across the network. With a HAVi
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network, users are no longer faced with the complex set-up and operation of many separate
devices and remote controls. All they will have to do is enter the task they want to perform, and
HAVi will do the rest. HAVi features easy "plug-and-enjoy" functionality and uses an
underlying IEEE 1394 digital interface (i.LINK(TM) or FireWire(TM)).
Membership information
Interested companies may now join the HAVi organization as a "Participant" member or a NonProfit Participant member. Participants receive the latest information about the HAVi
specification, and may join working groups and participate in other HAVi Organization activities
with an annual membership fee of US$10,000. Non-profit members, such as universities or
research institutes may join the Organization at a reduced annual fee of US$2,500.
Further information about HAVi can be obtained from the Organization's website:
www.havi.org. An evaluation version of the HAVi specification can also be downloaded from
this address.
HAVi Membership companies
Digital Harmony Technologies, Inc
"HAVi provides a key piece of the interoperability puzzle for Digital Harmony's OEM customers
such as Harman, Denon, and Onkyo," said Greg Bartlett, President and CEO Digital Harmony
Technologies, Inc. "We are happy to bring our standards-development experience, hardware
reference designs, and product certification services to the HAVi family."
Kenwood
"Kenwood, the first company to demonstrate a dual-zone 1394 solution at the CEDIA Show in
1999, is enthusiastic about joining HAVI. Our participation will ensure interoperability of our
future 1394-enabled products with those of other manufacturers," commented Brian Towne, the
National Product Manager for Kenwood USA Corporation.
Mitsubishi Electric
Mr. Tsuiki, General Manager of Imaging Systems Laboratory, Mitsubishi Electric, said, "We
expect that HAVi plays a major role in the home A/V network environment. We would like to
actively participate in the HAVi organization and develop HAVi compliant products."
QNX Software Systems
"HAVi complements our strategy of allowing home-entertainment devices to share resources
seamlessly, without any effort on the part of the consumer," said Linda Campbell, vice president
of strategic alliances at QNX Software Systems. "And because it bridges the walls created by
proprietary networking protocols, it will accelerate consumer adoption of next-generation home
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entertainment products. Appliance manufacturers, independent software vendors, and
commercial retailers will all benefit."
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
"It is expected that HAVi will be a good connectivity solution for digital A/V devices. We are
pleased to collaborate with other HAVi members," said In-Kyung Ryu, Senior managing
director, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Seiko Epson Corporation
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Newsbytes, June 15, 2000 pNWSB00167001
Motorola Joins $500 Million E-Commerce Venture. (Company Business and
Marketing)(Brief Article) Sylvia Dennis.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Newsbytes News Network
Motorola [NYSE:MOT] has teamed up with Symbol Technologies, AirClic and Connect Things
to create a new company that will develop and market bar code technology for use with mobile
e-commerce applications.
The partners plan to invest $500 million in the new and, as yet, unnamed company, with
ambitious plans to enable Motorola and other companies' wireless phones, cable TV set-top
boxes and other Internet-enabled appliances to access the Internet via Symbol's bar code
scanning technology.
The joint venture builds on bar code technology developed by AirClic, along with cellular
technology from Connect Things Inc., a Stockholm-based affiliate of Telefon AB.
Precise details of the project, including which company is investing what, will be announced
later today.
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PR Newswire, June 19, 2000 pNA
Texas Instruments, Zebra Technologies and Symbol Technologies Form Alliance to
Advance UHF RFID Applications.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Industry Leaders to Offer Compatible RFID Smart Label Supply Chain Solutions
DALLAS, CHICAGO, and HOLTSVILLE, N.Y., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN), Zebra Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq:
ZBRA), and Symbol Technologies Corporation (NYSE: SBL), leading providers of automatic
identification solutions, today announced a strategic alliance to develop and market passive, ultra
high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) technology for supply chain
logistics applications, such as warehouse management.
The alliance's goal is to bring a complete UHF RFID solution to the market, including smart
labels, antennas, handheld and fixed readers, printer/encoders and connectivity software. This
suite of products will meet emerging RFID standards and be readily implemented by end users in
their logistics operations.
Compared with other frequencies, UHF RFID technology, which operates in the range of 862 to
928 Megahertz, offers the longer read range needed in large warehouse environments for the
rapid and accurate identification and tracking of individual pallets and containers. This vital
information gives a company a tool to increase overall logistics productivity, accuracy, and
quality.
The alliance expects to initially target logistics applications in North America and other areas
with similar government regulations allowing use of the 902 to 928 Megahertz portion of the
radio spectrum for deployment of UHF RFID technology. The companies expect field trials to
begin during the fourth quarter of 2000.
Each company will incorporate Texas Instruments' UHF technology into its product offerings.
Texas Instruments will supply smart label inlays; high-power readers and antenna systems for
reading smart labels; and low-power UHF reader modules for incorporation into handheld
terminals and smart label printer/encoders. Texas Instrument's Team-Tag-it( label partners will
convert inlays into smart labels.
Zebra Technologies will develop smart label printer/encoders for UHF RFID smart labels. Smart
labels incorporate small, flexible passive RFID transponders into traditional thermal bar code
labels. Symbol Technologies will integrate UHF RFID reader technology into its portable
terminals and scanners, which read and write to smart labels once initially encoded and applied
to the end user logistics' application. Symbol will also provide system integration services to
connect users' automatic data capture systems to UHF RFID technology.
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Texas Instruments, Zebra Technologies, and Symbol Technologies are committed to the
development of RFID standards and have played an active role in RFID standardization efforts
including the recently announced Uniform Code Council (UCC) Global Tag (GTAG) initiative
and International Standard Organization's (ISO) item standardization group (ISO/IEC JTC1
SC31). RFID standards, such as those recently announced by ISO for 13.56MHz smart labels
(ISO/IEC 15693-2), provide end-users with a wider range of choices in technology suppliers and
help to ensure reliable and compatible RFID system components.
Texas Instruments recently announced its teaming with SCS Corporation of San Diego to
develop a range of UHF products. This agreement with Symbol Technologies and Zebra
Technologies does nothing to change Texas Instruments' agreement with SCS Corporation.
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) is a global semiconductor company and the
world's leading designer and supplier of digital signal processing and analog technologies, the
engines driving the digitalization of electronics. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company's
products also include materials and controls, educational and productivity solutions, and digital
imaging. The company has manufacturing or sales operations in more than 25 countries. More
information is located on the World Wide Web at www.ti.com.
Texas Instruments entered the radio frequency identification (RFID) market in 1991 with the
world-wide introduction of TIRIS (Texas Instruments Registration and Identification System).
Fusing together core competencies in advanced semiconductors, microelectronic packaging and
computer system design, TIRIS has become a standard-setting technology used in thousands of
object tracking and data collection applications around the world. More information is located on
the World Wide Web at www.tiris.com.
Zebra Technologies Corporation manufactures and distributes on-demand bar code label printers,
secure ID printing systems and plastic card printers used in automatic identification and plastic
card personalization applications worldwide. The company's products are sold under the Zebra,
Eltron, and Comtec brand names. Businesses around the world recognize Zebra thermal bar code
label printers for their quality, durability, and technological leadership. The company also offers
software and related supplies, including more than 300 label and ribbon combinations. Zebra's
customers include more than 70 percent of the FORTUNE 500. The company's stock is traded on
the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol ZBRA. Information about Zebra Technologies can
be found at www.zebracorporation.com.
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Software Industry Report, Feb 21, 2000 v32 i4 p5
Intel And Symbol Technologies In Alliance. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief
Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Millin Publishing, Inc.
The Intel Corp. said that it would invest $100 million in Symbol Technologies Inc., and that the
two would join forces to create wireless networking products. The $100 million stake represents
about 1.4 million shares and is about a 1.5 percent stake in Symbol, which is based in Holtsville,
N.Y. Symbol also announced that its board set a 3-for-2 stock split payable April 5 to
shareholders of record March 13.
Intel and Symbol will devote more than 200 silicon, hardware and software engineers, as well as
sales and marketing employees, to develop high-speed local area networking technologies. Such
technologies will help mobile and desktop computers to communicate with corporate networks
and the Internet without requiring a direct wire connection.
Next-generation wireless technology for networks will be about 10 times as fast as current
Ethernet technology, which is used to connect PCs, printers and other devices in company
networks, says Tomo Razmilovic, Symbol's president and chief operating officer.
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Telecomworldwire, Dec 14, 2000 pNA
Nortel Network wins ATM network contract in Mexico. (Company Business and
Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-14 December 2000-Nortel Network wins ATM network contract in
Mexico (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
The Canadian telecomms equipment maker Nortel Networks has won a contract from Telefonica
Group's subsidiary Telefonica Data to implement a nationwide ATM network in Mexico.
Under the agreement Nortel will supply its Passport 7000 multiservice switching platform to
Telefonica Data Mexico, which is entering the Mexican market through the acquisition of a 85%
stake in the Mexican corporation Optel Telecomunicaciones.
Telefonica Data Mexico intends to use the network to offer its customers basic connectivity,
virtual private networks, Internet access and hosting services. In addition the company will offer
network integration and consulting services.
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Planet IT, Dec 6, 2000 pNA
Lucent Wins $800 Million Deal For Mobile Net. (Telefonica Moviles awards contract to build
high-speed Internet network in Germany.)(Company Business and Marketing) Tischelle George.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 CMP Media, Inc.
Lucent Technologies Inc. has won a contract worth up to $800 million from Telefonica Moviles
to help construct a high-speed mobile Internet network in Germany.
Lucent (stock: LU) will supply softswitch and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
technology to build a Universal Mobile Telecommunications Services (UMTS) network, which
is scheduled to be completed by 2002, officials said Tuesday.
After the contract is finalized, Lucent will have the opportunity to build networks in Austria,
Italy, and Spain, where Telefonica Moviles (stock: TEM), the mobile-services subsidiary of
Spain's Telefonica S.A., has UMTS licenses.
But Lucent will face challenges, such as interoperability issues between Europe's current mobile
standard, Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), and the UMTS standard. What's
more, securing new packets of radiomagnetic spectrum through government auctions would
lengthen the time it takes to construct the network.
Lucent, however, is confident that it will meet the 2002 deadline, because it was able to build
PCS all-digital networks in the United States in two years, a company spokesman said.
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European Report, Nov 15, 2000 p600
TELEFONICA/ERICSSON ALLIANCE IN MOBILE TELEPHONY. (Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Europe Information Service
The Swedish telephony hardware manufacturer Ericsson and Telef[cent]nica Moviles, subsidiary
of the Spanish operator Telef[cent]nica, have announced the creation of a joint venture on the
development of products and services for the Internet and mobile telephony. The new venture
will focus on the development of services and the creation and marketing of GSM, GPRS and
UMTS mobile telephony products, according to a joint statement from the two groups. Ericsson
and Telef[cent]nica Moviles plan to bring in a third partner specialising in information
technology and an institutional investor, according to the statement, which provides no further
details. Telef[cent]nica Moviles, Telef[cent]nica's mobile telephony subsidiary, will shortly float
a part of its capital on the stock exchange.
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Business Wire, August 2, 2000 p0366
Cisco, IBM and Telefonica Select Quisic as E-Learning Technology and Content Partner
for E-ducavia, Recently Announced Online Business School.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 2000
Quisic Joins High-Powered Team for Multimillion-Dollar Management and
Executive Training Program Aimed at Spanish- and Portuguese-Speaking
Participants
Cisco Systems Spain SA, IBM Spain and Spain's Telefonica Media have chosen Los Angelesbased e-learning firm Quisic (www.quisic.com) as the online learning content and courseware
partner for E-ducavia, the team's recently announced, multimillion dollar effort to create an
online business school for Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking learners.
Announced June 12 in Madrid, E-ducavia will provide a range of multimedia training services
through the Internet, third-generation mobile telephony and interactive television. The three
founding partners said they expect initially to spend approximately $100 million on the
education initiative. E-ducavia is scheduled to offer its first courses in early 2001. The offerings
will range from professional development courses through master's degrees covering areas such
as advertising, communications, e-business, management and marketing.
Quisic is an expert in delivering e-learning solutions and content for management and executive
training. Founded in 1996 as University Access, the award-winning firm partners with leading
business schools, consulting firms, corporations and business leaders worldwide to deliver the
best available business knowledge through online means. Quisic's current academic partners
include the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, London Business School, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of Southern
California Marshall School of Business, and professors from Duke University, the University of
Chicago and the University of California at Los Angeles.
Notable current Quisic offerings include an online Corporate MBA program with University of
North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School; an online business immersion program with the
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College; a pre-MBA foundation course series with
professors from the University of Chicago and the University of North Carolina; and 13 online
undergraduate business courses currently licensed by more than 150 academic institutions.
E-ducavia was created to address the need for easily accessible management and executive
training within the Spanish and Portuguese business worlds. The online business school and
portal initially will be made available to employees from the core team of IBM and Telefonica.
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Eventually, E-ducavia will be made available to all businesses within the Spanish and Portuguese
markets, as well as interested individuals.
"Quisic already has the expertise and the high-powered business management content to help Educavia quickly get off the ground and establish itself as the leading online source for business
knowledge in Europe," said Alec Hudnut, Quisic's chief executive officer. "We're not only
looking forward to adapting our content and developing new course offerings to answer Educavia's needs, but also to helping this vital program establish and maintain its presence on the
Internet."
"We are going to join our expertise to even further develop the industry standards for online
education," said Pedro Sabau, Telefonica Media's vice president for e-learning solutions, on the
addition of Quisic to the E-ducavia team.
"This partnership will allow us to reach the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking markets with high
quality educational content thanks to the prestigious U.S. academic centers partnering with
Quisic," said Maria del Carmen Moneva, director of IBM Learning Services.
"Thousands upon thousands of business professionals in Spain, Portugal and Latin America are
hungry for the same top-tier online executive and management training we already effectively
provide to students in Asia, Northern Europe and the United States," Hudnut added. "The Educavia team recognizes our expertise, and we appreciate the opportunity to provide the content
and expertise in hosting an online learning portal for this revolutionary effort."
About Quisic
Founded by Chairman Tom Geniesse and CEO Alec Hudnut as University Access in 1996,
Quisic is an online learning company dedicated to creating the most compelling e-learning
experiences in management and executive training for the corporate and academic markets. The
company partners with the best business schools, corporations and thought leaders to create
award-winning solutions that combine content, technology, service and community.
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PR Newswire, June 6, 2000 pNA
Siemens Awarded Contract for ADSL Technology by Telefonica Data Espana.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
MUNICH, Germany, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -The Spanish telecommunications company, Telefonica Data Espana has awarded Siemens a
contract to supply 9000 ADSL routers. Telefonica Data Espana is a subsidiary of Telefonica de
Espana, the largest Spanish network operator. For this order, Siemens will supply Telefonica de
Espana with Efficient Networks' (Nasdaq: EFNT) SpeedStream(R) 5660 ADSL routers.
The units are ideal for high-speed connections from PC networks to the internet and remote
connections from branches and satellite offices to the corporate intranet. The SpeedStream 5660
DSL routers are specially designed for connecting Ethernet-based LANs and have a standard
10BaseT interface. As networked PCs already have an Ethernet card, there is no need to install
extra hardware or software in the terminals when connecting to the DSL router. The
SpeedStream devices are usually used in routing mode, alternatively in bridging mode. Routing
or bridging can be set via software.
About Efficient Networks
Efficient Networks, Inc., (Nasdaq: EFNT) is a leading provider of broadband access products
that employ digital subscriber line (DSL) technology. Emphasizing ease of use, the company's
SpeedStream family of DSL products provides high performance remote access for small and
medium businesses, branch offices, telecommuters, and consumers. Working with DSL service
providers worldwide, Efficient is enabling a new generation of broadband applications today.
Efficient Networks is based in Dallas, Texas, with sales and support locations around the world.
For more information, visit www.efficient.com .
About Siemens Information and Communication Networks
Siemens' Information and Communication Networks Group has many years of experience in
consulting, planning, installing and operating converged networks. It is an integral part of the
Information and Communications (I and C) business segment of Siemens AG, one of the world's
largest electrical engineering and electronics companies with sales totaling more than $74
billion. I and C is comprised of the following three groups: Information and Communication
Networks (51,500 employees, $10.6 billion in sales); Information and Communication Mobile
(20,000 employees, $5.3 billion in sales); and Siemens Business Services (34,000 employees,
$5.3 billion in sales). Based in Boca Raton, Fla., Siemens Information and Communication
Networks Inc. represents the Siemens Information and Communication Networks Group in the
U.S. Siemens Information and Communication Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated
voice and data networks with a comprehensive portfolio of IP-based products and solutions for
enterprises, carriers and service providers. Last year, the company's 7,000 U.S. employees
generated sales of nearly $2 billion. For more information, visit the company's Web site at
www.icn.siemens.com .
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South American Business Information, April 24, 2000 p1008114u0840
Argentina: Nortel, Tyco won mega contract with Telefonica.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Comtex Scientific Corp.
Nortel (land connections) and Tyco (submarine works) won the contracts to supply equipment
and services to the construction of the opticalfibers network from Telefonica, that will have
23,000 Km and tap the Americas in a project to cost investments for US$1.6bil. The facility will
be used for voice, data and Internet and should start operations by February 2001, with the
connection of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) to Buenos Aires (Argentina) to be readied by September
2000. The project is to be undertaken by the subsidiary Emergia and seen as a major push from
Telefonica to firm its position in the Latin American telecoms market. Telefonica's subsidiaries
are to use 35% - 40% of the optical fibers capacity with the remainder to be offered to third
companies. Emergia expects a US$400mil turnover in 2001, and a substantial decrease on
connection costs. Nortel has won a contract of US$250mil to set up a the first stage of a high
speed network to Impsat.
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South American Business Information, Jan 28, 2000 p1008026u5130
Peru: Bellsouth signs interconnection contract with Telefonica.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Comtex Scientific Corp.
BellSouth, that for some time was offering long distance services to its cellular telephone service
customers at Lima and Arequipa, has just signed the interconnection agreement with the
telecoms major Telecom that is pending the green light from the Peruvian telecoms agency
Osiptel. Over the next months BellSouth will offer long distance services for fixed telephone and
Internet services subscribers. Until now BellSouth has invested US$420mil in Peru.
Source: Gestion Page: 20 Date: January 25, 2000 Country: Peru Product: Telecommunications
Company: Bellsouth ; Telefonica Event: Contracts & Orders SABI (South American Business
Information)
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118 Tellabs
119 Telstra
Newsbytes, Nov 4, 2000 pNSBT13587417
Vodafone, Telstra Form Alliance In New Zealand.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd.
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, 2000 OCT 31 (NB) -- By Adam Creed, Newsbytes. Cellular
network giant Vodafone and Australia's largest telephone company Telstra have created a new
alliance aimed at challenging incumbent New Zealand telephone company, Telecom New
Zealand in its home market.
Vodafone Australasia, which is New Zealand's second-largest mobile network operator, will
team up with Telstra-Saturn, the New Zealand joint venture between Telstra and Wellingtonbased telecom company Saturn Communications.
The alliance is clearly aimed at taking on Telecom New Zealand, which operates the New
Zealand local fixed phone network, and is also the largest mobile phone network and Internet
service provider.
The pact is based on cross-network services - the two companies will develop consumer and
business services that range across Vodafone's mobile network and Telstra-Saturn's growing
fixed networks.
Both companies will use each other's networks to build bundled products and extend them to
mobile Internet services, as well as offering consumers a single fixed and mobile phone number.
Telstra Saturn is the entity formed when Telstra merged its New Zealand operations with Saturn
Communications, a subsidiary of Austar United Communications, earlier this year.
Telstra Saturn launched New Zealand's first flat-rate broadband Internet access service in June,
through a partnership with Dutch company chello Broadband NV. The service is offered in
combination with cable TV and local phone service.
The new cable modem service is competing with Telecom New Zealand's already-established
JetStream asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) broadband service.
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Telstra Saturn is currently available in Wellington, and will extend to Auckland and Christchurch
this year. The roll out of a national broadband network is planned, bypassing the infrastructure of
incumbent carrier Telecom New Zealand.
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The Business Journal, Oct 13, 2000 v18 i24 p22
Cisco signs deal with Telstra.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Journal Publishing Company
Cisco Systems says it's signed a deal with Australia's major television cable company, Telstra
Corp.
The $50 million deal will see Telstra upgrade its system with Cisco's high-speed cable modems.
It will enable Telstra to offer a range of advanced services, including virtual private networks,
video on demand, interactive TV, streaming video and more, Telstra and Cisco say.
The company's cable network passes 2.1 million homes in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Melbourne
and Sydney. Telstra plans to roll new cable modem services out to 1,000 new subscribers per
week.
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Newsbytes, July 21, 2000 pNSBT11977575
Australia: Nortel Wins A$100m IP Deal With Telstra.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 2000 JUL 17 (NB) -- By David Frith, Computer Daily News. Nortel
Networks' Australian subsidiary is breaking out the bubbly after having won an A$100 million
(US$58.55 million) order from big Australian telco Telstra to supply equipment - including its
Java-based "soft-switch" technology - for Telstra's "New Generation Telephony" (NGT) IP
phone network.
Telstra (NYSE:TLS) plans to deploy the NGT system Australia-wide over three years, beginning
late this year, offering IP voice and data services to millions of potential users. It has been
trialling the system since December 1999.
It will allow bundled voice and data services to be delivered over any broadband access network
such as ADSL or cable, according to Graham Shepherd, Telstra's managing director of
technology solutions.
Customers will be able to add or remove a telephone line in their house or business by simply
clicking a mouse button.
The Telstra order is the second recent international win for Canadian-based Nortel's softswitch
technology. The system is also in service with BT Spain.
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Newsbytes, June 9, 2000 pNSBT11419925
Alcatel, Telstra Plan Super-Fast Link In Australia.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 2000 JUN 8 (NB) -- By David Frith, Computer Daily News. Frenchbased networking equipment maker Alcatel says it will build Australia's first, 32-channel dense
wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) system, connecting Melbourne and Sydney.
Alcatel 's Asia Pacific President Ron Spithill said Alcatel will supply, install and commission its
Optinex 1686WM DWDM technology - capable of handling one million simultaneous
multimedia (voice and Internet) connections - for use across Telstra's inter-capital fiber optic
cable.
The technology transmits data using 32 different "colours of light" at once, allowing data to flow
at up to 80 gigabits per second, says Alcatel.
Separately, Australia's No 2 telco, Cable & Wireless Optus said it will also use DWDM
technology to increase capacity of its interstate fiber optic network 40-fold.
Optus will award multi-million dollar contracts for DWDM technology to Nortel networks and
Fujitsu, the company said in a media statement.
The Optus fiber optic network consists of 8,600 kilometers of cables linking the cities of
Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, plus a further 9,600 kilometers of cable in
inner-city and metropolitan areas.
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Telecomworldwire, May 2, 2000 pNA
Telstra awards GPRS network contract to Ericsson. (Company Business and
Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-2 May 2000-Telstra awards GPRS network contract to Ericsson
(C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
Ericsson has won a contract from Australian telecomms company Telstra to design, supply and
commission a general packet radio service (GPRS) network for Greater Sydney.
Ericsson has also been selected to upgrade Telstra's existing GSM digital mobile network to
support GPRS later this year.
The GPRS system will enable Telstra to provide its customers with high-speed data services and
advanced Internet applications. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.
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Electronic News (1991), Dec 11, 2000 v46 i50 p32
Qualcomm's Spinco, TI Sign Cross-License Pact. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief
Article) Tom Murphy.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Cahners Business Information
SAN DIEGO-BASED QUALcomm Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. said they have signed a
cross-licensing agreement that covers both firms' patent portfolios. The deal, which includes TI's
DSP and analog patents as well as Qualcomm's CDMA patents, will allow both companies to
supply ICs for all wireless standards including 3G applications. The agreement between Dallasbased TI and Spinco, the temporary name for Qualcomm's previously announced spin-off
company, will allow Spinco to supply ICs for all wireless and wireline applications, Qualcomm
said. The agreement covers all patents filed prior to or on Dec. 31, 2005. Specific details were
not released. Qualcomm, a pioneer of CDMA digital wireless technology, announced in July that
it was spinning off its IC and systems software business and that it planned to file for an IPO.
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TechWeb, Oct 25, 2000 pNA
Lucent, Motorola, TI Win China GPRS Deal. (U.S. companies will work with Chinese
partners to supply GSM handsets.)(Government Activity) Jack Robertson.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 CMP Media, Inc.
Three U.S. chipmakers and a Chinese consortium were selected by China's Ministry of
Information Industries to supply chips and submodules for GPRS-enhanced GSM cell phones.
Lucent Technologies Inc. (stock: LU), Motorola Inc. (stock: MOT), and TexasInstruments Inc.
(stock: TXN) will work with Chinese partners to supply the so-called generation 2.5 GSM
handsets for the growing number of enhanced networks being installed in the country.
GPRS infrastructure switching systems are undergoing tests in various Chinese provinces.
Alcatel SA (stock: ALA), Ericsson AB (stock: ERICY), Huawei, Motorola, and Nokia AB
(stock: NOK) are vying to land additional orders to build out the GPRS networks.
GPRS uses packet transmission and switching between cities to handle traffic faster and more
efficiently.
GPRS upgrades GMS to 128 Kbits/s, which is 13 times faster than current networks. It is
considered an interim approach until third-generation (3G) wideband CDMA GMS-compatible
systems are deployed in a few years, running at 2 Mbits/s.
In the latest handset contracts, Lucent, Murray Hill, N.J., will work with Konka Group,
Shenzhen, to supply the GPRS phones.
Motorola, Schaumburg, Ill, is teamed with Eastern Communications, which have been had a
joint venture building cell phones since 1990. TI, Dallas, is teamed with ZTE corp., Shenzhen,
and Xiamen Overseas Chinese Electronic Inc.
A fourth GPRS supplier will be a Chinese consortium comprising TCL Telecommunications
Equipment Co., Qingdao Haier Co., and Legend Holdings Ltd.
The Chinese information ministry hopes the new GPRS handsets will be available for sale by the
end of 2001.
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Business Wire, June 19, 2000 p2699
Texas Instruments, Zebra Technologies and Symbol Technologies Form Alliance to
Advance UHF RFID Applications.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors
DALLAS, Texas, CHICAGO, Ill., HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- June 19, 2000
Industry Leaders to Offer Compatible RFID
Smart Label Supply Chain Solutions
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN), Zebra Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq:
ZBRA), and Symbol Technologies Corporation (NYSE: SBL), leading providers of automatic
identification solutions, today announced a strategic alliance to develop and market passive, ultra
high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) technology for supply chain
logistics applications.
The alliance's goal is to bring a complete UHF RFID solution to the market, including smart
labels, antennas, handheld and fixed readers, printer/encoders and connectivity software. This
suite of products will meet emerging RFID standards and be readily implemented by end users in
their logistics operations.
Compared with other frequencies, UHF RFID technology, which operates in the range of 862 to
928 MHz, offers the longer read range needed in large warehouse environments for the rapid and
accurate identification and tracking of individual pallets and containers. This vital information
gives a company a tool to increase overall logistics productivity, accuracy, and quality.
The alliance plans to initially target logistics applications in North America and other areas with
similar government regulations allowing use of the 902 to 928 MHz portion of the radio
spectrum for deployment of UHF RFID technology. The companies expect field trials to begin
during the fourth quarter of 2000.
Each company will incorporate Texas Instruments' UHF technology into its product offerings.
Texas Instruments will supply smart label inlays; high-power readers and antenna systems for
reading smart labels; and low-power UHF reader modules for incorporation into handheld
terminals and smart label printer/encoders. Texas Instrument's Team-Tag-it(TM) label partners
will convert inlays into smart labels.
Zebra Technologies will develop smart label printer/encoders for UHF RFID smart labels. Smart
labels incorporate small, flexible passive RFID transponders into traditional thermal bar code
labels. Symbol Technologies will integrate UHF RFID reader technology into its portable
terminals and scanners, which read and write to smart labels once initially encoded and applied
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to the end user logistics' application. Symbol will also provide system integration services to
connect users' automatic data capture systems to UHF RFID technology.
Texas Instruments, Zebra Technologies, and Symbol Technologies are committed to the
development of RFID standards and have played an active role in RFID standardization efforts
including the recently announced Uniform Code Council (UCC) Global Tag (GTAG) initiative
and International Standard Organization's (ISO) item standardization group (ISO/IEC JTC1
SC31). RFID standards, such as those recently announced by ISO for 13.56 MHz smart labels
(ISO/IEC 15693-2), provide end-users with a wider range of choices in technology suppliers and
help to ensure reliable and compatible RFID system components.
Texas Instruments recently announced its teaming with SCS Corporation of San Diego to
develop a range of UHF products. This agreement with Symbol Technologies and Zebra
Technologies does nothing to change Texas Instruments' agreement with SCS Corporation.
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) is a global semiconductor company and the
world's leading designer and supplier of digital signal processing and analog technologies, the
engines driving the digitalization of electronics. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company's
products also include materials and controls, educational and productivity solutions, and digital
imaging. The company has manufacturing or sales operations in more than 25 countries. More
information is located on the World Wide Web at www.ti.com.
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Electronic Buyers' News, March 27, 2000 p10
Microsoft, TI to co-develop software -- Deal will expand Windows CE platform for use
with TI's DSPs. (Company Business and Marketing) Darrell Dunn.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 CMP Media, Inc.
Dallas- The world of DSP-software development appears to have expanded exponentially with
an agreement between Microsoft Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. to develop specific DSP
programs for use with the Windows CE operating system.
"We're announcing the declaration of independence of DSP from the embedded space into the
open software-development arena," said Randy Ostler, marketing manager of mobile computing
at TI. "Microsoft and TI are working an exclusive partnership to improve DSP use in a wide
range of applications."
The companies will collaborate to expand the Windows CE platform for use with TI's DSPs
through the creation of DSP-based programs by Windows CE software engineers. The first set of
programs are expected "in a relatively short period of time," a TI spokesman said.
The agreement could further expand TI's leading position in third-party software support for its
DSPs. TI currently has more than 30,000 third-party software programmers developing programs
based on the company's DSPs.
There are hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of software programmers working on
Windows-based systems, said analyst Will Strauss of Forward Concepts Co., Tempe, Ariz.
"This agreement doesn't automatically make those hundreds of thousands of programmers DSPsmart, but it does allow them to get to the DSP for development for really the first time," Strauss
said. "If this agreement is really as exclusive as it appears, it's a real coup [for TI]. It also gives
Microsoft some utility and flexibility in that all their software won't be aimed strictly at the Intel
and AMD-type platforms."
The companies believe the agreement will enable quicker development of applications in
handheld equipment with broadband and multimedia functionality, including Internet wireless
access, streaming audio and video, still imaging, video conferencing, and Voice-over-Internet
Protocol.
The agreement will enable development using any TI DSP, although it's expected that the
TMS320C5x family currently being used extensively in cell phones will be the most frequently
used processor for emerging handheld applications, Ostler said.
"The richness and flexibility of the Windows CE platform with programmable DSPs provides an
exciting combination that enables partners and customers to take embedded systems to new
levels of performance and connectivity," said Bill Veghte, general manager of Microsoft,
Redmond, Wash.
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The agreement will allow Windows CE developers to use TI's Open Multimedia Application
Platform, a hardware and software platform that will provide improved connectivity and
integration of specific customer blocks of intellectual property and processors, such as TI's DSPs
and the ARM-based RISC cores, said Mike Hames, vice president of DSP technology at TI,
Dallas.
"By combining voice, audio, data, and video into very exciting new applications such as
personal-communications devices, Windows CE and TI solutions will keep people on the cutting
edge of the Internet age," Hames said.
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122 Toshiba
M2 Presswire, Dec 14, 2000 pNA
NEC and Toshiba unify space business; Joint venture paves way to enhanced domestic and
international presence.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-14 December 2000-NEC: NEC and Toshiba unify space business; Joint
venture paves way to enhanced domestic and international presence (C)1994-2000 M2
COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:13122000
NEC Corporation and Toshiba Corporation today announced the unification of their space
business operations in a joint venture that will expand domestic business and reinforce their
international competitiveness.
Under the terms of an agreement announced today, NEC and Toshiba will establish a new joint
venture in April 2001 and transfer their space operations to it during the following six months.
The move is expected to support a heightened presence in the commercial space sector,
particularly in space infrastructure, spacecraft and ground systems. The unified business will
enjoy increased resources, and offer superior space related systems and cost competitiveness.
The new joint venture will have an initial capitalisation of seven billion yen, 60% held by NEC
and 40% by Toshiba, and its President and CEO will be appointed by NEC. Its business domain
will extend from consultation on space products and systems to the planning, design,
manufacture, integration and testing, sales, operation and servicing of satellites, manned space
stations and space systems, including spacecraft onboard equipment and other subsystems or
components, and ground systems. The new company is expected to achieve sales of 100 billion
yen in 2005, five years after it starts business.
Back ground of cooperation
Japan's domestic market for launch vehicles, ground systems, spacecraft and the international
space station, while valued at 200 to 300 billion yen a year, is essentially flat, with no growth
anticipated in coming years. The government is the main source of orders, and little commercial
growth is anticipated. Overseas, the story is of a three to four trillion yen market that has seen
numerous large- scale mergers and fast intensifying competition in recent years.
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Responding to these circumstances, NEC and Toshiba began the discussions leading to today's
announcement in December 1999. Both companies see unification as a necessary means to
improve the competitiveness of their space business and to secure expansion in Japan and
overseas.
NEC and Toshiba can boast leading-edge technologies that have already made significant
contributions to the design and integration of Japan's engineering test satellite and space science
satellite systems over the years. NEC is strong in telecommunication systems, transponders,
optical sensors, attitude sensors and ground systems, and Toshiba in structures, thermal control,
attitude control, solar array paddles and robotics.
Uniting these complementary strengths will create a highly capable company that will enjoy an
enhanced presence in the space business.
The new joint venture company will adopt a proactive approach to overseas markets. In addition
to the satellite subsystems and components that have already found a wide market, they will
intensively promote its capabilities in satellite systems.
Space business activities of NEC and Toshiba
NEC has a long record of achievement in the satellite business. The company developed Japan's
first satellite, Osumi, which was launched in 1970. In 1975, NEC developed Kiku-1, the National
Space Development Agency of Japan's (NASDA) first engineering test satellite, and since then
had provided system integration for the Himawari series of geostationary meteorological
satellites and Momo-1, Japan's first real earth observation satellite. NEC is actively expanding its
overseas business. Its transponders and sensors are widely used in European and the U.S.
satellites, and recently the company and Russian Satellite Communications Company entered
into a comprehensive alliance on the payload for a Russian commercial telecommunications
satellite.
Toshiba entered the space business through its participation Yuri, the world's first experimental
broadcasting satellite. The company's subsequent contributions to the business including
development of the large-scale three-axis satellite attitude control and robot arms used in Japan's
experimental module for the international space station. In recent years, Toshiba has also
developed the large deployable reflector that is to be integrated into the ETS-VIII engineering
test satellite. Toshiba also supplies solar array panels to satellite manufacturers overseas, and is a
partner in the SkyBridge plan for satellite-based high-speed communications services.
About NEC Corporation
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Business Wire, Dec 12, 2000 p0017
Amkor, Toshiba Finalize Joint Venture Agreement; Amkor Iwate Co. Operations to Begin
January 1st.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2000
Amkor Technology Inc. (Nasdaq - AMKR) and Toshiba Corporation's Semiconductor Company
have finalized an agreement to establish a joint venture contract semiconductor assembly and test
services in Japan.
The joint venture company, Amkor Iwate Co. Ltd., will begin operations January 1st at the Iwate
Toshiba Electronics Co. Ltd., site near Kitakami, Japan. Amkor initially will own 60 percent of
the joint venture company, a level that eventually will be increased to 100 percent by the end of
the third year of joint venture operations.
Amkor Iwate Co. will take over the operation of the existing assembly facility at the Toshiba
Iwate site and will continue to provide packaging and test services for Toshiba under a long-term
agreement. Based on that agreement, revenue to Amkor Iwate will be more than $300 million
annually over the three-year agreement.
"This landmark agreement brings a new dimension of contract microelectronic manufacturing
services to Japan," said Amkor President John Boruch. "By combining our resources with
Toshiba's highly trained staff and excellent manufacturing facility, we are taking an important
first step in our strategy for expansion in Japan. Amkor has been associated with Toshiba for
many years, providing packaging and test services and working closely as a partner to develop
leading-edge packages for Toshiba's semiconductor products. We now will be the only offshore
company to offer contract packaging and test capability within Japan to all Japanese
semiconductor manufacturers."
The president of Amkor Iwate Co. will be Naohiko Urasaki, 50, a 32-year veteran of Toshiba
Corporation. His most recent assignment was as president of Kitsuki Toshiba. He previously saw
duty as senior manager at Iwate Toshiba and as general manager of Toshiba Malaysia. Other key
officers will be named later.
For Amkor, the joint venture affirms its positions as the worldwide leader in contract
semiconductor assembly and test with a strategic entrance into the Japanese market. For Toshiba,
the alliance with Amkor will provide reduced capital requirements to meet its diversifying
packaging needs, advanced packaging technology and lower costs.
The move fulfills a key Amkor strategy to expand its microelectronic manufacturing services
into a Japanese assembly and test market estimated by industry analyst Prismark Partners at $8.1
billion in 1999. Toshiba announced earlier this year that it plans to outsource some of the
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assembly and test work it now performs, allowing it to concentrate its resources on design,
process and wafer fabrication.
Among the long-term joint venture objectives is to lower manufacturing costs for Toshiba and
other customers by creating production efficiencies and upgrading the equipment. To help
accomplish this, Amkor Iwate will utilize Amkor's worldwide purchasing organization to
achieve best-cost advantages on materials and supplies. Additionally, the joint venture will
benefit from Amkor's 30-plus year's experience with IC package design, prototype development,
manufacturing and test. The unit will be assisted by Amkor's worldwide sales organization to
market its manufacturing and test services to other semiconductor companies in Japan and
throughout the world.
In addition to the assembly and test technology currently in use at the plant, Amkor plans to
introduce technology for manufacturing RF modules, vision and other advanced packages. The
company also will continue work begun by Toshiba to install production and test equipment for
CMOS image sensors and high-end logic devices.
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Dealerscope: The Business of CE Retailing, Dec 2000 v42 i12 p6
Toshiba, Siemens in Alliance For 3G Phone Development. (Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 North American Publishing Company
Toshiba Corp. and Siemens Information and Communication Mobile plan to form a global longterm alliance that will place both companies at the forefront of the research and development of
third-generation (3G) mobile terminals. The alliance will pave the way for the development of
cutting-edge 3G devices for this fast-growth, high-volume market, via the integration of the
latest advances in Toshiba's WCDMA and Siemens' GSM technologies. Both companies will
design their own branded 3G devices, which will be marketed and sold independently in early
2002. Although primarily concentrating on the IMT 2000 3G standard W-CDMA, the companies
will also work together to develop mobile terminals for further upcoming 3G standards and nextgeneration MPEG-4 devices, which will support such advanced services as moving picture
distribution.
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CircuiTree, Nov 2000 v13 i11 p85
Toshiba Signs Deal with Dell, Tessera.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business News Publishing Co.
Irvine, CA--Toshiba Corp. signed a multibillion dollar strategic alliance and master purchase
agreement with Dell (Nasdaq:DELL). The agreement supports development and supply of
various components, including memory, LCDs, and storage products to Dell on a global basis,
which has the potential to be worth $5 billion, over the next three years. Toshiba and Dell intend
to add other products under the agreement, such as batteries and color display tubes. The
agreement inns for an initial term of three years, renewable in one-year increments.
In other news, Toshiba and Tessera Inc. signed a technology licensing agreement that will enable
Tessera to act as the exclusive licenser of Toshiba's wire-bonded version of Tessera's microBGA
chip-scale package. Based on Tessera's core patents, the wire-bonded microBGA package is
currently used by Toshiba in its main memory products, which ship not only in PCs, but also in
the new Sony PlayStation2 game console.
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Japan Computer Industry Scan, Sept 18, 2000 pNA
Toshiba, Dell in multi-billion dollar tech alliance. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief
Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Kyodo News International, Inc.
NEW YORK, Sept. 11 Kyodo
Japan's Toshiba Corp. has signed a multi-billion dollar, three-year strategic alliance and master
purchase agreement of computer components with Dell Computer Corp., Toshiba's U.S. unit said
Monday.
Under the deal, potentially worth $5 billion, Toshiba will support development and supply of
various computer components, including memory, liquid crystal displays and storage products on
a global basis to Dell, Toshiba America Electronics Components Inc. said.
As the relationship develops, Toshiba and Dell expect to add other products, such as batteries
and color display tubes to the initial three-year deal, renewable in 12-month increments, Toshiba
America said.
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Network World, July 3, 2000 pNA
Toshiba U.S., AT&T team up on staff PC deal. (Company Business and Marketing) Sarah
Deveaux.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Network World, Inc.
In an effort to reach to new customers, Toshiba America Information Systems, Computer
Systems Group and AT&T WorldNet Service have teamed up to create a new employee PC
purchase program open to companies with 1,000 or more workers. </p>
TAIS will be responsible for the hardware and AT&T will offer bundled Internet access,
according to the companies. The program will cost participating companies about 85 cents daily
per employee who buys a computer and includes 3 years of prepaid Internet access. </p>
While similar to computer purchase programs started last year by Dell and Ford, this particular
program is aimed at smaller companies. The program allows several financing options with
computers costing about $900 per machine. </p>
"This a customized program set to meet the needs of different employees," said Marie Meoli, a
Toshiba spokeswoman. The program also lets employees buy notebook computers rather than
desktop models and includes software, too. </p>
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123 Unisys
M2 Presswire, Dec 8, 2000 pNA
Dell, Unisys plan to expand strategic global alliance; Agreements would cover expanded
services, OEM arrangements.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-8 December 2000-UNISYS: Dell, Unisys plan to expand strategic global
alliance; Agreements would cover expanded services, OEM arrangements (C)1994-2000 M2
COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:07122000
BLUE BELL, PA., and ROUND ROCK, TEXAS -- Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) and Dell
Computer Corporation (NASDAQ: DELL) today said they intend to expand their existing
services agreement into a broader, global alliance involving servers, PC products and services.
In the main elements of the agreement, Unisys will sell Dell's mid-range PowerEdge servers
branded as Unisys systems and become a Preferred Services Provider for technology and support
services to Dell's customers worldwide.
Dell will supply desktop, notebook and entry-level server products to Unisys service engagement
customers worldwide and, as announced earlier this week, sell Unisys Cellular MultiProcessing
(CMP) enterprise-class servers to Dell customers worldwide (see related story
[www.unisys.com/news/releases/2000/dec/12057027.asp].
The two companies have signed a letter of intent covering this series of actions. Dell and Unisys
expect to sign definitive agreements on each element of the strategic partnership early in 2001.
"We are very happy to be able to grow our successful alliance with Dell into a strategic global
partnership covering both technology and services," said Unisys Chairman and CEO Lawrence
A. Weinbach. "We have had a very good relationship providing service and support for Dell
products. In expanding our services relationship, we open the way for Dell customers to benefit
from a broader range of Unisys support and managed network services.
"With these agreements, we will gain a strategic new channel for Unisys CMP-based enterprise
server products. The market already has embraced this groundbreaking technology, and this
agreement would help us to extend our reach further. At the same time, we would add Dell's line
of mid-range servers to our Unisys-branded product line, giving our customers a terrific set of
options to address their server needs."
Dell Vice-Chairman Kevin Rollins said, "This expanded relationship will benefit our customers
and both our companies by leveraging our complementary strengths. We believe Dell
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PowerEdge servers will provide a terrific new set of options for Unisys enterprise and
government clients.
"For Dell, the CMP-based products will instantly give us the state-of-the-art server at the top of
the market. And this alliance widens our entree to Unisys global service and deployment
expertise, giving us a great deal more leverage in the marketplace. This is a great formula for a
valuable partnership."
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EDP Weekly's IT Monitor, Feb 21, 2000 v41 i7 p1
COMPAQ & UNISYS PARTNER TO DELIVER 32-PROCESSOR SERVER
PLATFORMS FOR WINDOWS 2000 DATACENTER SERVER. (Company Business and
Marketing)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Millin Publishing, Inc.
Driving industry-standard architecture into the highest levels of the data center, Compaq
Computer Corp. and Unisys Corp. announced the signing of a letter of intent under which
Compaq will deliver Unisys Cellular MultiProcessing (CMP) based 32-processor platforms
under the Compaq ProLiant brand.
The final agreement with Compaq is expected to be completed within 60 days, and should have a
potential value to Unisys of approximately $400 million over a two-year period.
The relationship will join the powerful and scalable Unisys CMP processor architecture with
Compaq's industry-standard server expertise to meet ultra-demanding single server e-business
and data center requirements. The agreement is a component of Compaq's ProLiant eGeneration
strategy to provide customers with breakthrough enterprise economics on industry standardsbased solutions, as well as provide new and higher levels of service and support.
The Compaq ProLiant servers resulting from the relationship with Unisys will provide a new
level of reliability, availability and scalability for industry standards-based platforms according
to Mary McDowell, VP and General Manager of Compaq's Industry Standard Server Division.
George Gazerwitz, president, Unisys Systems and Technology, said: "Working together, both
Unisys and Compaq will use the Windows 2000 Datacenter Server operating system on the
innovative Unisys CMP architecture to provide the most powerful performance available in a
single industry standards-based server. CMP's excellent performance will give customers the
ability to deploy industry-standard solutions supporting mission-critical business environments."
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Business Wire, Jan 10, 2000 p1101
ALLTEL Forms Alliance with Unisys for Payment Systems Technology.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers
BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2000
Unisys Corporation today announced that it will work with ALLTEL Information Services to
provide Unisys e-@ction Payment Solutions technologies to the financial-services industry.
ALLTEL will sell their powerful retail delivery software in conjunction with Unisys payment
systems hardware, providing the financial industry with an integrated solution.
The payment systems hardware component of Unisys e-@ction Payment Solutions includes
retail banking peripherals such as receipt/slip/validation printers, multifunctional
document/passbook printers, flat-panel displays, personal computers, pin pads and ergonomic
keystations.
"With our strong presence in financial services, Unisys has long been aware of the worldwide
demand for ALLTEL solutions," said Rick Carbone, who heads Business Partner Sales, Unisys
Systems and Technology. "We are pleased that ALLTEL will now be partnering with us to
deliver solutions that combine the strengths of both companies and expand opportunities for
sales of Unisys proven payment systems."
ALLTEL's retail delivery solutions provide platform and teller personnel the tools needed to
maximize the effectiveness of face-to-face customer sales and service. The Unisys payment
systems hardware is qualified on the ALLTEL retail delivery system and Unisys is uniquely
situated with its global customer support operation to fully deploy and implement large retail
banking applications.
"We are pleased to partner with Unisys to offer customers new technology to help them remain
competitive in this ever-changing market place," said John Amatangelo, ALLTEL Senior Vice
President and managing director of the Americas. "ALLTEL delivers a reliable set of products
and service for the successful implementation of electronic business solutions."
About ALLTEL
ALLTEL Information Services, with customers in 55 countries and territories, provides
information processing management, outsourcing services, application software and consulting
services to the financial, mortgage and telecommunications industries.
ALLTEL is a customer-focused information technology company that provides wireline and
wireless communications and information services (ALLTEL, NYSE: AT). Information about
ALLTEL and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.alltel.com.
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124 VeriSign
PR Newswire, Oct 5, 2000 pNA
Motorola and VeriSign Expand Global Alliance to Deliver End-to-End Security Solutions
for the Wireless Market.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Preferred Strategic Agreement Enables Secure Mobile Commerce Transactions
For Millions of Subscribers Worldwide
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of Internet trust services, and Motorola,
Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a global leader in integrated communications solutions, today announced the
expansion of their strategic relationship -- showcasing VeriSign's leading trust services and
Motorola's innovative wireless devices and technologies to millions of consumers worldwide.
This expanded agreement will enable consumers to conduct secure mobile transactions on
Motorola's broad range of mobile products by leveraging VeriSign's trust services, including
end-to-end authentication, digital signatures and a process for non-repudiation. As part of this
expanded agreement, which builds on the companies' joint wireless initiatives announced earlier
this year, VeriSign will be a key provider of wireless digital certificates and certificate root keys
for Motorola web-enabled wireless devices and gateways. Additionally, VeriSign and Motorola
look to leverage each other's leadership position in trust services and wireless Internet
technology through preferred co-marketing and promotions.
"The development of wireless applications spans such services as e-brokerage, e-banking, ehealthcare, and other B2B applications. For the promise of m-commerce to become a reality, a
scalable, 24*7 trust infrastructure must be in place," said Janiece Webb, senior vice president and
general manager of Motorola's Personal Networks Group. "Through the expansion of our
relationship with VeriSign, we are able to provide our customers with a cost-effective wireless
trust infrastructure that taps into Motorola's extensive channel and systems integration
capabilities."
Under the terms of the expanded agreement between the two companies, Motorola and VeriSign
will jointly develop and promote a broad range of wireless e-commerce technologies and
services for carriers, e-commerce service providers (such as financial institutions, media
companies, ASPs -- Application Service Providers, and Business-to-Business and Business-toCustomer exchanges) and consumers. Highlights of the expanded agreement include:
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PR Newswire, Jan 17, 2000 p2659
VeriSign and BellSouth Wireless Data to Join Forces to Accelerate Deployment of Secure
Wireless e-Commerce.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Industry Leaders to Deliver Trust Services Platform for e-Banking,
e-Brokerage, Secure Messaging and Other High-Value Wireless e-Commerce
Applications
SAN JOSE, Calif., RSA Conference 2000, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- BellSouth Wireless Data and
VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN) today announced their intent to join forces to develop a complete
wireless public key infrastructure (PKI) solution for secure wireless e-commerce transactions
over the BellSouth Intelligent Wireless Network(SM).
Under the proposed initiative, BellSouth Wireless Data's objective is to use VeriSign's wireless
trust services to:
-- Deliver the infrastructure necessary to authenticate businesses and
end users across the BellSouth Intelligent Wireless Network
-- Ensure privacy of communications between service providers and
mobile devices such as the RIM Interactive(TM) Pager 950
-- Provide validation of user identity and privileges for given
transactions such as stock trading, bank account transactions, and
one-click bidding or purchasing
Additionally, BellSouth Wireless Data and VeriSign intend to create a wireless PKI "toolkit" and
application programming interface (API) to support application developers and independent
software vendors in developing and deploying a broad range of secure, trusted and innovative
solutions over the BellSouth Intelligent Wireless Network.
"This will be the year that wireless e-commerce applications explode on the scene," said William
F. Lenahan, president and CEO, BellSouth Wireless Data. "In order to realize the promise of
wireless e-commerce, the applications must be secure and have the end user's confidence that the
transaction will not be compromised. In working with VeriSign, it is our intent to achieve this
trust by building the security infrastructure to enable our customers and partners to deploy a
broad range of e-banking, e-brokerage and other secure applications without the cost and
complexity of establishing their own wireless PKI."
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By leveraging VeriSign's open and scalable trust services for the wireless Internet, BellSouth
Wireless Data intends to deliver a range of highly-interoperable e-commerce and secure
messaging services to banks, brokerages, insurance providers, health care companies, auction
services and e-retailers. Using these services, a brokerage company, for example, could deliver
electronic, near real-time stock trading services directly to a customer's mobile device with endto-end digital certificate authentication, privacy and encryption, and the ability to ensure a
paperless and non-repudiable transaction through the use of legally valid digital signatures.
This initiative will positively impact independent software vendors (ISVs) and enterprises. For
ISVs, the solution will create a platform to develop and deploy a broad range of secure, trusted
and innovative solutions for the wireless market. For enterprises using VeriSign's certificate
services on the wired Web, this proposed initiative will provide these companies with an easy
way to extend that level of security into a wireless environment.
"As a leading e-commerce service provider, BellSouth Wireless Data is demonstrating its
continued ability to deliver value-added solutions to customers," said Stratton Sclavos, president
and CEO of VeriSign. "By providing a bridge between new Internet capable wireless devices and
organizations' existing Web assets, BellSouth Wireless Data is helping enterprises extend their
existing Internet investments while delivering a new range of services in a near real-time
manner."
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125 Veritas Software
M2 Presswire, Nov 2, 2000 pNA
Sun Microsystems and VERITAS Software create new eLearning alliance; New alliance
offering covers full range of VERITAS Solutions via the Sun Web Learning Center.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-2 November 2000-Sun Microsystems: Sun Microsystems and VERITAS
Software create new eLearning alliance; New alliance offering covers full range of VERITAS
Solutions via the Sun Web Learning Center (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:01112000
PALO ALTO and MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) and
VERITAS Software Corporation, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRTS), The Data Availability Company, today
announced an alliance to provide an integrated eLearning program to help datacenters improve
their storage management. This new alliance is the latest in a series of initiatives designed to
provide Sun and VERITAS Software customers with well integrated, high quality products and
services. Through the innovative Sun[tm] Web Learning Center, IT professionals will be able to
take courses on VERITAS Software virtually 24/7/365 anywhere on any platform through a Web
browser.
The Sun and VERITAS Software online learning solution will cover the full range of awardwinning VERITAS Software products, including VERITAS Volume Manager[tm], VERITAS
File System[tm], and VERITAS NetBackup[tm]. Combined with training on Sun StorEdge[tm]
disk arrays, tape libraries, and software, the new VERITAS Software courses will help IT
professionals deliver optimal performance across the spectrum of network storage practice,
which includes data/disk array management, backup and recovery management, network storage
system performance management, and network storage design/architecture.
"The addition of VERITAS Software's eLearning courseware to the Sun Web Learning Center
significantly expands Sun's already rich and varied offerings," said Bill Richardson, vice
president and general manager of Sun Educational Services. "Now, in addition to courses on
Java[tm] technologies, the Solaris[tm] Operating Environment, StarOffice[tm] software, and
other subjects, Sun and VERITAS Software are teaming to deliver a more complete solution that
helps businesses manage their datacenter operations more effectively." "The new Sun/VERITAS
Software training solution is an operational and cost-efficient approach to increasing data
availability across the enterprise. This easily scalable solution helps our customers deliver the
right level of training to each area of VERITAS Software product expertise in a customer's
organization," said Anthony DeCicco, vice president of professional services, VERITAS
Software.
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Business Wire, August 7, 2000 p0143
Unisys and VERITAS-R- Software Partner to Deliver Complete Backup and Recovery
Solutions.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors & High Tech Writers
BLUE BELL, Pa. & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2000
Creating LAN Free Backup Solutions, the Two Companies Combine
Technologies to Address Customers' Requirements in a SAN Environment
Unisys Corporation and VERITAS Software Corporation (Nasdaq:VRTS) today announced a
technology and marketing partnership to provide tuned application-centric SAN backup solutions
to customers working in departmental, datacenter and enterprise environments. As part of the
agreement, Unisys will include VERITAS NetBackup(TM) in its LAN Free backup solutions,
addressing customers' requirements for backup and restore, business replication and/or resource
sharing. The SAN backup solutions are available on the Unisys e-@ction Enterprise Servers.
Unisys will also resell VERITAS Backup Exec(TM) for Windows NT and VERITAS
NetBackup for Windows NT.
"Unisys has selected VERITAS Software to provide the software component of its LAN Free
SAN solution to deliver the optimum solution based on our customers' requirements," said
Jeffrey Bell, vice president and general manager, Unisys Storage Program Office. "By having
this ability to select the components from a wide array of best-of-breed partner technologies,
Unisys is able to deliver complete, leading-edge SAN solutions that address the needs in today's
environments."
"VERITAS NetBackup's integrated SAN capabilities and support position it as an attractive
software component for complete SAN solutions," said Steve Colman, vice president of
worldwide OEM operations, VERITAS Software. "This partnership between Unisys and
VERITAS Software to deliver LAN Free backup SAN solutions on Unisys' line of servers
reinforces our position of providing the best technologies available to our customers at all levels
working within the NT and SAN markets."
Mainframe-class Performance with the Economics of Industry-standard Computing
The Unisys e-@action Enterprise Server ES7000 combines the cost advantages of Microsoft and
Intel technology with the scalability, performance and resilience once available only on large
UNIX-based servers and proprietary mainframes. Designed for the power of future Intel IA-64
Itanium processors, the ES7000 is based on Unisys revolutionary Cellular MultiProcessing
(CMP) architecture. The ES7000 accommodates up to 32 Intel Pentium III Xeon processors,
which can be field-upgraded to IA-64 Itanium processors when that technology becomes
available or combined with Itanium processors in the same server. The ES7000 provides an array
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of computing capabilities required for enterprise-class e-business computing and well known to
users of large-scale computers, but unprecedented in computing environments based on
Microsoft and Intel technology.
The partitioning capability of the ES7000 enables administrators to create "servers within a
server," executing multiple functions in heterogeneous operating environments within the same
system. It features the flexibility to redefine and reallocate server resources -- memory,
processors and input/output (I/O) channels -- to meet changing requirements, without
interruptions to processing. These advantages enable the ES7000 to match the performance of
UNIX systems in enterprise-class e-business and other critical applications at a fraction of the
price.
About VERITAS NetBackup
VERITAS NetBackup is the industry's leading enterprise data protection solution providing
centralized control from a single management interface. The multi-tier architecture of VERITAS
NetBackup provides customers with a fast, reliable, data-center strength backup and recovery
solution that can protect environments that span terabytes to petabytes in size. Key features in
VERITAS NetBackup include integrated Storage Area Network (SAN) support, dynamic tape
drive sharing, snapshot backup, server free backup, disaster recovery support and intuitive Java
and Windows NT administrative interfaces. In addition to protecting data in a mixed UNIX,
Windows NT and Novell NetWare environment, VERITAS NetBackup provides advanced,
"database aware" solutions for all leading databases, such as Oracle, DB2, Informix, Sybase and
Microsoft SQL Server.
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Business Wire, August 1, 2000 p0083
EMC's Data General Division and VERITAS Software Announce Expanded Alliance in
Clustering Deal.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2000
Data General, a Division of EMC Corp., to Distribute Both
VERITAS ClusterX for MSCS and VERITAS ClusterX for NLB Worldwide
Data General, a Division of EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), and VERITAS(R) Software
Corporation (Nasdaq:VRTS), the data availability company, today announced an expansion to
their alliance in which Data General will bundle a full-feature version of VERITAS ClusterX(R)
for Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) with its Cluster-in-a-Box(R). Previously bundling a limited
version of VERITAS ClusterX for MSCS, Data General will now provide a fully functional
version, allowing customers to benefit from its comprehensive cluster-management functionality
for managing multiple clusters and clustered applications from a single console. As part of this
expanded relationship between the two companies, Data General will also resell VERITAS
ClusterX for NLB, offering customers a complete Windows 2000/Windows NT solution for their
clustered Internet infrastructure.
"VERITAS ClusterX is the ideal solution for providing high availability for MS Exchange, SQL
Server, IIS and other applications in rapidly growing clustered Windows environments," said
Steve Colman, vice president of worldwide OEM operations, VERITAS Software. "Data
General customers will now have access to an integrated hardware/software solution that's
ideally suited for those environments, simplifying the purchase and configuration of high
availability clustering."
"This alliance between our two companies provides greater consolidation solutions for customers
currently using Data General Cluster-in-a-Box," said Andrei Shishov, vice president of product
planning and management for Data General, a Division of EMC. "VERITAS ClusterX provides
the key features demanded by our customers for reducing cluster cost-of-ownership, while
increasing the efficiency of systems management."
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Business Wire, July 27, 2000 p0553
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Selects VERITAS Software as Data Availability Partner in Sun's
iForce Startup Community.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors/Computer Technology Writers
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 2000
VERITAS Software to Provide Data Availability Technology to Address
Startup Community Requirements
VERITAS Software(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:VRTS), the data availability company, today
announced its participation in the Sun iForce(TM) Startup Community, an industry-first online
marketplace designed to address customer requirements, including leveraged relationships,
expertise and fast solution implementation. Sun selected VERITAS Software as a recommended
vendor of data availability solutions, which are essential elements in reducing system downtime
in e-business startup environments. VERITAS Software solutions, such as VERITAS Database
Edition(TM) for Oracle(R), provide customers with the consistent performance, scalability and
availability of business-critical data they require.
"VERITAS Software has long recognized that for any company to succeed in today's competitive
marketplace, it must have continuous access to its most-critical asset ... DATA," said Joe Julian,
vice president, the Americas, VERITAS Software. "Partnering with Sun as a key data
availability solution provider, VERITAS Software has an opportunity to provide our essential
solutions, at an attractive price, to e-business startups for whom data availability is critical."
Tied to membership in the Sun iForce Startup Community is VERITAS Software's participation
in the Sun Developer Connection(SM) program's Sun Startup Essentials(TM) offering, which
seeds pre-qualified startups with discounted products, programs and services. VERITAS
Software is providing two versions (targeting desktop/workgroup servers or enterprise servers)
of a VERITAS Database Edition for Oracle suite, which includes one product license, premiere
24x7 direct-assist support, and a media and documentation kit, at a discounted price. Customers
who have support contracts with VERITAS, Oracle and Sun may also leverage the recently
announced VOS initiative (please see separate announcement dated May 22, 2000).(a)
About VERITAS Database Edition for Oracle
VERITAS Database Edition for Oracle is a comprehensive solution, providing a solid foundation
for Oracle databases. It is designed to deliver maximum performance, easy manageability, and
continuous availability of essential Oracle data. With Quick I/O database accelerator technology,
VERITAS Database Edition for Oracle delivers the best of both worlds -- the performance and
data integrity of raw devices with the manageability of file systems. Additionally, Storage
Checkpoint and Rollback features provide point-in-time recovery from disk-based images,
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Software Industry Report, June 5, 2000 v32 i11 p3
VERITAS Software, Oracle & Sun Microsystems Form Strategic Alliance. (Company
Business and Marketing)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Millin Publishing, Inc.
Industry leaders, VERITAS Software Corp. (Nasdaq: VRTS), Oracle, (Nasdaq: ORCL), and Sun
Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), announced a three-way strategic alliance to provide a set
of well-integrated, high-quality services. The companies are working together to jointly develop
validated configurations to help their customers rapidly build more robust e-business
infrastructures. This VERITAS, Oracle and Sun (VOS) initiative focuses dedicated resources in
three areas: problem resolution and escalation via a Joint Escalation Center (JEC) joint
development and testing, professional services and education. As a result, this initiative allows
customers to more rapidly deploy infrastructures with higher confidence.
"Buyers of high performance business solutions require two dimensions of integration. Not only
do the vendors need to merge technology components, but they also must procedurally
collaborate on behalf of customers across the life cycle of the solution, including testing,
packaging, deployment, support and root cause analysis," says Tony Adams, Senior Analyst,
Dataquest IT Services Group. "The co-location of senior technical personnel and supporting
infrastructure within a single facility is an advanced strategy enabling customers and vendors
alike to confidently reap the full benefit of multi-vendor IT solutions."
A VERITAS, Oracle and Sun Joint Escalation Center (JEC) has been established to provide a
single-source of expertise coordinated support and problem resolution, previously unavailable in
the industry. Located in a single facility, the JEC is staffed by senior support engineers from
VERITAS, Oracle and Sun who report through a common organizational structure to a customersupport executive committee representing the three companies. The JEC is chartered with
providing faster, more cohesive problem resolution for the companies' mutual customers who
have purchased the appropriate level of support from each company. As a result, customers may
receive accelerated resolution for interoperability issues escalated by any one of the three
participant companies.
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126 Verizon Communications
127 Viacom
128 Vivendi Universal
129 Vodafone
Newsbytes, Nov 4, 2000 pNSBT13587417
Vodafone, Telstra Form Alliance In New Zealand.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd.
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, 2000 OCT 31 (NB) -- By Adam Creed, Newsbytes. Cellular
network giant Vodafone and Australia's largest telephone company Telstra have created a new
alliance aimed at challenging incumbent New Zealand telephone company, Telecom New
Zealand in its home market.
Vodafone Australasia, which is New Zealand's second-largest mobile network operator, will
team up with Telstra-Saturn, the New Zealand joint venture between Telstra and Wellingtonbased telecom company Saturn Communications.
The alliance is clearly aimed at taking on Telecom New Zealand, which operates the New
Zealand local fixed phone network, and is also the largest mobile phone network and Internet
service provider.
The pact is based on cross-network services - the two companies will develop consumer and
business services that range across Vodafone's mobile network and Telstra-Saturn's growing
fixed networks.
Both companies will use each other's networks to build bundled products and extend them to
mobile Internet services, as well as offering consumers a single fixed and mobile phone number.
Telstra Saturn is the entity formed when Telstra merged its New Zealand operations with Saturn
Communications, a subsidiary of Austar United Communications, earlier this year.
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Telstra Saturn launched New Zealand's first flat-rate broadband Internet access service in June,
through a partnership with Dutch company chello Broadband NV. The service is offered in
combination with cable TV and local phone service.
The new cable modem service is competing with Telecom New Zealand's already-established
JetStream asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) broadband service.
Telstra Saturn is currently available in Wellington, and will extend to Auckland and Christchurch
this year. The roll out of a national broadband network is planned, bypassing the infrastructure of
incumbent carrier Telecom New Zealand.
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Alestron, Oct 20, 2000 p1008294u5391
Vodafone Forms Alliance with China Mobile.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Alestron, Inc. News Provided by Comtex.
CHINA, October 20, AsiaPort
Vodafone Group Plc, Britain's largest mobile operator, said it would invest US$ 2.5 billion in
China Mobile (Hong Kong) in a strategic alliance with China's biggest wireless career. This deal
sets out terms for cooperation between the two parties in mobile services, technology, operations
and management. CMHK will use the investment to finance the purchase of mobile assets
around China.
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TechWeb, Sept 7, 2000 pNA
Microsoft And Vodafone Join Wireless Forces. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief
Article) Elisabeth Goodridge.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 CMP Media, Inc.
In a move to expand from desktop operating systems to the wireless world, Microsoft (stock:
MSFT) is teaming up with telecommunications service provider Vodafone UK (stock: VOD) to
develop mobile intranet services for commercial users, including bringing Microsoft Outlook to
wireless devices. "From Microsoft's perspective, there is no default wireless operating system. A
lot of players are vying to be the 'Windows' for wireless, and it's a potentially huge market for
Microsoft," said TeleChoice analyst Eric Rasmussen. The project, to launch next spring in
Europe, will use cell phones equipped with Microsoft's mobile software platform, Mobile
Explorer, to access e-mail and retrieve Web content and other information remotely from a
Microsoft Exchange server. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
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The Financial Times, June 3, 2000 p19
Vodafone, BT near Airtel deal. (Companies And Finance) David White.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd.
Vodafone AirTouch is expected to seal an agreement next week to take majority control of
Airtel, the number two Spanish mobile telephone company, through a settlement with British
Telecommunications, according to people close to Airtel.
They said the compromise plan was expected to involve BT initially staying in Airtel with an
increased stake of about 35 per cent, while Vodafone built up its holding to about 55 per cent.
The agreement could include a commitment to float Airtel on the stock market.
Vodafone, which holds 21.7 per cent next to BT's 17.8 per cent, is understood to have given an
undertaking to use Airtel to drive into Latin America once it has gained control.
BT and Vodafone declined to comment yesterday. The two British groups have been locked in
argument since last year over the future ownership structure.
Banco Santander Central Hispano, which holds the largest stake of 30.5 per cent, has been
waiting for a settlement before going ahead with plans to sell its holding to Vodafone in
exchange for a stake in the UK-based mobile group. The two UK companies clashed at a board
meeting in January after BT moved to outbid Vodafone's Euros 7.2bn (Pounds 4.5bn) offer for
the Spanish bank's holding.
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Communications Today, May 24, 2000 v6 i99 pNA
Ericsson Launches Major 3G Salvo With Vodafone Contract. (Company Business and
Marketing)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PBI Media, LLC
Any doubts that the third-generation infrastructure battle is under way should vanish after the top
two U.K. GSM providers were bagged by different suppliers on consecutive days.
Ericsson [ERICY] will provide wideband-CDMA 3G technology for the top U.K. operator,
Vodafone AirTouch [VOD] network. Nortel Networks [NT] signed on to supply cdma2000 3G
technology for British Telecom's [BTY] BT Cellnet operation, the No. 2 provider.
Ericsson already leads Europe's GSM infrastructure market and strengthens its position with the
Vodafone deal, said Jake Saunders, chief analyst in telecom market consultancy the Strategis
Group's London office.
The Swedish telecom technology giant will provide wideband-CDMA 3G infrastructure for
Vodafone's U.K. system. Naturally, that deal could open the door for Ericsson to become the 3G
player across Vodafone's European operations.
"Ericsson has had a long history of being the predominant infrastructure supplier for GSM,"
Saunders told Wireless Today. "Vodafone's contract is particularly good for Ericsson. They've
got a green light from the headquarters."
The European 3G-contract race could develop as a neck-and-neck contest not only between
Ericsson and Nortel, but with Motorola [MOT] and Nokia [NOK] in the mix, Saunders said.
With the development of 3G-infrastructure technologies ongoing, carrierscould surprise some
observers with their supplier contracts.
In addition, 3G licenses have been awarded only in Finland, Spain and the United Kingdom other major European markets will auction or distribute licenses for universal mobile telecom
system networks later this year.
"It may well be that we're going to see some unexpected changes in the marketplace," Saunders
said. "It's a bit open at this stage."
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PR Newswire, April 7, 2000 p6612
Vodafone AirTouch, Nortel Networks Plan Wireless Internet Trial in Dallas.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
All-IP Network Expected to Lower Operator Costs, Enable New Services for
Consumers
DALLAS, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/
- Vodafone AirTouch (NYSE/LSE: VOD) and Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSE: NT) will conduct a
Wireless Internet trial in Dallas beginning in March to demonstrate a packet-based, IP (Internet
Protocol) architecture designed to offer service providers an order of magnitude improvement in
the cost to deliver high-quality wireless voice and data services for consumers.
The trial is expected to show that the cost of wireless service can be significantly reduced by
transforming today's circuit-switched networks to Unified Networks solutions using packet
technology, industry-standard servers and third generation (3G) radio technology.
Part of an on-going, cooperative effort to understand the drivers, economics and technical
realities of an all-IP wireless network, the trial is also expected to showcase an open architectural
foundation for a new generation of high-value, revenue generating Wireless Internet services.
`We anticipate that more efficient wireless networks based on IP and packet technology will
allow us to bring greater value and service differentiation to our customers while reducing our
operating costs,` said Bill Keever, executive vice-president, network and systems operations,
AirTouch Cellular. `Our Wireless Internet trial with Nortel Networks will help us to develop a
better understanding of the dramatic changes ahead for wireless networks, and the architectures
required to address them.`
`We've driven down the cost of long distance and, with this architecture, we expect to do the
same for wireless while providing the foundation for a new generation of services,` said Hermon
Pon, chief technology officer, wireless solutions, Nortel Networks.
`Working with leading-edge customers like Vodafone AirTouch, we're driving the evolution of a
profitable new Internet - a high-performance, highly-reliable engine for economic growth,` Pon
said. `Together, we have the networking, radio, IP and real world customer experience to help
make the Wireless Internet a successful commercial reality.`
The trial will incorporate Nortel Networks' CDMA Metro Cell radio base stations - using
cdmaOne digital radio technology - with a backbone network featuring Nortel Networks'
Passport packet switching equipment. The base stations will be upgraded to include cdma2000
1XRTT 3G radio technology later in the year.
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Vodafone AirTouch and Nortel Networks are also working together on a 3G wireless trial in the
UK. Announced in December, this trial includes IP networking and W-CDMA 3G wireless radio
technology.
Vodafone AirTouch Plc, based in the United Kingdom, is the world's largest wireless
communications firm. It has mobile operations in 24 countries on five continents, with more than
35.5 million proportionate cellular customers. For more information, visit the company's web site
at www.vodafone-airtouch-plc.com.
Nortel Networks is a global leader in telephony, data, eBusiness, and wireless solutions for the
Internet. The Company had 1999 U.S. GAAP revenues of US$21.3 billion and serves carrier,
service provider and enterprise customers globally. Today, Nortel Networks is creating a highperformance Internet that is more reliable and faster than ever before. It is redefining the
economics and quality of networking and the Internet through Unified Networks that promise a
new era of collaboration, communications and commerce. Visit us at www.nortelnetworks.com.
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European Report, Feb 26, 2000 pNA
NOKIA HAS VODAFONE NEW ZEALAND DEAL.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Europe Information Service
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said it had agreed with Vodafone New Zealand for a
trial of its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and Wireless Application Protocol systems.
"With Nokia's GPRS solution, Vodafone will be able to provide true mobile Internet access to its
subscribers - offering packet switched data via the GSM network", it said in a statement. No
value for the deal was given. Wireless Application Protocol allows for modified Internet content
to be viewed on mobile handsets and other devices. GPRS enhances data transfer speeds and is a
stepping stone from current second-generation phones to third generation handsets, which will
support video and multimedia applications.
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The Financial Times, Feb 2, 2000 p24
UK: Vodafone in palm-tops mobile deal with Casio NEWS DIGEST:. (Companies And
Finance) PETER O'DONNELL.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd.
Vodafone AirTouch and Casio Computer have announced a global agreement for the joint
development of mobile multimedia palm-top computers. They aim to provide a lightweight
handheld device offering internet access with audio and video capability. Vodafone said the
device would provide access to the company's global internet portal and a range of multimedia
content provided by its partners. It said: "Our aim is to become the world's leading mobile
multimedia operator and our agreement with Casio marks another step towards achieving this
goal." The first version of the device, to be available later this year, will connect to a digital
mobile handset that acts as a high-speed modem using GPRS GSM technology. Peter O'Donnell
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Telecomworldwire, Feb 2, 2000 pNA
Vodafone AirTouch and Casio Computer partner to develop handheld computers.
(providing wireless Internet access)(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-2 February 2000-Vodafone AirTouch and Casio Computer partner to
develop handheld computers (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
http://www.m2.com
Vodafone AirTouch Plc and Casio Computer Co Ltd have signed a worldwide agreement to
work together to develop mobile multimedia palmtop computers that incorporate wireless
Internet content.
The Vodafone Casio handheld device, which will be the size of a personal digital assistant, will
allow Vodafone's customers to access both Vodafone's global Internet portal and multimedia
Internet content provided by Vodafone's partners. Incorporating personal organiser facilities, a
full colour touch screen, an in-built camera and stereo, audio and video capability, the mobile
device will also enable users to send and receive pictures or multimedia e-cards and to hear audio
clips and music releases.
The first version of the device is expected to be available by 4Q'2000 and will connect to a
digital mobile handset which acts as a high-speed data wireless modem using GPRS GSM
technology. Future versions will incorporate mobile GPRS handset technology in the device. No
price was disclosed.
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130 Walt Disney
Newsbytes, Dec 6, 2000 pNSBT14056592
Disney, Compaq Ink 3-Year $100 Million Deal.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Financial Times Information Ltd.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 2000 DEC 1 (NB) -- By Martin Stone, Newsbytes.
Under a three-year deal valued at $100 million, The Walt Disney Internet Group will buy
desktops, laptops and Proliant Internet server computers from Compaq Computer Corp.
[NYSE:CPQ], which in turn will buy advertising on all of Disney's sites, including Disney.com,
ABC.com and ESPN.com.
Compaq will also feature its alliance with Disney in its own "Inspiration Technology"
advertising campaign. The phrase "Powered by Compaq" has already begun appearing on some
Disney Web sites, according to a report by Associated Press, which added that beginning next
year, Compaq Presario desktops will ship with links to Disney loaded into the start menu and
other places. Similar links will appear on Compaq laptops and, later next year, on iPaq handheld
computers and other Compaq products.
The Walt Disney Co., owner of a majority interest in WDIG, inked a 10-year alliance with
Compaq in April, leading to Compaq's sponsorship of the new "Mission:SPACE" attraction at
the Epcot portion of Walt Disney World, Florida.
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MEDIAWEEK, May 29, 2000 v10 i22 p5
Time Warner, Disney Sign Retrans Deal. (Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 BPI Communications, Inc.
Time Warner and Walt Disney Co.'s ABC finally signed a retransmission agreement last week
after five months of heated negotiations that on May 1 resulted in the cable operator's yanking of
the network's signal in several markets. Time Warner has agreed to carry ABC's owned
televisions stations on its cable systems through 2006, as well as transfer the Disney Channel to
basic cable in 2003. The two parties also agreed to an eight-year carriage agreement for Disney's
SoapNet, while Time Warner committed to increase the distribution of ESPN2 to match that of
ESPN's. There is room in the contract for Disney/ABC to develop two additional cable channels
that would receive TW clearance.
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Business Wire, April 20, 2000 p1394
The Walt Disney Company and Compaq Computer Corporation Announce Broad 10-Year
Corporate Alliance.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
Business Editors/Marketing & Advertising Writers
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 2000
Houston-based Computer Company to Sponsor
New "Mission: SPACE" attraction at Walt Disney World Resort
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) and Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ)
today announced a broad 10-year corporate alliance highlighted by Compaq's sponsorship of the
new Mission: SPACE attraction at Epcot, located at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena
Vista, Fla. The pact will enable Disney's theme park guests to enjoy entertainment and discovery
experiences based on entirely new combinations of imagination and technological innovation.
Compaq is a major provider of servers, PCs and services to The Walt Disney Company and its
Internet initiatives. Both companies hope to expand this relationship through the new alliance.
Compaq is the world's second-largest computer company and provides the technological
infrastructure for many Disney theme park attractions. Compaq will provide its knowledge of
computer systems and technology, along with funding, for Mission: SPACE. This "thrill ride of
the future" will use new proprietary ride systems to provide guests with a deep space adventure
that simulates challenges faced by real astronauts, as well as the experience of lifting off, leaving
Earth's atmosphere and soaring millions of miles through the solar system on a space ship.
"Disney and Compaq are both highly regarded and well-known global brands that strive to
achieve standards of excellence in their respective fields," said Disney Chairman and CEO
Michael D. Eisner. "This new alliance demonstrates how storytellers can use technology to
entertain audiences in new ways and how technology can enhance the way guests experience the
story."
"The ability to entertain millions of people on some of the world's largest stages -- theme parks -requires mission-critical technological innovation and support that Compaq provides on a daily
basis to all types of businesses and individuals," said Compaq CEO Michael Capellas. "Today's
announcement further confirms Compaq's commitment to contributing to the ever-expanding
entertainment world and the education of children -- both big and small."
"The combination of Disney's entertainment expertise and Compaq's unparalleled capability in
computer systems and technology will provide our guests with a highly compelling and true-tolife adventure at Mission: SPACE," said Disney Vice Chairman Sanford M. (Sandy) Litvack.
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Variety, April 17, 2000 v378 i9 p43
SONY, DISNEY PARTNER EURO PIC CHANNEL. (CineNova, a pay television channel
available in the Netherlands and in Belgium, is a joint venture between Walt Disney and
Sony)(Brief Article) ELIZABETH GUIDER.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Cahners Business Information
HOLLYWOOD Yet another U.S.-backed movie channel is coming to the European continent.
Hollywood majors Sony and Disney are partnering on CineNova, a pay channel for Holland and
Belgium, which will launch mid-May.
The round-the-clock, commercial-free service will spotlight films from Hollywood, Europe and
around the world, most prominently those from the two studios backing the project.
Pics will be uncut and without intervals, per John McMahon, exec VP of Sony's Columbia
TriStar Intl. TV unit, and his Disney counterpart, David Hulbert, prez, Walt Disney TV Intl.,
Europe.
The two execs took the wraps off the planned channels during last week's Mip TV trade show in
Cannes.
CineNova will initially be available through UPC, MediaKabel and Casema cable operators.
UPC, which is also American-backed, will be a minority shareholder in the channel.
Channel will launch with "Face/Off," toplining Nicolas Cage and John Travolta, and in the first
month will include such movies as "Armageddon," "Con Air" and "George of the Jungle."
"It's all about delivering a flexible, top-quality, commercial-free entertainment experience to
viewers," Hulbert said.
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PR Newswire, June 19, 2000 pNA
Western Digital's SageTree Subsidiary Enters Business Intelligence Market With NCR as
Strategic Equity Partner.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
Offers Packaged Analytic Applications and Services
For Supply Chain Intelligence
IRVINE, Calif., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -Western Digital Corporation (NYSE: WDC) today announced that its SageTree, Inc. subsidiary
has entered the business intelligence market and NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a recognized
world leader in data warehousing solutions, has invested $10 million in SageTree, creating a
strategic partnership.
SageTree is a software company, developed to provide packaged analytic applications for Supply
Chain Intelligence. The Company offers SageQuest(TM), a suite of Web-based, enterprise-wide
applications software and SageTree Professional Services. SageTree's objective is to enable
companies to make strategic business decisions that directly affect profitability.
Incorporated in September 1999, SageTree is the first to market a complete solution that applies
advanced analytic and data warehousing technologies directly to the extended supply chain -from suppliers' suppliers to customers' customers. SageTree is an outgrowth of a quality
information system (QIS) created by Western Digital in 1997 on NCR's Teradata database,
which earned Western Digital The Data Warehousing Institute's Best Practices Award in
Analytical Applications in September 1999.
"The SageTree team developed the Western Digital QIS platform as a single information
repository that captures product information from multiple sources at multiple points in the
lifecycle of a hard drive," stated Matt Massengill, president and CEO of Western Digital.
"SageTree is making this award-winning, comprehensive solution available to manufacturing
companies seeking higher efficiencies across supply chains and product lifecycles."
Mike DeBrosse, assistant vice president of industry marketing for NCR's Teradata Solutions
Group said, "NCR has invested in SageTree because we see it as a great addition to our data
warehouse offering for manufacturers. SageTree's software is proven on our Teradata database
and relies on the performance and scalability inherent to Teradata. NCR sees this partnership as a
way to bring unique applications to market, as well as expand the reach of Teradata, supporting
our goals for growth."
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To support strategic decision making, SageTree's services and software solution enables
companies to analyze to granular levels the data generated from every aspect their supply chains.
Capable of capturing data on every product produced, the solution: enables users to analyze
production-line performance; provides cost data on the extension of product warranties;
identifies suppliers' contributions to overall product quality; determines the relative reliability of
various supplied components and services; helps obtain optimum equipment utilization; and
identifies and locates suspect products, components and materials in the event of recall.
"Most manufacturers are under pressure to 'move up to the next level' by increasing yield,
reducing costs, and improving time to resolution on the shop floor," said Philip Russom, director,
data warehousing and business intelligence, Hurwitz Group. "Getting to the next level requires
software that analyzes highly detailed information representing the entire supply chain -- from
material procurement through every stage of a product's lifecycle and into the hands of the end
consumer. SageQuest analytic applications from SageTree were developed as a solution to this
problem at Western Digital, which successfully operates in one of the most competitive
manufacturing markets in the world. With the help of its partner NCR, SageTree now makes
these real-world solutions generally available to serve a real-world need."
IDC reports that manufacturing is the fastest growing of any sector in IT spending, with a
compounded annual growth rate of 14.2 percent through 2001. DataQuest reports that the market
for packaged analytic applications will grow from $602.3 million in 1998 to $3.2 billion in 2003.
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Telecomworldwire, May 30, 2000 pNA
Nortel Networks win USD200m contract from Western Wireless. (Company Business and
Marketing)(Brief Article)
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 M2 Communications Ltd.
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-30 May 2000-Nortel Networks win USD200m contract from
Western Wireless (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
Western Wireless Corp, a Washington-based provider of wireless communications services, has
awarded a USD200m network expansion deal to Nortel Networks.
Under the agreement Nortel will supply analogue and TDMA IS-136 digital wireless network
infrastructure equipment to expand Western Wireless' existing networks in Texas, Oklahoma,
Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, New Mexico, Missouri, Iowa and South Dakota and for a network
buildout in future markets.
Nortel will also provide its DSL and SDSL systems to enable Western Wireless to offer bundled
DSL voice and data services in CLEC markets and SDSL services in Montana.
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Publishers Weekly, May 8, 2000 v247 i19 p37
Xerox, Microsoft In Co-Venture. (ContentGuard Inc.)(Brief Article) Paul Hilts.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 Cahners Business Information
Latest entrant in copyright protection field, ContentGuard will offer a number of services
Xerox Corp. and Microsoft Corp. have announced the launch of ContentGuard Inc., a privately
held company to provide digital rights management systems for electronically distributed ebooks, music and video. ContentGuard, originally a division of Xerox based on its DRM product
of the same name, will become an independent company, headquartered in McLean, Va., with
research operations in Palo Alto and El Segundo, Calif.
The new company marks another step in Microsoft's efforts to strategically position its
technologies--particularly content security--as a new era of digital publishing and distribution
just begins to take form. The newly structured ContentGuard venture will offer its business
customers a suite of content security, management and e-commerce technologies along with the
DRM software available in Microsoft's MS Reader, an e-book display application, as well as in
future releases of Windows Media Player and Windows Media Rights Manager.
Ultimately CC products will enable publishers and retailers to manage and protect all manner of
digitized content from books to sheet music to academic course packs. It allows publishers to
digitally package, display and sell content in new ways, including full-text display, incremental
previews and time-restricted displays.
Xerox will be the majority shareholder in CC and Microsoft will be a minority shareholder.
Other investors will be named later. Michael Miron, who directed ContentGuard under Xerox,
has been named CEO of the new standalone Content Guard.
The board of directors includes Dick Brass, co-chairman, who will remain v-p of emerging
technologies at Microsoft; John Manferdelli, senior researcher for software security at Microsoft;
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Barry Romeril, vice-chairman and CFO of Xerox; and Ranjit Singh, president and COO of
ContentGuard, formerly senior v-p and general manager of Xerox Rights Management.
Steve Ballmer, president and CEO of Microsoft, said the new venture was another step in
Microsoft's strategy to provide "easy-to-use solutions for protecting the rights of authors and
publishers." Miron said the the new venture would draw on the resources of its parent firms and
enable CG to "better compete as an Internet company, raising capital and forming partnerships."
The company will offer a number of products and services, mostly developed at Xerox's Palo
Alto Research Center, that address the entire value chain in electronic publishing. Software
products such as CG Publisher, CG Marketplace and CG Rights Server operate together by
wrapping e-book content in a secure digital package that contains the e-book's licensing terms
and then works through Microsoft Site Server and Adobe Systems's PDF Merchant to distribute
the e-book through a commercial site.
Probably the most important service offered by ContentGuard is its electronic Publishing
Clearing Service, offered in conjunction with the digital rights clearing company Reciprocal.
With ePCS, publishers can provide ContentGuard and Reciprocal with a product in either digital
or print form. CG and Reciprocal then prepare the document, distribute it, and clear rights and
payments from that point on.
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