Stories by Rebecca Sykes

BusinessObjects Debuts Wireless WebIntelligence

Business Objects SA today announced WebIntelligence Wireless Edition, a version of its query, reporting and analysis software specially designed to work with wireless technologies, including WAP (Wireless Application Protocol).

PSINet to Acquire Metamor in $1.9B Deal

Internet service provider PSINet Inc. today said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire IT services provider Metamor Worldwide Inc. for approximately US$1.9 billion.

PSINet Buys Metamor for US$1.9 Billion

Internet service provider PSINet Inc. today said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire IT services provider Metamor Worldwide Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately US$1.9 billion.

IBM on road to molecular-level digital storage

IBM technology named after an insect has the potential to deliver ultra-high density storage capacity to storage devices the size of a fingertip, according to scientists at IBM's Zurich Research Laboratory.

Siemens Buys Entex

Siemens AG has bought Entex Information Services Inc., a U.S.-based provider of IT services, as part of its plan to strengthen its product-oriented services in the American market.

Lucent buys DeltaKabel, teams with Canadian telco

Lucent Technologies this week announced plans to buy Dutch cable modem maker DeltaKabel TeleCom CV and also said it will boost US-Canada telecommunications links through a deal with a division of Gateway Telecom Canada.

Lucent buys DeltaKabel, teams with Canadian Co.

Lucent Technologies yesterday announced plans to buy Dutch cable modem maker DeltaKabel TeleCom CV and also said it will boost US-Canada telecommunications links through a deal with a division of Gateway Telecom Canada.

UPDATE - IBM Strikes Biz-to-Biz Deal with i2, Ariba

IBM, i2 Technologies and Ariba today announced a broad alliance that will include integration of some of their business-to-business technology, joint marketing and sales, and an equity investment from IBM in both e-commerce companies.

IBM Strikes Biz-to-Biz Deal with i2, Ariba

IBM Corp., i2 Technologies Inc. and Ariba Inc. today announced a broad alliance that will include integration of some of their business-to-business technology, joint marketing and sales, and an equity investment from IBM in both e-commerce companies.

IDC: Growth in Number of SW Developers to Slow

The growth in the number of software developers will slow each year for the next couple of years, contributing to an already problematic worldwide IT skills shortage, according to market researcher International Data Corp. (IDC).

China Debuts Product Export Portal

The government of China has teamed with a Chinese holding company to launch a Web portal designed to boost foreign access to Chinese goods.

Study: Net Sales Take Bigger Bite Out of Taxes

Thanks to U.S. laws governing the taxation of purchases, in 1999 U.S. states lost US$525 million in taxes from retail sales over the Internet, according to a new study by market researcher Forrester Research Inc.

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