Stories by Ephraim Schwartz

HP to Offer Utility for Palm, Win CE Files

In the third quarter Hewlett-Packard Co. will deploy a version of JetSend technology that will allow for the exchange of data between the Pocket PC and the Palm PDAs (personal digital assistants).

Automakers Encourage Dealers; Combat Dot-coms

While carmakers were unveiling slick new models at the New York International Auto Show this week, behind the scenes, automakers were carefully crafting Internet strategies designed to head off disruption by dot-coms to the traditional manufacturer-distributor relationship.

Satellite Radio to Offer E-Commerce from Space

Although sheet metal and engine performance continue to be the mainstays of what Detroit does, the digital age is giving the 100-year-old auto industry a new way to sell to customers and to increase by an order of magnitude the number of contacts with them.

Volkswagen Crowds Auto B-to-B Marketplace

The thirst for controlling the supply chain continues at high speed as Volkswagen last week revealed plans to join the ranks of manufacturers creating an online exchange for auto parts.

Palm Partners with Auto Suppliers on Messaging

Silicon Valley is meeting the Motor City this week at the International Auto Show here, with automakers and high tech companies joining forces to offer business users uninterrupted access to information.

Auto Supplier Partners with Speech Technology Co.

The relationship between high-tech and brick-and-mortar got more intimate today when tier-one automotive supplier Visteon Corp. announced the formation of a new company in partnership with speech technology giant Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products Inc. (L&H).

GM Adds Hands-Free E-mail Services to Next Cars

General Motors Corp. last week revealed its next step in deploying "telematics" -- in-vehicle computer and Internet services -- across its many vehicle brands. The first version, the Cadillac Infotainment System, will be installed in Seville and Deville 2001 models on sale this fall.

General Motors Launches In-Vehicle E-mail Access

General Motors Corp. on Thursday revealed its next major step in deploying telematics, in-vehicle computer and Internet services, across its many vehicle brands. The first version, the Cadillac Infotainment System, will be installed in Seville and Deville 2001 models.

Brick-and-Mortars Take the E-Commerce Plunge

After three years of tracking the phenomenal growth of electronic business, brick-and-mortar companies are ready to make their Internet move. By now, the e-business drivers at these traditional companies have a good grasp of the problems they'll face when making the transition to a business model driven by Internet dynamics with business partners and customers.

Free ISPs Looking for Online Sales, Customers

WITH LESS THAN 50 percent of American homes connected to the Internet, a new e-commerce strategy is emerging among traditional brick-and-mortar companies to get millions of brand-loyal customers online.

Global Exchange Announced for Aerospace, Defense

One by one, competing companies in major industry segments are coming together to form buying coalitions that the participants claim will reduce supply chain costs, speed time to market, and cut waste.

Leading Speech Vendor Swallows Rival Dragon

Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products Inc. (L&H), one of three leading independent software vendors that sells a voice recognition application for PCs, announced on Tuesday it was acquiring one of its two long-time rivals -- Dragon Systems Inc., a privately held company based in Newton, Massachusetts.

E-cars Take to the Streets

Over the next 18 months, automakers including General Motors (GM) and Ford are working on technologies that will give drivers access to information on their corporate network and the Internet, opening up the potential for a host of new mobile applications

Confusion Reigns as Wireless Net Solutions Abound

As the deployments of post-PC devices increase, so does number of solutions offered to companies wanting to deploy two-way Internet access on small displays. As a result, IT executives are left with myriad confusing choices.

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