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Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2000, 4:19 PM -0500
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Subject: Faulkner Systems Flash 03/29/00 - (Part 1 of 3)

Top of the News

The Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce adjourned its fourth and
final face-to-face meeting having failed to reach a consensus on the
Internet taxation issue. By law, a proposal must receive a two-thirds
majority vote from the 19-member commission in order to be granted the
weight of a "recommendation" to Congress. A compromise proposal to extend
the existing Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1998 three-year moratorium on new
Internet taxes by an additional five years failed to achieve the necessary
two-thirds majority vote. The proposal was intended to afford state and
local governments time to standardize their disparate taxation laws. The
commission may still reach consensus via telephone negotiations prior to the
April 21 deadline for forwarding its Internet taxation and interstate
commerce recommendations to Congress.


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Alliances/Joint Ventures 
	 AltaVista agreed to license its technology to Ariba to ease searches of
	 B2B e-commerce data bases. Financial details were not disclosed.
	 America Online (AOL) and B2B e-commerce firm PurchasePro.com formed a
strategic alliance to co-develop a B2B exchange targeting business users
across AOL, AOL.COM, CompuServe, and Netscape Netcenter. Powered by
PurchasePro.com's browser-based e-commerce offering, the co-branded
AOL/PurchasePro.com marketplace will enable users to source, bid, negotiate,
buy, and sell products and services across multiple vertical and horizontal
business markets. The interactive hub, which is expected to launch by the
end of second quarter 2000, will also customize the exchange interface
according to size and type of business. 
	 In addition, AOL and Bertelsmann reported a four-year, $250 million
alliance, under which Bertelsmann will become a preferred provider of media
content and e-commerce over AOL's brands worldwide. Additionally, AOL agreed
to buy out Bertelsmann's stakes in AOL Europe and AOL Australia for $8.25
billion.
	 Computer Associates agreed to a deal with AntiOnline, in which the
	 software vendor will post detailed virus information on AntiOnline's Web
site. CA will also make its eTrust security software available for download
from AntiOnline's Web site. 
	 CA also reported an agreement with Segue Software, under which Segue will
supply its regression testing software and load and performance testing
products to CA for joint marketing efforts.
	 Corel entered into a non-exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with IMSI
that entitles Corel to license the source code for two productivity
applications: FLOW!, a flow chart and diagraming package which is designed
to allow users to convey complex business concepts in a graphical format,
and TurboProject, a project management program designed to aid in planning
and tracking projects.
	 D. Logistics and Siemens' Medical Engineering Group signed an agreement to
cooperate closely in the field of e-business for Europe's medical market.
Siemens will take a stake in PLC, a part of the D. Logistics Group and join
D. Logistics and PLC to form a joint venture aimed at establishing an
electronic business communications platform for e-business between suppliers
and customers.
	 Deloitte Consulting formed a partnership with Personify to jointly market
and sell bundled e-business products and services. Offerings include
software development, customer profiling, and consulting on vertical market
issues. Deloitte made an investment in Personify as well.
	 EarthLink and FindLaw made an agreement that integrates FindLaw's legal
	 and small business content into the EarthLink Personal Start Page portal.
The partnership allows EarthLink members to access FindLaw's online
information and resources. Members can also choose to customize their start
page to receive a daily legal newsletter from FindLaw.
	 EDS partnered with e-business integration software vendor STC to jointly
provide e-business offerings. The products and services delivered by the
partnership will emphasize the financial services, healthcare, food,
manufacturing, and retail markets.
	 Hewlett-Packard (HP) formed an agreement to team with Microsoft to
establish an Enterprise Systems Management Competency Center (ESMCC). The
ESMCC will deploy HP OpenView VantagePoint to manage its showcase and will
facilitate HP and Microsoft customer visits to demonstrate enterprise
systems-management solutions, processes, and procedures. 
	 In addition, HP and Microsoft formed a multiyear agreement to
	 cooperatively market, sell and support Internet-enabling offerings for
service providers creating applications and services over the Internet. The
Service Provider-in-a-Box (SP-in-a-Box) offering will incorporate both HP
and Microsoft products and next-generation technologies based on Windows NT
Server and Windows 2000 Server.
	 Hitachi and Nihon Unisys agreed to form a business alliance in the area of
financial information systems. The agreement will serve as the basis for a
wide-ranging collaboration between the two companies that will include the
cross-supply of products and services and the co-use of outsourcing
operations resources that address the needs of financial institutions and
outsourcing operations.
	 IBM joined forces with TDK to develop an array of Bluetooth wireless
technology for the ThinkPad family. IBM will work closely with TDK Systems
Europe to design PC Cards and other innovative ThinkPad offerings, which
will support Bluetooth wireless technology, delivering both data and voice
connectivity. 
	 IBM also formed an agreement with CommerceQuest to deliver five electronic
marketplaces to customers in a range of industries. The two companies plan
to start up 60 more such marketplaces by the end of this year. Customers
will use CommerceQuest's enableNet to integrate their trading communities
over the Internet. 
	 In addition, IBM and Qwest agreed to invest $2.5 billion each in a
seven-year deal that calls for the creation of 28 computer centers dedicated
to maintaining company Web sites. The two will jointly develop and market
the service, offering users a variety of packages. IBM will set up and
manage the Web sites, while Qwest will own and maintain the fiber-optic
network. Inktomi and 3Com formed a strategic relationship to build a smart
	 caching appliance as part of 3Com's e-commerce initiative. 3Com and
Inktomi will collaborate to integrate Inktomi's Traffic Server network
cache platform into 3Com's SuperStack networking platform to improve the
speed and responsiveness of Web-based content and services for small to
mid-sized companies.
	 Microsoft, Pivotal, and KPMG Consulting unveiled an e-business
collaboration intended to allow Latin American companies to make a rapid,
cost-effective transition to e-business. Based on the Microsoft Windows 2000
platform, Pivotal eRelationship 2000, and KPMG Consulting's management
consulting services, the initiative will include development of localized
eBRM products and services for Latin America, as well as an aggressive joint
sales and marketing program. 
	 In addition, Microsoft and KPMG expanded their partnership, reporting
	 plans to release offerings that support knowledge management functions.
The offerings will combine Microsoft's Office 2000 and Microsoft Exchange
with KPMG's consulting services. 
	 Microsoft also agreed to work with Texas Instruments to enable Microsoft
Windows CE-based application and embedded system development using TI's
programmable digital signal processors (DSPs). The collaboration will allow
developers to create a range of embedded products, based on the Win32 API,
with broadband and multimedia functionality--including wireless Internet
access, streaming audio and video, still imaging, videoconferencing, and
VoIP.  In addition, Microsoft and Compaq made a three-year agreement to
	 combine their services. The two companies will incorporate MSN services
into Compaq.Net. The "Compaq.Net powered by MSN" service will offer Compaq
customers MSN Hotmail, MSN Search, MSN MoneyCentral, and other services
integrated with Presario PCs. The package will come pre-installed on the PCs
beginning this summer. 
	 Microsoft also unveiled a three-year agreement with H&R Block to provide
exclusive Web and desktop-based tax preparation products for its customers
who use the MSN MoneyCentral online personal finance service and Microsoft
Money. The companies also plan to collaborate on integration capabilities
between Microsoft financial products and Block's digital tax preparation
products. Microsoft reported that it will cease further development of its
Microsoft TaxSaver tax preparation software. 
	 Finally, Microsoft struck a deal with Baan and Compaq to form a new
European CRM research center to be based in Copenhagen. A complete installed
CRM offering, based on Compaq hardware, will be available onsite to allow
detailed presentations and discussions covering Baan CRM products,
principally BaanFrontOffice and Baan E-Enterprise, as well as Microsoft
Windows 2000, SQL Server 7.0, Office2000, and the necessary infrastructure
to support these functions. The center will be available to any European
business, but will geographically focus on firms from the Nordic region.
	 OracleMobile.com and beenz reported plans to enable consumers to track,
earn, and spend beenz from any wireless Web device accessing the
OracleMobile.com service. OracleMobile.com and beenz.com will deliver access
to beenz account balances and the last five account transactions from any
wireless Web device. In addition, consumers will earn beenz when they
register for OracleMobile.com's mobile services. In the future,
OracleMobile.com users will be able to spend beenz on goods, services and
information via mobile devices, as well as earn beenz as a reward for mobile
purchases.
	 PricewaterhouseCoopers partnered with SchoolMatch to jointly provide
consulting and IT services to primary educational institutions in the US.
Specifically, the services to be offered will include performance reviews
and technology integration.
	 Prodigy and Covad signed an agreement to provide Covad's high-speed DSL
service to Prodigy consumer Internet users in areas where Covad supplies DSL
service.
	 Puma agreed to provide Lycos with wireless-enabled alert technology and
other user-driven personalization products for use on the Lycos Network.
Lycos users activate Puma's tool on the search results page to receive
automatic notification of any updates to the search results. Users can
receive notification via phones, pagers, handheld devices, or email.
	 StarMedia and PSINet agreed to create a co-branded portal. Starmedia will
provide Web content and services to PSINet's more than 250,000 Latin
American subscribers. The portal will serve as the home page for PSINet
Latin American subscribers accessing the Internet, and will feature tailored
content, chat, shopping, and instant messaging.
	 Sybase signed an agreement with Financial Architects to deploy a
workflow-based intelligence warehouse reporting system, Bank Reporter, in
the US. The system, used in Europe, integrates detailed regulatory
compliance and reporting into a single platform, saving users' resources.
Bank Reporter integrates accounting, head-office, middle office,
consolidated, and regulatory reporting with customer and product
profitability, and ad hoc reporting.
	 Toshiba and Intel intend to collaborate in an effort to make their
respective content protection technologies interoperable. As part of the
planned collaboration, the Intel Software Integrity System will interoperate
with Toshiba's implementation of the advanced copy protection technology
called Content Protection for Recordable Media.
	 Yahoo! and Palm agreed to bundle a suite of Yahoo's Web-based services
	 with the Palm family of handheld computers, including all current Palm
III, Palm V, and Palm VII series products. Yahoo will offer Yahoo
Messenger, Yahoo Mail, and other services with the computers, beginning
later this year.

Application Development 
	 Inprise/Borland reported the shipment and immediate availability of
	 Borland C++Builder 5, a version of its ANSI C++ development system for
Windows 95, 98, NT, and Windows 2000.
	 Rational Software introduced its Unified Modeling Language-based data
modeling and analysis offerings. Rational Rose Data Modeler is designed to
allow business analysts, developers and data modelers to work together in
one common methodology and notation to build e-business software.
Applications Software 
	 Microsoft reported the immediate availability of the Microsoft Office 2000
Service Release (SR-1), enabling companies to deploy Office 2000 with the
latest updates. 
	 In addition, Microsoft reported the immediate availability of Internet
Explorer 5 Macintosh Edition. Features include the ability to coordinate the
browser's color with the computer's color; a new rendering engine, dubbed
Tasman, and abilities that permit greater management of Internet
transactions, such as Auction Manager and Internet Scrapbook. 
	 Microsoft also launched a free online version of the Microsoft Encarta
World English Dictionary. The online dictionary is scheduled to go live
April 17. 
	 In further developments, Microsoft reported the general availability of
Windows 2000 Simplified Chinese Version, holding a press conference in China
for the big event. 
	 Also, Microsoft unveiled Microsoft Windows Media Player 7, which the
company claims offers the first fully integrated digital media experience.
Product features include playback of CD audio, streaming and downloaded
audio and video, jukebox capabilities for CD recording, media management,
and Internet radio. 
	 In addition, Microsoft and Telmex created T1msn,, the result of a joint
venture agreement signed last year between the two companies. T1msn will
create and operate a Spanish-language Internet portal. The portal will offer
consumers content and services in Spanish, including MSN, Hotmail, MSN
Messenger, and MSN Web Communities. 
	 Finally, at the Office Deployment and Developer Conference (ODDC) in
Phoenix, Microsoft launched a Web-based update service hosting both
Microsoft and third-party code intended to ease development using any
Microsoft Office or Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)-enabled application.
As an extension of the Office 2000 Developer product, the Code Librarian
Update enables developers to download free code snippets to be used in their
own creations by dragging and dropping them into any Office or VBA-enabled
application.

Application Service Providers 
	 IBM chose SunGard eSourcing as an infrastructure provider for IBM's
initiative to provide hosting services to AS/400 ISVs planning to rent their
applications. Sungard's hosting services include redundant Internet
connectivity, systems and data base administration, and monitoring. 
	 IBM Global Services agreed to build and support 28 data centers for
	 Qwest's Web and application hosting initiatives. The centers will be
connected to Qwest's broadband network. IBM also agreed to rent space in
the centers to enable it to offer e-commerce services.
	 Interliant inked a deal to integrate VeriSign's Web site digital
certificate and payment services into its application hosting offerings. In
addition, the companies agreed to develop e-commerce services.
	 JP Systems launched services to provide wireless-ready hosted
	 applications. The company offers the applications and the back-end
systems used for wireless delivery. The applications work on ordinary
wireless devices, such as Palm Pilots, Windows-CE based handhelds, and
WAP-enabled phones. Qwest Cyber.Solutions agreed to ally itself with BMC
	 Software to develop monitoring, measurement, and performance optimization
offerings for Cyber.Solutions' ASP customers. The companies reported that
the new services would be available in April 2000.

Chip Technology News 
	 Intel introduced Pentium III processors at 866 and 850 MHz. The Pentium
	 III processors at 866 and 850 MHz are designed to power Internet audio,
video, animation, and 3-D. 
	 In addition, investors Intel and Highland Capital Partners unveiled
Epylon.com, a new e-commerce hub targeting the education market. The
exchange is intended to allow school districts to cut procurement costs by
purchasing required supplies, from stationary to maintenance products, via
one-stop shopping.
	 Micron Technology introduced samples of its 150MHz and 166MHz 2 Meg x 32
double data rate (DDR) synchronous DRAMs (SDRAMs). These specialty DDR
SDRAMs are designed for high-bandwidth applications that require increased
performance, functioning at double the data rate of SDRAM offerings.
	 National Semiconductor and Legend Holdings opened a Legend/National
Semiconductor joint information appliance (IA) laboratory. The laboratory
will focus on research and development by introducing products and defining
technology specifications for current and future targeted markets.
	 Texas Instruments introduced a DSP core based on an optimized 32-bit
architecture with controller instructions, 400 MIPS processing capability,
and 32-bit and 64-bit math operations. The C28x DSP core is designed to
provide 20 times the processing performance of existing offerings.

Electronic Document Management 
	 Xerox reported a $2 billion alliance with Japan's Sharp and Fuji Xerox to
deliver faster, more affordable inkjet printing to the small office/home
office (SOHO) market. Each company will launch a full line of low-cost
inkjet products, which will be sold via 12,000 retail stores, Web sites, and
other sales channels, thereby leveraging the three companies' combined
global distribution capacity.

Data Warehousing 
	 Sybase and Data Executives International unveiled DEI's business
intelligence, e-commerce, and CRM product for the life insurance industry,
based on Sybase's Industry Warehouse Studio (IWS) architecture. The product,
an extension of DEI's WinRisk software, provides a Web-based environment,
electronic ordering and interpretation of results, underwriting case
management, and data warehousing to support CRM.
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