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Subject: Faulkner's Systems Flash 08/11/00 - (Part 2 of 2)


Internet
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Adobe Systems released its community Web site designed for educators to
share ideas and news. The site offers teachers free access to teaching
materials used in both K-12 and upper-level educational programs. 

Binny &Smith chose Allaire's ColdFusion to power the re-launch of
Crayola.com. The site will provide parents and teachers with educational
content that integrates art into classroom lessons. Allaire's ColdFusion
brings Crayola.com reduced time-to-market and the ability to easily expand
and adapt the site when necessary. 

Bull unveiled plans to create a start-up incubator. The company reported
that the incubator is designed to evaluate and select projects capable of
contributing to the development of the Bull product and service lines, but
not those that are part of the group's core businesses. 

Netscape, a subsidiary of America Online, reported the availability of
Netscape 6 Preview Release 2 via free download from its Web site. Offering
added functionality emphasizing customization, convenience, security, and
connectivity across multiple platforms, the Netscape 6 browser is
cross-platform/cross-device, standards-compliant, open source, and free.
New features include skins to change the look of the browser; Netscape
WebMail access directly from Netscape 6 Mail; a strong-crypto protected
Password Manager; and My Sidebar features, including My Sidebar Central and
My Sidebar Directory. 

McAfee.com reported that its clinic online service fully supports the
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition operating system, as well as Internet
Explorer.5.5. The security ASP announced that the new platform from
Microsoft is immediately available to all McAfee.com Clinic users without
any need for traditional upgrading. 

Microsoft set a price on its Windows Millennium Edition, noting a
promotional price of $59.95 for users of Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE from
September 14, 2000 through January 15, 2001. After that, the upgrade will
be priced at $109, and the full version will retail at $209. 


Wireless Communications
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AT&T completed the acquisition of the US Cellular wireless system on the
Big Island of Hawaii, enhancing its wireless network footprint in the
state. The AT&T Wireless system on the Big Island encompasses a population
of 141,000 and is currently operated under the US Cellular trade name. 

Microsoft and Wireless Knowledge reported they are joining forces to
provide customers of Microsoft with a complete bundle of software and
services for mobile access to Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5, and future
Exchange upgrades, using Wireless Knowledge's Workstyle Server. Further,
Wireless Knowledge will be designated as a primary service partner for
enterprise mobility services including strategic consulting, application
development, and education. 


Broadband/Cable Networking
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EarthLink expanded its business-grade DSL service to 10 additional cities,
bringing the total number of markets where EarthLink Biz DSL is available
to 14. The additional locations--Boston, Chicago, Houston, Seattle,
Cleveland, Denver, Phoenix, Sacramento, San Diego, and Washington,
DC--allow EarthLink to offer high-speed Internet access to more small- and
medium-sized businesses across the country. 

Fujitsu began trials to test Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) for
high-speed Internet data transfer on ATM switches it has supplied to Cable
&Wireless. 


Network/Systems Management
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BMC Software reported that it will deliver software that manages complex
enterprises and B2B exchange environments. BMC is adding capabilities that
manage front office and trading environments to its back office and Web
services, which are critical to organizations involved in B2B transactions. 

Also, BMC Software was selected by Microsoft to be a member of Microsoft's
Global Enterprise Partner group. As a member, BMC Software will work
closely with Microsoft globally to deliver the highest quality service
level management services deployed from Windows DNA 2000 based platforms
and Microsoft.NET Enterprise Servers. 

Candle released the Candle Command Center (CCC) for the IBM MQSeries
Integrator (MQSI) Version 2. CCC helps diminish system downtime and
increase productivity for MQSI by tracking message flow times, recording
arrival rates, and message queue times. CCC for MQSI includes the CandleNet
Portal/Systems Management Edition (SME), a browser-based user interface
that increases ease-of-use. 

Computer Associates unveiled a comprehensive suite of eBusiness management
software for Linux on S/390,which is part of a collaborative effort with
IBM. CA's Linux for S/390 suite is fully compatible with its e-business
management offerings, which include the Unicenter TNG, Master IT, Ingres
II, ARCserve, and eTrust. 

In a separate announcement, Computer Associates reported that NEC
Corporation will integrate CA's eTrust Intrusion Detection with its Express
5800 line of servers. By implementing CA's eTrust Intrusion Detection,
NEC's updated server series can enhance maximize enterprise productivity
through comprehensive manageability. 

Intel unveiled a development center in the People's Republic of China,
designed to be the catalyst for the development of networking and
telecommunication services using the company's Internet Exchange platform. 

Oracle released an enterprise-level application server for Linux, Oracle
Internet Application Server 8i (Oracle iAS). Oracle iAS Wireless Edition,
featuring Oracle Portal-to-Go, is also available for Linux. According to
the company, Oracle iAS is the first enterprise-level application server
available for Linux. Oracle also reported expanded marketing agreements
with Linux vendors Caldera, SuSE, TurboLinux and VA Linux Systems. 


Electronic Document Management
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Running Start reported the addition of platform support for Java, XML, And
WAP to its ArticleBASE Web content management, workflow, and dynamic
publishing system. Integrated XML and WAP support is intended to enable
data exchange with other XML-based applications and site access from any
browser, cell phone, or PDA. 


Application Software
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Microsoft released the Microsoft Reader with ClearType for Windows. The
reader, usable in desktop and notebook PCs, is available free from the
company's Web site. Barnes &Noble.com and Microsoft also reported the
opening of the Barnes &Noble.com eBookStore for Microsoft Reader, a retail
bookstore offering commercial content for Microsoft Reader. In addition,
several publishers--including Simon &

Schuster, Time Warner Books, and Random House--are making popular titles
available in Microsoft Reader format through a variety of promotions. 


Application Development
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Bull reported that it will release an Open Source license version of its
Common Data Security Architecture (CDSA) for Linux. The program is designed
for the development of Internet security applications. 

Computer Associates released COOL-Plex 4.5, the latest version of the
eBusiness application development tool designed for AS/400, Windows 2000,
Windows NT and Netfinity platforms. It enables developers to deliver secure
Java applications and offers firewall support, compatibility with Windows
2000, and increased scalability. 

Corel reported that its Presentations 9 for Windows is available at its
Web-site for download, free of charge. The company rsaid that the program
is designed to create high-quality slides shows and drawings for
presentations. 

Fujitsu released its MicroCADAM data-archive service designed to translate
MicroCADAM data into IGES or DXF format. The service assures that valued
CAD/CAM diagrams are still useful. 

SGI released its brick style-based technology called NUMAFlex. The module
is designed to surpass the digital performance limits that block the
progress of digital technology including medicine, science, manufacturing,
telecommunications, and the media. Also, the module allows upgrading and
expansion of only key elements, rather than buy costly full, one-sized
systems. 


Operating Systems
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Microsoft reported that Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 (SP 1) is now available
via download from the Microsoft Windows 2000 Web site or via CD
fulfillment. SP 1 does not install any new features. The fixes SP 1
provides improve application and hardware compatibility, security,
operating system reliability, and setup. 


Desktop Systems
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Corel and eToll, a provider of integrated digital solutions, launched a
special deal for eMachines customers. etoll will promote the offer that
allows those that purchase an eMachine to purchase WordPerfect Office 2000
OEM version at a discounted price. 


Servers and Mainframes
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IBM began shipping its new family of AS/400e servers that features
silicon-on-insulator (SOI) transistors and copper wiring. The company
reports that the servers are designed to improve the productivity of
mid-market customers by reducing transaction time. The new model is
reportedly 3.6 times faster than the previous family of AS/400 servers. 

NEC reported that the Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT) awarded
NEC (Thailand) a project to supply public internet booths. Worth 224.4
Million Baht, the project includes NEC's Internet Server Systems, Internt
Network Systems, end -user Booth Terminal Systems, and System Integration
Services to the CAT. 

Also, NEC released three new Express 5800-series Internet servers. The
three ranges include a 5 new rack mouth-type "Express 5800 Internet
Appliance Server" product, an "Express 5800 Internet Server Pack", and the
"Express 5800/SURFNAVI-Lite" model. 

SGI released the SGITM 3000 series servers and Onyx 3000 Series
Visualization Systems, its first systems to utilize the NUMAFlex
technology. 


Chip Technology News
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Compaq expanded its ProLiant Clusters for UnixWare 7 cluster solutions to
the Small Medium Business and branch office environments. The company
reports that Ethernet based clusters using the ProLiant CL380 are designed
for simplified installation and to be a low-cost/high-performance solution. 

Hewlett-Packard released its next-generation HP VISUALIZE P-Class personal
workstations designed to be a low-priced, high performance solution for
designers, creative artists, engineers, scientist, and other related
specialists. The workstations features an advanced transfer cache, 133MHz
SDRAM, HP VISUALIZE fx5 and fx10 graphics accelerators, and ELSA Synergy
and Gloria II technology that provide 2-D and 3-D graphics capabilities. 

Intel released its 1.13 Gigahertz Pentium III processor. Running under
Windows 2000, the processor got a 208 performance score compared to a 197
score on the 1GHz Pentium III chip. 

In another announcement, Intel released a series of "Carrier Class"
Ethernet transceivers, including Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and
Ethernet transceivers. The new family of products is designed to support
the extended temperature range, network integrity, and long-term
availability needed by telecommunication providers. 

National Semiconductor released its 42-bit, fully USB-compliant
scanner-on-a-chip. New features of the second-generation chip include
scanning capability of full 42-bit resolution and the chip is USB1.1
compliant for plug-and-play operation in addition to National's
first-generation scanner-on-a-chip. 

National Semiconductor released its 8-bit ADC, the ADC08100, featuring no
SINAD through a clocked frequency range from 20MSPS to 100MSPS. The company
reports that the new technology allows the integration of analog
functionality into digital systems. 


Storage
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Amdahl released its GSS 4900 modular storage system designed to run
state-of-the-art data warehousing and media-streaming applications in the
industry. The GSS, 4900 can handle up to 240,000 I/Os per second or achieve
data rates well over a gigabyte per second. Also the system is designed to
expand systems capacity, for example, it can expand a 100-gigabyte system
to 64 terabytes. 


Regulatory News
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Compaq agreed to pay the federal government $4.5 million for alleged
Pentagon overpayments made by Digital Equipment, a company Compaq bought in
1998. After a six-year investigation, the Department of Justice found that
Digital inflated cost reports on labor, travel expenses, and salaries. 

The European Commission approved a 50-50 joint venture between Andersen
Consulting and British Telecom. E-peopleserve will provide a full range of
human resources services, and was allowed to continue because it did not
seem to create or strengthen a dominant position which would stifle
competition. 


Vendor Services
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Adaptec's Easy CD Creator is reported to have a compatibility issue with
Microsoft's Windows 2000 operating system. The conflict arises through a
problem with Microsoft's new multimedia player, Windows Media Player 7,
which overwrites critical parts of Easy CD Creator, making it unusable
until one of the programs is uninstalled. Earlier this month, a glitch with
Symantec's Norton Antivirus software left some Windows 2000 customers with
crashed computers. 

Autodesk released MapGuide Version 5, a product for developing Web-based
CAD and GIS applications. 

Encanto Networks released its RentableApps Web-based applications portal,
targeted towards small- to medium-sized businesses. Applications can be
rented for short-term at a monthly subscription rate. 

Enrst &Young launched an online security venture, aiming to provide
businesses with security content and services to manage IT infrastructure.
eSecurityonline.com includes over 1000 security-related resources, online
services such as the management of viruses, vulnerabilities and
configurations, and managed services like network scanning, intrusion
detection, and virus notification. 

The Georgia Department of Medical Assistance extended its contract with
EDS. EDS performs administrative services in addition to maintaining the
technology architecture. 

IBM is offering special deals for mainframe hardware and software to
promote the use of the Linux operating system on the traditional computers.
Amid slumping mainframe sales, IBM is pushing the use of Linux on its S/390
mainframes, targeting business, especially application service providers. 

Additionally, IBM was contracted by the Naval Sea Systems Command to
integrate the Regional Maintenance Enterprise Resource Planning project.
Replacing more than 150 Navy legacy systems, the contract is worth up to
$168.5 million. 

Also, IBM reported that its researchers are running the Linux operating
system on a prototype wristwatch device, in a test designed to demonstrate
the effectiveness of running the software on small devices. IBM does not
have plans to commercialize the watch. 

Intel Online Services will offer Web hosting services in Japan with the
opening of an Internet data center in Tokyo. Initial customers include NEC,
ORCA Vision, and Tomy. 

LinuxSolve released its vHost secure server appliance, claiming to be the
first secure Linux-based virtual hosting platform. The server is to be
targeted towards ISP's, ASP's, and mid-sized businesses. 

Lucent Technologies struck an 18-month licensing agreement with Ariba to
use the Ariba Buyer system, which will provide Lucent employees with a
Web-based system to order non-manufacturing related goods and services. 

Microsoft outlined a new pricing plan for ASPs that host its applications.
Under the new model, the company is charging a monthly per-processor fee of
$569 for hosting Windows Advanced Server, $999 per-processor for hosting
SQL Server and a $6.99 per-user fee for the Exchange Knowledge Worker Pro
service. 

Novell released Novell Net Publisher 2.0, the latest version of its
cross-platform Web-publishing software. It supports Windows 2000 and has a
revamped interface and document sharing utility. 

Oracle released enterprise applications for application service providers.
The iHost program now includes a category of provider called Oracle
Authorized Application Providers, who are authorized to develop and sell
value-added services based on the vendor's core E-business Suite of
enterprise applications. 

Oracle began shipping e-commerce software for the Linux operating system.
The version of the application server software helps businesses create
e-commerce Web sites, processing transactions and managing traffic between
a Web browser and a back-end database. 

Pharos released Pocket PC Navigator personal navigation software, claiming
to be the first global positioning system software for Pocket PC handhelds.
The software provides turn-by-turn navigation, real-time position
information, mobile navigation, and routing via street-level maps. 

PSINet is using Baan V enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for
client EFW, an Aerospace and Defense company. The software will be used
across the company's U.S. locations. 

Although the next Linux kernel, version 2.4.0, is not expected to be
released until August or September, distributors are releasing their
products with significant updates in the meantime. German distributor SuSE
will release version 7 of its Linux edition in mid-August, TurboLinux has
begun shipping a version which includes IBM's DB2 database software, and
Red Hat began offering a download of the beta version of its next edition,
version 7.0. 


Financial News
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Agilera, the ASP joint venture started by Verio and Ciber, raised a new
round of $80 million equity financing. 

AuraServ Communications secured a $5 million investment from Comdisco. 

AXENT Technologies reported second quarter 2000 revenues of $34.1 million,
compared to $26.4 million last year. Net income was $2.6 million, or $0.09
per share, compared to a loss of $892,000 or $0.03 per share a year ago.
The company attributes its success to growth in its vulnerability
assessment, intrusion detection, and firewall product lines. 

Following its takeover by UK-based electronic controls and software
provider Invensys, Dutch-based back-office software vendor Baan was removed
from the Amsterdam stock exchange's blue-chip AEX index. 

Compaq reported second-quarter net income of $387 million, or $0.22 per
diluted common share, compared with a loss of $184 million, or $0.10 per
diluted common share in the same quarter of fiscal year 1999. The company
also reported $10.1 billion in revenue compared to $9.4 billion in the
previous quarter. 

Computer Sciences posted net income of $96 million, or $0.56 a share, in
its fiscal first quarter ending June 30, compared to $84.6 million, or
$0.50 gain per share. Revenues rose nearly 12 percent to $2.46 billion. 

Corio reported revenues for the second quarter of $10.4 million, an
increase of 97 percent over revenues from the prior quarter. The company
reported a net loss of $29.1 million, or $14.52 per share. 

Computer Sciences sold $500 million of its 7-1/2 percent notes due August
8, 2005. The notes were priced at 99.721 percent to yield 7.568 percent.
The proceeds of the sale will be used for general corporate purposes. 

Dell's shares plummeted because of doubt that second-quarter revenue
expectations will be matched. The company's shares are off 9.4 percent this
week at $38.50 and are also down from a 52 week high of $59.69. 

EarthLink reported second-quarter revenues of $230.9 million, representing
a 41 percent increase over revenues of $163.7 million for the second
quarter of 1999. Net loss for the quarter was $35.2 million, or $0.29 per
share. 

Electronic Data System's second-quarter revenues rose two percent to $3.80
billion from $3.73 billion, below investor expectations of a three to four
percent rise. 

The value of new and extended information technology services contracts by
EDS in the Latin American market during the first half of 2000 has exceeded
the total for all of 1999, more than $260 million compared to just under
$200 million. 

Fujitsu Limited and the Board of ICL decided not to register ICL on the
London International Stock Exchange. The decision is because of the
companies' belief of the importance of ICL to concentrate on the growth and
profitability without changes involved in entering the stock exchange. 

GO.com reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2000. GO.com also
adopted a new name, Walt Disney Internet Group, to more accurately reflect
the overall focus of its business. The Internet Group's common stock will
continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange, but under the new name,
with a new ticker symbol, "DIG." Revenues were $86.3 million; net loss was
$52.6 million, or $0.34 per share. 

Inprise/Borland reported revenues of $46.7 million, a $6.5-million increase
from the same period in 1999. Net income was $4.0 million, or $0.06 per
share, comparing to a loss of $9.5 million, or $0.18 per share in 1999. 

KPMG Consulting set its US initial public offering at 324 million shares in
a projected price range of $6.75 to $8.75 per share. The company plans to
offer about 89 million shares, while its parent company KPMG and its
partners will offer the remaining 235 million shares. The company expects
to raise about $660 million in net proceeds from the sale. The 324 million
shares could generate as much as $2.8 billion. The IPO is KPMG's attempt to
separate its consulting arm from the rest of the company. 

NEC reported that, over the next three years, the company plans to spend
$5.6 billion on mergers and acquisitions in an effort to promote its
competitiveness on the chip manufacturing market. The company goals from
the investment include an average annual sales growth of 10 percent and
return on equity of 15 percent. 

New Moon completed a $35 million funding round, led by Softbank Venture
Capital. New Moon's turnkey service for independent software vendors and
ASPs allows them to offer hosted Windows applications to customers under
their own branding. It is based on New Moon's own technology for
distributing Windows application sessions to connected PCs via the Internet 

Pandesic, the joint venture set up by Intel and SAP AG in 1997 to deliver
outsourced back-office products to dot-com ventures announced that it plans
to end operations. Reasons cited include a lack of a plan to move the
company towards profitability. 

PSINet said that second-quarter revenues increased 125 percent over results
from the same quarter a year ago to $278.3 million. The company lost $215.6
million, or $0.51 loss per share. 

SGI reported its fourth fiscal quarter 2000 revenue of $534 million, which
is a 36 percent decrease from the same quarter in 1999. The operating loss
was $59 million compared with operating income of $35 million in 1999. The
net loss was $608 million, or $3.27 a share compared with a net income of
$158 million, or $0.81 a share in 1999. 

Siemens and its semiconductor unit, Infineon Technologies beat
third-quarter fiscal year 2000 estimates as a result of the increasing
demand for Infineon's memory chips. Siemens' third-quarter profit increased
to 832 million euros from 356 million euros in the same period during 1999. 


Legal News
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Andersen Consulting won its arbitration case against Andersen Worldwide and
Arthur Andersen. The arbitrator, appointed by the International Chamber of
Commerce, ruled that Andersen Worldwide breached its material obligations
under the legal documents controlling the relationship among the parties,
and that all obligations that Andersen Consulting had to Andersen Worldwide
and Arthur Andersen are terminated effective immediately. As a result of
the arbitration ruling Andersen Consulting will be forced to change its
name. Andersen Consulting will be forced to surrender the Andersen
Consulting name to Andersen Worldwide effective Dec. 31, 2000 because the
name is legally held by Arthur Andersen, the arbitrator ruled. 

Apple filed a lawsuit against an anonymous person for posting trade secret
information on the Internet. The suit includes an injunction of further
trade secrets as well as monetary damages from the disclosure of the
information. 

Microsoft launched the first wave of a global campaign against Internet
consumer fraud involving software products. Employing new technology and
working with industry partners and law enforcement agencies, Microsoft took
legal action against more than 7500 Web and auction site postings allegedly
offering counterfeit and other illegal copies of software. The illegal
content resided on Internet servers located in 33 countries on six
continents. 


Personnel and Organizational Changes
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Allaire appointed Timothy Yeaton, former vice president and general manager
of the UNIX/Linux business unit at Compaq, to senior vice president of
products. He will oversee all departments that are responsible for shipping
all Allaire products. 

AOL Latin America, a joint venture of America Online and the Cisneros
Group, launched a preview version of the America Online Argentina service.
Developed and managed by and for Argentines, AOL Argentina features
national and international content on its 15 topic-specific channels
covering news, sports, kids, computing, entertainment, finance and more. 

Ariba reported that it is establishing operations in South Asia with a
specific focus on India. Mr. M. Ganesh was appointed Managing Director,
South Asia, Ariba. He will be responsible for marketing the Ariba B2B
Commerce Platform to enable the creation of open B2B marketplaces
throughout India and the South Asian region. 

Arthur Andersen appointed Luc Martin to lead the Quebec branch of the firm.
Martin has been Managing Partner for all of the firm's operations in its
Montreal region since June 1997. 

Also, Arthur Andersen's CEO, Jim Wadia, resigned hours after an
international arbitrator ended the feud between the accounting firm and its
sister firm, Andersen Consulting. Wadia issued a statement noting an early
retirement, with no clear reason noted. The firm named Louis Salvatore
interim worldwide managing partner until a successor for Wadia could be
appointed in the next three months. 

In other news, Computer Associates named current president and COO Sanjay
Kumar President and CEO, charged with focusing on CA's core businesses.
Charles B. Wang, CA's founder and most recently CEO, will continue as
Chairman. The announcement accompanies a general corporate realignment to
allow CA to better focus on its core businesses: eBusiness software;
security and storage management; network, event, and performance
management; and application development and business intelligence.
Additionally, CA will spin off several technology units, starting with
iCan-ASP CA plans to ultimately spin off its desktop accounting business,
ACCPAC, and other businesses over time 

Dell appointed Mark A. Jensen, former executive vice president of solutions
delivery for i2 Technologies, to vice president and general manager of
Dell's Relationship E-business organization. He is responsible for the
creation of e-business solutions for corporate customers with over 400
employees. 

Deloitte &Touche Tohmatsu elected Piet Hoogendoom as Chairman of the global
professional services firm. As the Managing Partner of Deloitte &Touche
Netherlands, he previously held the office of Vice-Chairman. He succeeds
Edward Kangas and Koji Tajika, who served as co-chairmen. 

Additionally, Deloitte &Touche announced that Robert Jonardi joined the
firm as Director of Environmental Assurance Services. 

EarthLink reported changes to its board of directors. Sky Dayton, founder
of EarthLink and co-founder of eCompanies, will resume the position of
chairman of the board of directors, replacing Charles Brewer who resigned
as chairman and as director to pursue other interests. 

Richard Cheney has tendered his resignation from the EDS board of directors
to focus on his vice presidential candidacy. EDS has no immediate plans to
announce a replacement. 

Prashant C. Sheth joined Ernst &Young as a partner. He will serve as the
Lake Michigan area director of the sales and use tax practice. 

Also, Ernst &Young appointed James L. Freer as its new Vice Chairman of
Human Resources for the Americas, succeeding G. Thomas Hough. Freer has
recently served as Area Managing Partner for the firm's U.S. Pacific
Southwest Area. 

Hewlett-Packard announced that Robert E. Knowling Jr., current CEO of Covad
Communications, will join the company's board of directors. 

MandrakeSoft appointed Henri Poole as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Poole, 36 also joins the company's board of directors, was previously
Chairman and CEO of Vivid Studios, a company which he co-founded. 

marchFIRST created of the global Brand Building Council, and promoted
Michael DeNunzio, 32, to Global managing Director. The Council's
responsibilities will include developing services and offerings and
implementing initiatives. 

PricewaterhouseCoopers named Tom O'Neill Chief Operating Officer of the
global organization, a new position.

In another announcement, PricewaterhouseCoopers made six new appointments
in its senior staff. The company made the changes to allow James Schiro,
chief executive, time to concentrate on the break-up of the firm, most
significantly the sale, partial or complete, of PwC's consulting arm,
estimated to be worth $20 billion.

PSINet appointed Lota S. Zoth, CPA, as senior vice president and corporate
controller. Zoth will supervise PSINet's controllership functions, and will
report directly to Lawrence E. Hyatt, PSINet's executive vice president and
CFO. 

Red Hat announced that Gene McDonald has joined its board of directors.
McDonald is President of Duke management Company, the asset management
division of Duke University. 

Hoping to better serve its dealer network, Ricoh reorganized its field
operations into three regions: East, Central, and West. The restructuring
is intended to streamline the organization, which originally had as many as
five separate regions for hardware sales, consumable sales, and support. 

SAP reported a realignment of its almost 6000-member global development
force. Streamlining the organization to afford better response time to
fast-changing market demands, SAP is establishing: six General Business
Units (GBUs) responsible for management of applications development
activities; seven Industry Business Sectors responsible for development of
mySAP.com industry offerings; and three additional GBUs responsible for
particular technologies. All units will be led by senior vice presidents
reporting directly to the SAP AG Executive Board. 

Also, German-based SAP appointed US citizen Martin Homlish as head of
worldwide marketing, according to the European edition of the Wall Street
Journal. SAP is retooling its development and marketing organizations to
focus on the Internet and to boost lackluster US sales. 

Sharp Electronics restructured its business products divisions to form the
Communications and Information Systems Group (CISG). The new CISG is
designed to manage and coordinate business product development, marketing,
and sales distribution activities to boost productivity and broaden
offerings. CISG encompasses the following groups: Network Office Systems
Group, Home &Business Solutions Group, Document &Network Solutions Group,
Product Planning &Marketing, Mobile Solutions &Service Group, LCD Product
Group and Point of Sale. 

Unisys appointed Brutschea Haugen, former corporate vice president and
acting CFO of the company, to senior vice president and chief financial
officer. She is responsible for all financial activities as well as
corporate information, technology, and procurement for the company. 

Application Service Provider USinternetworking promoted former chief
operating officer Andrew Stern to CEO, taking over from founder Chris
McCleary, who retains his role as chairman and will lead the new executive
committee. 

Hitachi released its HG76C Series of LSIs for portable information
terminals, digital consumer products, and other related products. Features
include a low power consumption and standby current and the ability to
eliminate retrogression from the downstream to upstream design processes by
using "One Pass", a design method that uses the SOCplanner platform. 

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