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Date: Thursday, June 29, 2000, 11:40 AM -0400
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Subject: Faulkner Systems Flash 06/29/00 - (Part 1 of 2)




Systems &Technology Flash




Publication Date: June 28, 2000



Preview
Systems &Technology Flash is a biweekly news summary covering computer
systems and software, and vendors. This flash covers the period June 14,
2000 to June 28, 2000. 


Top of the News
Texas Instruments announced that the company will acquire Burr Brown,
developer of high-performance analog products, for a stock-to-stock
transaction amounting to approximately $7.6 billion. The two companies join
in the data converter and amplifier segments of the analog semiconductor
market.



Mergers/Acquisitions
Ariba signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held online
collaborative sourcing technologies provider SupplierMarket.com in a
stock-for-stock deal valued at $581 million. The move is intended to extend
the reach of the Ariba B2B Commerce Platform to create new revenue
opportunities for buyers, suppliers, and marketplaces through streamlined
global sourcing. 

Commerce One signed a definitive agreement to purchase end-to-end Internet
professional services provider AppNet in a $1.24 billion stock deal. The
transaction is intended to increase Commerce One's available senior project
management and to add AppNet's strategic consulting, interactive marketing
services, Web design, and e-business implementation savvy to B2B exchange
services throughout the Commerce One Global Trading Web. 

Computer Sciences announced that it will pay $568 million in cash for Mynd,
an insurance software company. The deal is structured as a $16-per-share
cash tender for at least two-thirds of the outstanding stock, followed by a
merger at the same price per share. 

Entrust Technologies completed its merger with enCommerce, a provider of
software and services for managing e-business relationships. Entrust issued
approximately 8.2 million shares in exchange for all outstanding enCommerce
shares 

SAS Institute reported that it acquired data cleansing software tools
developer DataFlux. SAS will extend its offerings with the addition of
DataFlux's proprietary Blue Fusion technology, which helps organizations
integrate data from outside sources, identify and eliminate duplicate
records and redundant data, and standardize data in formats such as those
required by US Postal Service certification programs. The purchase is part
of SAS' effort to boost investment in complementary technologies to
accelerate new products to market.


Alliances/Joint Ventures
Adobe and Electric Rain formed an alliance to create vector-based 3D images
and animations for the Web. The companies report that the combination of
Adobe's LiveMotion software and Electric Rain's Swift 3D software are
combined to work together to create 3D content for the Web in the popular
Flash (SWF) file format. 

eBusiness Technologies entered a technology alliance with BEA Systems to
integrate eBusiness Technologies' engenda content management and workflow
automation service with the BEA WebLogic Server. The alliance will enable a
delivery of Web content management services with reliable e-commerce
applications. 

Inktomi and COLT, a provider of Internet and telecommunications services to
businesses in Europe, announced plans to integrate Inktomi's network
infrastructure technology with COLT's Internet network. COLT will use
Inktomi's Traffic Server and Content Delivery Suite across its European
network that will enable the delivery of content distribution and
management service to customers. 

DoubleTwist formed a distribution alliance with Hitachi giving Hitachi
exclusive distribution rights to DoubleTwist's new Version 4.0 Clustering
Alignment Tools (CAT) software application that enables the rapid, accurate
clustering, and alignment of Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) within large
databases of genomic information. The companies report the agreement is for
the year 2000 in the Asian-Pacific region including Australia. 

eBreviate, an EDS company, announced a strategic alliance with ProcureNet,
a provider of end-to-end eProcurement services for the business and
government market. ProcureNet will use eBreviate's eSourcing capabilities
for Internet transactions and eBreviate will use ProcureNet's OneSource
suite of products and services to expand its online procurement options. 

Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe and Exbit Technology, a semiconductor
start-up company, formed an alliance under which the companies will
co-operate in the development, manufacturing, and world-wide sales and
marketing of next generation switching chipsets for Gigabit and 10 Gigabit
Ethernet. 

Nortel Networks and Hewlett-Packard formed a strategic alliance to combine
Nortel wireless communications technology with Hewlett-Packard Internet
networking to provide wireless Internet surfing. Both companies' central
goal is to enable users to roam between networks without losing their
Internet connection, and to conduct e-commerce transactions wirelessly. 

In other news, Hewlett-Packard and Lawson Software formed a strategic
alliance in the personalized e-service industry for enterprise end-users.
The companies report that Lawson's ijob e-recruitment service combined with
HP's Infrastructure-on-Tap technology are designed to provide enterprises
with a constantly-connected, wireless-enabled e-service that improves
candidate and recruiter relationships, automates information delivery, and
speeds time to hire. 

Additionally,  Hewlett-Packard and vJungle formed an alliance to offer
e-services for small-and medium-sized businesses (SMB) customers. The
company reports that the site, hp.com/business, is designed to secure
Web-based communications, collaborations, and finance applications. 

Finally, Hewlett-Packard formed an alliance with fusionOne, an
Internet-based service that enables users to update calendars, e-mail,
files, contract lists, and other related information on many devices. HP
announced the availability of fusionOne's services on HP's Business
Customer Center. 

Hitachi and Microsoft announced an agreement to develop replicable
Microsoft Windows 2000-based enterprise applications. In addition, the
companies report that the agreement will produce consulting services,
support devices, and ASP/Web hosting services to businesses. 

marchFIRST, the new global Internet professional services company created
by the merger of Whittman-Hart, announced that formed an alliance with
Wholetree.com to help companies conduct global business in their respected
languages. 

TANTAU Software and Hewlett-Packard formed a strategic alliance to release
a moble e-service specifically designed for financial institutions. HP will
integrate its HP 9000 Enterprise Server and Net Werver Systems with
TANTAU's wireless server platform to support high volume transactions and
security required by the finance industry. 


Electronic Business
Actional released the Actional Control Broker product line with
direct-connect, high-throughput architecture designed for the needs of
market-facing systems. Five new Actional Control Broker products are now
available: Actional Commerce Control Broker, for integration of e-commerce
touch points through control of enterprise business services; Actional B2B
Control Broker, for direct, dynamic integration and real-time response from
trading partners and suppliers; Actional eCRM Control Broker, to turn an
enterprise into a single source of customer information across multiple
channels; Actional Marketplace Control Broker, for dynamic personalized
interaction and real-time access to business services from auctions to
procurement to online exchanges; and Actional Custom Control Broker, for
simplification of e-commerce management through an "any-to-many"
integration platform. 

Ariba and Web business collaboration offerings provider MatrixOne reported
a strategic alliance to integrate eMatrix software with the open Ariba B2B
Commerce platform. The joint venture is intended to provide B2B
marketplaces and exchanges with a Web-based many-to-many product
development collaboration and eCommerce environment. 

Atinav launched aveCOMM, its customizable Java-based software technology
designed to enhance capabilities for CRM, help desk, collaboration, and
distance learning programs. It includes modules for voice communication
over the Internet, application sharing, white board, co-browsing, HTML form
sharing, and other functions. 

Baan reported formation of a technology, sales, and marketing agreement
with business intelligence applications provider Seagate Software. Through
its enterprise sales force, Baan will resell Seagate Info as an enterprise
and e-reporting offering for Baan ERP applications. Seagate and Baan will
also undertake joint marketing and development efforts. 

In other news, Baan reported an expanded agreement with enterprise
integration portal supplier TopTier Software. Baan will become an unlimited
global reseller of the complete TopTier suite of portal offerings. Both
firms also reported the immediate availability of the Baan Data Navigator
as part of both the Baan Enterprise Solutions suite and the complete
TopTier Software product portfolio. Baan Data Navigator is an information
search and retrieval application designed to provide users with rapid
Internet and extranet access to data relating to sales, purchasing,
inventory control, project and systems attributes contained in Baan
enterprise applications. 

Forty-nine leading food, beverage, and consumer products companies,
including Coca-Cola, Kraft, Proctor &Gamble, Sara Lee, and Unilever,
committed nearly $250 million to establish an industry B2B e-marketplace,
Transora.com. The new company will roll out initial service offerings -
procurement and a product catalog - in the fourth quarter of 2000, with
services such as collaborative planning and forecasting and replenishment
between manufacturers and retailers to follow. 

Compaq, Microsoft, and Intel announced speedStart, a program designed to
enhance speed-to-market for Internet startups. The program will help
Internet startups deploy e-business solutions based on
Compaq/Microsoft/Intel technologies. 

eFORCE and Blue Martini Software formed a partnership to develop
enterprise-wide brand building e-business offerings combining Blue Martini
software and eFORCE systems integration services. The alliance is intended
to provide customers with packaged offerings for e-marketing,
e-merchandizing, and e-services. 

Hewlett Packard introduced HP E-VUE, an e-intelligence offering designed to
afford businesses an integrated view of data across the enterprise.
Promoting a single, panoramic view of the customer across disparate CRM
applications and of products across ERP applications, E-VUE links internal
and external data sources via a "virtual" data warehouse and is intended to
enable complex B2B transactions. It is employed through e-speak, HP's open
software platform for creating e-services. 

Additionally, Hewlett Packard and Intershop reported a strategic alliance
to deliver one-to-many e-commerce offerings based on Intershop's enfinity
e-commerce software and HP hardware. Intershop enfinity will accommodate
the complete suite of HP-UX hardware, including the recently introduced HP
9000 A-Class servers. Both companies will market the offerings to
customers, including medium-to large-sized businesses and dot coms. In
addition, HP will deploy Intershop enfinity as one of the software
applications used for its own B2B e-commerce initiatives. 

In other news, Hewlett-Packard will open 20 e-services centers to assist
other companies in forming new wireless services. The centers will create
mobile e-services including personal banking, stock trading, and other
related financial services. 

Finally, Hewlett-Packard released its new media publishing services. The
company reports that the services are designed to enable publishers one
source for both converting content and delivering customized news. Also,
the new services allow delivery of news via multiple Internet devices
including cell phones, personal digital assistants, laptops, and printers. 

IBM introduced three programs aimed at alleviating problems plaguing
today's startups. Quick Launch for e-business Ventures is a package of IBM
hardware, software, storage, education and support, backed by IBM Global
Financing, that saves a startup from having to build their own
infrastructure. IBM Incubator Series is an initiative focused on
collaboration with leading incubators to deliver customized products,
services, and solutions to startups and Internet business developers. Going
Global is a seminar series to share with startups what IBM has learned
about doing business in more than 160 countries. 

In addition, IBM, i2 Technologies, Siebel Systems, and Dassault Systemes
agreed on architectures to provide organizations with e-business offerings
linking Product Lifecycle Management capabilities to CRM, SCM, and ERP. The
alliance is intended to speed delivery of products and services addressing
the extended enterprise, from customer process assessments, implementation
roadmaps and process consulting, through application positioning, solution
integration, implementation services, and e-business infrastructure. 

IBM also introduced a new voice platform including seven open
standards-based, scalable products for the mobile device, Web application
server, call center, and Linux marketplaces. Designed to help customers to
voice-enable e-business for the mobile Internet, the platform includes:
WebSphere Voice Server with ViaVoice technology; IBM ViaVoice Dictation for
Linux; IBM Embedded ViaVoice, Multiplatform Edition; IBM CallPath
Enterprise Foundation, V6.3; IBM DirectTalk Speech Recognition for AIX,
with ViaVoice; IBM Text-to-Speech for AIX, with ViaVoice; and IBM
DirectTalk Beans for Java. 

infoUSA's Internet credit portal businessCreditUSA.com formed a partnership
with predictive knowledge offerings provider PIPE9 to add
businessCredit.com's business credit reporting services to PIPE9's
predictive CRM offerings via integration of infoUSA's proprietary business
data base and businessCreditUSA.com's proprietary technology. 

Intelisys and Hewlett-Packard formed an alliance in developing, marketing,
and promoting Internet-based B2B e-marketplaces. HP's sales force will work
with Intelisys's ConnectTrade technology, a system that enables large
enterprises to use the Internet to deepen ties to their small and mid-sized
buyers, suppliers, distributors, customers, and business partners. 

J.D. Edwards unveiled ActiveEra Solution for Consumer Industries, an
end-to-end solution for the consumer goods industry. Slated for fall
availability, the offering builds on the supply chain planning and
execution capabilities of J.D. Edwards' OneWorld by integrating them with
Siebel Systems' eBusiness Applications for Consumer Goods and Andersen
Consulting's eCommerce skills and experience in the consumer packaged goods
industry. 

In other news, J.D. Edwards and XML-based B2B e-commerce offerings provider
Netfish Technologies signed an agreement to embed Netfish XDI B2B process
integration technology into future versions of OneWorldOXe enterprise
software. J.D. Edwards will immediately begin selling the current version
of the Netfish XDI System on an OEM basis to provide its customers with an
interim offering while the two companies develop the new, integrated
product. 

Finally, J.D. Edwards expanded its existing global relationship with
Microsoft. The expended alliance includes Windows 2000 certification for
J.D. Edwards' OneWorld; delivery of J.D. Edwards' OneWorld Storefront
Integration for Site Server - Commerce Edition 3.0 and, available later
this year, the Commerce Server 2000 integrated storefront offering; and
Microsoft SQL Server 2000's status as J.D. Edwards' preferred data base for
the Microsoft Windows platform. 

Lipstream Networks formed an agreement with FaceTime Communications to
combine Lipstream's Live Voice Service with FaceTime's Instant Customer
suite of iCRM services. The integration is intended to allow customer
service representatives to escalate from an instant messaging session to
Live Voice, enabling any e-business to speak live with customers during
transactions. 

marchFIRST formed a new global Strategy council to set the standards in
recruiting more than 1,600 strategy consultants. The council will also
assist in the company's client's critical business functions including
customer relationship management, risk management, and business creation. 

Marconi's Marconi Data Systems division tapped Viewlocity to provide the
integration layer and event-based messaging for Marconi Info Chain, a
global information bureau for the transportation industry. Marconi Info
Chain will tag shipping assets globally to constantly feed information
through a network of low-cost cellular and satellite communication devices
to all Marconi customers. In addition to providing asset and product
location information, the tags will be able to communicate two-way in order
to monitor the location, security, and temperature of valuables or
perishable goods such as precious works-of-art, electronic components,
pharmaceuticals, imported flowers, meats, and produce. 

Mercator and Viador reported an agreement to deliver back-end to front-end
integration of B2B and B2E application data to mutual customers. The firms
will combine Viador's enterprise information portal framework with
Mercator's e-business integration technology to enable access to data
formats such as PeopleSoft, SAP R/3, and Oracle through the Viador portal. 

Metrix introduced Metrix 4e, an e-service application suite intended to
provide full visibility of inventory, contracts, and field and repair
center resources for enterprise-wide CRM systems. It is designed to enable
Web-based customer self-service, to reduce costs, and to enhance customer
loyalty. 

Web-based customer acquisition software provider New Channel and real-time
Web interaction offerings provider Hipbone reported a partnership to
develop a new customer acquisition offering. Hipbone's Internet shared
browsing services will be integrated with New Channel's customer
acquisition tools for a service enabling sales representatives to jointly
view online product demonstrations or sales tools, complete and submit
Web-based forms, and walk through complex transactions with customers. 

The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information (OASIS), an
interoperability consortium, in conjunction with partners including IBM,
Oracle, and Sun Microsystems, launched the initial phase of XML.ORG, an
online XML registry and repository. The Web site is intended to store XML
schemas for development of future e-business offerings. 

Optum introduced TradeStream, an Internet application designed to use the
Web to link existing transactional systems to aggregate fulfillment data
and processes across enterprises in real time. This creates supply chain
transparency, so that companies can trade information for inventory and
deploy resources to meet customer demand. TradeStream is intended to enable
companies to aggregate fulfillment content across a trading community and
to leverage the information to cut inventory levels up to one third. 

The Privacy Leadership Initiative, a cross-industry consortium of
executives from firms such as IBM, Compaq, Ford, AT&T, Procter &

Gamble, and E*Trade, launched an advertising campaign as the first phase of
its promotion of online privacy measures. The group's agenda includes
advancement of technologies affording consumers online privacy;
specification of optimal privacy practices for businesses to implement;
improvement of current accountability programs; and introduction of
campaigns to educate businesses and consumers regarding privacy concerns. 

Salesforce.com reported that it entered into a distribution agreement with
Excite@Home's and Dow Jones' business-oriented Web portal site Work.com.
Salesforce.com's sales-force automation service will be offered through the
Work.com portal. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. 

SAP AG and Commerce One reported an agreement to develop a suite of next
generation e-marketplace applications intended to offer companies one-stop
shopping for a range of services from collaborative design through
fulfillment, including industry-based content services and business
intelligence. SAP also agreed to invest $250 million for a three percent
stake in Commerce One. 

SAP AG also released mySAP.com Dynamic Procurement, Internet offerings for
dynamic online procurement of distribution and production materials.
mySAP.com Dynamic Procurement is designed to automate the procurement
process for direct materials and includes strategic sourcing as well as
contract and content management to provide a holistic view of an extended
supply chain. It is intended to match supply to demand via real-time
Internet processing to afford users reduced expenditures and hands-on
inventory and increased operational efficiencies.

In other news, SAP AG subsidiary SAPMarkets and electronic components
process service provider Viacore formed an agreement to integrate
SAPMarkets' marketplace technology infrastructure and applications with
Viacore's single, seamless process infrastructure to assist companies in
connecting their business processes to multiple trading environments,
regardless of existing technology platform. Viacore will also provide the
necessary services for marketplaces to manage buying and selling processes
necessary to support an e-marketplace. 

Additionally, SAP AG reported that SAPHosting, its new organization for
delivery of mySAP.com e-business offerings over the Internet, certified
three new ASP partners: PricewaterhouseCoopers, FiNetrics, and The Hunter
Group. This expands the US network of SAP-certified ASPs to 11, with each
supporting designated industries based on its vertical-market expertise. 

SAP AG subsidiary SAP Markets unveiled a suite of Internet marketplace
applications designed to deliver integration with each other as well as
with front- and back-end systems of all participants in marketplaces.
Specific applications include (marketplace hosted) dynamic
business-to-business (B2B) procurement, (hosted) Internet selling, online
multivendor catalogs for comparison shopping, business document exchange,
auctions and reverse auctions, online exchanges, classified listings, RFP
and RFQ, business directory, bulletin board, collaborative forecasting,
collaborative engineering, vendor-managed inventory, distributor and
reseller management, demand aggregation, and shipping. 

Finally, SAP AG introduced the mySAP.com Application Server, which is
designed to afford native support for Internet standards, including
protocols such as HTTP and HTTPS, Internet document standards such as HTML
and XML, and server-side scripting with JavaScript. It is designed to
provide open integration capabilities for both real-time and cached access
to existing SAP and non-SAP applications, enabling customers to expand to
the Web without affecting their existing, stable component landscape. 

SAS Institute and Saratoga Institute reported a partnership for the
integration of Saratoga's online benchmark metrics, Saratoga Online, with
the latest version of HR Vision software, the SAS offering for human
capital management. The external benchmark availability is intended to
enable organizations to compare to industry norms their aggregate return on
investment per employee, turnover rate, cost-per-hire, and other
performance indicators influencing business decision-making. 

Siebel Systems and PricewaterhouseCoopers expanded their alliance, agreeing
to collaborate on new e-business initiatives, such as PwC's eCRM Live
centers driven by Siebel eBusiness applications in Australia, the UK, and
the US. The firms will also establish an engineering lab to develop
industry-specific offerings targeting communications, energy, financial
services, pharmaceutical, and public sector clients. 

In addition, Siebel Systems and e-business offerings provider Navision
Software reported a worldwide agreement targeting mid-sized companies.
Navision will market, sell, and implement Siebel MidMarket Edition, which
includes Siebel Sales, Siebel Service, Siebel Call Center, and Siebel .COM
applications. Siebel MidMarket Edition will be sold through the global
network of Navision Solution Centers. In addition, both firms will work
jointly to integrate these applications with Navision Software's products
for financial management, manufacturing, distribution, and e-commerce. 

Sybase reported plans to add mobile and wireless capabilities to the Sybase
Enterprise Portal. Wireless capabilities within Sybase Enterprise Portal
will allow communication from enterprise portals to cellular phones,
palmtops, alpha pagers, and other mobile and wireless devices using the
Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), and other protocols. 

Synchrony Communications introduced Synchrony 2.0, the latest version of
its customer interaction management suite. The 2.0 release is architected
completely with Sun Microsystems's Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) and Java 2
Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), making it integrated and scalable. 

X.com reported that its PayPal service now enables users of WAP- and
browser-enabled cell phones to transfer money to and from e-mail accounts.
Users sending payments will not be charged, as X.com will earn revenues on
the "float" or amount of money deposited with the online financial firm. 
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