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Date: Friday, July 14, 2000, 10:32 AM -0400
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Subject: Faulkner Systems Flash 07/13/00 - (Part 1 of 2)




Systems &Technology flash





Publication Date: July 13, 2000



Preview
Systems &Technology Flash is a biweekly news summary covering computer
systems and software, and vendors. This flash covers the period June 27,
2000 to July 13, 2000. 


Mergers/Acquisitions
Ariba signed a definitive agreement to acquire online collaborative
sourcing technologies provider SupplierMarket.com in a stock transaction.
Integration of collaborative sourcing with the Ariba B2B Commerce Platform
is intended to afford Ariba new network-based revenue streams, deeper
penetration into vertical and direct materials markets, and accelerated
network effect for all of the Ariba platform. 

Cisco Systems signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held
Netiverse in a $210 million stock deal. Netiverse is a provider of content
acceleration technology designed to enhance the performance and
functionality of network devices. The purchase is part of Cisco's New World
strategy to offer its customers a broad portfolio of content networking
offerings for the delivery of Web content. 

NetManage acquired Aqueduct Software. The acquisition allows users to
analyze and manage performance of software applications deployed throughout
corporate intranets and extranets. 

Texas Instruments announced the acquisition of Dot Wireless, a third
generation CDMA wireless technology company. The company reports that the
purchase will expand its offering of DSP and analog-enabled wireless
services across 2.5G and 3G wireless standards and markets (including the
IS-2000). 



Alliances/Joint Ventures
Securant Technologies extended its alliance with BEA Systems to provide an
end-to-end electronic transaction protection service across the BEA
E-Commerce Transaction Platform. The integration of Securant's
award-winning ClearTrust SecureControl access management system with BEA's
WebLogic Server, BEA WebLogic Enterprise, and BEA Tuxedo-based applications
will enable enterprises to monitor, audit, and protect transactions
executed on BEA.

BEA also formed a strategic alliance with Broadbase Software to integrate
Broadbase's analytic and marketing automation applications with BEA
WebLogic Commerce Server and BEA WebLogic Personalization Server. Both
companies will jointly market the product sets.

In addition, BEA and NEC created a strategic alliance combining BEA's
E-Commerce Services Division with NEC's systems integration services to
deliver a B2B e-commerce service to the Japanese market. BEA will expand
the agreement by providing the BEA WebLogic Server and other products for
NEC's e-business initiative, iBestSolutions.

Interland and BMC Software signed an agreement to deliver business-critical
applications and high-powered e-services for Interland's SMB customers.
Under the agreement, Interland will integrate BMC Software's PATROL
services at each of its data centers. PATROL will help monitor Interland's
enterprise network and identify bottlenecks before they affect
mission-critical applications. 

Computer Sciences Corporation and international logistics company, Dachser
GmbH, established a joint venture offering IT Logistics to the European
market. Called eChainlogistics, the new company will offer logistic
services in the supply-chain-management environment to industry and trade. 

JNI and Hewlett-Packard signed a three-year, global value-added reseller
agreement to supply JNI's FibreStar host bus adapters for HP servers and
storage subsystems. Included is JNI's line of FibreStar PCI and SBus HBAs.
The JNI PCI HBAs support all Fibre Channel topologies on operating systems
such as HP-UX, Microsoft Windows 2000/ NT, Sun Microsystems Solaris, and
Novell NetWare. 

Cadence Design Systems and Hewlett-Packard reported a business alliance in
which the companies will jointly develop, market, and sell services for the
electronic design automation (EDA) market. Under the terms of the
agreement, Cadence will adopt HP-UX as a preferred product development and
support platform and OS. In addition, HP selected Cadence as a provider of
EDA design tools for HP's R&D groups. 

Compaq and IBM reported a strategic agreement to accelerate the sales of
open storage networking services. Under the agreement, both companies will
sell significant products from each other's storage portfolios. Both
companies also plan to create new standards for the SAN market, making it
more flexible and easier to manage. The total of investments currently
planned could exceed $1 billion. 

Fujitsu and Microsoft announced a partnership to integrate Fujitsu's smart
card-based application development and management system, SmartCity, with
Microsoft's new Windows for Smart Cards Operating System. In addition, the
two companies plan to cooperate on joint marketing activities and major
accounts; they will also establish a Smart Card Center in Sydney,
Australia. 

KPMG Consulting and STC formed a strategic alliance in an end-to-end
solution that helps healthcare organizations integrate their business
processes with their computer systems to comply with HIPAA standards. The
companies report that the combination of STC's market services with KPMG's
health care services and alliance with Cisco Systems will help in the
development of a secure e-business environment. 

National Semiconductor and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
announced a 10-year alliance to share deep submicron technologies. National
will use TSMC's advanced manufacturing services to accelerate the
development of high performance digital and mixed signal products.

ASG Technologies and Nortel Networks penned a software and services
contract. ASG will incorporate Passwerks software into Nortel Networks'
SuperNode Data Manager (SDM) service. ASG's Passwerks will provide Nortel's
network management service with authentication capabilities, increased
security, and administration capabilities. 

Primus Telecommunications Group and Inktomi formed a strategic alliance
that integrates Primus' global IP network for content delivery and
streaming media services with Inktomi's network products. Inktomi's Traffic
Server, Content Delivery Suite, and Traffic Server Media-IXT products will
help Primus in deploying a global IP network spanning from Europe and
Asia-Pacific to North America. 

RSA Security inked a licensing agreement with Cisco Systems that will allow
Cisco to offer RSA's software in conjunction with its products. The deal
includes RSA's BSAFE SSL-J, BSAFE SSL-C, and BSAFE CERT-C security software
products. 



Electronic Business
ACCPAC International, a division of Computer Associates' interBiz group,
and Sterling Commerce, a completely owned subsidiary of SBC Communications,
formed an alliance to provide e-services for small and medium-sized
business (SMB). The agreement combines ACCPAC's accounting and e-business
management services with Sterling Commerce's E-Marketplace Enabling
services, to maintain business transactions via the Internet. The companies
report that the marketplace is designed to provide a cost-effective,
integrated process for ACCPAC customers to interact and exchange
information with other enterprises individually or in e-marketplaces around
the world. 

Baan and Informix signed a support agreement to provide joint customers
with access to both companies' support centers for round-the-clock problem
resolution. The expanded support is targeted to firms running Baan on
Informix data bases. 

Bull launched its global subsidiary, Evidian, a company specializing in
secure e-infrastructure management software. The company reports that the
Internet-based software company will enable clients to deploy e-business
strategies. 

Documentum, a provider of Internet-scale content management solutions for
e-business applications, announced that its Professional Services Group
formed a Web-based contract management solution for BellSouth
Interconnection Services. The browser-based contract is designed to
simplify the process of contract transactions. 

Contact Center recording and analysis provider Eyretel and Cisco Systems
reported that they will combine Eyretel's CRM technology with Cisco's
Internet networking and applications to develop "New World" contact center
offerings. The agreement is part of Cisco's strategy to partner with
companies in creating products for its Architecture for Voice, Video, and
Integrated Data program. 

J.D. Edwards and telecom software vendor CPqD reported a partnership
intended to provide customers with a fully Web-enabled Operations Support
System (OSS) for the telecom industry. CPqD will integrate its OSS with
J.D. Edwards' OneWorld ERP and role-based corporate portal package. Slated
for launch during the first quarter of next year, the combined
industry-specific suite is expected to include applications for convergent
billing, customer care, outside plant management/GIS, and network resource
management. 

Microsoft reported availability of the beta version of Microsoft Commerce
Server 2000, an upgrade to Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition. The new
version includes new functionality for personalization, complex business
analytics, and user and catalog management. New features include a
profiling system and targeting system, a product catalog system, and a
business processing pipelines system. Final product release is scheduled
for the fall. 

PeopleSoft signed an agreement to expand its global sales, marketing, and
development relationship around IBM DB2 Universal Database. PeopleSoft will
use DB2 Universal Database as the company's primary UNIX development
platform for PeopleSoft 8 next-generation Internet applications. IBM
jointly reported general availability of DB2 Universal Database Version 7.

In other news, PeopleSoft reported plans to deliver PeopleSoft CRM for
Communications, a fully integrated set of CRM, back-office, and supply
chain offerings powered by Vantive and tailored to the communications
industry. Designed to enable service providers to bring new products to
market, attract new customers, and improve order processing, it targets
firms that offer fixed, broadband, wireless, applications, Internet, and
satellite communications services. The two companies also reported plans to
integrate Vantive Asset and Configuration Management (ACM) with
PeopleSoft's Vantive HelpDesk. 

Also, PeopleSoft and GeoAccess reported that GeoAccess will integrate
content into the PeopleSoft MarketPlace trading exchange via GeoAccess
Provider Search API. The integration is intended to link corporate benefits
buyers to a physician directory and health library, thereby simplifying the
process of finding a physician. Users will be able to conduct one-step
searches for health care providers based on data such as name, location,
and health plan affiliation.

In launching PeopleSoft 8, PeopleSoft unveiled 59 new pure Internet
collaborative e-commerce applications spanning PeopleSoft's CRM, SCM, HRMS,
and financials product lines. Applications such as PeopleSoft eBenefits,
PeopleSoft eRecruit, PeopleSoft eProcurement, PeopleSoft Travel &Expense,
and PeopleSoft eProcurement extend specific business processes to
PeopleSoft MarketPlace trading exchange. The customer-, employee-, and
supplier-facing collaborative offerings use PeopleSoft e-business analytics
applications and are accessed via role-based PeopleSoft portals that tailor
business content to individual user needs. Other products being shipped
include the Customer Profitability Worlkbench and the Accelerated Lifecycle
Consulting (ALC) model to speed implementation of PeopleSoft 8. 

SAP AG and homebuilders including Hovnanian Enterprises, Del Webb,
Washington Homes, and Weyerhaeuser Real Estate reported plans to form
WhiteHammer.com, a joint venture company that will operate an online
exchange for the $200 billion-plus homebuilding industry. Slated to go live
in October, the new hub is intended to service large and small builders and
their entire supply chains, as well as commercial construction companies. 

SAS Institute and European enterprise marketing-automation software vendor
Intrinsic reported a global CRM agreement, whereby SAS will buy a US$6
million stake in Intrinsic and sell Intrinsic-branded products worldwide as
part of the SAS Solution for CRM. The joint offering is intended to help
customers manage marketing campaigns, with SAS CRM Solutions' customer
intelligence identifying customers to target and Intrinsic's Enterprise
Marketing Automation software creating and executing the campaigns. 

Siebel Systems and Sprint reported an alliance to market and sell jointly
nationwide access to Siebel eBusiness Applications through the Sprint PCS
Wireless Web for Business. The deal is designed to enable business users to
review and update sales opportunities, respond to service requests and
time-critical activities, and inquire real-time about products, services,
and order status via remote wireless access. 

Sun Microsystems and reported an agreement, whereby Sun's iPlanet
subsidiary will create a bolero.net Java plug-in for the iPlanet Trustbase
suite. The offering is intended to enable Sun customers to connect directly
to the Bolero System to exchange data and documents with their global
business partners. Sun will also promote bolero.net to customers at
e-business seminars and conferences. 

Sybase and Ericsson formed an alliance, whereby Sybase will establish a
test center in Sweden for joint development of mobile business applications
powered by Sybase's iAnywhere Wireless Server targeting Ericsson
Epoch-based mobile phones. The companies plan to combine their expertise in
mobile Internet, financial markets, and wireless technologies to co-develop
and deliver WAP-based mobile banking and trading applications.



Internet
President Clinton signed into law a bill that will make online digital
signatures as legally-binding as pen-and-ink ones. The law, expected to be
a boon to e-commerce, would eliminate legal obstacles to using electronic
technology for signing contracts, retaining documents, and transferring
disclosures. It is scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2000.

AT&T researchers introduced a Web software technology that is designed to
divide computer files into pieces and hide them on participating Web sites
on the Internet. The technology, Publius, will allow uncensored speech on
the Web and make authors untraceable. Beginning with a July trial,
consumers can download the software from the Publius Web site for free. The
100K size limitation is designed to prevent pirated audio, video, and
high-quality images from being transmitted; opponents of the software,
however, believe that Publius could be used to hide child pornography and
other illegal activities. Publius is the pen name Alexander Hamilton, John
Jay, and James Madison used to anonymously publish the Federalist papers.

Compaq implemented its global strategy for servicing customers through the
Web. The strategy is comprised of three key elements: self-help, assisted
service, and problem avoidance. Self help is achieved through access to
relevant information, assisted service is attainable through the support
site, and problem avoidance is maintained through system availability and a
strong managing system.

Dell and MSN have united to offer consumers new Internet services. The
companies will, initially, introduce Dellnet, a co-branded Internet
service. Dell and Microsoft will give consumers the option to purchase a
new Dell computer and subscribe to Dellnet at the same time. 

In other news, Dell joined forces with AT&T and other companies to expand
its small business E-services. Dell entered these partnerships to provide
Internet access to its US small business customers, including a new
Dell-branded access program called DellEPro.

Unisys launched its inaugural Internet portal hosting program in West
Chester, PA. The portal is designed to host community Internet sites that
link residents, businesses, the government, and educational institutions.



Web Authoring, Web Development Software
Novell reported plans to deliver technology that will allow Internet
hosting companies such as Exodus and AboveNet to speed the delivery of Web
pages. The technology is based on Novell's Internet Caching System (ICS),
which will serve as a unifying mechanism between Internet and local Web
content distribution.



Wireless Communications
Hewlett-Packard announced a mobile e-services support program designed to
help service providers, application developers, and enterprise customers
speed up and support wireless access. The company plans to initially launch
the program in Europe where the wireless data market is expected to reach
$39 billion by 2003. Should you have any questions, concerns or problems
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