Rushing into e-business a recipe for disaster

Deregulation promises boost to corporate e-business

Commerce One, Covisint enter agreement

Commerce One has reached a definitive agreement to provide the core e-marketplace procurement infrastructure for Covisint, an automotive e-marketplace.

Commerce One, The Royal Group enter alliance

Commerce One has formed an alliance with The Royal Group in Monaco to build a global business-to-business e-marketplace for the textile industry.

Kuberdansgeleentheid deur die Web na w^ereld uitgesaai

Plaaslike musiektalent sal volgende week buitengewone blootstelling aan internasionale luisteraars beleef wanneer Jhblive.co.za twee ure van sy Cyber Summer Party na die w^ereld uitsaai.

Cyber dance event Webcast to the world

Home-grown dance music talent will enjoy rare exposure to international listeners next week, when Jhblive.co.za Webcasts two hours of its Cyber Summer Party to the world.

Domino offline services unveiled

Lotus Development SA has announced the availability of Domino Off-Line Services technology which allows Web browser users to access Domino Web applications while disconnected from a network.

SA consumers going online this Christmas, says EY

According to Ernst & Young (EY), SA consumers will spend 11% of their total holiday purchases online this December, up from the 6% for the same period last year.

Foreign companies invest in MIHL

MIH Limited has sold 16% of its NetMed Mediterranean television subsidiary to two international companies for an undisclosed amount.

Financial IQ to re-invent former Metropolis portal

Fintrac, the former Metropolis financial services Internet initiative acquired by Financial IQ recently, will be converted into a complete financial services portal.

Majority of Web users want information, says PWC

According to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), the majority of Internet users recently surveyed are using the Internet for researching information and sending or receiving e-mail.

Ligging, ligging, ligging

Die Onafhanklike Verkiesingskommissie het op MapInfo se driedimensionele ruimtetegnologie staat gemaak om hom in die verkiesingsproses te help. ITWeb het met Michael Marvin, mede-stigter van MapInfo, en Allan Ellis, stigterslid van Spatial Technologies, gesels.

Web talk applications to drive IP traffic, says IDC

The International Data Corporation (IDC) believes that Web talk applications will drive total Internet protocol (IP) telephone traffic to 470 billion minutes by 2005.