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India's largest private company, Hindustan Lever, has sounded the alarm on the country's unpreparedness for the Y2K bug, warning that severe disruptions are likely unless the public utilities are ready for the millennium. The company's concern is shared by many, including the Australian embassy,
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The State of Indiana has successfully implemented the first phase of its Government Management Information System, incorporating PeopleSoft's Financial and HRMS systems, with CIBER Inc.'s ("CIBER") PeopleSoft Practice playing a key role in the implementation. The system, which includes PeopleSoft General Ledger, Accounts Payable,
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Regulators, industry experts, and lawmakers continue to shape the internet landscape, focusing on issues such as phone call management, domain name registry, and e-commerce taxation. Recent developments demonstrate the complex interplay between government agencies, private companies, and individual users. Key Takeaways: * Prodigy Communications Corp. and GTE Internetworking introduced Internet Call
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Richard Forman, CEO of register.com inc., testified before the US Congressional Commerce Committee, emphasizing the need for continued deregulation of the domain name industry by supporting the efforts of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Department of Commerce. Forman stated that the recent introduction
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ICL, a leading computer services group, has announced an expansion of its global alliance with Microsoft, targeting corporate customers in four new markets: electronic business, financial services, smartcards, and secure systems. The move follows the success of their earlier tie-up, launched in May last year, and is expected to generate
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CIBER, Inc., a leading provider of management consulting and IT solutions, has announced its membership in the Siebel Alliance Program, allowing it to offer worldwide integration and consulting services for Siebel Systems' full suite of Web-based front office application products. This partnership aims to help organizations build and manage
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A partnership between ANSYS, Inc. and International TechneGroup Incorporated (ITI) aims to improve the success of transferring geometry from multiple computer-aided design (CAD) programs to ANSYS software. The joint development agreement involves the creation of common geometry tools that utilize "best-in-class" technologies from each company. This collaboration addresses
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Modis Incorporated, a $1 billion information technology services subsidiary of Modis Professional Services, Inc., has been named a MicroStrategy Platinum Certified Partner. This partnership brings together the technology and expertise necessary to deliver complete business intelligence (BI) and data warehousing solutions. As the largest information technology services company in the
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Rupert Murdoch has categorically stated that there will be no merger between BSkyB and Canal Plus. He expressed concerns that such a deal would make the British satellite broadcaster vulnerable to the interventionist nature of French politics. Speaking in London, Murdoch emphasized that BSkyB is a valuable British asset and
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British Biotech's recent legal settlements and out-of-court agreement with Dr. Andrew Millar, a former employee turned whistle-blower, mark a significant turning point for the company. Having cleared its name of past controversies, British Biotech now stands as a newly-floated company with a healthy balance sheet, an unproven product
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Convergys Corporation and IBM have announced a partnership to market and deliver integrated billing and subscriber management solutions for the wireless industry. According to Mark Lowenstein, senior vice president of the Yankee Group, the wireless billing and customer care market could grow into a $5 billion industry in 1999. The
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GRIC Communications, Inc., the leading provider of Internet value-added services for service providers, has announced that its GRICphone network is now in production utilizing the ETSI-TIPHON Open Settlement Protocol (OSP) on the Cisco AS5300/Voice Gateway and the Cisco AccessPath-VS3/Voice Gateway. This solution enables Cisco-based service providers to expand
