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Several Asian companies formed strategic partnerships and joint ventures to counter planned capital spending reductions by large conglomerates and to bolster market positions. The formation of these alliances reflects the region's growing emphasis on collaboration and cooperation amidst increasing competition. Key Takeaways: * Kyowa Exceo Corp. and Daimei Telecom
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A recent study by Keynote Systems Inc. sheds light on the performance and availability of presidential campaign web sites, with Governor George W. Bush's site taking the top spot for the fastest-loading site. The study, which monitors web sites every 15 minutes, found that Bush's site
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A recent survey conducted by Danny Sullivan, editor of internet.com's Search Engine Watch Web site, found that several major search engines fail to list the official candidate Web sites for Democratic frontrunner Al Gore and Republican frontrunner George W. Bush in their top results. In contrast, the
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Prodigy Communications Corporation, a leading Internet Service Provider, has partnered with LookSmart, a leader in search and navigation infrastructure, to make searching the Internet simpler and more sensible. The partnership aims to provide Prodigy members with easy and straightforward access to 1.5 million web sites indexed in more than
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At the Windows 2000 Conference & Expo in San Francisco, Unisys Corporation's Unisys e-@ction Enterprise Server ES7000 demonstrated near-linear scalability, breaking the eight-processor barrier for Microsoft Windows software. Running Amadeus/ITA Software's low-fare search solution, the Unisys system employing an advance copy of Microsoft Windows
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Healtheon/WebMD, a leader in processing electronic healthcare transactions, has made a significant move in its quest to transform the healthcare industry by acquiring Medical Manager Corp. and its subsidiary CareInsite Inc. The all-stock deal, worth approximately $4.9 billion, will integrate Medical Manager's physician practice management software
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Noosh, Inc., a leading provider of business-to-business e-commerce for the printing industry, has entered into an agreement with Digital Art Exchange (DAX) to cooperate in marketing Noosh's Internet-based print management solution and DAX's high-performance Internet and managed network services to their respective customers. The partnership aims
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McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, and Media Metrix, the leader in Internet and Digital Media audience measurement, have announced a strategic research alliance to develop a deep understanding of online consumer behavior. This new alliance combines McKinsey's in-depth marketing and e-business expertise with Media Metrix&
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At the SoundView Internet Infrastructure Conference, INTERVU Inc. announced its dominance in the streaming media industry. According to Media Metrix's Top 50 Web Sites report, over 70% of the most heavily trafficked web sites with streamed content have contracted with INTERVU's high-performance streaming media network. This
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MarketWatch.com has reached new heights, with figures from Media Metrix placing the company's Web properties among the top 50 sites for the first time. This milestone marks the company's most popular destination for business and financial news and information on the Internet. The company'
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RR Donnelley & Sons Co. and Noosh Inc. have formed an alliance to co-develop Internet portals for Donnelley customers, while Coleman Powermate Inc. and Ballard Power Systems are collaborating to develop portable and standby power products using fuel cells. EFC Bancorp Inc. plans to repurchase up to 5% of its
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Cendant Corporation's move.com relocation, real estate, and home-related services portal has joined forces with AltaVista to create a co-branded real estate channel on AltaVista's Live! personalized portal service. The new channel will offer move.com's services, leveraging Cendant's relocation, real estate,
