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Markets
News and Observations
Friday, September 20, 2002
News and Observations
Friday, September 20, 2002
Trade Shows Are The Dinosaurs of Hi-Tech Marketing
Combine an economy in disarry and ongoing concerns over the safety and convenience of travel, and the only surprise is that it's taken this long for major shows to start going under the knife. In one interesting development, TechTarget has begun promoting shows where attendance is free and hotel rooms are comped for qualified attendees.
EDS Earnings Fall Off Cliff
The concern, obviously, is whether the halt in spending is a harbinger of a larger trend.
Physician, Heal Thyself?
Ex-Palm developer creates tools to track product development.
The Network Is The Computer?
StarOffice, it seems, will set you free. It turns out that Sun's strategy isn't all that new and different after all, just a retread of the network computing model with Linux as the starring player.
Watch Me Pull A Rabbitt Out Of My Hat
General Magic, once the hottest property in the tech market, throws in the towel. A high profile and good technology seemingly weren't enough to establish momentum in any market.
Combine an economy in disarry and ongoing concerns over the safety and convenience of travel, and the only surprise is that it's taken this long for major shows to start going under the knife. In one interesting development, TechTarget has begun promoting shows where attendance is free and hotel rooms are comped for qualified attendees.
Tech trade shows face axe. The dot.com collapse has finally brought down a series of trade fairs which once attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors. [BBC News | TECHNOLOGY]
8:25:05 AM 
EDS Earnings Fall Off Cliff
The concern, obviously, is whether the halt in spending is a harbinger of a larger trend.
EDS sees services cash "virtually stop" [ZDNet Tech News]
8:19:03 AM
Physician, Heal Thyself?
Ex-Palm developer creates tools to track product development.
Start-up software moves products [ZDNet Tech News]
8:11:39 AM
The Network Is The Computer?
StarOffice, it seems, will set you free. It turns out that Sun's strategy isn't all that new and different after all, just a retread of the network computing model with Linux as the starring player.
Sun's punts cheap PCs at blue collar workers. Our hairball is cheaper than their hairball [The Register]
7:20:09 AM
Watch Me Pull A Rabbitt Out Of My Hat
General Magic, once the hottest property in the tech market, throws in the towel. A high profile and good technology seemingly weren't enough to establish momentum in any market.
General Magic calls its quits. The formerly hot Silicon Valley company once enjoyed investments from Apple and Microsoft and let rabbits wander free around its offices to inspire creativity. [CNET News.com]
7:09:55 AM