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• FireWire Scanner Debuts for PCs, Macs

  Umax Technologies Inc. in Fremont, Calif., has announced the first professional-grade scanner that can connect to a Macintosh computer or a PC via a dedicated IEEE 1394/FireWire connection.

  Written by Russell Kay • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• Lotus CEO Resigns

  With almost 50 million e-mail messaging seats credited to his tenure at Lotus Development Corp., the company's president and CEO, Jeffrey P. Papows, surprised observers last week and announced his intention to resign effective Feb. 1. Papows remained vague on his postdeparture plans.

  Written by Lee Copeland • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• The Hackers and the Suits: A Made-for-Media Story

  "Quick, call casting! Order up some pinstriped business types to play the straight men. Grab a few antiestablishment types to add dramatic tension. And rustle up some solid supporting types as the white-glove financial backers."

  Written by Industry Standard Staff • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• Briefs

  SAP, Siebel Integration

  Written by Computerworld Staff • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• On Sale Now: Advice

  Most of us are familiar with affiliate programs: Webmasters provide links to e-commerce sites, and every time someone buys something due to that link, the Webmaster gets a (usually tiny) cut of the profits. Fortune's William Gurley is enamored of this scheme and its latest incarnation, which requires more effort on the user's part and probably pays no better.

  Written by Jen Muehlbauer • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• STC Updates Integration Tools

  Software Technologies Corp. (STC) has added high-level business logic tools and an open message architecture to its redesigned suite of enterprise application integration tools. Customers and industry analysts generally praised the new suite, called eGate 4.0, but said it isn't a unique or one-stop tool.

  Written by David Essex • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• China.com Makes Further Asian Web Investments

  China.com Corp., the aggressive Hong Kong-based Internet company that aims to provide content, services, and advertising across the entire Asian market, yesterday announced the latest in a string of acquisitions.

  Written by Stephen Lawson • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• International Intrigue

  "Half our customers are outside the U.S.," says Rackspace.com CEO Graham Weston. Rapid global growth makes sense, as "high-bandwidth sites are expensive to host in Europe," according to Formula1.com CEO Nicky Morris. But it also opens the door for a lot of competition, especially in Europe.

  Written by Steve Ulfelder • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• UPDATE: Great Plains Acquires RealWorld

  Great Plains Software Inc. has announced plans to buy RealWorld Corp., a developer of accounting and business applications, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at US$5.5 million in cash.

  Written by Margret Johnston • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• Papows Resigns as Lotus' CEO

  JEFFREY PAPOWS, the embattled CEO of Lotus Development, revealed he will leave the position Feb. 1 to possibly head an Internet start-up company.

  Written by Stephanie Sanborn and Ed Scannell • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• CITIC Pacific Lines Up China Investments

  Hong Kong-based CITIC Pacific Ltd. yesterday disclosed a major joint-venture investment in telecom capacity in Mainland China, though leaving operation and management of the network -- for now -- in the hands of mainland entities.

  Written by Stephen Lawson • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• Billing Application Drains City Utility

  City officials in Ann Arbor, Mich., estimate that trouble with utility billing software caused the city's water department to underbill customers by $2.8 million.

  Written by David Orenstein • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• Music Coverage Catches Some Static

  Digital music is a few years old and, like tech stocks, it's done nothing but gain popularity and generate massive hype - with good reason. All those legal, business, artistic, and consumer issues wrapped up in one package make the digital music story an interesting one. This month, the Atlantic Monthly joined the fray.

  Written by Jen Muehlbauer • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• What's The Deal: B2B, or Not 2B

  It's not clear whether Tuesday's market drubbing is the start of something bigger for Net stocks. Few would argue that Internet stocks will avoid a large correction in 2000, but when the market is roaring upward, it's hard to give that idea more than lip service. Hot markets such as we've seen since October can obscure the obvious. Getting clear about what's obvious is the first step to being prepared for it.

  Written by David Simons • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• Who Won? Who Lost? Who Cares?

  Remember December's parade of identical e-commerce stories? We saw Grinch-like online retailers robbing kiddies of toys and journos making grandiose predictions about who'd survive the season. You'd think once the holidays ended, the media would find something new to say or tactfully change the subject, like the guests did when Aunt Trudy noticed Junior's tongue ring at Christmas dinner. No such luck.

  Written by Jen Muehlbauer • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• Wal-Mart Teams Up With Accel

  Wal-Mart bet its e-commerce future on the savvy of Silicon Valley late Thursday, announcing it will join with blue-chip venture firm Accel Partners to spin off its online retailing operations into an independent company, to be headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif.

  Written by Miguel Helft • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• Candidates Cagey on New Issues

  Records show former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley collected more campaign funds in Silicon Valley through the third quarter of last year than any other presidential candidate. The Democratic contender also netted more contributions over the Internet than anyone else, surpassing $1.2 million.

  Written by Elizabeth Wasserman • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• The Gripe Line

  UCITA threatens rights of consumers in the new age of electronic commerce

  Written by Ed Foster • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• Taiwan Semiconductor to Buy Worldwide Semi

  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is set to add the capacity of the third-largest foundry in Taiwan to its existing foundry operations by merging with Worldwide Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (WSMC), the companies announced today.

  Written by Stephen Lawson • 07 Jan. 00 13:01

• Nortel to Buy DSL Developer for US$778M

  Nortel Networks Corp. intends to purchase Promatory Communications Inc., a California-based developer of DSL (digital subscriber line) platforms, for an estimated US$778 million in Nortel common stock, the Canadian company announced yesterday.

  Written by Douglas F. Gray • 07 Jan. 00 13:01