ROUNDUPS
For the record 17 April
17-04-2002
by Paula Mythen
Infonset says its revenues and per-share loss will meet estimates | Thomas Crosbie Media announces www.worldcup.ie
Eware, the CRM solutions provider, announces EquIP has chosen to deploy eWare3. EquIP has selected the product to enhance its sales, marketing and customer service departments. One of the key areas of the solution is the adoption of a structured sales process.
Jose A. Collazo, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Infonet Services Corporation, said on Wednesday that he expects that Infonet's revenue target of USD645 million is approximately correct. He added that Infonet expects a per share loss of USD0.02, which is within the range of analysts' current expectations as published with First Call.
On Wednesday Microsoft announced the launch of its Official Office Certification, the Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) Program, aimed at corporates in Ireland. The launch follows a recent survey where more than 80 percent of supervisors and employees believed that MOUS certification has resulted in increased productivity.
Fineos Corporation has released the Fineos Complaint Management solution, the first in a new line of business solutions being rolled out by the company over the coming months that focus on particular niche areas within banking and insurance companies.
Razorfish, the digital solutions provider, announced results for the first quarter ended 31 2002 on Wednesday. For the quarter, revenues before reimbursements for direct costs were USD10.8 million, compared to USD11.1 million pro forma revenues before reimbursements for direct costs for the fourth quarter 2001. Net income was USD2.5 million or USD0.02 per share, including the reversal of approximately USD1.7 million of previously recorded restructuring reserves. Pro forma net income for the first quarter 2002 was USD0.9 million or USD0.01 per share, in line with previous management guidance, compared to pro forma net income of USD0.6 million or USD0.01 per share in the fourth quarter 2001.
Thomas Crosbie Media and Esat Fusion announced the launch of www.worldcup.ie. The site, sponsored by Ford will have up to the minute news, match reports, results, statistics, in-depth features and analysis.
Rococo Software has introduced "Developers' Corner," an on-line resource is which will offer support for Rococo customers and a resource for developers building Bluetooth applications using standard Java APIs for Bluetooth Wireless Technology (JABWT).
3Com Corporation on Wednesday announced a new Channel incentive for resellers across EMEA, inviting resellers to "Challenge 3Com" to beat any enterprise networking bid proposal they are working on. For every bid submitted the individual will get a chance to enter a draw to win tickets for the FIFA World Cup.
KTI, the Dublin-based telecommunications service provider was awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification by Noel Treacy, T.D., Minister for Science, Technology and Commerce. KTI, established as a result of an MBO from Ericsson in July 2000, is an independent, international telecommunications services company, specialising in outsourcing, implementation, technical support, logistics, and network services.
Microsoft announced the creation of Mobile2Market which enables a process for the certification and market delivery of network-ready wireless applications for the Windows Powered Pocket PC and Smartphone 2002 software platforms.
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) announced that Hewlett Packard has signed a four year contract to become its official technology supplier. HP is now working with the FAI to establish a new state-of-the-art Web site that will act as a key tool to provide information to Ireland's soccer community as well as implementing a complete IT infrastructure to support the FAI's business requirements.
Compaq Computer Corporation launched two new StorageWorks Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems, the StorageWorks NAS S1000 for enterprise remote offices or small businesses, and the StorageWorks NAS B3000 for enterprises that want to fuse their NAS and SAN systems.
InterClubNet has signed an initial five-year agreement for interactive voice response services with British Telecommunications plc. Under the agreement, BT will develop technology to enable grassroots football results to be entered and retrieved automatically through its IVR services by football participants. Essentially, IVR technology will collect and feed data using keypad requests and input by users over a telephone.
Caped Koala Studios has built a virtual world for kids, combining education and social networking 