Default image

Beth Cox

Beth Cox has been a well-known keynote speaker and author as well as a business and technology advisor. She helps companies improve their business performance, better utilize data, and understands the implications of new technologies, such as (AI)artificial intelligence, big data, blockchains and the Internet of Things.

Entrepreneurship for Students

Entrepreneurship for Students

Entrepreneurship remains crucial in economic development and the promotion of social well-being. It improves the living standards of individuals through the creation of wealth for entrepreneurs, businesses, and society at large. Successful businesses play important roles that contribute to economic…

Puttin’ on the Hits

Like many serious eBay sellers, I have fooled around with the free tools offered by some of eBay’s partners. But I have to admit, I have no knowledge about who is looking at my listings other than a simplistic counter…

Reuters, Siebel Pair Off

News, financial data and tech company Reuters is teaming up with San Mateo, Calif.-based business software firm Siebel Systems Inc. to develop and co-market solutions for managing customer relationships in the financial services sector. London-based Reuters , which culls data…

BroadVision Fights Back

Hit hard by the slowdown in IT spending, business and e-commerce software company BroadVision Inc. is fighting back with the launch of its BroadVision 7 family of next-generation enterprise portal apps and the appointment of a new marketing exec. The…

Borrow Bucks, Get Some Miles

Online loan operation LendingTree Inc. struck a mileage incentive marketing deal with four of the nation’s top airlines that lets customers get frequent flyer miles for home mortgage, home equity or auto loans. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company said it has…

BroadVision Lowers Guidance

E-commerce application provider BroadVision Inc. was trying hard to smile through some tears Tuesday, announcing an OEM deal with IBM after revising its guidance downward on Monday and restating some of its results for 2001 because of accounting problems. The…

CFO Exits Salesforce.com

Chief Financial Officer Andrew Hyde has quietly departed online CRM company Salesforce.com Inc., the second top exec to leave the privately held, San Francisco-based ASP operation in five months. John Dillon, the firm’s president and CEO of two years and…

Will Great Plains Cause Great Pains?

Microsoft is making a bold move into the customer relationship management (CRM) market, and the question being asked in executive suites at established CRM companies across the country is simply: “Will Microsoft Great Plains cause Great Pains?” Anytime the Redmond,…

Verizon Gets A Bright(mail) Idea

Verizon Online is executing on a deal to provide all its dial-up and broadband customers with free access to Brightmail’s spam filtering software, which sweeps a customer’s e-mail box and diverts suspected spam into a separate folder. San Francisco-based message…

Report: Consumers Spent $53B Online in 2001

Web measurement company comScore Networks Inc. said its review of consumer e-commerce for 2001 shows that sales at domestic online retailers (excluding auctions) surged to an estimated $53 billion for the year. The Reston, Va.-based company, which says it derives…