| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : DECEMBER 6, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
AOL Is Partnering Everywhere GATEWAY AOL will invest $800 million in Gateway over two years to help back an October agreement to develop and co-market Internet appliances and home networking devices, such as Web terminals. Analysts expect the first devices early next year. PALM Partnering with 3Com to put the online service's e-mail on Palm handheld devices that store calendars and address books and connect to the Web. The alliance could also produce AOL-branded handheld organizers. MOTOROLA AOL's Instant Messenger service, used to track friends and co-workers online and hold one-on-one chats, will be available on Motorola's new smart wireless devices, including the Timeport P1088 smart phone and Timeport P930 two-way pager in early 2000. DIRECTV Teamed up with satellite broadcaster to bring AOL to the TV screen. Hughes Network Systems, Philips Electronics, and Network Computer will make set-top boxes--expected early next year--that will combine TV and AOL. AOL also made a $1.5 billion investment in Hughes Electronics to speed the TV plans. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP |
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