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In this issue. . .

* SRIC-BI: A New Company
* A New Chapter for Electronic Paper
* eLearning in a Multicultural World
* New Insights for the Financial Services Industry
* The Broadband Revolution at Home
* Mobile Users at Large
* The Data in the Haystack
* The Meaningful Workplace
* E-Signatures
* Early Signals of Change in Europe
* New Ad Venues, Infoglut, and the Battle for Consumers’ 
   Attention


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SRIC-BI: A New Company

The Business Intelligence Center of SRI Consulting has
become SRI Consulting Business Intelligence (SRI-BI). 
This latest spinout from the SRI International family will
continue its 40-year history of leading-edge thinking 
about business, technology, and market demand.
http://www.sric-bi.com


A New Chapter for Electronic Paper

The page-turning joys of the old-fashioned book are not
likely to go away. However, with advances in digital 
devices, flat-panel displays, and digital paper and ink,
electronic paper may outshine traditional formats in some 
books, magazines, newspapers, signs and billboards, and
maps. (New Electronic Displays: Alternatives to Paper)
http://www.sric-bi.com/DF/oldMFsummaries/ElectronicDisplaysToC.shtml


eLearning in a Multicultural World

Clear communication is essential for effective learning, and
communication can fall apart if people do not accept 
or understand cultural differences. If corporate eLearning
is to reach across cultural boundaries, vendors and 
users need to use a variety of eLearning tools and match
initiatives to corporate and national cultures. 
(eLearning and Culture)
http://www.sric-bi.com/LoD/summaries/LoDRpt06.shtml


New Insights for the Financial Services Industry

Cash remains king in financial transactions, according to
new MacroMonitoring data, but consumers’ use of noncash 
media continues to grow. Financial institutions not
only need to support multiple points of access, but 
they need to evaluate the impacts of rising assets and a
negative savings rate on their future operations. 
(First Peek at the 2000 Data)
http://www.sric-bi.com/CFD/MRsummaries/MR.V-1.shtml


The Broadband Revolution at Home

Some 46% of the world’s Internet homes will subscribe to
residential broadband services by the end of 2005, 
changing forever how people use the Internet. Always-on
capabilities, new forms of content, and the ability to 
network Internet appliances will open the door to
entertainment possibilities not currently available through 
dial-up modems. (Adoption of Residential Broadband Services)
http://www.sric-bi.com/DF/oldMFsummaries/AdoptResBBToC.shtml


Mobile Users at Large

Soon, people will be able to find the nearest restaurant,
ATM, or theater via their personal digital assistants or 
mobile phones. Such location capabilities will help fuel a
boom in mobile commerce, assuming that players resolve 
issues of cost, privacy, and standards. (Location:
Catalyst for M-Commerce)
http://www.sric-bi.com/BIP/Bulletin/B291.shtml#2302


The Data in the Haystack

Companies that can efficiently sift through reams of data
and emerge with pithy insights about their customers 
or business performance gain a big advantage over
competitors. Thanks to friendlier user interfaces and
falling costs, data-mining technology is now available 
to midsize companies as well as large Fortune 500 players. 
(Data Mining Comes of Age)
http://www.sric-bi.com/BIP/Bulletin/B291.shtml#2303


The Meaningful Workplace

Employees increasingly want to bring their whole selves to
work and to know that their employers value their efforts.  
Employers, for their part, realize that fulfilled
employees are more likely to give their all at the office, 
boosting company performance in concrete ways. (The
Meaningful Workplace)
http://www.sric-bi.com/BIP/Bulletin/B291.shtml#2304


E-Signatures

Secure digital signatures are a prerequisite for conducting
many transactions online. Companies need to understand the 
limitations of the new U.S. “E-Sign” law as well as the 
strengths and weaknesses of public-key infrastructure to 
enact effective security policies that win people’s confidence. 
(Digital Signatures: Securing E-Commerce)
http://www.sric-bi.com/BIP/Bulletin/B291.shtml#2305


Early Signals of Change in Europe

At a recent Scan meeting in Europe, analysts delved into the
latest business intelligence for signs of impending change. 
Among the topics that crossed their radar screen were new 
possibilities for networked games, e-payment schemes for 
children, and rising conflict over intellectual-property 
rights. (Europe Scan: November 2000)
http://www.sric-bi.com/BIP/Bulletin/B291.shtml#2306


New Ad Venues, Infoglut, and the Battle for Consumers’
Attention

Wild cards in the business environment may be the seeds of
tomorrow’s innovations. B-I-P analysts recently pinpointed 
several such discontinuities, ranging from new uses of 
advertising at offices and schools to growing consumer 
impatience with information overload and fierce competition 
for the most valuable of commercial commodities: consumers’ 
attention. (Wild Cards, November 2000)
http://www.sric-bi.com/BIP/Bulletin/B291.shtml#2307


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