December 15, 2000

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Siebel Partners With Nuance [Top]
Nuance announced that Siebel has signed an agreement to license and integrate Nuance's speech recognition technology for use in Siebel's family of eBusiness applications. Siebel Voice leverages Nuance SpeechObjects, software components that enable developers to create voice-driven applications.



Oracle Announces Earnings [Top]
Oracle announced that second quarter net income increased 62% to $623 million, or $0.11 per share, while revenue grew to $2.7 billion. This compares to $2.3 billion in revenue, $384 million in net income, and $0.06 per share in Q2 last year.



24/7 Customer.com Becomes Kana Partner [Top]
24/7 Customer.com announced that it has entered into a Technology Partnership with Kana. As part of this partnership, 24/7 Customer.com will offer Kana's customers an outsourced customer service solution for their operations. Working with Kana software products, 24/7 Customer.com will provide voice and e-mail-based customer support services using its eRelationship Officers who work in Bangalore, India.



Verity Teams With IBM [Top]
Verity announced that it is working with IBM Global Services on an offering to deliver a range of business and technical services for the development of portals. IBM's Portal Offering will include tools and techniques to customize levels of content and function for each customer.



Support Performance Continues Growth [Top]
Support Performance announces the addition of two support and help desk industry veterans to its certification auditors. Kristin Robertson President of KR Consulting and Dr. Eugene Ball President of Help Desk Solutions, certified Help Desk Institute Auditors both, have joined the Support Performance to provide site-certification related services. The Support Performance team of auditors provides for assessment and improvement for multi-site support operations.



Ann Taylor Selects Convergys [Top]
Convergys announced it has signed a contract with Ann Taylor. Convergys' contact centers will provide client service and sales support for Ann Taylor's clients. Convergys' contact centers blend web-based customer service technologies with traditional channels such as phone, fax, mail, and interactive voice response to help promote customer satisfaction and loyalty.



Tightlink Raises $16 Million [Top]
TightLink announced that it has completed a $16 million Series B funding round led by Sierra Ventures. In addition, Series A investor The Roda Group continued participation, and new investor Angel Investors as well as select individual investors, contributed to this round.



Neteos Strengthens Team [Top]
Neteos announced that Bill Varga, most recently VP of major account sales at Interact Commerce and VP of sales for Interact.com, has joined the eCRM solution provider, as VP of worldwide sales.


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