EDP - Vol. 40 No. 42 - Issue

Sep 29, 2026

The document is a late-1999 technology news digest covering internet services, telecom features, and e-commerce shipping. It describes Stamps.com’s acquisition of iShip.com to create a unified mailing, shipping, tracking, and label-printing service for small businesses, consumers, and enterprises. It also reports MSN’s rollout of Nortel’s Internet call waiting with pricing, activation requirements, and usage details, alongside industry analysis on ISP subscription threats and opportunities and highlights in collaborative product commerce software.

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Stamps.com Acquires iShip.com to Create One-Stop Internet Mailing and Shipping Service

MSN First National ISP To Offer Nortel Networks' Internet Call Waiting Service

The Leading Information Technology News Summary--In Its 40th Year

Internet Service Providers Face Both Threats and Opportunities

Pararmetric Technology’s Newsolutions Enable Collaborative Product Commerce (CPC)

# EDP Vol.40No.42 STAMPS.COM ACQUIRES ISHIP.COMTO CREATE ONE-STOP INTERNETMAILING AND SHIPPING SERVICE # Goal Is To Give Businesses,Consumers SingleSource For Mailing And Shipping Needs Internet postage firm Stamps.com has justacquiredprivately-heldiShip.com,aprovider ofInternet-based shipping technology in a deal that Stamps.comsays will establish it as the only online service able tooffer small business,consumer and corporate enter-prise customers asingle source forall their mailing andshipping needs. The deal combines iShip.com's Web-basedmulti-carrier shipping technology with Stamps.com'score InternetPostage service,providing customersone-stop access to mailing,shipping and tracking services,as well as label printing for suchleading parcelcarriersas the Postal Service and UPS. The combined company will also enable carri-ersto reach new customers.iShip.com'sinvestors and(Continued on Page 2) ## MSN First National ISP To Offer NortelNetworks'Internet Call Waiting Service Under an agreement with Nortel NetworksCorp.,Microsoft Corp.will provide its MSN customersacross the country with Nortel Networks'Internet callwaiting(ICW)service.With ICW,users can takeadvantage of traditional call waiting and caller IDservices via the Web,meaning that while online they canidentify who is calling and manage the call withoutlosing their Internet connection.International DataCorp.forecasts21.6 million households will subscribe toInternet call waiting services by 2003.There is noactivation fee for the service.Monthly fees ranges from $4.95 to $5.95,depending on location.To use MSNICW,users need the call forward busy service,which canbe activated by local telephone companies for a smallextra monthly charge. # The Leading Information Technology News Summary--In Its 40th Year November 1,1999 Weekly Page 1 ## INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERSFACE BOTH THREATSAND OPPORTUNTTIES “Free-To-User”Mentality IsChanging ConsumerExpectations Internet service provider (ISP)subscriptionfees from US households are currently running at therate of$7 billion peryear,but as the Internet continuestoevolve,ISPsmustexamine otherrevenue-generatingopportunities to remaincompetitive,advise DataquestInc.analysts,who point to two emerging trends thatthreaten ISP income streams. “A serious issue for ISPs to consider is therapid decline in the growth rate at which new house-holds will become subscribers,"saysHarry Hoyle,vicepresident forDataquest'se-Home:Telecom andOnlineServices US program.“This alone will result in thelower growth rate of consumer expenditure on homePC-based Internet access from 39 percent annually(Continued on Page b) IN THIS ISSUE Parametric One Of1st With CPC Offering 2MARKET RESEARCH 3Mediconsult Buys Depression Assessment Tool .…4Tech Data Beefs Up Govt.Sales Program 4JD Edwards,FileNET Ink Integration Pact --…5uBid.com Now One Of Top 15 Shopping Sites …6PEOPLE ON THE MOVEe …6SCO,IBM Team Up On New ASP Initiative -7QMSoft Out With XMLVersion Of Centrus CIO….7O'Reilly Planning Big Enterprise Java Event--8Macromedia Buyse-Marketing Tool Maker 8 strategic partners include Mail Boxes Etc.,eBay,Intel,venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson and UPS. Stamps.com will issue eight million shares ofitscommon stock for iShip.com inadeal valued at$300million. "This acquisition will revolutionize the waymailing and shipping services are offered,"predictsStamps.com CEOJohn Payne.“Eighty-five percentofall e-commerce packages are shipped through the USPostal Service and UPS.Anchored by Stamps.com'sstrong relationship with the Postal Service andiShip.com's historic relationship with UPS,our newcombined company is positioned to take advantage ofthe rise in e-commerce shipments."■ ## PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY’S NEWSOLUTIONS ENABLE COLLABORATIVEPRODUCT COMMERCE(CPC) CPC Softwsre Uses Web To Develop,ManageProducts Throughout Their Entire Lifecycle Parametric Technology Corp.last

FAQs

What did Stamps.com acquire iShip.com to achieve?

Stamps.com acquired iShip.com to combine iShip’s Web-based multi-carrier shipping technology with Stamps.com’s Internet Postage service, creating a one-stop mailing, shipping, tracking, and label-printing offering.

How does MSN’s Internet call waiting service work?

Internet call waiting lets users use call waiting and caller ID via the Web, allowing them to identify who is calling and manage the call while staying connected to the Internet.

What factors are highlighted as threats to ISP revenue growth?

Analysts point to a rapid decline in the growth rate of new households subscribing to home PC-based Internet access, reducing growth in consumer spending on ISP services.

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