7 

2000

During its six days of coverage, the Official 

GRAMMY

 Webcast, designed and hosted by 

IBM

, 

registers 119 million hits, 9.6 million page views and two million visits. More tennis fans than  

ever before enjoy a  virtual seat  at the world famous Wimbledon tennis Millennium 

Championships, recording 2.3 billion hits on the 

IBM

 designed and delivered official Web site. 

IBM

 builds and hosts the official American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards Web site. 

Weather.com, one of the top 25 Web sites, announces that it will use 

IBM

 technology and 

services to serve its massive volume of maps and images on the popular Linux operating system. 

IBM

 solutions, including the Netfinity 4000R servers, will become part of the Internet 

infrastructure for weather.com, The Weather Channel Web site and the world's leading source of 

Web based weather information.  

Edison Schools Inc., the leading U.S. private manager of public schools, selects 

IBM

 to help 

build a new model for technology in schools. 

IBM

 will provide Edison with a technology 

solution, including Netfinity Servers, 

IBM

 NetVista Desktops, ThinkPads, network infrastructure 

and Tivoli enterprise network management software for its rapidly growing national network of 

K 12 schools.  

The company introduces 

IBM

 Insight at School, a new business intelligence solution for the K 12 

market, which provides schools with the technology, consulting and services that will help them 

make more informed decisions to improve the learning process.  

IBM

 announces the establishment of a $500 million global fund to significantly enhance its Net 

Generation financing program and expand the company's support to fast growing business to 

business Internet companies. It introduces Home Page Reader 3.0 for Windows, a low cost, 

easy to use talking Web browser allowing many visually impaired and blind users to  

buy, sell or trade on the Web for the first time. 

IBM

 sells its information services extended 

directory assistance solution to, and retains an equity interest in, Information Services eXtended, 

Inc., a new company formed by Spencer Trask Intellectual Capital Company 

LLC

.  

Alliances

IBM

 and retail industry applications leader Retek announce an expansion of their strategic 

alliance to produce significant benefits for the worldwide retail industry while generating 

revenues of more than $1 billion by 2003 for the two companies.  

IBM

 joins with Microsoft, Avaya, Arthur Andersen and Hanny Holdings to launch Enfrastructure 

Inc., the first full service infrastructure and technology provider.  

IBM

 China Company Limited and China Great Wall Shenzhen Co., Limited announce the 

formation of Beijing 

GKI

 Electronics Co., Ltd. as a joint venture to provide advanced printed 

circuit board assembles to Nokia joint venture companies.  

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