Report

October 2001

• Web-anchored business apps don't deliver on their promise.
• B2B apps must connect every thing, not just everyone.

• The X Internet lets partners share knowledge, not just data.
• Net-resident services will turn inward-facing apps outward.
• SAP will lead the race to create intelligent agent software.
• Finance, media, and logistics will adopt the X Internet first.

• Insurers: Use the X Internet to fix broken claims processes.
• Retailers: Feed suppliers with real-time point-of-sale data.

• In 2008, the replenishment cycle for P&G's Tide is one day.

• Figure 1.  The X Internet Will Supplant Today's Web
• Figure 2.  The X Internet Changes How Firms Operate
• Figure 3.  The X Internet Delivers A Richer Form Of B2B Communication
• Figure 4.  The X Internet Will Create A New Supporting Infrastructure
• Figure 5.  The X Internet Adoption Index
• Figure 6.  Procter & Gamble's Supply Network In 2008

 

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• Cemex: Concrete evidence the X Internet can work.