InformationWeek

Latest Issue: August 14, 1995

Headlines

R.I.P. Warp?
IBM's consumer-driven operating system may be on its last legs. Can Big Blue regain OS/2's momentum on the client-server side?

Alternative Software: Is Freeware Worth It?
Free software can cut costs, but do risks outweigh savings?

Sections

NEWS FLASH Breaking news prepared daily for the digital edition
INDUSTRY UPDATE Industry news you can use

Se rver Competition Heats Up: Microsoft and Novell give IBM a run for its money as they try to lure customers with their own server products.
Win95: Not A Win, Win: Microsoft's forthcoming operating system comes up short on backward compatability. Some Novell and Lotus 16-bit applications still won't work right with the upgrade.

MANAGING TECHNOLOGY Articles on how to use IT to reach business goals

Banking On IBM's OS/2 Warp: A California bank is counting on IBM's OS/2 to improve customer service and boost its bottom line.
Outsourcing: Managing Pieces Of The Enterprise: As distributed systems grow, technology managers turn to outsourcers to maintain client-server systems.

CAREERS Advice and news on career development

When Should CIOs Switch?: Delta's former CIO helps tech managers decide when to join outsource companies.

LIVE WIRE Gos sip, odds and ends, tidbits

High-Tech Thief Has A Taste For HP: The "HP burglar" steals only Hewlett-Packard computer products.
Phreak Fest: Is your Internet firewall safe? Encourage the world's computer hackers to try and break in.

OPEN LABS In-depth product reviews, first looks, and analyses

First Look-- GroupWorks Really Works: HyperDesk's personal groupware product is modeled after peer-to-peer networking and enables small teams to work cooperatively on projects.
TechView-- E-Commerce Questions
When it comes to electronic commerce, it's obvious that there is much development work to be done, standards to be written, and alliances to be formed.

UNCOMMON WISDOM Challenges to conventional thinking on business computing
BALLOT New Poll: Consultants, Integrators, and Outside Developer, plus the IWI Reader Survey.
WEBDIGEST A selection of articles and reports from other Web sites
CONFERENCES Up-to-date speaker and program information for IW conferences
CONTACT US Letters, masthead, E-mail addresses, subscription form, etc.

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