InformationWeek: The Business Value of Technology

Breaking Point
Microsoft is preparing its strongest challenge yet to Java, Sun's portable language. Will it undermine Java's cross-platform promise?

RSVP: Just How Useful?
Shortcomings seen in IP protocol as standard nears.

Compaq To Drop Prices On New Deskpros
PC vendor seeks par on pricing.

NetPCs Showcased
Twelve vendors show models, including Compaq and Dell; users laud simplicity.

Digital To Centralize Its Worldwide Services
Services group will push Digital products; vendor partners worried .

TME 10 Users To Get Tighter Links To Third-Party Wares
Tivoli opts to give upgrades for free.

Digitivity Reduces Java Risks
Server software isolates bad applets.

CA Adds Tool To Scan And Fix Code To Year 2000
Offerings range from analysis to testing.

McDonnell, Fujitsu Form ERP Venture
Deal may help boost sales of Chess suite.

PC Expo Gets Peek At NT 5.0
Microsoft VP shows off administration features.

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Orders From Chaos
Supply-chain systems are a lot more than just software. Users say they're nothing less than a entirely new business philosophy.

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US West Unlocks Legacy Data
Telco integrates apps from disparate sources by using IBM middleware.

Lost In The Translation
The Visual Basic environment is too mature for easy conversion to Java.

Object Tool For NT
Modeling software supports CASE, UML.

Database Classes For Java
Rogue Wave stresses C++ libraries' advantages over Java Database Connectivity.

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Private Web
Medical center uses secure intranet to give doctors access to patient records.

Atreve Beta Manages Web Apps
WebSpective aimed at high-volume sites.

Personal Firewalls Add Client Security
Software Builders, CyberMedia, Lucent offer products to protect client systems.

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NCR Boosts Teradata
Database upgrade has lower price; data marts planned.

Date Field Fault Finder
Scanning solution speeds through code.

Spreadsheet Alternative
Visual modeling tool helps simplify data analysis.

Database Improved
Applix readies two new versions of TM1.

Management For NCs
Vendors ready tools for central control of thin clients.

Specialized Data Analysis
S-Plus imports data from databases.

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Switch Prices Fall
Users snap up low-cost, dedicated Ethernet bandwidth as desktop switches become commodity items.

ISDN Feature Offers Offline E-Mail Alerts
Carriers to roll out services later this year based on Always On technology.

Single Sign-On Improved
HP, CKS expand support for disparate systems and apps.

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New RS/6000 Role
Chrysler seeks to install IBM servers to help offload supercomputer tasks.

Desktop Features In Notebook Computers
14.1-inch screens expected this fall.

Central Management For Tape Drives
ATL to ship browser-based administration package to complement tape libraries.

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CIO Group With Clout
Exclusive group holds $60 billion in outsourcing deals.

Resellers Expand Services
Programs vital to business are focus.

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Year 2000 Projects Propel Staffing Leader Keane
But company could face same personnel issues that afflict clients.

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