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December 22, 1997

Top Of The Week

HP Gets Aggressive
HP is banking on Intel's 64-bit architecture to help it regain its edge in enterprise computing.

A More Intelligent Unicenter
AI integration to let CA product predict system problems.

Nationwide IP Telephony Service Readied
Qwest aims at small businesses to start; 25 cities targeted by midyear.

Justice Asks For Contempt, Fines Against Microsoft
Says vendor tried to defeat purpose of court order.

Year 2000 Cost Estimates Too Low, Reports Say
Network, desktop costs hard to judge.

IBM To Expand DB2 To Sun, NT Clusters
Massively parallel processing version of database to be certified by PeopleSoft.

Federal Site Drops SAP
Budget, corporate reasons cited.

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Cover Story

Chief Of The Year
Wal-Mart CIO Randy Mott innovates for his company'--and customers'--good .

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Application Development

Best Policy: Consistency
Competition has led to changes in both IT and business practices. New tools help companies keep internal rules in sync.

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Intranet/Internet

Just Add People
Collaborative filtering brings human input to information retrieval in the enterprise.

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Software

Web Express
Interleaf release will ease HTML conversions.

OLAP Cuts Inventory
AlliedSignal implements Java-based system to reduce inventory carrying costs.

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Networking

Telecom Promise
A new competitive landscape in Europe will improve service, pricing--eventually.

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Hardware

Cluster Interface
Messaging protocol will enable larger, faster clusters.

NetPCs Get A Boost
As units start to ship, Gartner study lowers estimated cost of ownership.

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Channel Strategies

Compaq Leads NT
New reseller setup captures market for NT workstations.

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IT Management

Images For Billing
Laser-disk imaging system will replace microfiche files for ice cream maker.

McKesson Adds IT Unit
Company to set global IT standards for drug distribution business.

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Financials

Taking Stock: SymmetriCom's Good Timing
After the drop in tech stocks, this maker of integrated circuits has a low price--but good prospects--in a volatile field.

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Highlights
  • Top of the Week
    HP's New Aggression

  • Cover Story
    Chief Of The Year

  • Application Development
    Best Policy: Consistency

  • Intranet/Internet
    Just Add People

  • Software
    Web Express

  • Networking
    Telecom Promise

  • Hardware
    Cluster Interface

  • Channel Strategies
    Compaq Leads NT

  • IT Management
    Images For Billing

  • Financials
    Taking Stock: SymmetriCom's Good Timing