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January 19, 1998

Top Of The Week

OLAP Goes Mainstream
Financial departments use OLAP's high-speed data analysis. Now, businesses want its benefits for other parts of the organization.

Enterprise Java Apps Hit The Market
Extensity offers expense module; DCC will launch asset manager.

NC Makers Meet On Standards
Java is key to success, they say.

Next Wave: ERP Outsourcing
PeopleSoft, other vendors look to handle operations as well as implementations.

IT Skills Drought Worsens
Companies scramble to find solutions as shortfall estimate reaches 346,000.

Microsoft Won't Support Novell's NDS For NT
Company cites security, other problems; Novell balks; potential users skittish.

Industries Gear Up For Year 2000
Securities, banking, retail initiatives pick up steam for final stretch of compliance.

Cabletron Plays Catch-Up In Switch-Routing Market
Vendor buys up remaining stake in startup Yago Systems.

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Cover Story

Breaking The Mold
A startup called Level 3 is pumping billions of dollars into a new IP network. It could change the way you do business.

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Application Development

Frameworks Take Off
IT shops discover there's more to frameworks than just class libraries.

Sun Rolls Out Next-Generation Java Tools
Java Workshop and Java Studio offer strong cross-platform support

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Intranet/Internet

ISPs Step Out
As business proliferates on the Net, companies look to ISPs for more than access.

Suite Builds Time-Saving Web Applications
XML tools speed online searches for images or prod uct information.

NCR And CyberCash Team On Industry-Specific Billing
First offering to be aimed at companies in telecom industry.

CSC Index's Teams To Get Adaptable App
Internal deployment of `rentable' application seen as cost-effective.

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Software

Java Database Bundle
Package to include 'platform adapter'.

Baan Adds Aspect App
Software helps coordinate buying.

J.D. Edwards Emerges
Public offering, new products help ERP vendor gain respect as it moves to open systems.

Startup's Java Suite Lures Big Names
AOL, Fidelity, Kodak among users of Art Technology's server-side tools.

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Networking

Will Bay Bounce Back?
A corporate reshuffling and new products have boosted the network hardware vendor.

Response Time Tracker
Bay debuts two products, boosts Optivity Analysis.

Access Web Pages Faster
Startup's standalone caching system promises better way to bypass WAN links.

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Hardware

Sun Gets GTE Deal
Performance is key to $17M pact for Ultra Enterprise Unix servers.

Exabyte Bets On Digital Linear Tape
Hot technology may help vendor recover.

LCD Displays Close Desktop Monitor Gap
Better images, falling prices make LCDs an alternative to CRTs.

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Channel Strategies

Pumped-Up Support
Acquisitions help Ingram Micro target large information systems accounts.

Channel Strategies: Get The Picture Online
Storage system lets photo labs expand delivery options.

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IT Management

Imported Expertise
Systems integrator's U.K. connection helps attract U.S. utilities.

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Financials

Taking Stock: Fore Systems Shapes Up
Growing acceptance and product breadth for ATM technology makes Fore a player in networking and telecom infrastructure.

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Highlights
  • Top of the Week
    OLAP Goes Mainstream

  • Application Development
    Frameworks Take Off

  • Cover Story
    Breaking The Mold

  • Intranet/Internet
    ISPs Step Out

  • Software
    Java Database Bundle

  • Networking
    Will Bay Bounce Back?

  • Hardware
    Sun Gets GTE Deal

  • Channel Strategies
    Pumped-Up Support

  • IT Management
    Imported Expertise

  • Financials
    Fore Systems Shapes Up


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