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February 2, 1998

Top of the Week
Compaq Changes The Landscape

Trends
School Daze

Application Development
Secure NT Apps

Intranet/Internet
Ad Space For Sale

Software
Going Global

Networking
AT&T Retools

Hardware
Data-Center Storage

Channel Strategies
HP Expands Rebates

IT Management
Beyond Speed

Financials
Taking Stock: Compaq: More Than Boxes
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Compaq Changes The Landscape
Compaq's $9.6 billion deal to acquire Digital last week will catapult the company among the top three enterprise players. The appeal? A full-service supplier of scalable Wintel machines.

Ellison, NCR, Startups Try To Spark Database Market
Oracle CEO predicts solid growth; NCR readies upgrade.

Lotus Takes On Knowledge Management
Next releases of Notes and Domino will feature improved search capabilities.

NetWare 5 Beta Upgraded; Small Firms To Get Upgrade
Novell and Netscape take over sales for Novonyx venture.

Crisis Control
Use of enterprise resource planning software is way up, making experienced implementers more valuable than ever.

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School Daze
CIOs have always complained about the gap between what schools teach about computers and what business really needs. Now, some CIOs are actually doing something about it.

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Secure NT Apps
Microsoft delivers flexibility in authentication and access control

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Ad Space For Sale
Intranet advertising is on the rise, as IT managers use it to cover costs and provide content. But is this a good idea?

Microsoft Stakes E-Commerce Claim
Site Server allows customization; Ariba upgrades software.

Streaming Video Partners Divide
RealNetworks and investor Microsoft set separate courses.

Beta Due For Online-Billing Integration Tool
Microsoft-First Data venture's software will help merchants link to legacy data.

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Going Global
RockPort software offers a worldwide view of supply chain.

Year 2000 Tool Ports Legacy Code
RescueWare preserves business logic while porti ng Cobol systems to newer platforms.

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AT&T Retools
Carrier's plans include layoffs, new services, increased accountability.

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Data-Center Storage
EMC offerings for NT and Unix extend Symmetrix strategy.

Pentium II Prices Plunge
Vendors pass along Intel's p rice cuts.

PC Market Soars
Top four vendors post biggest gains.

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HP Expands Rebates
Program for resellers could mean better deals for business.

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Beyond Speed
As notebook hardware improves, IT managers base buys on ancillary services.

Check-Imaging Solution
Chase Manhattan is first big bank to use IBM image archive.

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Taking Stock: Compaq: More Than Just Boxes
Its acquisition of Digital will give the company a full line of Unix and Windows NT products-and entry into the enterprise.

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