InformationWeek: The Business Value of Technology

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News In Review
February 23, 1998

Highlights
  • Top of the Week
    Intel's Enterprise Push

  • Trends
    Spin-offs, Startups, & Lone Wolves

  • Intranet/Internet
    Filter Blocks Online Ads

  • Software
    GM Goes Data Mining

  • Networking
    App Hosting Plan

  • Hardware
    PC Problems Flagged

  • Channel Strategies
    Source Of Support

  • IT Management
    Service Expansion

  • Financials
    Taking Stock: Claremont's Telltale Signs
  • Top Of
The Week

    Intel's Enterprise Push
    The chipmaker wants to make its architecture an end-to-end computing standard. But it will need more than just new processors to make a bigger mark on corporate users.

    Sun Enlists IBM For JavaOS Aid
    NC vendors aim to sway buyers away from Windows alternatives.

    JavaBean Spec Nears Release
    Compromises limit functionali ty of server components.

    Medical Products Firm Reengineers Around SAP
    Becton Dickinson assembles IT, other execs for project.

    Microsoft To Preview SQL Server 7
    Vendor seeks third-party support in battle with Oracle for NT database market.

    Data Warehouse Vendors Are Rolling Out Offerings
    Informatica tools let managers combine distributed marts.

    Marketing Gets IT Help
    MarketFirst software helps qualify leads, manage campaigns, and perform analysis.

    Desktop Tools For Year 2000
    Viasoft products address PC and client-server apps.

    Lilly Outsources To EDS
    Venture will manage drug maker's online health-care network.

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    Trends

    Spin-offs, Startups, & Lone Wolves
    A flurry of upstart analysts and consultants, spurred by the Internet, are vying for a place in your budget.

    Top of the Page


    Intranet/Internet

    Filter Blocks Online Ads
    Software speeds Net access but some ad-backed Web sites fear revenue loss.

    Apps For Streaming Servers
    Video vendors add to offerings.

    InternetView: Java Coding For Sport


    Top of the Page


    Software

    GM Goes Data Mining
    Tests will lead to 'serious' investment.

    Corba Quality Manager
    Tool eases testing for developers.

    WYSIWYG Scanning
    Visioneer set to roll out OCR software.

    Is It All A Project?
    Project-management software is running across the business.

    Top of the Page


    Networking

    App Hosting Plan
    US West forms alliances to offer applications on nationwide IP net.

    Check Point Ramps Up Virtual Private Networking
    Vendor supports digital certificates, enhances encryption.

    Legato Offerings Focus On Restoring Data
    NetWorker 5.1 for NT and Unix improve data-recovery times by 42%, vendor says.

    Health Care By Cisco
    Networking technology is key for an industry turning to telemedicine, and eager to contain costs.

    Top of the Page


    Hardware

    PC Problems Flagged
    IBM, Int el expand PC manageability improvement effort.

    Fast Access To Data
    New tape technology gets boost.

    Blazing Notebooks-For A Couple Of Hours
    Intel's mobile Pentium II revs performance, but drains battery life.

    Thin Clients Readied
    Models updated for Microsoft software.

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    Channel
Strategies

    Source Of Support
    Distributors add tech services as resellers grapple with skyrocketing demand.

    Top of the Page


    IT
Management

    Service Expansion
    IBM and Hewlett-Packard each combine with resellers to bring support to users.

    Top of the Page


    Financials

    Taking Stock: Claremont's Telltale Signs
    The enterprise solutions vendor's instab ility is no surprise to those who are tracking its activities.

    Top of the Page


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