InformationWeek

March 23, 1998

Trends
In Certificates We Trust

Intranet/Internet
Balance The Load On Web Servers

Software
Utility Picks Uniface 7

Networking
CA, BMC Integrate

Hardware
The Mainframe's Black Hole

Channel Strategies
Customer Satisfaction

IT Management
Help For CIOs

Financials
Taking Stock: Great Expectations For Intuit

Global Links
Companies are turning to the Internet for tighter integration with suppliers overseas.

Year 2000 Efforts Falling Short
Government warns of shortfall; vendors step up compliance work.

Java Databases Readied
Informix, Oracle, Sybase to state plans, but full platform support still months away.

Compaq Targets E-Commerce
Offers software, server bundles, vendor alliances.

Lotus Campaigns To Migrate cc:Mail Customers To Notes
Discounts, client software unveiled.

Alpha Platform Gets Vote Of Confidence
Automatic Data Processing awards Digital $100M contract for AlphaServers, services.

Intel Set To Debut Celeron
But falling PC prices may shunt processor to a niche role.

Vendors Back Java Spec
Enterprise JavaBeans development to ols emerge.

Cisco Drives Multimedia
New products extend strategy for moving data, voice, and video over single networks.

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In Certificates We Trust
As digital certificates bring low-cost security to the Internet, E-business takes off.

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B alance The Load On Web Servers
A successful Web site can mean strained servers. Load balancers help divvy up the workload.

ISPs Boost Quality Pledges
MCI adds real-time network traffic- monitoring tool.

Indexing Tool Handles Multiple Document Types
Plumtree product extracts metadata, then builds taxonomy.

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Utility Picks Uniface 7
National Fuel upgrades proprietary application with Compuware's enterprise tool set.

MicroStrategy Broadcast Server Set For Testing
System uses non-traditional clients.

Quark Update Woos Markets Outside Traditional Publishing
QPS 2.0 supports Windows platform and new tools.

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CA, BMC Integrate
PatrolView for Unicenter TNG manages apps.

Vines Set For Year 2000
Upgrade will also support LDAP.

Northpoint Ramps Up DSL
Startup eyes 30 cities with faster service.

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The Mainframe's Black Hole
The date- conversion problem is bringing work on many other important systems to a near standstill.

HP Aims New Notebook At Executives
Powerful, ultra-thin machine trades off drives, battery life for lighter weight.

NSM Offers Faster Optical Storage
System combines speedy hard drives with CD capacities.

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Customer Satisfaction
Competitive pricing and quality service are key to resellers' survival and growth.

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Help For CIOs
Keane debuts IT assessment services.

Third-Party Security
Uncertainty about network safety translates to market opportunities for consulting services.

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Taking Stock: Great Expectations For Intuit
Tax-preparation software, small-business revenue, and a new Internet business should spell success-in the long term.

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