April 27, 1998
Chaos Theory ROI In The Real World Leveraging The Legacy Web Watchers Microsoft Pushes NT A Busines View High-End Storage Assembly At Issue Where CIOs Meet Online Taking Stock: Actuate Fills A Necessary Niche |
ERP: Tackling Complexity
As the ERP market cools off, the major vendors-and smaller ones, too-are targeting its biggest stumbling block: complexity.
Sun Broadens Its Focus
Vendor targets ERP apps as it debuts new products.
Web Services Help Buyers Get Right
Price
Online bidding being used for mortgages and airline tickets.
Qwest To Expand Services
Fiber network operator promises to offer low prices for ATM, frame relay, and VPNs.
Chevron To Conduct Online
Procurement
Web-based system would be largest ever, eventually handling $9.9 billion in business.
Intel High-End Processor To Support 4-Way
Systems
Chip will offer twice the performance of the Pentium Pro.
Low-End PCs Still Priced To Move
WorldTalk Offers More Secure
E-Mail
So ftware lets users enforce security policies, scan for viruses, archive mail.
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Chaos Theory
Computer Associates is shifting its product line to help sort out customers' mixed IT environments.
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ROI In The Real World
The days of "gut feel" justification are ending. Measuring IT's value is more vital than ever, finds a new InformationWeek Research.
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Leveraging The Legacy
Capturing Web transactions requires a robust and mature infrastructure that ensures data integrity.
Testing, Testing...A Rigorous
Process
Application testing must be an integral part of development--not an afterthought.
Visual J++ Preview Is
Feature-Rich
Java embraced as part of Microsoft's DNA framework.
Visual InterDev 6.0--A Developer's Dream
Tool
IDE's productivity features speed Web development.
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Web Watchers
Tools that monitor employees' Net surfing save companies bandwidth and time.
Verity Boosts Searches
Verity K2 Toolkit helps Web applications quickly scour large volumes of documents.
SilverStream Updates App Server
Upgrade offers better performance, r eporting functions.
Training On The Internet
Steelcase extends to dealer channels.
InternetView: The Open-Source
Debate
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Microsoft Pushes NT
First in a series of templates for building vertical apps set to debut.
Information Builders Moves To The
Web
Products in clude decision-support engine, analytical apps, more.
Customer-Relationship Managers
SAS, Sequent seek to leverage strengths.
PC Docs Offers Better Information
Access
Vendor to offer a Windows client and a routing product.
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A Business View
Companies look to tie together their various performance monitoring tools.
Midwest AAA Upgrades Call Center
User-friendly systems cut agent errors, customer frustration in Minnesota, Iowa.
3Com To Support Voice, Video, Data Traffic
Across WANs
Enhanced VPN support also planned.
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High-End Storage
Hitachi Data Systems' 7700E offers fast data access, multiple data-transfer paths.
Interview: Dell Turns To Servers
Chairman and CEO Michael Dell discusses the vendor's plans f or high-end servers and online.
Micron Notebook Boasts Longer Battery
Life
GoBook aimed at frequent travelers.
Visioneer Simplifies Scanner
PaperPort OneTouch lets users scan and load apps in one step.
HP Aims Notebooks At Business
Users
Both high- and low-end models available.
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Assem
bly At Issue
Integrators want speedier channel construction of PCs to spark price drop.
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Where CIOs Meet Online
High-level IT executives take to members-only Web sites to discuss technology and business issues.
Andersen, SAP Team On Solutions For Utilities
Alliance will co-locate Andersen industry experts with SAP developers.
Investigate All Options
Real-options analysis may help justify new projects.
Keane Acquisition To Add Management
Consulting
$110M deal for Bricker will provide more front-end planning capabilities.
Gateway, Resellers Partner
Move offers choice to corporate buyers.
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Taking Stock: Actuate Fills A Necessary
Niche
The Actuate Reporting System may be just what many businesses are looking for: enterprise reporting software.
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