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This Week In InformationWeek Online: June 29, 1998


TOP STORIES:
COVER STORY: No Small Matter Small and midsize U.S. companies are using technology to improve their businesses--and showing commitment by investing $200 billion in IT this year. Microsoft Moves On With Win98 shipping, and Justice at bay--for now--focus turns to a lagging Windows NT 5.0. SQL Server Release Nears Beta 3 distribution begins; database scales for terabyte-sized applications. Microsoft Invests In The Millennium With its development projects thriving, Microsoft will double the size of its research team over the next two years.

Microsoft Moves On SQL Server Releases Nears TCI Buy To Bolster AT&T Local Network R/3 To Get Industry-Specific	J.D. Edwards Sets Enterprise Strategy Netscape Lands E-Commerce Customers Marimba Rolls Out Castanet Upgrade	Wireless Access Gets Cheaper, Faster, Safer Lotus To Add Data Mining To Notes 3Com Picks Infospace Software For Data Analysis
SOFTWARE	INTRANETS/INTERNET	IT MANAGEMENT
Softway Retools OpenNT Upgrade For Data Tool Sybase Ships Integrated Tools For Data Warehouses Control For Development	Automated Advice Meet Net Demands Retailer's Legacy App Gets Web Upgrade Research Security	Basic Training HP Bundles Custom Internet Solutions Chase Completes CIO Triad
HARDWARE	NETWORKING	CAREER
Xeon Inside Scalable Storage Line Offers Two-Second Data Access	Video On Demand Performance Monitor	IT Professionals Learn To Weigh Their Options
LABS	FINANCIAL
Win98: A Small Step Forward TechView: Can We Count On Compaq? First Look: Route Faxes Without The Paper Chase First Look: Find The Right Balance When Combining Functions	Taking Stock: Sequent Strong Despite Slip Net IPO Offerings Still Hot Despite Slowing Market Package Assesses Y2K Costs Network Hardware Slump
OPINION	BEHIND THE NEWS	AUTHORITIES
Emerging Enterprise: The Golden Age Desktop Agenda: Slim Notebooks Are Better Transitions: Turn On Your Web Printer Developments: DCOM--No Objects In Sight	Hasbro Takes To The Web Airline Site Grounded Happy IT Staff Helps Users Behind The Scenes: IT Confidential Behind The Numbers: What's Ahead For Oracle?	IT And The Emerging Enterprise