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This Week In InformationWeekOnline: October 11, 1999

TOP STORIES:
COVER STORY: Software Morphs Into A Service! As complexity grows, businesses require more help Leave The Apps To Us! ASPs offer benefits through economies of scale Chase Stays Ahead Of Rivals Business Objects' software helps bank manage information during times of crisis
The E-Business Dilemma IBM, AT&T Team On E-Commerce Package Handhelds Get Better Net Compatibility Microsoft Challenges Lotus With Exchange Server 2000 Application Integration For Business Partners	Compuware To Offer Tools And Services For E-Business StorageTek Products Stress Interoperability Health-Care Industry Turns Increasingly To IT End-To-End Outsourcing For Small Business

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS	E-BUSINESS	SERVICES
Walker Enters E-Commerce Software Market AppsCo Data Mart Gets SQL 7.0 Server Support Chase Stays Ahead Of Rivals	UPS Facilitates Access To Its Extranet Accrue Software Offers Web-Customer Information Electronic Catalog Brings Industrial Equipment Online The Trouble With Online Ads	App Hosting For The Apparel Industry USinternetworking-Dell Ink Services, Hardware Deal Expansion Through Bandwidth
INFRASTRUCTURE	EMERGING ENTERPRISES	CAREER
Clear Signals For Wireless LANs	Agillion Unveils Web Workplace Web Intranet Vendors Expand Offerings	Ready-Made Management Team Software Testers Make The Grade
LABS	FINANCIAL	BEHIND THE NEWS
Making Microsoft Multiplatform TechView: The Challenge Of Intermediates	Telecom Merger Could Hurt Competition Taking Stock: Rules Of The Investing Game	Behind The Numbers: ASPs Make A Strong Impression Behind The News IT Confidential
OPINION	AUTHORITIES
Editor's Note: Big Changes: Keeping Up With The Pace Of Change Business/IT: The Future Arrives Early IT Impact: Brick-And-Mortar Survival Secret CIO: What Is It That You're Selling?	The Observer: E-Business' Dirty Little Secret
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