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This Week In InformationWeekOnline: November 29, 1999

TOP STORIES:
COVER STORY: Not Just Another New Year's Eve... Despite optimism, vigilance is the theme of Y2K weekend. InformationWeek Forum: GM Will Use Technology To Know Its Customers Communication tools let automaker extend its value chain to households and "people in motion"
NUMA's Niche SAS Goes After The E-Intelligence Market WebTrends Updated Business-Intelligence Software Fight Looms Over Insurance Payouts For Y2K	Lawson Set To Debut Package QuickBuy Unveils Drag-And-Drop Shopping IBM Package Helps Companies Cut Costs On Services BellSouth Debuts Low-Priced Frame Relay Backup

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS	E-BUSINESS	SERVICES
Free Access To Business Data	Money And More For Web Startups Build The E-Commerce Catalog	Telecom Carriers Push Broadband Wireless Services
INFRASTRUCTURE	APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT	CAREER
United Airlines Outsources Messaging Peer Logic Update Helps Move Apps Off Mainframe Citrix Sees Fortunes Rise With Thin-Client Model	Java Messaging Ensures Data Delivery Object Databases Move To The Middle	Different Career Paths Lead To IT Fighting The Diseconomies Of Scale
LABS	FINANCIAL	BEHIND THE NEWS
More Options For Electronic Billing TechView: Make The Split Now	Novell Finishes Year Off On High Note Taking Stock: BEA Shift Gears, Not Results	Behind The Numbers: Y2K Work Brings Spending Freezes Behind The News IT Confidential
OPINION	AUTHORITIES
Editor's Note: Y2K Weekend: Wild Or Mild? Business/IT: Common-Sense Vision For Microsoft Developments:Java's Speed Trials IMHO: Is Your IT Project DOA?	Matter Of Fact: Internet, Death, and Taxes
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