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This Week In InformationWeekOnline: December 13, 1999

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*COVER STORY: InformationWeek's* E-Business 100 Innovative users of Internet tools take charge of the new economy. E-Transformation** It's no longer a question of whether to become an E-business, but how to do so--and the best Web models are emerging.
The Internet Unplugged SAP And Recognition Team On Customer-Service Suite SCO Takes Aim At Citrix With Tarantella Middleware Sun Debuts Java 2 Enterprise Edition Spectrum's Online-Billing Network Grows	Haht Readies Upgrade Of ASP Platform Vendors To Host Applications, Expand Existing Offerings Business-To-Business Auctions Continue To Expand Voice-Recognition Technology Builds A Following

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS	E-BUSINESS	SERVICES
Web-Site Data Collectors Octane 2000 Helps Manage CRM Activities Microsoft Touts Benefits Of Windows 2000	Slow Pages Cost Web Sales InternetView: DSL's Time May Be Now Internet Service Will Be On Call To Help Doctors One-Stop Shops For Web-Site Development Rule No. 1: Don't Annoy Your Customers	New ASP Model: Build-To-Order Apps Design Tools Aid Collaboration Among Engineers Businesses Turn To Shared Servers To Save Money
INFRASTRUCTURE	APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT	CAREER
Convergence Culture Shock Elron Upgrades CommandView Firewall	Overcome The Web-Transaction Barrier The Distributed Object Challenge: Status Check	The Brighter Side Of The Y2K Problem Software Lets Users Evaluate Sales Strategy
LABS	FINANCIAL	BEHIND THE NEWS
Exchange 2000 Finally Delivers Collaboration EmergingTech: EmergingTech: Improved Information Retrieval	J.D. Edwards Earns Small 4Q Profit Taking Stock: Intuit Quickens Its Strategy	Behind The Numbers: HE-Business Adoption Rates Will Vary Behind The News IT Confidential
OPINION	AUTHORITIES
Editor's Note: Making The Most Of Opportunities Business/IT: E-Business Is A Philosophy, Too Benchmarks: Time For An IT Board Of Directors IMHO: IMHO: New IS Security Requisites	Eye On IT: Change, Leadership, And Responsibility
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