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This Week In InformationWeekOnline: December 20/27, 1999

TOP STORIES:
COVER STORY: Stretched To The Limit Holiday E-commerce and last-minute Y2K preparations have left IT managers trying to do more with less. 1999 Products Of The Year This year's top offerings have helped make the Internet the great enabler of business processes.
Stretched To The Limit Down To The Wire For Y2K Microsoft Introduces SQL Server 2000 More Security For DSL And Cable-Modem Services	Companies Invest In Business-To-Business Marketplaces ERP And Supply-Chain Vendors Target E-Business Oracle Unveils New Database-Pricing Strategy

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS	E-BUSINESS	SERVICES
More Power For Portals Sales And Customer Service Get Simpler	New Approach For Used-Car Market Online Procurement Meets E-Business Purchasing	High-Speed Net Access From The Road Patients Respond To Health Surveys On The Net
INFRASTRUCTURE	EMERGING ENTERPRISE	CAREER
Secure Web Mail For Small Companies Tivoli Enhances Management Software Line	Service Providers Aim For Standard	Happiness Is More Than Money
LABS	FINANCIAL	BEHIND THE NEWS
User-Driven Data Exploration TechView: Applications You Use	Oracle Posts Solid 2Q Growth Taking Stock: Cognizant Rides Outsourcing Wave	Behind The Numbers: There's No Time Like Web Time Behind The News IT Confidential
OPINION	AUTHORITIES
Editor's Note: Too Much Work, Not Enough People Business/IT: Time For A New Experience Secret CIO: Y2K Plans Can Go Astray Millennium Crunch: More Than Just A Moment In Time	The Observer: The Microsoft Case: Owning Up And Moving On
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