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This Week In InformationWeekOnline: January 24, 2000

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COVER STORY: Linux Comes Alive The Linux operating system is no longer a corporate curiosity. But controversy over its shortcomings continues to rage.
Marketplace Maneuvers MCI WorldCom Preps Full-Service E-Commerce Plan New Chips For Mobile Devices Easy On Batteries, Wallets United Overhauls Web Site, Plans Dot-Com Subsidiary Solaris 8 Melds Mainframe Capabilities, Net Technologies	Siebel Acquisition And Alliance Bolster Front-End Suite Lotus: Collaboration Will Boost Outlook For Notes Businesses Profit From Competition In Storage Market Microsoft Readies Products To Deliver Hosted Apps Always On: Oracle Offerings To Boost E-Biz Uptime

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS	E-BUSINESS	SERVICES
Windows 2000 Passes Early Test Supply-Chain Modules Improve On-Time Deliveries	Marketplace Aims To Reshape Retail XML Gains Another Convert: Steel Industry	Hybrid Network Offer New Options
INFRASTRUCTURE	EMERGING ENTERPRISE	CAREER
Dell Rounds Out Xeon Server Line Intel's New Mobile Pentium III CPUs Strike A Balance Smooth Operations Depend On Smart Testing Plans	Strength In Numbers Online	Have A Plan, Log On, Find A Job Vendors Team To Offer Comprehensive Skills Testing
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT	LABS	FINANCIAL
	Achilles' Heel: Linux Libraries TechView: Linux: A Strategic Choice? What's Hot	IBM Blames Y2K For Slow Quarter Taking Stock: IT Shifts, Part II
OPINION	AUTHORITIES	BEHIND THE NEWS
Editor's Note: Business Gets Serious About Linux IMHO: After Y2K, What Next? Developments: Online Auctions: The Human Factor	Matter Of Fact: My Wish For The Other Guys	Behind The Numbers: What's Driving Increased Interest In Linux? Behind The News IT Confidential
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