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This Week In InformationWeekOnline: March 13, 2000

TOP STORIES:
COVER STORY: New Market Makers Technology vendors are trying to position themselves as the operators of the infrastructure for E-business. Getting To Know You Companies are beginning to understand what makes online customers tick, hoping to turn surfers into buyers. Balancing Act Microsoft's hardest task may be convincing customers it's serious about the Web.
GEIS Split To Focus On E-Business Services Bowstreet Readies Marketplace For Web Software Views Mixed On VeriSign's Purchase Of Domain Registrar	Hitachi Discontinues Current Mainframe Line PeopleSoft Begins Hosting Its Own Applications Vendors Lock Up Smaller Business AT&T Readies New Security Services

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS	E-BUSINESS	SERVICES
Informix Absorbs Ardent Products For Some, A Solid Knowledge-Management Foundation Telcos Turn To Analytical Tools To Stay In Touch	Autobytel Widens Web Offerings Internet Slowly Transforms Staid World Of Insurance	Companies Take Hosting Off-Site
INFRASTRUCTURE	EMERGING ENTERPRISE	CAREER
Data At The Sound Of Your Voice IBM Makes Inroads With RS/6000 S80 Server NetWare 5.1: More Than Just A Dot Release Consolidation Is Key To Mastering Messaging		Gilat Rounds Out E-Learning Offerings Online Learning For The Less-Technical CIO Training Nurtures U.S.-Chinese Business Relations
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT	LABS	FINANCIAL
The Visual Basic Generation Gap Vendor Uses Y2K Knowledge For Development Tools	Windows 2000: Active Directory Tribulations Novel Notebook Management TechView: A Wonderful Choice What's Hot	Financial News: CMGI Revenue Soars, Losses Pile Up Taking Stock: A Tether To Wireless ASP Market
OPINION	AUTHORITIES	BEHIND THE NEWS
Editor's Note: Battle Of The New Business Models Business IT: The Innovation Explosion The Wilder Side: Knowledge Is Power--And Profits Secret CIO: My Brilliant Idea Business Relationships: A Template For E-Commerce	Internet Zone: Waiting For PKI	Behind The Numbers: E-Success? Let Us Count The Ways Behind The News IT Confidential
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