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This Week In InformationWeekOnline: April 3, 2000

TOP STORIES:
COVER STORY: Buying Power As online marketplaces proliferate, businesses need to move fast to get E-procurement systems up and running. Software and services vendors can help speed the process. Supply Chains Go Global The Internet levels the geographic playing field and lets companies reach into the farthest corners of the planet for partners and customers
E-Market Connections Credit-Card Companies Experiment With Marketplaces Baan Plans To Spin Off Separate CRM Unit Online Grocer Takes Different Approach	Novell Dons Denim For A Stake In E-Commerce Qwest Deal Lets IBM Push Into Web-Hosting Market Smoother Convergence Of Voice And Data Networks Growth Spurt Continues For Electronic Markets

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS	E-BUSINESS	SERVICES
Third-Party Data Broker Marketing Aims To Keep Web Customers Coming Back QAD App Helps Manage Orders Over The Web Lernout & Hauspie Buys Voice-Recognition Rival Mercator Makes Data Exchange Simpler And Faster	E-Commerce Sites Get New Options Adoption Of Standards Fuels Growth In XML Tools	Flat-Rate Wireless Speeds Business Comdisco Makes Push Into Booming E-Services Market Web Host Promises Better Performance Guarantees Businesses Lock In On VPN Outsourcing Options
INFRASTRUCTURE	EMERGING ENTERPRISE	CAREER
A New Twist On Quality Of Service Wyse Technology's Thin Client Offers Full Net Access ResQNet Offers Key To Unlock Data Solaris 8: A Good Reason To Upgrade Windows 2000 Creates Interoperability Questions	Ramp Readies Voice-Over-DSL Device Software Helps Keep Track of Payroll Taxes Online	IT Professionals Connect Online Unusual Perks Give Workers More Free Time
	LABS	FINANCIAL
	Wireless Lans: More Than Toys What's Hot	Is Slower Growth For Palm At Hand? Cabletron Falls After Earnings Report Taking Stock: MicroStrategy: A Wake-Up Call?
OPINION	AUTHORITIES	BEHIND THE NEWS
Editor's Note: The Courage To Change Business/IT: Time For The Customer Economy IMHO: Need Security? Get A Real Expert	Eye On IT: How To Unlock Customer Value	Behind The Numbers: Business Will Never Be The Same Again Behind The News IT Confidential
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