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COVER STORY: How Relevant Is Microsoft? To maintain its influence in the post-PC world, Microsoft must hit it big with its Next Generation Windows Services. Powerful Portals A new wave of software has helped the concept of in-house portals evolve into something essential. Redefining Business Startup Revenge Of The Giants Ready, Set, Fail Free-Trade Zones Biz Model: Recreational Equipment Inc. The Wilder Side: The Name Of The Game Is Patience Free Advice: A Public Corporate Water Cooler Resource Center: Redefining Business Resource Center News, Web links, and more.
Bills For The 21st Century Service Merchandise Banks On Bandwidth Management Caching Software Further Boosts Web-Site Performance Oracle Rolls Out Business-Intelligence Products PeopleSoft Takes E-Procurement Suite Global	New Chipmaker Draws Funding From Big Players EMC Expands Storage System Options And Services B-To-B Portals: A Step Beyond E-Marketplaces Check Point Readies Managed Security Upgrade E-Marketplaces Produce Strange Bedfellows

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS	E-BUSINESS	SERVICES
Oracle Targets Fast-Moving Companies Business Objects Enters Portal Software Market	ActionPoint Addresses Customer Needs Create Purchase Orders And Check On Them Via The Web	MapQuest Goes Offline To Widen Reach Intira Latches On To Supply-Chain Market Online Portals Offer Bandwidth And Voice Services
INFRASTRUCTURE		CAREER
Product Protects Web-Site Content Storage Vendor Addresses Performance Issues Stay Safe In An Unsafe World		Partnership Will Provide A New Way To Learn IT Expert Kaisen Gets Named To Board Of Directors
EMERGING ENTERPRISE	LABS	FINANCIAL
Startup To Offer VPN Alternative	Testers Make The Grade	Compaq Earnings Edge Market Forecasts Taking Stock: Sapient Shrugs Off Market Flip-Flops
OPINION	AUTHORITIES	BEHIND THE NEWS
Editor's Note: Microsoft's Challenges Run Deep Business/IT: Opportunity Comes At A Price Online Marketplaces: Coax, Don't Coerce, Sellers IMHO: A Better Way For Web Design	The Observer: In Today's World, It's Adapt Or Perish	Behind The Numbers: Companies In The Dark About Customers Behind The News IT Confidential
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