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This Week In InformationWeekOnline: May 8, 2000

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COVER STORY: Solution Series: Network Management Today's managers have to deliver the service levels that online apps and users require, while juggling increased dependence on service providers and business partners--and at the same time keeping costs from skyrocketing. Worldwide E-Commerce: It's More Than A Web Site U.S. companies seeking to do business overseas must use different strategies. Companies Cut The Cord As wireless technology advances and the WAP standard takes hold, more businesses are turning to wireless devices. Web Data Piles Up Dot-com companies are collecting more and more clickstream data. It's chock-full of valuable customer information--but adding up so fast that database management has become a high priority.
PC Makers' New Markets Hospitality Industry Joins The E-Marketplace Push Freddie Mac Runs Multiple Networks On A Single Fiber US West To Introduce Line Of Managed Services Entrust Offers 'Zero-Footprint' Security Software	SAP To Integrate Call-Center Components From Clarify Sabre Debuts E-Commerce Consulting Services Trade Service Spins Off Content-Management Arm Web-Site-Monitoring Companies Join A Crowded Field BMC To Integrate Site Performance Into Patrol

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS	E-BUSINESS	SERVICES
Back-Office Software Vendor Shakeout BMC Tool Promises To Ease Database Administration Extricity Upgrade Eases Business Relationships A Company Merges Its Many Units-Successfully	CheckFree Rules The World Of Online Bill Paying	Groundswell Plants Deep Roots Brainshark Tests The Online Waters
INFRASTRUCTURE		CAREER
Vendors React To The Internet Economy BMC Rounds Out Its Line For E-Business CA Heads Into The Next Dimension A Leaner HP Zeroes In On Network Management Tivoli Systems Weathers Toubled Times		App Offers Interactive Recruitment Comdisco Service Tracks IT Investments Defense Contractor Touts Ambitious Training Program
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT	LABS	FINANCIAL
On The Same Page With XML XHTML: A Bridge To The Future	Wireless Bridges Span The Divide RadioLAN Bests The Competition Gigabit Ethernet Over Copper Nears Reality What's Hot	AT&T: Profits Up, Projections Down Taking Stock: BroadVision Survives And Thrives
OPINION	AUTHORITIES	BEHIND THE NEWS
Editor's Note: Fast, Reliable Networks: Not A Luxury Business/IT: Asking The Right Questions Secret CIO: The New Sweat Equity The Big Picture: Closing The Digital Divide The Strategic CIO: Lessons Learned, Insights Gained	Matter Of Fact: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do	Behind The Numbers: Patching The Holes In Portal Technology Behind The News IT Confidential
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