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This Week In InformationWeekOnline: July 3, 2000

TOP STORIES:
COVER STORY: E-Signatures: Ties That Bind The Electronic Signatures Act should make it cheaper, faster, and easier to conduct E-business. Closing The Storage Gap Traditionally a technological afterthought, storage is moving closer to center stage as price, scalability, innovation, and ease of use become more important to businesses.
E-Signatures: Ties That Bind Opposition To Merger Leaves Customers In The Lurch Federal Trade Commission Examines Online Marketplaces Vendors Beef Up App Servers CrossWorlds, Mercator To Expand EAI Offerings	Ariba Acquires Marketplace In Push To Dominate Market Online Service Pinpoints Customer Locations New Options Emerge For Outsourced Management Lucent Spin-Off Partners With Siebel For CRM Standards Battle Looms As Palmtop Market Heats Up

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS	E-BUSINESS	SERVICES
MicroStrategy Boosts Speed, Accuracy Companies Spin Personalized Portals To Their Advantage	''Digital Handshake' Aids Transactions Software Tools Deliver Accurate Electronic Content Dot-Org To Dot-Com: The Shift Is On	Wireless Credo: Coverage Before Speed Viant Strikes Back At Dot-Coms GM Spin-Off Forges Ahead With New IP Network
INFRASTRUCTURE		CAREER
Status: More Than A Name Change IBM Wants To Makes Linux Happen		Help Desks Turn Into Self-Help Desks Cisco Job Program Hooks Up Students With Training
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT	LABS	FINANCIAL
Software Testing Gets New Respect	Let's Make A Business-To-Business Deal Much-Needed Scalability Comes To The B-To-B Market Convenient Online Storage What's Hot	Taking Stock: Conexant Is Worth A Premium
OPINION	AUTHORITIES	BEHIND THE NEWS
Editor's Note: Sign On The Digital Line Business/IT: A Question Of Customer Loyalty Secret CIO: The Really Personal Computer	The Observer: Face The Music, Microsoft	Behind The Numbers: Servers Demonstrate Staying Power Behind The News IT Confidential
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