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This Week In InformationWeekOnline: September 18, 2000

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COVER STORY: Redefining Business: Electric Shock Nearly 50 E-marketplaces are trying to reshape the volatile market for electronics components. They've still got a long way to go. A Game Of Choice Digital Signatures Seal Web Deals Free Advice: Information Replaces Inventory The Wilder Side: Learn To Work The 'Off' Switch CRM Under Scrutiny Lots of companies are thinking about customer-relationship management, but progress can be very slow. Wake-Up Call GE and GM pumped up E-business efforts and overhauled their old-line businesses to aggressively counter competitors.
Web Hosting Heats Up E-Marketplace Vendors Take Aim At Integration Issues HP Seeks To Acquire PricewaterhouseCoopers Unit HP Rolls Out Its Most Powerful Server Cisco Hopes New Apps Give A Boost To Voice Over IP	Tivoli Offers Streamlined Marketplace Managementv Apple Readies New Core; Will Businesses Bite? Monster.com Launches Executive-Search Service Tools Help Identify Customers And Evaluate Campaigns E.piphany, Broadbase Push CRM For Marketplaces

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS	CUSTOMER ECONOMY	INFRASTRUCTURE
Intuit Gives Small Businesses A Break IBM Readies Mainframe Database-Management Tools Custom Software Meets Companies' B-To-B Needs	CRM Data Analysis Gets Visual Marketing-Lead Technology For Bigger Businesses	WorldCom And IBM Invest In Hosting Fast Switches Get Smart About Managing Networks
PERVASIVE COMPUTING		CAREER
Credit-Card Authorization On The Go Easier Access To Complex Data Via Mobile Devices		Portals Offer Conveniences To Workers Financial-Services Firms Turn To E-Learning
INNOVATION	TECH ANALYZER	FINANCIAL
Effective System Lockdown	The New Wireless Enterprise	Application Giveaway Doesn't Stall Oracle Siebel Buys Financial Expertise Taking Stock: VeriSign Seems A Secure Pick
OPINION	AUTHORITIES	BEHIND THE NEWS
Editor's Note: A Trio Of Marketplace Models Business/IT: No One Is Immune To Upheaval Secret CIO: The Real Planning Problem The Big Picture: (Almost) Everthing Old Is New	The Observer: In Praise Of E-Bystanders	Behind The Numbers: Customer Intelligence Gets Smarter Behind The News IT Confidential
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