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October 16, 2000

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COVER STORY: Redefining Business: High Hopes, No Excuses Online shoppers expect more than timely delivery this holiday season. They want service and features they can't find at their local mall. Wall Street Goes Decimal The U.S. financial markets are finally joining the rest of the globe in converting pricing to decimals Linux On Wall Street The open-source operating system is attracting followers in financial-services companies, but many are keeping their initiatives low-key Who's In Charge Of IT? Managing IT is as much about business as it is about technology
Retail's Super Supply Chains Amazon.com Taps SAS For Business-Intelligence Tools Microsoft Widens Exchange 20001s Reach Chipmakers Under Pressure To Keep Up Business Intelligence Goes Wireless	Vation Aims To Make Mark In A Hungry ASP Market Oracle App Keeps Product-Development Teams In Touch Esker To Put Legacy Documents On Fast Track To Users Tivoli Unveils Tools To Manage Applications On The Web

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS	CUSTOMER ECONOMY	INFRASTRUCTURE
Online Project Management Planned DaimlerChrysler Centralizes E-Business Initiatives Eality To Redo ASP Service Oracle E-Business Suite Draws Cautious Interest	Customer's Eye View Of Web Sites Online Service Keeps An Eye On The Competition CRM Becomes A Charitable Application Companies Go Beyond CRM To Pamper Online Customers	IBM Thin Server Packs A Wallop Network Appliance Debuts Caching Servers Cisco Equipment Aimed At Enhancing Data Services Commerce Department Picks Rijndael Encryption Formula A Safety Net For Your Web Site
PERVASIVE COMPUTING		CAREER
Software Speeds Wireless Messaging Send Digital Files Over Cellular Frequencies Providers Contend With Next-Generation Uncertainties		Who Wants To Hire An Entrepreneur? Flexibility In The Workplace Is An Increasing Concern
INNOVATION	TECH ANALYZER	FINANCIAL
Virtual Development Teams Web Miners Keep Tabs On Net Bringing Web Savvy To Industry Titans	BizTalk Server Makes EAI delivery easier XML Schemas Let Diverse Apps More Easily Share Data XML Conversion: Vital To A Freight Company1s Success	Taking Stock: Same Old Semiconductor Cycle
OPINION	AUTHORITIES	BEHIND THE NEWS
Editor's Note: Online Shoppers Demand Service Business/IT: Reality Imitates Fiction Free Advice: Relationships Fuel Fast Venturing The Wilder Side: Working In The Employee Economy The Big Picture: The Future Is Up To Us IMHO: Minimize Turnover With Leadership	The Observer: Vote For Those Who Will See To It That We Can Make Change FRONTEND FrontEnd Follow The Money Bizmodel.com	Behind The Numbers: Beware The Threat From Within Behind The News IT Confidential
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