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November 6, 2000

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COVER STORY: Amazon's IT Agenda The E-retailer is ramping up its technology infrastructure, from the front office to the back, to gain efficiencies and profits. Costly Management Systems and network-management apps are costly and complex, and often don't work as promised, so companies are exploring alternatives. Enron Surges into E-markets Skeptics thought trading energy products online wouldn't work. One year and $200 billion later, Enron is just getting started.
Storage Nets: What Works? IBM App Lets eServers Talk To Palm Pilots PeopleSoft Works On New Channel To Distribute Services WorldCom Maps Voice-Over-IP Plans Citibank Takes The Paper Out Of Payments	PeopleSoft Module Automates T&E Process Customers Question HP's Proposed Acquisition IT Straggler Races To Stay Relevant In Online World Picture This: Self-Service HR At Sony Sprint PCS, OpenAvenue Collaborate On Open-Source

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS	CUSTOMER ECONOMY	INFRASTRUCTURE
Microsoft Courts PC System Builders Online Apps Give Planners More Control Of Meetings SAP Sharpens Focus On U.S. E-Business Market	Good Service For Fledgling Companies Target Redesigns List, Then Checks It Twice Ramping Up Data Warehouses For Timely Information Wired Hotel Rooms Keep Travelers Connected Xchange Changes More Than Just Its Name	Micron To Stop Manufacturing Servers Vendor Promises A More Scalable SAN Centralized Authentication Lets E-Trade Work Smarter New Formats Fight To Dominate Tape Storage Outsourcing PKI Is An Option To Building One
PERVASIVE COMPUTING	APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT	CAREER
Sun, IBM Bicker Over Wireless Efforts Partnerships Boost Sprint PCS Wireless Plans Online Brokerage Goes Wireless Wireless Web: Still More Hype Than Reality PDAs Take To The High Seas	Virtual Enterprise Comes Of Age	Best Practices For E-Recruiting Ernst & Young Subsidiary Buys E-Learning Provider Practicity Upgrades Online Collaboration Tool Appraisal Software Ends HR Paper Chase How Digital Is Your Business?
INNOVATION	TECH ANALYZER	FINANCIAL
Data On Command Now You See It, Now You Don't Hire Workers, Instantly	Oracle9i: It's all about the data How Much Risk Is Too Much? The Road To A Wireless Future	Taking Stock: October Haunts IT Investors
OPINION	AUTHORITIES	BEHIND THE NEWS
Editor's Note: Amazon.com Bulks Up On IT Business/IT: The Customer Still Comes First Secret CIO: I Want A CRM System! Out Of The Box: It's The Customer Stupid Decision Support: From Panic To Pragmatism IMHO: Bridging The Great IT-User Divide	Internet Zone: The New Domain Names Are Here (And I Hope They Mean It This Time) FRONTEND FrontEnd Follow The Money Bizmodel.com What's Hot	Behind The Numbers: E-Business Grows Amid Market Turmoil Behind The News IT Confidential
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