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December 4, 2000

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COVER STORY: Family Values Safeguard Scientifics invests in tech companies for the long haul Database Grudge Match IT pros sound off on the five leading relational database companies--IBM, Informix, Microsoft, Oracle, and Sybase Clicks And Handshakes Companies are meshing Web tools with time-honored sales approaches to find better ways of sealing deals
A Rough Start For E-Retailers Online Buying Gets Easier With New Technology ASP's Expertise In Oracle Apps Gives It An Edge EMC To Offer Low-Priced Network-Attached Storage Global Positioning System Monitors Fleet Health	Edify Bundle Offers Protection For Financial Data XML Specification May Ease PKI Integration Customers Say Marketplace Leaders Can't Do It All Compaq Earns Its Ears With Disney Internet Group

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS	CUSTOMER ECONOMY	INFRASTRUCTURE
IBM Readies XML Middleware FrontPage Update Aimed At Web Professionals Help For Building Sticky Web Sites	Credit Cards Head For New Territory DecisionPoint Expands Into CRM Retailer Targets Customers' Needs Live Internet Service Set To Capture Customer Attention	How MTI Competes In Storage Deals Envive Taps Peer-To-Peer To Test Web Sites Cash Registers Are Ringing Up Sales With Linux Tax Advantage: IRS Upgrades Computer Systems
PERVASIVE COMPUTING	APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT	CAREER
Commerce Without Connectivity Choices Widen For Business Users Of Wireless Portals	Doing .Net In Internet Time	Bank Of America Outsources HR Software Tools Ease Online Tax Allocation Problems Three Views Of The American Dream, Tech Style
INNOVATION	TECH ANALYZER	FINANCIAL
Intelligent Network Kabira Automates Change IBM Offers A Sharper Image	Boosting Your Web Content Tips For Analyzing Content-Delivery Network Vendors Content-Delivery Networks Ease Web-Site Crunches Content-Delivery Network Services Vary Greatly	More Cuts At MarchFirst And iXl Diamond Skips E-Services Slump Iplanet Beefs Up Portal Product Voice Vendor Files For Bankruptcy Taking Stock: Keeping Cool In A Downturn
OPINION	AUTHORITIES	BEHIND THE NEWS
Editor's Note: Uncertainty Colors Holiday Season Business/IT: Time To Recommit To People Secret CIO: Lord Of The Microchips IMHO: The Case For Open Source Michael Hammer: The Truth About E-Marketplaces	Internet Zone: Peer-To-Peer Potpourri: Something For Everyone FRONTEND FrontEnd Follow The Money Bizmodel.com What's Hot	Behind The Numbers: Database Management Intensifies Behind The News IT Confidential
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