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January 29, 2001

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COVER STORY: The Results Are In For companies tending to E-business, their technology investments have begun to show bottom-line results. We're All In IT Together As technology comes under scrutiny, top business execs are playing a bigger role in IT policy. High Tech Comes Home You'd think that high-tech executives, immersed in technology at the office, would opt for technological simplicity beyond the company walls. Think again. The execs featured on these pages have rigged their lives with the latest and greatest in high-tech tools-from a Dick Tracyesque wristwatch to a firewall that protects the family Ethernet. Breakaway Our newest section explores the world of IT outside of the office.
The Results Are In Merrill Lynch Uses MSP To Ramp Up Investment Portal Vending Machines Get A High-Tech Makeover IBM Readies Powerful Intel Server For Linux Only	Xchange Offers More Ways To Keep Customers Loyal Survey: Very Large Databases Keep Getting Bigger Microsoft Looks Ahead After Settling Java Suit

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS	CUSTOMER ECONOMY	INFRASTRUCTURE
Peer-To-Peer Makes For Speedy Design IBM Global Services, Invensys CRM Form Alliance	CRM Makes Online Shopping Personal	Digital Certificates Meet Web Forms AT&T And WorldCom Rethink Pricing Structures
PERVASIVE COMPUTING		CAREER
IRS Gets Ready To Go Wireless Resource Manager Unclogs Wireless Bottlenecks		Salary Surge Headed For A Slowdown AimNet Carves Its Niche In Crowded MSP Field
INNOVATION	TECH ANALYZER	FINANCIAL
Consultants Need Not Apply	The Well-Mannered Application	Taking $tock: CA becomes Confusion Associates
OPINION	AUTHORITIES	BEHIND THE NEWS
Editor's Note: E-Business Is Here To Stay Business/IT: Don't Stick Your Head In The Sand Content Watch: Defend Your Intellectual Property Workplace and Career: Rehiring Former Employees After A Dot-Bomb Misadventure	Redmond Watch: Where The Buck Stops FRONTEND FrontEnd Follow The Money Bizmodel.com	Behind The Numbers: Workers Look Beyond The Physical IT Confidential
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