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February 12, 2001

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COVER STORY: Kids These Days How are hip marketers reaching the up-and-coming Generation Y? Tech-smart teens require tech-savvy approaches. The B-To-B Integration Equation Tighter IT links among partners can equal savings in a cooling economy Redefining Business Tech-smart but fickle teens are being taught to expect more from marketing; With so many online exchanges out there, how do you know when you've found the right one?; Companies need to treat domain names more like addresses than trademarks; Change doesn't just mean newness--as dot-commerce learned painfully. BreakAway Our newest section explores the world of IT outside of the office.
Amazon Counts Every Dollar Web Services Move One Small Step Closer To Reality More Storage Choices For Small And Remote Offices Dell Kills Off E-Marketplace For Small Business	Borders Adds Online Training To Call Centers Customers Come Into Focus With Combination Software Products Let Online Marketers Zero In On Customers Companies Declare War On Denial-Of-Service Attacks

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS	CUSTOMER ECONOMY	INFRASTRUCTURE
Tuned-Up Freight Planning Vertical Marketplace Pioneers Reinvent Their Roles	Real-Time Bank-To-Bank Transactions	How Fast Do You Want To Go? Linux Gets Low-Cost Backup And Recovery
PERVASIVE COMPUTING	APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT	CAREER
Device Lets Users Store Slide Presentations On PDAs Wireless Links For Back-End Apps	Developers Race To Outpace Change	Paperless Procurement IT's Golden Oldies Keep Businesses In Tune
INNOVATION	TECH ANALYZER	FINANCIAL
Quicker, Better, Cheaper	Mine Your Intellectual Assets	MicroStrategy Strives For Profitability Revenue Up At EDS And CSC Midtier Service Providers Lose Big Cisco 2Q Financials Miss The Mark Taking Stock: Semiconductor Sales Growth Slows
OPINION	AUTHORITIES	BEHIND THE NEWS
Editor's Note: Opportunity Still Knocks On The Web Business/IT: Dot-Coms And Ponzi Schemes Secret CIO: Bad Judgment's High Price Decision Support: What Not To Do In 2001	The Observer: My Value "Is" The Value-Add FRONTEND FrontEnd Follow The Money Bizmodel.com Web Site Of The Week	Behind The Numbers: E-Business Integration Doesn't Come Easily IT Confidential
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