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February 19, 2001

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COVER STORY: A Question Of Ethics IT is central in some of today's most pressing ethical issues: employee privacy, customer data, and fair competition. Does that worry you? The Quest For Quality Think the IT labor shortage is last year's news? Think again. The economic slump hasn't slowed the scramble for top IT talent BreakAway Our newest section explores the world of IT outside of the office.
On Shaky Ground Shell Aims Data Warehousing Spin-Off At Big Businesses AT&T To Speed Customer Service With New Front End	1-800-Flowers Breaks Some Hearts On Valentine's Day Microsoft Deals Itself Into The Enterprise Electronic Payment System Operates Like Credit Card

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS	CUSTOMER ECONOMY	INFRASTRUCTURE
RightWorks Retools Purchasing App Business-Intelligence Service Pays Off For Nordstrom Uncertainty Clouds Hosting Provider's Future	Database Queries? nQuire Has Answers JiffyLube App: 'Hello, It's Time For An Oil Change'	Mainframe Features Move To Servers
PERVASIVE COMPUTING	APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT	CAREER
Outlook Gets Unhooked Self-Help Support On The Way For Wireless Devices Enhanced Envoy Gets The Message Out ValiCert Brings Digital Certificates To Wireless	A Human Face For Collaborative Apps	New Set Of ABCs For E-Learning
INNOVATION	TECH ANALYZER	FINANCIAL
A Better Way To Fill Planes	Evolution Of The Species	HP's 1Q Foreshadows Year Of Slow Growth Dell Misses Forecast; Will Cut Staff PurchasePro Narrows 4Q Loss Novell Makes Good On Warnings Taking Stock: SAP Thrives After Restructuring
OPINION	AUTHORITIES	BEHIND THE NEWS
Editor's Note: IT Takes The Lead In Enforcing Ethics Business/IT: New Century Compels Collaboration The Big Picture: The Multibillion-Dollar Answer	The Observer: My Value "Is" The Value-Add FRONTEND FrontEnd Follow The Money Bizmodel.com What's Hot	Behind The Numbers: Managers, Staff Differ (Slightly) On Ethics IT Confidential
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