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June 4, 2001

Top Stories:
COVER STORY: Test Of Faith Managers' outlook for the economy and IT spending is weakening. But confidence in their own companies is another story. The E-Buck Stops Here PayPal faces big-name rivals as it tries to gain control of the growing digital cash market Redefining Business: Sharing Risks Companies and their technology vendors are joining forces to start new ventures. Amazon's Alliances Large-scale strategic alliances spell disaster for some companies, but Amazon.com has made more than one work. The Wilder Side: It's Time To Get Real Proving Grounds: A Fresh Approach To IT Investments Online Exclusive: Getting Value From Your IT Interns What does it take to make your company's student internships a success? Some companies find out the hard way
Top Of The Week:
When Efficiency Counts Big Storage Vendors Promise To Play Together Microsoft Touts Offices XP's Ease Of Use, Net Integration E-Learning Vendors Address Interoperability	Latest Push For Java: Mobile Devices And E-Business Customer Management Leaps To The Web Citibank Joins Move To Simplify E-Billing

Business Applications	Customer Economy	Infrastructure
Online Services Auctions Pose Risks Early Adopter Reaps Benefits Of Design Collaboration	Doling Out The E-Cash Firestone Expands Customer Care, Business Intelligence	Outlook To Get Security Boost Veritas Automates Information Flow
Pervasive Computing		Career
Motorola Plans Jump-Start For Java		Feds Turn To E-Learning To Cut Costs
Innovation	Tech Analyzer	Financial
Just How Secure Is Your Server? Teraflops Galore	Integration Platforms For E-Business	Financial Update Taking $tock: Boring-But Profitable Transaction Processing Is E-Commerce's Base
Opinion	Breakaway	Behind The News
Editor's Note: Confidence And Spending Go Hand In Hand Business/IT: The Sorry State Of Software Secret CIO: A Dose Of Humility In A Very Unlikely Place Langa Letter: How Much Protection Is Enough? Internet Zone: The Sorry State Of Software The Wilder Side: It's Time To Get Real	Breakaway FrontEnd FrontEnd Follow The Money Bizmodel.com	Behind The Numbers: Companies Harness Web Content's Power IT Confidential
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