e-Business Advisor articles from January 1999

e-Business Advisor archives from January 1999

News.(IBM introduces eNetwork On-Demand Server)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1999... Smart Way to Manage Web Applications IBM continues to step into new e-business turf with its eNetwork On-Demand Server, a category of software even IBM isn't exactly sure what to call. This new offering is designed to give Web...

SOLUTIONS.
January 1, 1999... Web Site Security: Bolstering Consumer Confidence * SSL Encryption * Lotus Domino 5.0/4.6 Q: We have a commerce Web site. Our Web usage reports and telephone sales logs show people using our online catalog and they show that the...

Create a Web Architecture Roadmap.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
January 1, 1999... Moving business processes to the Web isn't a decision to be taken lightly. Here's how to carefully plan your move to ensure the best results. E-Business Benefits * Planning a Web architecture lets you take a comprehensive look at all...

Future Hindsight for Y2K Solutions.(Technology Information)
January 1, 1999... Selected scenarios help illustrate potential legal disasters. Here's how to avoid them. E-Business Benefits * Performing key steps to anticipate Y2K problems, such as following up with suppliers to ensure Y2K compliance, and beefing up...

Extending E-Business to ERP.(Technology Information)
January 1, 1999... Rather than simply extending enterprise resource planning from the "inside-out" for e-business, build your e-business applications from the "outside-in" to keep them as close as possible to your business partners. E-Business Benefits ...

Take ERP on the Road.(mobile computing for enterprise resource planning systems)(Technology Information)
January 1, 1999... By extending the reach of ERP applications, you can improve data collection speed and accuracy. E-BUSINESS BENEFITS * Enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications tie together multiple operations within an organization, each with...

Notes or Exchange?(Lotus Notes or Microsoft Exchange Server?)(Product Information)
January 1, 1999... That is not the question. E-BUSINESS BENEFITS * Making an architecturally-oriented decision vs. a product-oriented solution will generally produce a set of solutions that offer great flexibility, supportability, and features. *...

X12 EDI Security: Safe Passage Over the Internet.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
January 1, 1999... X12 standards exemplify the security functionality needed across the EDI spectrum as companies transition to Web-based EDI. E-BUSINESS BENEFITS * Although traditional electronic data interchange (EDI) has proven cost-prohibitive for...

The Web's Return on Investment.(Company Operations)
January 1, 1999... You can realize a positive ROI when it comes to developing your e-business applications. Two companies share the lessons they learned. E-Business Benefits * Doing business online can be an effective marketing channel and income...

Write Java Code Without Learning Java.(Halcyon Software's Instant Basic for Java Professional Edition 1.2.7)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 1, 1999... Instant Basic for Java compiles pure Java code using an IDE similar to Visual Basic. E-Business Benefits * Much of the existing code for business applications is written in Visual Basic, which runs only on Windows platforms. *...

Create Data-driven Web Sites.(Elemental Software's Drumbeat 2.0)(Abstract)(Evaluation)
January 1, 1999... Elemental Software Drumbeat 2.0 goes beyond static HTML pages to create dynamic Web-based databases. E-Business Benefits * Trying to deliver dynamic database information to a large number of users can be a nightmare. * One...

Speed Up Dynamic Web Pages.(Binary Evolution's VelociGen for Perl)(Abstract)(Evaluation)
January 1, 1999... Binary Evolution VelociGen caches Perl scripts to speed up Web page performance. E-Business Benefits * Perl is a common language used to develop e-business applications. It usually provides database access so you can track customers,...

Security Solutions.
January 1, 1999... HIGHLIGHTS Physically Protecting IT Equipment NT Domain Security and IIS Data Encryption and Privacy Cryptography Mailing Lists Answers to readers' questions. Keep your questions and tips coming to: E-BusinessSecurity@advisor.com. ...

What's E-Business?
January 1, 1999... Buzzword du jour, or mandatory for the Millennium? E-business is as much a philosophy as a technology. Without the concept, e-business methods are little more than IT automation 1999 style. Why get so excited this time? My definition...

e-Biz Buzz.
January 1, 1999... Way too conservative! That's what Cisco CEO John Chambers thinks about the widely-quoted e-commerce sales projections of US$200 billion to $300 billion by 2002. One trillion dollars is more like it, said Chambers during a speech at the Gartner...