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Volume 1 Issue 1

Building the networked enterprise

January 5, 1998

Columns | Features | News | Topical Index/Archives

	Web Perspective: Keep Web development simple The tech industry has overrun the original simplicity of the Web with cross-platform tangles and bloated feature sets. We argue that it's time to take a hard look at our development options and look for solutions that provide the best mix of simplicity, low cost and enterprise-level reliability and support. Extranet Builder: Get ready for the extranet assignment It's only a matter of time before corporate management decides they desperately need an extranet. We tell you why it's the hot topic of the year and what you can do to prepare yourself for the inevitable confrontation with your boss over whether or not to implement a business-to-business network. E-commerce Strategies: Know Thy Customer! The best-looking e-commerce site can be less than worthless if it overlooks a fundamental question: Who is your customer? We look at four companies who've based their successful e-commerce strategy on serving a specialized customer base. Security Solutions: SSL makes headway as an encryption standard SSL is fast gaining acceptance as the Internet security standard -- learn how it works and how you can start using it in your own applications. Enterprise Insights: Ready to get your degree in IS? Corporations everywhere are struggling with a major shortage of qualified IS workers, and there's no reliable pipeline to prepare new IS professionals. Our editor-in-chief argues that we need to rethink the IS role and begin treating it as a real vocation that needs training institutions -- or else companies will soon be left high and dry without technology support.
	Think PR Steve Jobs set the tone of this year's Macworld with a Think mantra: think profits, think products, think positive. While the mood at Developer Central was optimistic, the watchword among the Mac faithful was "think cautious." We give you a roundup of some of the most interesting products announced at the show. LDAP makes peace between directory services The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) shows potential for eliminating the directory service incompatibilities that currently plague the enterprise -- but it's not quite ready for the Internet yet. Find out what LDAP will mean for enterprise development and learn hands-on techniques to implement LDAP yourself. Log analyzers let you keep an eye on visitors Don't be caught without vital stats about your Web site visitors and their visiting patterns. Our roundup of six Web server log analysis tools helps you decide which log analyzer can best serve your needs.
	Net News Check out the latest enterprise development news from around the Web. New Products (January 16, 1998) Netscape, @Home offer hosted e-commerce services -- plus the latest data-safety news from the RSA Data Security Conference! New Products (January 1, 1998) Sun takes the Internet World spotlight -- plus Commerce One, SAP, and others make major e-commerce announcements.