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Volume 1 Issue 4

Building the networked enterprise

April 5, 1998

Columns | Features | News | Topical Index/Archives

	Web Perspective: For a successful intranet, get users involved Avoid a future of griping users and disappearing funding when you're planning your intranet -- drag your users into the process from the very beginning! Columnist Eric Hammond suggests several ways to win users' support and stir up excitement for your intranet project. Eric Hammond Enterprise Insights: Start thinking like a CEO Maintaining the system is great, but it's time for IS managers to take the business reins and claim their just rewards. Editor-in-Chief Holly Blumenthal argues that IS representatives need to take a more proactive role in planning their companies' business strategies. Holly Blumenthal E-commerce Strategies: "This site brought to you by..." Sponsorships aren't just for sporting events anymore -- columnist Jim Carr gives you recommendations on using sponsorships to increase revenue and forge stronger advertiser relationships for your Web site. Jim Carr Security Solutions: Shoot small with your public key infrastructure A public key infrastructure (PKI) can give you peace of mind when it comes to securing intranet and Internet transmissions -- but until standards settle, your best bet is to build it one piece at a time. Stuart McClure
	Building a knowledge management system "Knowledge management" is more than a buzzword -- thinking about your network in terms of an integrated information management system can help you turn disorganized data into a revenue-enhancing, easy-to-use knowledge base. Yun Wang gives you pointers to help get you off on the right foot. Yun Wang Net ethnographer explains freeware to corporate natives Eric Raymond's paper on freeware philosophy was a major influence on Netscape's decision to release its browser source code. Find out why he thinks anything but freeware in the corporate workplace is a disaster waiting to happen. Cameron Laird and Kathryn Soraiz Understanding Netscape's source code license If you use Netscape's free source code in your own product, how much will you have to give away? Peter Bierman gives you the lowdown on what the Netscape Public License really entails. Peter Bierman
	Net News Check out the latest enterprise development news from around the Web. New Products (April 20, 1998) Don't miss the major news: Netscape incorporates an XML parser into its source code; Oracle and Netscape plan to merge e-commerce apps with database modules. Also, check out new Web survey and quiz products, Java development tools, sales distribution apps, and more! Edited by Jim Carr New Products (April 6, 1998) New Java products highlight JavaOne conference -- Borland, Lotus, Netscape and others unveil new Java-based application builders. Don't miss other hot announcements from O'Reilly, Apple, and more! Edited by Jim Carr