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Building the networked enterprise

December 1, 1997

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	Extranet: The OBI standard gains momentum The emerging OBI standard gives corporations the potential to save big money by automating their high-volume, low-cost purchases using the Internet. Is it time to plan your extranet around OBI, or is it just another flash in the pan? E-commerce Strategies: Will 1998 be a banner year? Banner ads can be an important source of revenue for your site -- but do you have the resources it takes to manage them? If you don't, ad-reach networks can take everything out of your hands except providing the ad space. If you already have a sales staff, ad-management software can provide a lower-cost solution. Here's what each approach entails. Enterprise Insight: Technology grows up The technology industry is increasingly focusing its efforts on the corporate market, moving away from consumer-driven development. Is the corporate shift sounding the death knell for innovation in technology? No way, says our editor-in-chief -- instead we're looking at a new era of improvement in which vendors actually try to create useful products instead of flashy, purposeless toys.
	Making the database connection You want to inject the power of database connectivity into your Web site -- but you don't want the performance hit of CGI. For a stateful, fast database connection with simple programming, try Netscape's LiveWire technology, part of Enterprise Server 3.0. We give you the basics, including sample code, to set up a LiveWire database connection using server-side JavaScript. Beat those hand-coding blues HTML authoring tools aren't for wussies anymore -- the new breed offers a surprising range of precision placement and multimedia features. Our roundup of three WYSIWYG authoring tools shows you high-powered, flexible options for reducing hand coding and opening intranet development to non-HTML experts.
	Net News Articles elsewhere on the Net for Webmasters, Web developers & designers. Complete with links to full-length articles. New Products (December 12, 1997) In this group of new products: Netscape and HP team up on workflow apps Microsoft ships Web bill-paying toolkit Netiva unveils SQL-based Web connectivity app And plenty more hot-off-the-press announcements for enterprise development. New Products (December 1, 1997) In this group of new products: Netscape takes over Actra's CommerceXpert line Netegrity releases SiteMinder 2.0 Netscape to distribute EIS with Netscape ONE WindDance manages Webs via browser In all, 15 important product announcements for enterprise developers.