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Inside IBM

AT&T Acquires IBM's Global Network Business, G5 Server, Domino Scalability on AS/400, Targeted Online Marketing Service, AS/400 10th Anniversary, Small Business Solutions for Windows NT.

Need to Add Capabilities to Your Network? Warm Up the Forklift, or Install an Intelligent Infrastructure

In the beginning, there was Ethernet. As users exploited dedicated bandwidth, the links between switches became overloaded, and you can't wait for Gigabit standards. An ATM intelligent infrastructure can address the routing, management and distribution process with today's networks.

IBM Teams with ISVs to Extend ERP Reach

Independent software vendors form an alliance with Big Blue in order to deliver total solutions that increase the benefits and minimize the anguish of converting to an ERP platform.

Drill Down

Texas Medicaid fights fraud and waste as Data Warehousing Drives Supercomputing into the Corporate Mainstream.

To Buy or Not to Buy? Software Regulatory Compliance of Chemicals and Hazardous Materials

The key requirements and the trade-off between building a system in-house vs. purchasing an off-the-shelf application are examined, along with the critical role ERP integration plays in driving payback and competitive advantage from an environmental, health safety system investment.

Preparing for the Inevitable

For life insurance corporation General American Life, migration many of its applications to clent/server was one thing, but having to get the mainframe and client/server to coexist - and training associates to work in this combined environment - was another.



Distributed Capacity Planning, Part 1

While integrating distributed applications in a complex environment, it is important to not only learn the history of the process, but to understand the importance of service management, scalability and compatability.

Bell Atlantic On Call: Automating DB2 Operations

Bell Atlantic Mobile automates its backup and recovery process, managing REORGS for DBAs.

Extending the Edge of the Enterprise

Clients, vendors and employees look for fast and reliable remote access to corporations' networks and files while out of the office.

December Response Time

Letters to the Editor.

December Industry News

Allen Systems' Acquisitions, FRx Visual Reporting, Sterling / Cisco Partnership, ADIC Sets New Benchmark, OpenConnect Selects Bluestone.

Evolving Effective Enterprise-Wide Distributed Processing Solutions Using CICS, MQSeries and DB2

A Northern California health maintenance organization creates a clinical data repository to service its 2.5 million members on an MVS mainframe using DB2 and an asynchronous messaging processing paradigm.

The SNA Server Model: Integrating Mainframe Hosts and NT Server Environments

As SNA Server becomes a platform for host integration, it provides a feature/function set that facilitates not only communications between legacy and distributed platforms, but also applications integration.

Gateway Evolution: Tying the Mainframe to the New Paradigm

By linking mainframe data to new Web-enabled client/server platforms, SNA gateway products let enterprises leverage their investments in legacy systems, while achieving the strategic flexibility of newer platforms like Windows NT.

December Humor

Cow-isms and Y2K Etcha-Sketch.

Thin-Client vs. Fat-Client in the Host Connectivity World

The debate goes on ... and on ... and on. The pros and cons of fat-client PC-to-host and thin-client Web-to-host are explored.

December Countdown to Year 2000

Y2K Makes CLEAN Management Essential.