November 1999

• In This Issue -
• e-Business: Europe's Technological Cohesion Challenge - Benoit Herr opines that although Europe’s e-business rules and regulations are still under construction, its potential business opportunities surpass those in the United States.
• All Business is e-Business - New e-business and e-commerce technologies should be ingrained in all the business systems we write today, says Carson Soule, not just those intended for public Web use.
• The Road to e-Commerce - Mel Beckman tells you how to deploy a successful e-commerce server.
• Extending the Value Chain with Extranets - Nahid Jilovec explains how extranets — private, platform-independent e-business networks that use Web technologies — foster cooperative, profitable relationships among trading partners.
• Planning a Successful AS/400 e-Business Web Site - Planning a site involves considering three key issues: what application software package or development tool you’ll use, the network infrastructure that will support your site, and what ISP will support communications with trading partners.
• Talking the e-Talk - Cheryl Ross speaks with IBM’s Patrick O’Donnell, HP’s Patty Azzarello, and Sun’s Bobbi Burns about their companies’ e-business visions.
• AS/400 E-Commerce Tools Product Roundup - Mel Beckman and John Ghrist summarize the e-commerce tools available in the AS/400 market today.
• A Man and His e-Dog - Sean Chandler writes humorously about e-business.