November 2000
Commerce Grows Up
The Commerce Diplomats
By Jay Shen
We can import and export information seamlessly. But can international organizations learn to move goods and services just as smoothly? Jay looks to the future of global diplomacy.
Efficient Business-to-Business Relationships
By Tim Sloane, Seema Phull, and Ketan Patel
As B2B relationships grow exponentially, keeping an eye on your sales process can be difficult. Tim, Seema, and Ketan explain how In-the-Net software can improve your outlook.
S T R A T E G Y :
Legal Code
The Feds say we can use electronic signatures, but what does this actually mean? Bret A. Fausett explains.
Corporate Strategist
With so many dot-coms on the skids, Cheryl Currid takes a look at who should and who shouldn't be trying to sell in an e-market.
Product Reviews
Ironside Technologies' Ironworks 5.0
D E S I G N :
Integrated Design
Molly Holzschlag shows you how to make those troublesome tables streamlined, sensible, and bug-free.
Page Views
Guy Vardi details his fancy footwork in developing a Web site for designer shoes.
Product Reviews
Macromedia FreeHand 9 and Adobe Illustrator 9
P R O G R A M M I N G :
Java@Work
Al Williams produces an online auction system that prevents last-minute sniping and gives everyone a chance to bid and buy.
Programming with Perl
Randal L. Schwartz describes how to keep your customers satisfied by load-balancing incoming requests to your server.
Script Junkie
Ray Argus and Jerid Freeland roll out a customized shopping cart that has features you won't find in commercial versions.
XML@Large
Michael Floyd rolls his own XML editor with a client-side interface and a server-side script.
Safety in Numbers
Need to keep credit-card and other personal data safe? Brian Jepson has the key—encryption.
Product Reviews
Solutionsoft Perl Builder 2.0 Professional
Product Reviews
Allaire JRun Server 3.0 Enterprise
I N F R A S T R U C T U R E :
Platforms
Ray Valdés debunks the false promise of first-mover advantage.
Content Distribution with rsync
Bryant Durrell demonstrates how to copy files to your heart's content while plugging some infamous security holes.
Product Reviews
WebTrends Enterprise 5.0
Product Reviews
Cobalt RaQ3I.
Product Reviews
Cobalt RaQ4.
E N D TO E N D :
The Home Page
Editor in Chief Amit Asaravala details how the outcome of this year's election will influence the direction of technology in the future.
Webmaster's Domain
Some see the Internet as the final economic frontier. But Lincoln D. Stein finds investors' approaches to sniffing out profit have proven highly illogical.
Redirect
Digital literature promises instant gratification, but Dale Dougherty thinks that promise is proving difficult to keep. Once hopeful bookworms are left reading cereal boxes.
Haiku Review
What happens when product press releases are written but noone reads them? They get recycled here.
Help Desk
Chris Condon shares his wise rules of Web development, and, along the way, shows you how to create lingering pop-up windows, do automated intranet posting, and resize graphics on the fly.
Bookmarks
Eugene Eric Kim looks at Clicks and Mortar: Passion Driven Growth in an Internet Driven World and why Web firms should focus on values to inspire employees.
The Last Page
Darth Vader, Cruella DeVille, Starbucks, and... Grandma? The sewing circle embraces a new breed of villainy. Michael Swaine tells all.
