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JOURNEY TO THE INTERNET'S UNKNOWN REGIONS

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JOURNEY TO THE INTERNET'S UNKNOWN REGIONS
You heard it a couple of years ago: The World Wide Web is far deeper and more vast than previously imagined. That is terrific news. But where are all those fascinating, hidden pockets of information that are supposedly out there, and why can't we find them on Yahoo?

BUILDING THE PERFECT E-BUSINESS SERVER
When it comes to server configurations, e-business companies must choose what works best for them based on business size, expected traffic during peak hours, security needs and a host of other considerations.

ENTERPRISE INFORMATION INTEGRATION
Enterprises of all descriptions have long sought to integrate and manage all of their information assets within a single system. The goal remains elusive because enterprises create and store their assets in a myriad of disparate systems -- relational databases, mainframes, different operating systems, free text, hierarchical repositories, and so on. Using new and existing data assets in an efficient, integrated, and interchangeable manner has become the key to surviving, and thriving, in the new economy.

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE - CHOOSING THE BEST SOLUTION
by Petr Havlik, MD, Cyberpro
The local corporate market today is full of business intelligence (BI) solutions ranging from comprehensive suites, to middle and small business BI tools. Question is what BI solution does one choose?

BI INTEGRATION: EXTENDING THE "INFORMATION NET"
by Jim Kanzler, president & CEO, Meta5 Inc
Perhaps the best way to understand the new concept of Business Intelligence Integration (BII) is to equate it to fishing. Imagine a commercial fishing boat out on the sea. The crew casts a large net into the water and pulls up an enormous load of fish -- all kinds, all sizes. Of course, despite the size of the bounty, there are some fish that escape the clutches of the net. And even though you've got a tasty catch, some of the most succulent fish may be among the ones that got away.

INSIGHTS INTO DEVELOPING PAID PLACEMENT STRATEGIES
A recent study co-authored by two researchers in Penn State's Smeal College of Business provides information gatekeepers on the Internet and World Wide Web with insights into developing paid placement strategies, such as a fee for preferential placement in the database, an increased relevance score in response to a query, featured listings on the results page or some other form of prominent display.

BETTER DECISIONS YIELD BIGGER OIL DOLLARS
Designed to equip junior and mid-level executives with the judgment of experienced senior managers and to balance clear objectives, resources, team motivation and monitoring, iiris' aim is to save the oil industry some of the millions of dollars it now loses due to poor decisions.

U.S. MULLS ONLINE ID SYSTEMS
The U.S government is considering using online ID systems from Microsoft, Entrust, RSA, and VeriSign among others to track the identity of visitors to a dozen new federal Web sites launching later this year, a federal official said.

DIGITAL DATA BECOMES CRIME-FIGHTING TOOL
You're mugged at your neighborhood ATM by a masked gunman who knocks you unconscious. The only thing the bank camera captures is a picture of his forearm. Should you kiss goodbye any chance of an arrest -- as well as your cash?

TECHNOLOGY HELPS STATES SNIFF OUT MISSING TAXES
Delinquent taxpayers beware -- if your local tax collector doesn't get you, a new computer system will. U.S. states are using computers and information technology to increase revenue and fee collection, showing the traditional tax man how to do a better job.

Leading Edge R&D

INTEL TESTS POTENTIAL CHIP BREAKTHROUGH
Chipmaker Intel has ordered a test version of a new tool it says will allow the company to hurdle an impending industry-killing roadblock and continue to punch up chip performance.

"INTERNET IN THE SKY" WILL GUIDE UNMANNED VEHICLES
With an increasing number of unmanned vehicles taking up positions on the modern battlefield, UCLA researchers are designing a portable, rapidly deployable network that will allow these robotic agents to communicate. The Multimedia Intelligent Network of Unattended Mobile Agents (Minuteman), a portable airborne network system, will provide local communications for the increasing array of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs).

STANFORD RESEARCHERS MAY HAVE LARGEST DATABASE
Experts at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) at Stanford University believe they may have the biggest database in the world. The database recently passed the 500TB mark, and "as far as I can see," that makes it the largest such repository in the world by far, said database manager Jacek Becla. The database began storing data in 1999.

Business & Money Trail

CELERA SHIFTS MARKETING OF DATABASE
The Celera Genomics Group is moving out of the business of selling the database it developed by sequencing the human genome, people close to the company said.

ORACLE/DENDRITE COMPLETE PHARMACEUTICAL CRM SOLUTION
Oracle Corp and Dendrite announced that they have completed their core product integration. This joint development of an analytically driven customer relationship management (CRM) system for the global pharmaceutical industry delivers a powerful, enterprise-wide solution that lets pharmaceutical manufacturers effectively manage all aspects of customer interactions.

SUN-SYBASE RECORD-BREAKING ANNOUNCEMENT
Sun Microsystems Inc and Sybase Inc announced that their Enterprise Data Reference Architecture has made possible the creation and performance of the largest data warehouse in the world, according to an independent audit performed by InfoSizing Inc.

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Quote Of The Week

"Privacy is a primary and significant policy for this administration. I don't want to shut the door on any product at this point in the process, but in the end our policy and our rules for protecting privacy are fairly stringent and that's what we're going to abide by." -- Mark Forman, associate director of information technology, Office of Management and Budget

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