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Big Risks. Even Bigger Rewards

>> Sure, there's risk. But customers of software start-ups say the payoff can be dramatic.

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Computerworld announces its list of the top 100 Emerging Companies to Watch in 2001

Computerworld today announced its list of the top 100 Emerging Companies to Watch in 2001, made up of companies shaping the information technology landscape with cutting-edge products and services.

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Age discrimination is real

Modeling Software Designed to Cut Project Time and Cost

Commuting complaint

Brainbench’s new program adopts a new test naming system

Security is in the Eye of the Beholder

Client Callbacks

The company I work for…

Block Them Lawyers!

A Tricky

XML Enters The DBMS Arena

Greed doesn’t pay

Ellison, Oracle need to rethink new pricing scheme

Starstruck

To dot-com or not to dot-com

While Internet start-ups have grabbed all the hiring attention lately, they can offer a very different work culture that isn't for everyone. There are many factors to consider when choosing between a dot-com or traditional employer. By Erik Sher

Tools of the trade

Outfitting yourself with the right gear is just as important when entering the business jungle as it is when setting off on a wilderness trek. It's just different gear. by russell kay

Betting on Your Instincts

Someone to lean on

One of your first items of business in a new job should be to seek out a mentor to help you understand the company, its mission and your role in it.

Comfortable with corporate climbing

Investment Lingo

Instant CEOs

The surest way to start your career at the top is by launching your own business. Consider the tales of two groups of students who launched their own start-ups right off

Incorporating a great idea

Every successful company starts with a customer need. Some students find that market niche quite naturally.

Migration Tools Ease New-OS Blues

They may not steal your privacy, but they sure want to kill it

Web-Based Support: A Work In Progress

Wireless Insecurity

Committed to Their Software

LANs Without Wires

Juggling Content

Test Case

How to Tell Your NAS From Your Elbow

Storage-area networks are powerful but costly and hard to implement. Network-attached storage is comparatively inexpensive and easy but limited. Here's how IT managers are tackling the strategic but complicated question of how best to manage the

Thin Is In

Thin clients are here — and they often look surprisingly like PCs.

Open Market: Train to Retain

Software developer outsources its Web training efforts

Vendor U.

SAP America hopes to turn its Web training into a profit center

Learning by Wire

Delivering training over the Web can be cost-effective and even profitable. But it can be hard to monitor, especially when users just dip into courses for a quick refresher.

Making Web Training Work

Some tips from the field

France Telecom to acquire UK’s Orange in £26.9B deal

Satellite, Ho!

Tighter links, ship to shore

Once remote management is in place, Royal Caribbean hopes to tap GPS information.

Fine-tuned Security

All-or-nothing security doesn't cut it anymore. Serious e-commerce requires security tuned at the application level.

CIO Leadership Equals E-Commerce Leadership

Care Deeply About Your People

A Hands-Off Style Wins

Revving Up E-Commerce

IT leaders are busy with the next generation of Web sites, which must handle more customers, enhance the brand and make a profit

Cultivating the IT Staff

IT leaders give their employees plenty of feedback, training and freedom to grow

CIOs Morph Into Business Strategists

They've emerged from the back office, implemented ERP and are leading the charge to e-commerce.

Finding That Elusive Chemistry

The "perfect IT hire" is smart, flexible, willing to learn and fits the company culture