September 2004

FEATURES
COVER FEATURE
The lawless Internet
The online security threat is getting worse. But is anybody taking responsibility for tackling it at source?

TECHNOLOGY
Convergence glue
As voice and data traffic unites on IP networks, a new protocol offers a powerful means of blending applications.

PROFILE
Re-inventing SAP
SAP is betting the business on a radical re-architecting of its business applications. How will its vision of 'service-oriented' applications impact customers?

MANAGEMENT
Forwarding address
Email is the lifeblood of most organisations, so migrating to a new system can be traumatic.

PERSPECTIVE
ANALYSIS
Open source makeovers
CA and IBM show their vested interests by releasing their flagging database code bases as open source.

The next big things?
Gartner plots the lifecycle of over-hyped technologies.

INFLUENCER
Marc Benioff
The ebullient CEO of Salesforce.com on why software should be banned.

Q&A
The BBC
CTO John Varney discusses the transfer of the BBC's technology wing into private hands.

EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE DEBATE
The compliance crunch
Views and opinions from Information Age's discussion forum.

INDUSTRY

SECTOR OVERVIEW
Disruptive integration

The enterprise service bus is shaking up the integration software market.

COMPANIES
Month in review

A round-up of the month's top IT stories, including why Ford and BSkyB are unhappy customers.
Infoconomy Index

Company analysis
An in-depth analysis of the events shaping leading technology companies.
HP
SCO

WIRELESS FOCUS
Mobile enterprise

An examination of some of the recent developments in the mobile communications sector

FINANCE
Financial results

Analysis of new figures from the business intelligence market.

M&A
IBM and HP expand their European IT services operations.

DEPARTMENTS
Letter from the Editor
The Internet is facing a crisis of confidence, says Kenny Maciver

Readers' letters
Feedback on corporate governance and open source, and how old equipment can help charities.

UPDATES
Insider
Highlights, facts and inside stories from the frontiers of the information economy.
Rival undercuts the 'free' operating system
Analysts send mixed messages on web services
Time to get accredited, reports tell project managers
Legal worries spook 'limux'
Now the tags are being mugged
Offshoring fears spread

RESOURCES
Crib sheet
A primer on blade servers.

Industry trends
Highlights, facts and stories from the stormy seas of the information economy.
Storage
CRM
PCs
Offshore outsourcing

Books
Outsourcing for Radical Change

Last word
Do changes at Microsoft suggest a company being sapped of its vitality, asks Andrew Lawrence?

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