To stay competitive during the next five years, enterprises will increasingly need to operate in real time. Systems will need to be more flexible, externally connected and resilient. The Internet provides the ideal support architecture to make all of this happen. This is because the Internet provides the foundation for Web services, grid computing, portals, peer-to-peer and wireless connectivity, all of which represent the technologies that will transport your enterprise nearer to real-time operation.  Read more		Whit Andrews Contributing Editor Internet Platforms and Web Services

			Web Services Power the Real-Time Enterprise 2 December 2002 Whit Andrews  Enterprises need to understand various Internet computing methods, such as Web services, to meet looming IT and business challenges.

	Improving Interactions With Global-Class Computing 2 December 2002 Ken Dulaney  Charles Abrams  Larry Perlstein  Karen Peterson  Enterprises wanting to improve their interactions with suppliers, partners and customers must grasp the fundamentals of global-class computing. The impact of global-class computing will be felt as early as 2003.		Service-Oriented Architectures Foster Real-Time Capability 26 November 2002 David Smith  Yefim Natis  Charles Abrams  Whit Andrews  Cameron Haight  Business requirements demand the real-time capabilities of continuity, interoperability and scalability. Service-oriented architectures make these capabilities possible and, therefore, give business a boost.
	Web Services Define a New Generation of Software 13 November 2002 David Smith  Whit Andrews  Software continues to mature through explosion and distribution, instead of coagulation. We've moved from subroutines to Web services, and the impact is significant.		Suite Approach to Portal Functionality Will Arrive in 2003 15 November 2002 Ray Valdes  Gene Phifer  David Gootzit  In 2003, users will ask less for portals, and more for portal functionality, which will be embedded in different technologies. The portal product market will essentially disappear by 2005.
	E-Commerce: Enterprises Identify ROI, but Need Vision 12 November 2002 Larry Perlstein  Whit Andrews  Astute enterprises are deploying e-commerce to strip away layers of unnecessary internal processes to get return on investment now. The smartest are doing the same for external relationships to augment such return.