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Articles for Peter Ruber
A New Language for Effective Searches
20 Sep 2001
Natural language based search tools represent an important advance in data search technology. But are they advanced enough to truly benefit corporate users?
Extending the Life of Legacy Solutions
02 Mar 2001
WebFocus builds on years of experience to extend business intelligence to the Web by allowing users to retrieve and manipulate data from legacy platforms.
Build a Dynamic Business Portal With XML
11 Jan 2001
Flextronics International uses Sequoia's XPS 3.0 XML-based portal solution to build a dynamic portal that improves communication between the company and its customers
The Globalization of Dun & Bradstreet
23 Oct 2000
In an effort to better serve global customers, the world's largest B2B content provider restructures its knowledge banks and moves to the Web
An Extranet for Sharing the Wealth
13 Sep 2000
Exodus' Alliance Exchange PRM extranet allows Exodus and its partners to easily trade information about experts and available resources.
We Didn't Know What We Were Getting Ourselves Into
09 Aug 2000
Rockwell Automation shows how outsourcing a supply chain management solution can impact customer relationships.
Managing Information Overload
25 Jul 2000
A look at Powerize.com's ability to deliver targeted external and internal information to the desktop PC.
A Portal Within
18 Jun 2000
A review of KnowledgeTrack's Knowledge Center portal product.
Second-Generation E-Business Portals
02 Jun 2000
The enterprise information portal has moved from technology du jour to mission-critical system. First-generation portal systems were primarily aimed at knowledge management applications--aggregating corporate data and content for internal use by employees. Now, a new breed of portal products has begun to appear targeting uses beyond the walls of the organization for e-business applications with partners and customers.