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The article discusses the results of the 2010 Social Networking in the Enterprise Survey of the journal "InternetWeek" regarding employee's use of enterprise social networks. It says that only 10% of respondents consider their personal social networking initiatives, such as Facebook, successful. It also says that 71% of respondents' companies used Microsoft Corp.'s Share-Point, while 18% used Google Inc.'s Sites and 15% for International Business Machines Corp.'s (IBM) Lotus.

The article offers an insight to IT and business organizations on how to address the problems associated with using Web 2.0 collaboration tools, which could potentially exposed an organization to information or intellectual property theft. The author suggests the use of new collaboration methods like Microsoft's SharePoint and IBM's Lotus Quickr, and the tools offered by Google, PBWiki, Socialtext and Jive Software. A discussion on the risks and benefits of using the tools is also offered.

Reports on the results of the survey among information technology (IT) professionals about relational databases and database vendors. Top uses for relational databases; Rating of IT workers on database vendors; Reliability and availability score of IBM DB2 database; Ranking of Oracle in the features and innovation category; How respondents view Microsoft's SQL Server 7.0 database. INSETS: Survey Methodology: How Vendors Were Ranked, by Lisa Boomer;Database Administrators: A Precious Commodity, by Rick Whiting.

Part II. Provides reviews of e-commerce platforms that address the need to have line-of-business users participate in the development of Web sites. Dynamo Commerce Server from Art Technology Group; Customer Interaction System 3.0 from Blue Martini; WebSphere Commerce Suite 4.1 from IBM Corp.

Presents information on the relational database management systems from IBM and Microsoft that focus on the Internet. Features of the DB2 Universal Database 7.1 from IBM; Microsoft SQL Server 2000; Options presented by DB2 for developing applications.

Presents information on several computer input-output equipment and software in the United States as of October 4, 1999. Features of the SuperScript 4200N printer from NEC Technologies Inc.; Compatibility of the ADDS 60 video-display text terminal from Boundless Technologies; Capabilities of the Mobile Services for Domino 1.0 developed by Lotus Development Corp.; Design of NetCountant software from NetScout Systems.

Discusses the increasing importance of Lotus Development Domino as an enterprise resource planning platform. Strategy followed by Lotus company; Incorporation of IBM technologies into the Domino platform; Scalability issues.

Offers observation on release 5 of Domino and Notes by Lotus Development. Perspective from an executive responsible for information technology strategy; Messaging enhancements of release 5; Strengths and weaknesses of the software.

Part III. Reviews several Web application servers. WebObjects 4 by Apple Computer; WebLogic 3.1 by Bea Systems; WebSphere 1.1 by IBM.

Offers a look at the three 32-bit operating system, Microsoft's Windows Access, Lotus Approach 96 and Borland Paradox 7. Products' features; Cost; How products have been upgraded to support Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.51. INSET: Death by bundling, by Jason Levitt..

Evaluates seven business-to-business E-commerce tools. Information on the Operations Resource Management System, a packaged application from Ariba Technologies; Information on Connect's Open Commerce Framework; Information on Net.Commerce, a system aimed at organizations and hosting services from IBM.

Compares IBM Suite for Windows NT 1.0 from IBM Corporation and Microsoft BackOffice Server suite 4.0 from Microsoft Corporation. Information on the two server suites; Difference between the server suites.

Part I. Provides information on the evaluation of three intranet-based applications called teamware for widely dispersed remote staff. Problems brought about by dispersal; Objectives that should be met by a good teamware package; Evaluation of Lotus Development's Instant TeamRoom 1.5. INSET: How we evaluated teamware.

Reports that US West selected International Business Machines' MQSeries messaging middleware to unify different systems and enable application-to-application interaction. Features and functions of the messaging middleware; Implementation of MQSeries to US West systems; How MQSeries would handle transaction from the Web; Application Program Interface of MQSeries. INSET: Data integrity and transaction monitoring terms..

Presents Lotus' SmartSuite 97, an upgrade that adds Web features and a 32-bit version of the company's 1-2-3 97 spreadsheet software. Features of the 1-2-3 spreadsheet from SmartSuite; Internet integration features of the 1-2-3; Limitations of importing data from Web pages within 1-2-3 97; Features of Web built in SmartSuite; Options and templates of SmartSuite. INSET: At a glance..

The article offers information on several information technology companies and their optimized and integrated systems and appliances that are of interest to customers. It says that Oracle Corp.'s Exadata Database Machine has an annual revenue of 1.5 billion dollars as of September 2010, while only six months ago, it was only one billion dollars. International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) steeped forward to boast what it calls "workload-optimized systems," such as the Cognos software.

Focuses on the increasing number of companies offering employee training through Web sites and Internet. Predicted increase in Internet training in 2002; Savings to be made by PNC Bank Corp. in using LearningSpace, a Web-based solution for delivering training; Information on the training program offered by the solution; How Siemens AG will use the LearningServer from Lotus.

Reports on how NationsBank Corp.'s Kim Kazmaier from the United States, found he still needed a translator after buying International Business Machine's MQSeries messaging middleware. Factors for buying MQSeries; Difficulties in using MQSeries for integrating applications and platforms; How the system works. INSETS: Ease MQSeries implementation;Exceptions to the rule.

Focuses on McDonnell Douglas Corporation's Lotus Notes 4.1 extranet that improved communication with suppliers. One of the company's inventory-management challenge; Explanation of extranet; Benefits from the extranet. INSETS: Technology snapshot.;Solutions pulled off the shelf..

Features Lotus Development's Lotus Component Starter Pack computer software. Integration with the Lotus Notes environment; Compatibility; Database ties; Specifications; Price.

Provides information on the development of the Rnext, a software for Notes, Domino and Designer applications of Lotus Development Corp., to address the need for mobility in business applications. Efforts of the company to accommodate and expand Domino's accessibility; Use of an open beta program by Lotus to allow customers to test the manufacturing of the firm's products; Implications of the release of Rnext to the firm's commitment to enhance the Domino applications.

Reviews the enterprise application integration software MQSeries Integrator 2.0 from IBM.

Focuses on the marketing of enterprise application integration (EAI) software. Key features of IBM MQSeries; EAI products from the New Era Of Networks; EAI products from Tibco Software Inc.

Looks at the impact of the Internet and electronic commerce on the marketing of database software. Sales of Oracle; Share of Microsoft Windows NT database market; Market share of IBM DB2 database software.

Provides information on enterprise application-integration (EAI) products designed to link disparate applications without the custom coding. Drawbacks of EAI; Features of several EAI software including Neon Total Solutions from New Era of Networks Inc., MQSeries Integrator 2.0 from IBM and Prospero 3.0 from Oberon Software Inc.

Presents brief updates on information technology. Launch of IBM MQSeries 2.11 for delivering basketball statistics to news outlets; Account about a study on the relationships between operators of electronic-commerce Web sites and their customers; Technology plans of two hotels.

Reports that companies looking for better ways to organize, find and share information are turning to document-management systems. Reason of Whirlpool Corporation for choosing Documentum Incorporated's Enterprise Document Management System; Information on Documentum's EDMS and RightSite; Company that will use Lotus Development Corporation's Domino.doc document-management software.

The article offers a preview of the enterprise social networking platform IBM Connections, version 4, from International Business Machines Corp. (IBM).

The article profiles George Socha, the creator of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM). In May 2005, he began the EDRM project together with Tom Gelbman wherein they cannot discover any group or company that would manage and promote the model, so he created his own. Presently , the company gained 94 participating organizations including Google, Oracle, and IBM.

The article presents information on the Open Client Solution software from International Business Machines Corp. (IBM). It is a menu of components to create a desktop suite that can run atop Linux, Mac, or Windows operating systems. Its components include Lotus Notes; Domino offerings, a word processor based on the Open-Document Format; the Firefox Web browser; Novell desktop Linux suites; and Lotus Expediter, a client-side middleware based on the Eclipse 3.0 software development platform.

Reports on the expansion of the scope of the systems for gene sequencing of the IBM Corp.'s life-sciences business unit. Distinct features of the expanded gene sequencing system; Project completions regarding the expanded database system pointed out by Joseph Jasinski, worldwide operations manager for the unit; Sales force included in the formation of the digital medical research system.

Reports on Sesame Workshop's implementation of IBM Content Manager software to manage content of its television program 'Sesame Street.' Goals of the software deployment; Software features.

Reports on IBM Corp.'s plans to ship in April 2003 a version of its Content Management application for managing unstructured data.

Reports on IBM Corp.'s unveiling of roaming capabilities for its Everyplace Wireless Gateway software.

Introduces the IBM Tivoli Monitoring 5.1 computer software from the Tivoli division of IBM Corp. Features of the software; Benefits of the software to the consumers.

Focuses on the IBM computer software WebSphere version 5 used by NextWine LLC to connect its in-house inventory-management system with the company's Web site. Amount paid by NextWine for the software and custom development work; Components of WebSphere; Main competitor of the software.

Reports on the extensible markup language query and integration software developed by IBM Corp. for its DB2 Universal Database. Standard in which the software is based.

Reports on the technologies and services designed and offered by IBM Corp. to ensure business continuity. Features of the E-Business Management Services; Applications of Intelligent Device Discovery software; Expectations of the company on businesses' spending on security and recovery products; Technologies developed by the research unit of IBM Corp.

Focuses on the use of the IBM iSeries 800 E-mail servers by ABN Amro. Features of the servers; Benefits of the servers to the company.

Reports the plans of IBM to launch improved WebSphere Portal collaboration software. Prices of the software.

Reviews two computer server software released in the market as of October 8, 2001. Unix P690 server from IBM company; PrimePower server from Fujitsu Ltd.

Presents news briefs related to the computer industry as of October 8, 2001. Features of the Content Manager 7.1 software from IBM company for business applications; Reintroduction of Digital Island Inc. as a division of Cable & Wireless plc; Launch of the Pocket PC 2002 operating system from Microsoft company for handheld electronic devices.

Presents product news briefs from the computer industry in the United States as of September 3, 2001. Features of the WebSphere Commerce Suite 5.1 software from IBM; Cost of the VIP 8 content management system from Gauss Interprise AG.

Presents updates related to the computer industry of the United States as of August 2001. Release of the Lotus LearningSpace 5.0 electronic learning platform from IBM Mindspan Solutions; Plan of Thomson International to invest in Universitas 21 Global; Launch of the SpamCon Foundation.

Presents information on IBM Corporation's WebSphere Application Server 4.0. What the application server provides; Key enhancements in WebSphere 4.0; Three available configurations for IBM WebSphere version 4.0.

Reports on the launching of the Discovery Server software from Lotus Development. Significance of the software to the knowledge management project of the company; How the software works.

Focuses on the development of the DB2 Universal Database, a database with data-mining functions, from IBM Corp. Features of the IBM DB2 database; Advantages of databases with data-mining functions.

Reports on the middleware products to be released by IBM in year 2001 in line with its plans to incorporate tools for building applications that support the company's Extensible Markup Language. Reasons behind the plans; Sales of IBM WebSphere product; Plans of IBM to enhance its DB2 database.

Reports the launch of the WebSphere Commerce Suite Start version 4.1, a Linux-based electronic-commerce middleware software, by IBM in the United States in November 2000. Plan of IBM to introduce other Linux-based applications in 2001; Business sector where IBM plans to introduce the software; Why IBM chose Linux servers for its software.

Presents news briefs related to information technology in the United States as of October 23, 2000. Release of the WebSphere Transcoding Publisher 3.5 software from IBM; Decision of Idealab to withdraw its initial public offering; Participation of PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Corporate Travel Department program of Airlines Reporting Corp.