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Focuses on the possibility that the Internet may have a large impact on poorer regions of the world. Removal of race, class and gender as barriers to progress on the Internet; Frequent use of the Internet by senior citizens; Increase in online entrepreneurship in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.

Discusses a growing trend among individuals in the United States who control their own stocks and stock trades. Statistics on households with stocks and the number of assets invested online; Trend the result of competition with traditional brokerage firms and brokers; History of online trading; Statistics on online trading, including the growth of the industry; Future directions of online trading.

Examines 22 European locations of projected progress in the Internet industry. Locations, including Munich, Germany, Rennes, France, Lille, France and others; Reasons for the prediction of advancement in the Internet industry, including technology advancement, intellectual concentration and foreign investments.

Addresses the notion of the New Economy, and the steps necessary to achieve success in the 21st Century. Impact of the Internet on the future of commerce; Recalls the invention of electricity; Predictions.

Predicts a boom in Internet commerce. Use of the Internet for dealing with suppliers and customers; Advantages of computer networks over telephones; Efforts to develop global rules on and barriers to electronic commerce; Includes security concerns; Infrastructure bottlenecks. INSET: Overcoming problems..

Focuses on investments over the Internet and forecasts what investors can expect for the future. Subsidizing huge payoffs for Internet entrepreneurs and employees; How some economists think the Internet's low prices are helping stave off inflation; Comments of Scott Cook, founder and chairman of Intuit.

Offers an excerpt of a discussion among financial experts regarding investment opportunities in 2001. Thoughts on a possible recession in North America; Use of the Internet as an investment tool; Views on the decrease in value of technology stocks.

Offers predictions on the future of computer technology and networks in libraries in the United States. Suggestion that financial gain will influence the future of computers; Services offered by Web sites; Suggestion that libraries need to offer services that are more convenient and affordable than ones offered by commercial Web sites.

Presents forecast on the sales of online mutual fund in the United States for 2000. Estimated number of people who invest in mutual funds; Opinion of Howard Schneider, chairman of the board of governors of the Mutual Fund Education Alliance, on financial implication of the Internet; Increase in the online mutual fund transaction.

Presents a market outlook on the financial services companies for 2000. Comments from Brian Sullivan, practice managing partner at Heidrick & Struggles regarding the Internet; Views on the impact of investor empowerment; Trend in the bank's customer service.

Reports on the uncertainty of Internet stocks. Opinions of analysts and fund managers including Mary Meeker, Alberto Vilar, and Henry Blodgett on Internet stock performance; Predictions on how stocks will fare in the first half of 2000.

Discusses the possibility of a tax on electronic commerce in the United States. Impact of the Internet business on the US economy; Effects of untaxed retail sales on governments; Size of Internet retail sales; Expectations for growth in the industry.

Comments on how the Internet will redefine advertising. The ease of becoming a Net producer; Setting up a `home page' on the World Wide Web; The Electronic Newsstand; More.

Reports that the unrestrained growth of the Internet has a darker side, and that businesses are already asking whether the Internet can sustain the interdependent growth and pricing challenges that lie ahead. The `one-button' access delivered with OS/2 Warp and Windows95; How parts of the Internet need to be upgraded; Question of who will pay the cost; Reliability and capacity issues; The future of an overburdened Internet. INSET: The one-touch Internet?.

Comments on various issues in the United States. Discussion on the plight of Internet-related businesses; Views on the 2000 Presidential elections; Predictions for the year 2001.

The article discusses the research of the futurist Lee Rainie on the future of the Internet connectivity and its progress by 2025 and the increasing trend of proliferation of devices other than computers connecting to the Internet. Topics discussed include evolving of Internet abuses and abusers, intensification of the governments and corporations with their surveillance of private individual, and commercial pressures threatening the flow of information.

Argues that Internet stocks are overvalued. Inexperience of Internet traders, who do not know how to value stocks; Rapid change of the Internet; View that Internet companies are unlikely to earn profits to justify the price of their stocks; How a collapse of Internet shares could affect the United States economy.

Reports an increase in electronic commerce in Canada. Details of economic conditions in Canada, and how they affect shopping trends; Comparison of Internet shopping in Canada and the United States; Attempts of retail stores to compete with Internet stores; Predictions of continued increases in electronic commerce. INSET: Big woes for some small Web vendors, by D.H..

The author offers forecasting on the impact of the Internet and mobile computing on economics, politics and government. The effects of those innovations on urban life are cited as examples of what is stated will be a complex relationship dominated by the demands of Internet users for free access, the demand for control by governments and the desire for profits of business enterprises.

Considers the state of venture capitalism. Changes in the venture capital profession as a result of the wave of Internet entrepreneurs; Possibility of a crisis in the venture capital industry; Comparisons with the early 1980s when there was a boom followed by a crisis; Challenges for venture capitalist; Introduction of a list of venture capital individuals and firms.

Speculates on the future of acquisitions by Internet companies. Suggestion that Internet companies should join with retailers rather than with other Internet or media companies; Comment on the success of retail indices during 1999; Why it is important for Internet companies to create a real-world presence; Methods of determining the value of a corporation.

Forecasts the impact of the Internet on shareholder activism during the 2000 proxy season.

Assesses the effect of World Wide Web supply purchasing on Internet companies and group purchasing organizations. Advantage of the Web on buyers and suppliers; Danger posed by the Web on traditional distribution channels; discussion on healthcare supply purchasing.

Discusses commerce on the Internet. Predictions that the Internet would destroy traditional retails; How those predictions have been incorrect; Reasons for the failure of Internet commerce to overwhelm the market; Predictions for the grown of electronic commerce by 2003; Trends in offline marketers adding online marketing.

Describes the impact of electronic commerce on the business world. Online transactions as the monetary system; Expectation that paper money and credit cards will become obsolete; Use of the Internet by day traders; How anyone can use the Internet to invest; Role of rumors in online investing; Questions about the valuation of broadcast.com; Rationale of corporate mergers changing; Push for globalization; Impact on antitrust rulings.

Reports on concerns over the possible collapse of the Internet stock bubble. Date predicted by Bob Metcalfe, 3Com Corp. chairman for the crash; Absence of justification for the high valuation of Internet stocks; Similarity of the bubble to the collapse of biotech stocks and junk bond prices.

Discusses the benefits of the Internet and the information technology (IT) to the economy of the United States (US). Importance of encryption policy to electronic commerce; Report on the Internet from the US Commerce Department; Factors expected to drive electronic commerce on the Internet.

Discusses how the Internet is acquiring a commercial character, with on-line shops hawking wares such as clothes, music and books. The race to develop a form of electronic money; Problems for tax men when global digital cash becomes a reality; From `The Economist,' London.

Predicts the end of the Internet industry and the electronic commerce era. Threats to the roles of information professionals in traditional corporate environment; Correlation between corporate success and information management strategy; Competition in Internet-based banking and services sector; Indicators of future company performance.

Introduces a series of articles in the same issue of the magazine on the future of business considering the impact of the Internet and the information technology economy in the 21st century. Industrial change unleashing a new generation of business winners and losers; The importance of making fast business decisions; The impact of electronic commerce; What lies ahead for Australian businesses.

Presents information on business and politics for Australia as of February 1, 1999. The two differing views of the United States stock market; Description of the view of the bulls and the bears on the stock market; Forecasts for profits not being realized; State of Brazil's currency; The belief that Internet stock are ripe for a fall.

Reveals that the Internet is not ready for business, and should be considered security risk for electronic commerce practitioners. Views on security risks on businesses on the Internet; Forecast on Internet commerce from business-to-business; Government policy on security measure on the Internet.

Discusses the effects of Internet use on commerce. Mention of the Web page of Federal Express; The Web as classified advertising; The economics of telecommunications; Electronic commerce and communications as time and money-saving for consumers; Direct paths available from manufacturers and consumers; Predictions.

Presents a graphical representation of the pubic opinion on when the Internet advertising agencies will gain economic momentum.

Details the prediction for computer industry in 1999. Implication of the promised release of Windows 2000; How the decline in stocks will affect Internet companies.

Presents the author's thoughts on the future of the economy and work in Australia in light of the impact of the Internet and electronic commerce. How households will be divided into a 30-40-30 ratio; Which portions will have wealth; Emphasis on casual and part-time employment; How the economy in the late 1990s has been unable to support as much full-time employment as previously; Evidence backing up the author's prediction.

Looks at the future of commerce on the Internet. The traditional use of the Internet for information-gathering; Business-to-business electronic commerce; Problems facing electronic commerce.

Focuses on the possible effect of the 1997 holiday season on Internet commerce. Retail brands offering virtual storefronts; On-line sales; Mention of Wal-Mart, Amazon.com, Macy's, and Eddie Bauer; Products available; Comments of Judy Neuman, executive for Eddie Bauer.

Presents the views of Alan M. Meckler, chief executive officer of Mecklermedia Corporation, concerning the future technological development of the Internet computer network, and the impact on business.

Presents the views of Robert L. Berenson, president of the United States advertising firm Grey Advertising, on the future of the Internet and the relationship between customers and businesses.

Opinion. Talks about the possible impact of the Internet telephone on the monopoly in telecommunication. Cost of telephone calls via the Internet; Efforts of phone companies to redefine themselves; Opportunities for the consumer market.