The corporate portal concept has antecedents in many fields, but it most resembles the Internet craze of several years ago for push technology.
Most organisations today are poorly positioned to take advantage of the recent proliferation of rich internal corporate information sources.
KM vendors are in agreement that the roadblocks on the path to knowledge have changed little in the last 12 months.
A lawyer discusses the legal and privacy implications of e-commerce.
The article on page 30 - "Privacy in an unregulated electronic world" - is the result of questions raised in a previous IDM article on digital signatures.
Workflow is being integrated with middleware to automate e-commerce transaction processing.
Enterprise application integration solves many interoperability problems, but one of the most important involves time.
Michael Bloomberg points to the need for streamlined order processing and fulfilment for Internet retailers.
Workflow is the 'missing link' in e-commerce; the 'critical element for ensuring the integrity of e-commerce processes'.
The Project Electronic Commerce and Communication for Healthcare, is helping the Australian healthcare industry to take action over Y2K.
