I wonder if this has to do with the fallout of AOL IM and Win XP :) "IT News at TechRepublic.com" <TechRepublic#1.1988.82-EwvNlhEFG0yZE9RR.1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > TechRepublic: www.techrepublic.com Presents your IT NEWS DIGEST TECHMAIL XML: WHAT IS IT AND WHAT CAN IT DO FOR YOU? You've heard the hype - but what is XML (eXtensible Markup Language) and what can it do? Find the answers with TechRepublic's XML in the Enterprise. To understand the future of multiple-media publishing with this latest industry standard, you need the best practical XML information. Let TechRepublic help you decide if XML is right for you. From how XML began to how it organizes data, from implementation to interoperability advancements, it's all here. http://click.techrepublic.com/Click?q=a4-HG_sQ6pGmXTvglE2iB8vvIjRsRRR Today's IT News Digest SUN, AOL PARTNER ON CORPORATE IM TODAY'S TOP STORY FOR JULY 17, 2001 Sun Microsystems and AOL Time Warner are collaborating on advanced instant messaging software for corporate customers, a market segment dominated by Microsoft and IBM. The software, which is in development within the companies' iPlanet partnership, is called Project RAC (Real- time Asynchronous Communications). http://click.techrepublic.com/Click?q=82-P0BYQXKlGaynLXe8OS8kjCTWpsRR ADDITIONAL NEWS HEADLINES * RUSSIAN MAFIA THREATENS NET http://click.techrepublic.com/Click?q=e7-2y8GQmVNeNS0CGam7JLCMBVj9sRR * COURT AFFIRMS DOWNLOAD PATENT http://click.techrepublic.com/Click?q=b0-NZxfQQJ8NkiNe_wBHfCKtNT7LRRR * HEWLETT-PACKARD BUYS SERVICES FROM AILING COMDISCO http://click.techrepublic.com/Click?q=a8-02QZQQZyjuucL3he9F96swgPwRRR * TECHIES WANT PINK SLIPS WITH HONESTY http://click.techrepublic.com/Click?q=a0-11f8QQBCc3jDwbdzpiEw2PHvgRRR * APPLIED MATERIALS BETS ON SMALLER CHIPS (VIDEO REPORT) http://click.techrepublic.com/Click?q=92-ubiVQTz39OEFHM2UfZ5Pq1ceJsRR ------------------------------------------ Back by popular demand STRUGGLE BETWEEN AOL AND MICROSOFT HEATS UP With the arrival of Microsoft's HailStorm initiative, talks between AOL and Microsoft about the placement of AOL services in Windows XP are growing tense. Gartner discusses the growing competition in this FirstTake. http://click.techrepublic.com/Click?q=08-IFHQIRjAZey9083hAZperCx3i9RR CLOSING SHOP: CREATE A PLAN NOW, BEFORE YOU NEED IT Closing an IT shop is no easy task. As captain of your team, you're expected to guide them through the shutdown storm. TechRepublic members offer their hard-earned advice on how to plan and carry out the transition. http://click.techrepublic.com/Click?q=eb-HlLoQkDAzUOw2PRBmVCzbu3BtsRR ------------------------------------------ Today @ TechRepublic CREATING A COMPILED COMPONENT FOR YOUR ACTIVE SERVER PAGES You can improve performance by creating compiled components for your Active Server Pages. We show you how to take a VBScript object and convert it to a COM component using Visual Basic. http://click.techrepublic.com/Click?q=f8-57ESQfsNKXr7AfGM60dL6Dtff9RR INTEGRATING PROJECTS LETS YOU MAXIMIZE YOUR RESOURCES When project managers put their heads together to integrate projects, the whole is often more successful than the sum of its parts. Here's how you can use integration to maximize resources, eliminate duplicate effort, and streamline your workflow. http://click.techrepublic.com/Click?q=a8-02QZQQZyjuuXE3he9F96swgPwRRR USE GIGABIT ETHERNET TO ELIMINATE LAN BOTTLENECKS Once relegated only to fiber-optic lines, Gigabit Ethernet has made its move to copper wires. We show you when and where you can use Gigabit Ethernet to eliminate network bottlenecks and put your network traffic back on the fast track. http://click.techrepublic.com/Click?q=b5-50lcQ7UR53yWZQdaWNI15Z3IWdRR ------------------------------------------ TECHREPUBLIC'S WEB HOSTING SERIES When implementing your e-business strategy, nothing is more important than making sure you have the right Web hosting solution. To help, TechRepublic offers our Web hosting series, a collection of articles devoted to this important topic. We invite you to read the articles in the series. You'll be glad you did! http://click.techrepublic.com/Click?q=c2-oXmLQUEyqh6Boiuhy4AXFZFExdRR ------------------------------------------ TechRepublic TechMails may contain links to sites on the Internet which are owned and operated by third parties. TechRepublic, Inc. is not responsible for the content of any such third-party site. To update your TechMails selections: http://click.techrepublic.com/Click?q=de-7tLkQMWGgp08v2WAFDGS-BkqHsRR To unsubscribe from this mailing list reply to this message with "unsubscribe 7170" in the subject or click here: http://click.techrepublic.com/Click?q=15-mJs_zDcDljgCntXTkx_eEuGtqGUG3byR. Questions or comments: mailto:ecomments@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=IT%20News Copyright 1999-2001 TechRepublic, Inc. All rights reserved.