With financial markets in turmoil, the typical and atypical election-time political gyrations taking place in the US, and continuing discussions of the year-2000 crisis, what better time is there to look at the change in the IT la

The rapid acceleration of technical innovation over the Internet is revolutionizing the way we do business.

The rapid acceleration of technical innovation over the Internet is revolutionizing the way we do business.

Copyright 1998 Object International, Inc. All rights reserved.

Copyright 1998 Object International, Inc. All rights reserved.

The growing excitement about Java in corporate IT departments has been closely followed by a growing concern about its performance.

The growing excitement about Java in corporate IT departments has been closely followed by a growing concern about its performance.

"Houston, we have a problem." With these immortal words, the Apollo 13 crew first alerted the Mission Control Center that their flight was starting to experience abnormal conditions.

"Houston, we have a problem." With these immortal words, the Apollo 13 crew first alerted the Mission Control Center that their flight was starting to experience abnormal conditions.

Copyright 1998 by Don Estes. Adapted rom "PC-Based Testing of Mainframe Applications," Year 2000 Journal (October-November 1998).

Copyright 1998 by Don Estes. Adapted rom "PC-Based Testing of Mainframe Applications," Year 2000 Journal (October-November 1998).

A long time ago, in what now seems like a galaxy far, far away, a software guru by the name of Gerald Weinberg wrote a book called The Psychology of Computer Programming. Several of my colleagues and I stumbled upon the book by accident when it first appeared in 1971, and we were all thunderstruck -- no one had ever suggested that software development might be considered as a human activity.

A long time ago, in what now seems like a galaxy far, far away, a software guru by the name of Gerald Weinberg wrote a book called The Psychology of Computer Programming. Several of my colleagues and I stumbled upon the book by accident when it first appeared in 1971, and we were all thunderstruck -- no one had ever suggested that software development might be considered as a human activity.

A long time ago, in what now seems like a galaxy far, far away, a software guru by the name of Gerald Weinberg wrote a book called The Psychology of Computer Programming.

A long time ago, in what now seems like a galaxy far, far away, a software guru by the name of Gerald Weinberg wrote a book called The Psychology of Computer Programming.

A few days ago, Apple Computer announced quarterly earnings of 68 cents a share, far exceeding the predictions of Wall Street analysts. This was the fourth consecutive profitable quarter for the company that even diehard loyalists like me had just about given up on. I hate to jinx the company's future fortunes, but I think the time may have come to celebrate Apple's phoenix-like rise from the ashes.

A few days ago, Apple Computer announced quarterly earnings of 68 cents a share, far exceeding the predictions of Wall Street analysts.

A few days ago, Apple Computer announced quarterly earnings of 68 cents a share, far exceeding the predictions of Wall Street analysts.