David Gee

Have you heard the words 'build virtual teams, extend the corporation, manage the supply chain'? Are you convinced that e-business, enterprise applications deployed over the Web, Internet plus intranet plus extranet are the way to go? Chances are you've thought about this and your answer is yes. But what does that mean to you, right now, as we're one Web year into 1998? As you and your development team move from pilot projects to implementation of enterprise-wide systems across the Internet, intranet and extranet, you'll need to consider and balance several critical elements. The right combination of component architecture, client/server tools, Internet practices and existing legacy systems is crucial. In terms of decisions to be made this year, I would like to address choosing the right component model as one of the most important issues you'll contend with. Accordi... (more)