InfoWorld: Hit from all sides, IT will feel the crunch: IT hunkers down with year 2000 and feels the e-commerce heat but still can expect shrinking budget

This article by Jessica Davis is a valuable analysis of the
pressures in the IT industry.

But what makes this one a must-read is the list of 1998 hits,
misses and maybes compiled by InfoWorld editors. Here are a few
samples:

What’s hot

• Linux/open source: Huddled masses yearning to be free.
• NDS: Novell cashes in meal ticket.

What’s not hot

• Windows 2000: There are 2001 reasons to wait.
• Java: Shakespearean tragedy marked by greed, politics &
  sluggish performances.
• Microsoft Office: There’s fat, and then there’s obese.
• Netscape: Poland, 1939.

You won’t regret reading this one.

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Hit from all sides, IT will feel the crunch.