Michael Rold

A new report released by research company Gartner Inc. outlines technology's chances for influencing business development in the new year and states that as long as companies plan with caution, IT investment will remain a viable option for business growth in 2002.

Infrastructure software developer Business Layers Inc. has released security enhancements to its flagship product eProvision Day One, created to allow companies to better organize and allocate resources within their computer systems.

A new report has concluded that the providers of Electronic Trading Networks (ETN) are most competitive over, and often share different opinions on, three areas of ETN services: speed of implementation; services provided, including overall service and integration management; and product applicability to small and medium-size enterprises.