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Focuses on the radio-frequency identification system for inventory management created by the Auto-ID Center corporate group in the United States. Advantages of the system to tracking inventory; Goal of International Paper Co. in using the technology; How the system works; Details on the inventory control with the use of the system.

Stresses the significance of online performance appraisal software in personnel management. Information on the human resource (HR) services from Gentiva Health Services Inc; Assessment of the application of appraisal software; Overview of several appraisal software for HR functions of several companies.

Examines how companies manage vast amounts of electronic information through the use of document-management standards. How document management differs from imaging technology and workflow software; Open Document Management API (ODMA); Document Management Alliance (DMA); Standardized Generalized Markup Language (SGML); The Documentum Inc. client/server system used by Eli Lilly and Co.; Adobe's Acrobat; More.

Introduces the radio-frequency identification (RFID), a technology adopted by the International Paper Co. that promises to revolutionize the way businesses manage vast supply chains in the U.S. Offer on RFID consulting services to other companies; Statement of Alan Clark, general manager of Smart Packaging for International Paper; Benefit offered by the RFID consulting services.

Reports on the deal of paper-product manufacturer International Paper Co. to hand off the company's human resources operations to business-process outsourcer Exult Inc. Functions of Exult Inc. under the deal; Reason International Paper Co. hired Exult Inc.; Expectations on the deal.

Reports on the customizable batteries offered by Power Paper Ltd. of Israel. Characteristics of the batteries; Its possible uses.

Reports on the increase in paper prices due to a shortage in the United States.

Reports on an article in the July-August issue of the `Harvard Business Review' discussing that plants in the papermaking industry with computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) systems were less flexible. The decrease in product range; The lack of identifying the kind of flexibility needed.

Reports on the acquisition of Digital Paper Inc. by Software Publishing Corp.

Focuses on the deployment of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology by corporations in the U.S. Requirement for the implementation of RFID technology; Implementation of the technology by International Paper Co. RFID-compliance mandates set by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and the Department of Defense; Companies that launched a consulting and integration service for the deployment of RFID.

Looks at the computer hardware changes made by Management Recruiters International in its bid to make its document management workload cheaper and easier. Deployment of a TCP/IP Ethernet LAN; Installation of seven Document Centres; Installation of a fax-on-demand system; Implementation of server applications that track the financials of its field offices.

Describes the Fax Sr. 2.6 software developed and released by the Omtool company. Platforms of the software; Features of the software; Price of the product. INSET: At a glance.

Reports developments related to information technology (IT) in the U.S. as of August 2003. Appointment of Scott Paper as strategic adviser to IT firm Blackwell Consulting Services; Selection of Richard Roscitt as president and chief operating officer of MCI; Decision of Dave Orrico to join Salesforce.com.

Presents news briefs related to corporate investment in the United States as of January 1, 2001. Evolution of the customer account management and billing software of Edocs; Investors of Digital Paper; Business model of Access 360.

Reports that Scott Paper Co. has hired Barbara Prutzman as chief information officer. Prutzman as former director of strategy and computing at Campbell Soup Co.

Reports on the use of business-process management software to manage work flow in an organization. Statements on business processes by research firm Gartner; Use by Shell Pipeline Co. of data-collection and management system from Citadon Inc. and document life-cycle management system from FileNet Inc.; Automation of forms processing by Prince William County using the Ultimus business-process management suite; Document management systems by Boeing Co.; Hasbro Inc.'s use of document management systems from Lombardi Software.

Reports on the use of electronic-discovery technologies among law firms in the United States. Technology features and functions; Applications in legal investigations and lawsuits; Major electronic-discovery software and services providers.

Reports on the plans of United Airlines to discontinue the use of paper tickets in the U.S. in July 2002. Amount charged by the company for paper tickets issued; Reason for the plan to discontinue the use of paper tickets.

The article reports that New Orleans' daily newspaper the "Times-Picayune," didn't let the lack of a printing press stop it from publishing. The paper had to abandon the city along with other businesses and residents, but it published a 26-page, Web-only edition in HTML and PDF formats. It has a circulation of about 270,000. Breaking stories ran in a bloglike section where reporters continued to detail developments.

Focuses on the efforts made by the airline industry for the adoption of a paperless route. Charges instituted by American Airlines on paper tickets; Efforts made by Airlines Reporting Corp.

Focuses on the eFax.com service offered by eFax.com Inc. that translates paper faxes to electronic-mail messages for easy retrieval from remote locations. Purpose of the company for offering the services for free; Capabilities of the service.

Comments on the maturity of Web-based electronic commerce. Importance of the signed document; How electronic transactions can carry the same weight as paper transactions; Information on the electronic original technology from Document Authentication Systems Inc.

Reports that the US Postal Service has signed a contract with F3 Software Corp. to replace paper business forms with electronic forms. Cost advantages; Electronic forms market.

An image of a thin, flexible power source using cellulose and carbon nanotubes that was developed by researchers at Renssaeler Polytechnic Institute is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Hacking The Vote" in the July 30, 2007 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented showing appreciation for the digital magazine format of "Information Week."

The article reports on the concern raised by Edward Felten, a professor of computer science and public affairs at Princeton University, over the vulnerability of the electronic voting machines used in election in the U.S. According to Felten, the Diebold AccuVote-TS system that has been used in the country's election for more than two generations can easily be hacked, noting that he and two of his grad students were able to install a computer virus in the e-voting machine undetected.

The article presents opinions of several information technology workers about posting of personal expression in the Internet. One person has said that posting information on the public areas of the Internet is like putting up a billboard on the public. Another person has said that companies have the right to see their employees behave in public areas of Internet. Lastly, another person has expressed his concern on who will fight for citizen's right to free expression outside of the workplace.

The article states that General Motors Corp. (GM) has made deals with software vendors Reynolds and Reynolds Co. and Quorum Information Technologies Inc. to develop enhanced dealer-management systems designed to reduce back-office work for its U.S. and Canadian sales force. Nick Bell, GM's process-information officer for sales, service and marketing, said that the more time dealers can spend with customers, the more they can sell. GM is working with the two vendors to make business data stored in legacy computers available through the systems' Web interfaces.

Presents a letter to the editor in response to the article "Court Puts RFID on the Docket," in the January 31, 2005 issue.

Stresses the need to build a strong electronic voting system for the United States. Move by the federal government to make funding available through the Help America Vote Act to aid state governments in upgrading voting equipment and systems; Effort by Maryland to promote e-voting and to make the entire state election process electronic.

Reports that the U.S. Office of Management and Budget believes that only half of federal government transactions covered by the Government Paperwork Elimination Act are expected to meet the October 21, 2004 compliance deadline. Requirement set by the act; Focus given on the great job being performed by the National Archives and Records Administration; Major stumbling block to wide-scale compliance with the paperwork act.

Reports on the career developments of several executive in the information technology industry in the U.S. Retirement of Charles Wang as chairman of Computer Associates; Resignation of Lou Gerstner as chairman of IBM; Indictment of Phil White, former chief executive officer of Informix by the federal grand jury on charges of securities fraud.

Reports on the partnership between Q-Link Technologies Inc., Information Builders Inc. and UnBound Technologies. Plans of Q-Link to incorporate connector technology from Information Builders' iWay subsidiary into its business-process-management software; Business applications.

Reports on the digital time capsule and a multimedia version of the 'Domesday Book' included in the Domesday Project of the British Broadcasting Corp. Purpose of launching the time capsule; Failure of the project.

Looks at the aim of Continental Airlines to make its operation paperless. Savings of the airlines from its paperless operation; Operations of the company that are done online.

Reports on the issuance of guidelines for application service providers (ASP) by the ASP Industry Consortium in November 2000. Information on the guidelines.

Presents information on the online money transfer system developed by Citibank company in cooperation with America Online Inc. called C2it. Features of C2it system; Scope of the services provided through C2it system; Expectation of Citibank from the system.

Deals with the plan of Earthgrains Co. to use the online commodity exchange of Transora for its electronic business transactions. Plans of the company on the collaboration service offered by the exchange; Benefits given by the exchange to Earthgrains.

Focuses on Clareon, a company that is developing in 2000 a secure Internet payment network using any bank. Information on the company's second round of funding; Remarks from Kate Barrand, vice president of Clareon; Priorities of Clareon.

Presents news briefs on business. Schedule of Informix Corporation's shipment of its Visionary 2.0 software; Intention of International Paper, Georgia-Pacific and Weyerhaeuser to sponsor an independent marketplace for buyers and suppliers of their goods; Disclosure of i2 Technologies Inc. and Siemens IT Service's plan to offer customized electronic-procurement and management services for electronic commerce companies.

Reviews the e.Reporting Suite 4 software from Actuate Software Corporation.

Reports on the continuing battle between Computer Associates and Tivoli Systems in newspaper ads. Reason for the dispute of the companies; Account on Computer Associates' full-page ad; View on the newspaper ad done by Computer Associates.

Reports on product releases from a number of document-management companies which aim to better manage content published on the Internet or intranets. Includes RightSite from Documentum Inc.; CyberDocs from PC Docs; Interleaf's Intellect/BusinessWeb.

Reports on Visioneer Inc.'s expansion of its series of portable scanners with a combination keyboard/scanner device called PaperPort ix.

Reports on the document-imaging system used at the Saint Louis Sewer District in Missouri to reduce its paperwork. System from Compulink Management Center; System's capacity.

Focuses on the use of product data management (PDM) systems. GNB Technologies' use of Matrix system from Adra Systems; Increase use of PDM technology by manufacturing and engineering operations; Use of PDMs by corporations.

Reports that Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) is rolling out Release 6.0 of its client-server series for human resource management systems. Provision of a Windows-based interface to ADP's payroll service.

The article discusses strategies that can be used by companies in the U.S. in selecting their next chief information officers (CIO). Internal candidates are insular and inexperienced while external ones are overburdened with expectations. The paper provides suggestions for formulating a successful CIO succession plan.

Focuses on the electronic commerce initiatives of the manufacturing industry in the United States. Ways in which manufacturing companies are creating electronic links; Hurdle in the manufacturing industry's supply chain goal; Examples of ongoing electronic business projects of Textron Inc.; Impact of online exchanges on trading relationships; Companies using extranets to streamline their selling channels. INSETS: Take My Post-It, Please--And Electronic Paper, Too;SNAPSHOT MANUFACTURING.