BKINEGBS.RVW 960103 "The Internet Edge in Business", Watkins/Marenka, 1995, 0-12-737840-5 %A Christopher Watkins cwatkins@algorithm.com %A Stephen Marenka %C 955 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 %D 1995 %G 0-12-737840-5 %I Academic Press Professional %O publisher@igc.org jmills@acad.com app@acad.com 619-699-6362 %T "The Internet Edge in Business" This book covers a lot of ground which other Internet business books don't. There are chapters on encryption, file formats and searching for email addresses. The material is quick and easy to read, and gives an overall impression of the net in a short span of time. There are, however, shortcomings. The content is very terse: not only technical details but realistic impressions of usage may be missing. Most of the material is good, but there are factual errors. (The chapter on viruses has as many mistakes as facts.) Finally, while an attempt has been made to point out some business functions of the net, there is nothing like a convincing business case for the non-specialist company. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996 BKINEGBS.RVW 960103 ============= Vancouver ROBERTS@decus.ca | "Remember, by the Institute for rslade@vanisl.decus.ca | rules of the game, I Research into Rob.Slade@f733.n153.z1/ | *must* lie. *Now* do User .fidonet.org | you believe me?" Security Canada V7K 2G6 | Margaret Atwood