Laurika Bretherton, ITWeb`s Chicago correspondent, takes a closer look at denial of service (DoS) attacks and examines ways of combating them.

With the millennium bug threat behind them, companies are facing the question of whether their existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems can take them into the e-commerce age.

The process of taking business to the electronic frontier has been much hyped in recent months, but the mental acrobatics involved are largely undiscussed. Basheera Khan goes in search of the secrets to e-business success.

ITWeb financial editor Iain Scott asked analysts whether Y2K is still having an effect on technology stocks and found that the bug, e-commerce and Nasdaq are likely to influence the IT index for some time.

Y2K professionals may be looking to the future with trepidation as a flood of technical skills has swelled the market. Chris Tredger examines who may be at risk of receiving a post-Y2K pink slip.

Even though security and Y2K fears put a damper on local online shopping over the festive season, most South African e-commerce sites still reported an increase in Christmas cyber bucks. Phillip de Wet reports.

ITWeb took a few industry specialists by the elbow and posed the question of what they thought to be the single most important IT event or development in 1999. This is what they had to say.

Smart card technology promises to facilitate seamless and turnkey solutions for the consumer and business executives on the run. Bronwen Kausch investigates the latest smart card developments.

Speakers at the "e-commerce in the Next Millennium" at the Commonwealth Business Forum believe governments must intervene in the e-commerce revolution. Among their recommendations are liberalising hi-tech industry and passing cyber laws.

With SA`s political transition well underway, how has IT, which is widely recognised as one of the fastest growing sectors of the local economy, kept up with this radical change? ITWeb investigates.

With many companies having already installed and tested contingency plans in anticipation of Y2K, it seems the next logical step is that of setting up Plan B - disaster recovery - just in case.

When it comes to managing your finances, doing it electronically is the cheapest and most convenient method. Basheera Khan examines the status of online banking in SA and highlights the pertinent issues of the day.

Once the year 2000 bug has been beaten, what will happen to IT spending? Iain Scott asked local and international analysts to place their bets, and found that most believe IT-related spending might even improve.