What's Inside

OPINION

• Washington Technology peers into its crystal ball for 1998 and sees consolidation increasing among smaller IT players.

HYPERTEXT

• American Management Systems charts steady course; AOL's Steve Case counters criticism; and merger mania continues.

INSIDE WASHINGTON

• The Justice Department readies a global cyber crime plan.

• Free-speech advocates spar with industry over pornography filters.

TECH BUSINESS

• Tarrytown, N.Y.-based Datacap is on track to double its revenues next year.

• The World Information Technology and Services Alliance selects McLean, Va., for its headquarters.

• WALL STREET REVIEW

• INFOTECH and THE LAW
  Gift-giving tip: Playing Santa to federal officials can lead to jail.

• INTERNET 201
  Holiday Internet reading to hone your skills.
  

• CHANNEL NEWS

• CONTRACTS

• New York's Office for Technology seeks an outside audit of the state's year 2000 progress.

• EYE on the STATES
  Performance-based contracts create new opportunities.

NETPLEX

• Microdyne CEO Michael Jalbert reverses the company's downward momentum.

• WHO'S ON FIRST

CLARIFICATION

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