Extend away This annual guide analyzes the latest tools, techniques and strategies for creating an extended business ecosystem. So whether you're setting security policy to building applications for business partners, you'll find the latest info here.

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The Extended Enterprise archive -Tools and techniques for extending the reach of your enterprise  -Software, services and infrastructure for your business ecosystem

An end to the VPN blues
National Gypsum wins the 2004 Extended Enterprise Innovator Award for constructing a massive VPN that pushes SSL remote access across the board.

Stop! Access restricted
You can make your extended enterprise constituents take security as seriously as you do. Here's how.

A deep-rooted legacy of access
Even as Web services grow, they'll never completely choke out terminal-based remote access.

Going nowhere
Despite years of promises, enterprise application vendors have yet to fully embrace mobility.

Hallmarks of the ‘Digital Organization’
Respected MIT economist Erik Brynjolfsson explains how you can get the most bang for your extended enterprise buck.

The Signature Series The Extended EnterpriseIssue is one of six bimonthly supplements providing insights, opinions and information on the biggest trends shaping the networked world. Next up is the Power Issue, coming December 27.
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