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CONTENTS   Cover Stories  Daily Briefing  Investing  Global Business  Technology  Small Biz  B-Schools  Careers    [IMAGE] 	[IMAGE]		   [IMAGE]  [IMAGE] This Week  [IMAGE]February 11Table of Contents     COVER STORY    IBM'S NEW BOSS How do you follow an act like Lou Gerstner's? That's the $86 billion question for Sam Palmisano, who on March 1 becomes IBM's eighth CEO. Despite a disappointing fourth quarter, the service-heavy model that Gerstner built is the envy of techdom. Still, Palmisano, the operations whiz whom Gerstner has long depended on, faces daunting challenges. PCs, disk drives, and chips are problems. Consulting is slowing. And some wonder whether Palmisano has an overarching vision for IBM.   **Available to subscribers     Available to all readers (Monday, February 4, 2002)   SPECIAL REPORT:   **6 KEY QUESTIONS FOR A FRAGILE WORLD As the U.S. uses its power in new ways, the tremors will be felt from Europe to Asia. Some key issues: What kind of superpower will America be? How will the global economy be affected? What is Moscow's new role? Has Europe lost its clout? How does China play its hand? And will the Arab world ever change?   Available to all readers    ERON WATCH:   ENRON'S MISSING MAN Did Jeff Skilling, the ex-CEO who created its in-your-face culture, push subordinates to break laws to hide years of bad investments?    **Available to subscribers     Available to all readers (Monday, February 4, 2002)    [IMAGE] **Remember, only subscribers can see the entire  issue. Selected stories are available to nonsubscribers on Monday.  Want to become a subscriber? It's so easy, all you have to do to get  started is go to http://www.businessweek.com/register.htm    [IMAGE] SEARCH PAST ISSUES OF BW Free  for subscribers only  -- FIVE YEARS of Business Week magazine.  [IMAGE] BONUS: THE BW 50 The 50 best companies  in the S?500.  Plus: In-depth info on all 500, extra stories, interactive scoreboards, videos, tools, and more --  [IMAGE]  Here are BW Online highlights from this week:  DAILY BRIEFING   01/31 -- NEWS ANALYSIS   An Abrupt About-Face by Accountants    Their trade group will no longer oppose new rules that would force a separation  of consulting and auditing for the same client  01/31 -- NEWS ANALYSIS  Pakistan Cripples the Money Movers   As it stamps out the age-old hawala system of unrecorded international currency transfers,  the country's economy stands to gain   01/31 -- AFFAIRS OF STATE  Sorting Military Spending from Squandering   Here are some key things to watch for in the huge defense-budget  boost that Bush is requesting     01/31 -- NEWS ANALYSIS  Why Merck's Spin-Off Is No Cure   Shedding its pharmacy-benefits unit doesn't address the company's real problem:  A weak pipeline of new drugs 01/31 -- WASHINGTON WATCH  The Federal Budget Mess Made Simple   Can't get your mind around those humongous numbers? Here's a more familiar way of  looking at Washington's dire money situation   [IMAGE]   SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME WITH  YOUR MONEY Watch   BusinessWeek TV , a weekly personal finance program that follows money from Wall Street to Main Street: Making it, investing it, and even spending it. Check your local listings for station and exact time.   [IMAGE] INVESTING    01/31 -- ECONOMIC INSIGHT  The Rate-Cut Express Takes a Rest   After a year of relentless easing, Greenspan & Co. is finally ready to  sit back and watch for a spell   01/31 -- ASK THE ANALYST  Ahead of the Curve   David Braverman on S&P's top sector and stock picks to play the turnaround --  and corporate earnings in the post-Enron world   01/31 -- STREET WISE  Cox: Flying High -- and Solo?   Though speculation is rife that the cable company will find a partner, don't bet on it.  It seems to be doing fine on its own    [IMAGE] BW 50 SCREENER CONTEST WINNER And the Winner Is...  Colin Chellman's investing strategy of sticking to energy and  consumer-oriented stocks made him the winner of our BW 50 portfolio  contest  [IMAGE] GLOBAL BUSINESS    01/31 -- REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK  Sarajevo's New Dream of Olympic Glory   Host to the '84 Winter Games, the city was pounded in Yugoslavia's ethnic war.  Now, it's using a 2010 bid as a cause to rally around   01/30 -- REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK   Franc-ly, the French Don't Give a Damn   The predicted outpouring of Gallic grief at the currency's demise hasn't happened. Instead,  an eager nation is lining up for euros    01/29 -- EYE ON JAPAN  A Grudge Match for Japan and Korea   There's not even a sporting chance that co-hosting this year's World Cup  soccer games will see these traditional enemies forgive and forget   [IMAGE] TECHNOLOGY   02/04 -- TECHNOLOGY & YOU  Big-Screen Just Got a Lot Better   Projectors aren't just for slides anymore. Home-theater enthusiasts as well as road  warriors will find that the latest are worth a look   01/31 -- COMPANY CLOSEUP  Accused Ebay Hacker Put on Electronic Leash   A federal judge rules that Jerome Heckenkamp can go home, but under tighter anti-computer  restrictions and close electronic monitoring   01/29 -- TECHNOLOGY & YOU  Dear Microsoft: Make It Stop, Please!   Those incessant and infuriating dialog boxes in the Office X  trial version that keep nagging me to buy just cost you a customer    Plus, you'll find daily coverage of the rapidly  changing world of e-business at   http://ebiz.businessweek.comBW  e.biz offers exclusive analysis, commentary, and Web-site reviews  every day. Visit often!UPCOMING CONFERENCES[IMAGE]The 11th Annual BusinessWeek Forum of Chief Financial Officers:Best Financial Practices For A New Era Of Risk[IMAGE]April 24 - 26, 2002 Four Seasons Resort Aviara Carlsbad, CA [IMAGE][IMAGE]Don't miss the forum's closing keynote address given by the world's most important and influential management thinker, Peter F. Drucker. The originator of groundbreaking concepts that are foundations of modern management, he has been a published author since 1938. Mr. Drucker has been on the faculty of several colleges and universities and is currently Clarke Professor of Social Science and Management at Claremont Graduate School.Other early confirmed speakers include:[IMAGE] Robert Bowden, Senior Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions Division, American International Companies Roger E. Brinner, Partner and Chief Economist, The Parthenon Group Jim Collins, Author, Good to GreatMurray Demo, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Adobe Systems, Inc.Rajiv Dutta, Chief Financial Officer, eBay Inc.Denise K. Fletcher, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,  MasterCard InternationalJeffrey O. Henley, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Oracle CorporationJeffery M. Jackson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Sabre Inc.Michael Kutschenreuter, Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Group Board, Information and Communications Network, Siemens AGRaymond J. Lane, General Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; former President and Chief Operating Officer, Oracle CorporationArthur Levitt, former Chairman, Securities and Exchange CommissionMichael J. Mandel, Economics Editor, BusinessWeekRichard T. Roth, Managing Director, Hackett Benchmarking & Research, a division of Answerthink, Inc.Earl Shanks, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, NCR CorporationSarah Teslik, Executive Director, Council of Institutional Investors[IMAGE]For more information, please visit our website at  http://www.conferences.businessweek.com . Register online today and use code CFO-BWN. If you have any questions please call (212) 512-4006 or email at cfo2002@businessweek.com .   [IMAGE]   [IMAGE] SMALL BUSINESS ONLINE    01/31 -- VENTURE CAPITAL    Venture Capital: "Nowhere to Go but Up"   It's been a long wait, but there are definite signs that VCs are finally  opening their wallets once again   01/29 -- SMART ANSWERS  Reading the Tea Leaves   Like any small specialty store, a tea room requires comprehensive planning,  especially when it comes to estimating startup costs   01/28 -- IN BOX  The Rewards of Unconventional Wisdom   You can deal with problems by embracing the same solutions as your rivals --  or you can think harder and find opportunity in adversity   FORUMS  Small Business Forum   Join the discussion? A reader outlines how factoring  your receivables can be a great way to increase cash flow. What do  you think? Check out the Financing Your Business folder   [IMAGE] B-SCHOOLS    01/24 -- THE PRINCETON REVIEW  Application Game Plans   (for all personality types)   01/24 -- CHAT TRANSCRIPT  A Chat with Michigan's Admissions Director   Director of MBA Admissions Kristina Nebel and second-year student  Christopher Schwalbach with tips on making the cut at the University of Michigan Business School  CAREER MOVES  EMBA Profiles & Rankings   BusinessWeek's first Executive MBA rankings in  a decade grade 35 programs worldwide. The 2001 rankings are based  on surveys of over 3,000 graduates of 82 B-schools, as well as a poll  of EMBA directors at those 82 schools. Scan 161 profiles of EMBA programs  to determine which is right for you   B-SCHOOL CALENDAR BusinessWeek Online's New Tool  will give you an idea of upcoming  events at B-schools in the U.S. and around the world   MBA JOURNALS  Preparing for B-School   In this new series, 11 first-year students discuss  the B-school orientation process   B-SCHOOL FORUMS  Join Today!   Visit BW Online's interactive forums for wide-ranging  discussions about management education. Search through OVER 228,000  POSTS for topics that interest you   [IMAGE] CAREERS    01/23 -- ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY   Bringing the Blind into the Workplace   Hiring those with visual impairments is as much  a matter of having the right attitude as it is having the right technology   01/14 -- ASK CAREERS    Moving Up to Management   Going from one of the gang to leader of the pack is a tricky step.  Here's advice on selling your ability to do so   ASK CAREERS Have a question about your career or workplace issues? 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