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To: djane who wrote (45085)	4/22/1998 12:24:00 AM
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CompuServe's Van Camp urges 'leap of faith' to the Internet By Michael R. Zimmerman, PC Week Online msnbc.com CHICAGO, April 20 - CompuServe Inc. President Peter Van Camp had strong words for corporations that have not yet incorporated the Internet or its byproducts into their enterprise solutions. During his keynote speech at Spring Comdex Monday afternoon, Van Camp characterized corporations not yet implementing a managed end-to-end IP solution, an enterprise Internet strategy or remote access as "behind." "Much of the technology needed to do this is already here." - PETER VAN CAMP CompuServe president THOSE COMPANIES THAT HAVE ignored what he referred to as the new dollar opportunities, such as electronic commerce, he called "exposed." "Take the leap of faith toward the Internet," he implored attendees, explaining that IP-based WANs will soon be more capable and cost less. "Much of the technology needed to do this is already here," Van Camp said. What's needed, he added, is bandwidth. CompuServe Network Services is a global network integrator that supports about 1,500 corporate customers with integrated Internet, intranet and extranet connectivity services. Revenues in 1997 were $257 million, up from the year-ago period of $198 million. Van Camp has been with the division, now a part of telecommunications maverick WorldCom Inc., of Jackson, Miss., since its inception in 1982. Monday he used the keynote to highlight three areas driving corporations to implement Internet-based enterprise strategies: The rapid evolution of the "extended enterprise." The explosion of remote access. And the fact that private networks could never do all that is possible with the Internet. Down the road, Van Camp said to expect the ability to run telephony over virtual private networks, application hosting and advanced managed security through firewalls.