Monthly Archives: March 2001
Filling Big Shoes
As I witness the trend toward collaboration in e-business, I have to smile. Society has long held that collaboration garners less-satisfying results than the...
A Business Plan to Survive The Big One
Since Seattle is paying an estimated $2 billion to recover from the earthquake that struck March 1, unaffected IT managers should heed the warning:...
Keep It Simple When Times Are Tough
Recently, I got into an eight-ball match straight out of my worst nightmare. I dont know where my game went, but I couldnt have...
CRM: Strive for Simplicity
Scoff if you will, but John Sprouse, CIO for 3-year-old Prime Advantage Corp., in Chicago, claims his companys 30-person sales team is happily and...
E-Form System Adopts Adobe Format
Previously static Portable Document Format files are finding a new role on the Internet.An electronic forms suite announced last week by Cardiff Software enables...
Rigging for Tech
Oil industry powerhouse Schlumberger has launched a $6 billion foray into information technology, making observers wonder if its drilling a very deep, dry hole...
Higher Ed Gives E-Biz College Try
Higher education is gearing up to supply what e-businesses desperately need: IT professionals and executives who understand how Internet technology can support business goals."There...
Web Lights Candles Way
Aubrey Chernick ignores the team of caterers setting up an after-hours buffet on the nearly deserted floor of the Georgia World Congress Center. The...
Schmidt Steps Down
For the second time in his career, Jack Messman will head network software developer Novell Inc.—a result of Novells surprise acquisition of Cambridge Technology...
Another Crossroad
Global Crossing has one of the flashiest histories in the telecommunications industry. Now, Wall Street is asking top managers to make sure the long-haul...