Monthly Archives: April 2001
MarchFirst Sells by the Piece
Although the final chapter has yet to be written in the dramatic fall of MarchFirst Inc., the first pieces torn off in its dismantling...
Its No Coincidence That Conference Attendees Make More Money
I attended Ciscos partner summit during the first week of April. So did about 3,000 Cisco partners from 77 countries whose firms represent "the...
ERP is Back
The inside word at IBM is that enterprise resource planning—ERP to most of us—is hot again in the middle market. Even top execs at...
Improving Service
Dont let the mournful faces of the business-news pundits fool you.There are still companies out there spending money.And you can still sell to them...
CA Giveaway Gets Lots of Mileage
Sometimes, it actually pays to register your software. Just ask Jeff Gordon (no, not the famous NASCAR driver). This Gordon, a terminal manager (now...
Groove Opens Door to Large Businesses
New centralized administration capabilities in Groove Networks Inc.s peer-to-peer computing platform likely will make it more palatable to large enterprises.Groove 1.0, which began shipping...
Do You Need a CSO?
Just because the chief strategy officer represents the latest executive trend, it doesnt necessarily mean you should hurry off and hire one from outside...
This Silence Isnt Deadly
No news was good news for many consulting and service provider stocks, which have recovered some of their recent losses. The rebound lifted our...
XML Aids Content Publishing
As the number of new computing devices and new data formats grows, so, too, is demand for ways to create content once and repurpose...
U.S. Races Deadline to Launch Satellites
The U.S. is in danger of losing international rights to choice locations for satellites that could be used to deliver broadband data services nationwide....