Monthly Archives: October 2003
We Want Our Windows Update CD!
In a recent column, I suggested that Microsoft issue CDs periodically to update Windows systems. And I was overwhelmed by the response. This topic...
California Vote Faces Security Flaws
The voting machines that almost derailed the Oct. 7 California recall election are all being replaced. But controversy over voting technology is far from...
IBM Delivers Application Modernization Tools
IBM has used the combined resources of IBM Software Group, IBM Global Services and IBM Research to develop a set of tools and services...
Open-Source, Closed Minds
Theres something obvious to anyone close to technology today: Nonproprietary technology helps proprietary enterprise.For example, the global positioning system was set free for commercial...
Waters Corp. Does Global ERP in 99 Days
More than 100 handpicked senior managers were summoned to a conference room at the Milford, Mass., headquarters of Waters Corp., a manufacturer of analytical...
Which Projects are Worth Your Time?
Knowing your technology department can deliver on time and on budget is one thing—but how do you know its working on the right initiatives...
C-Meter: Modest Rise
While jobs continued to be lost during the jobless recovery, other positive economic news helped to slightly boost this months Confidence Meter survey, conducted...
Research: Are Successful Leaders Born or Made?
The results of this months research are available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. (To download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in, click here.)Are Successful...
Palm Fights Back
Palm, the market-leading PDA company, will have a new name (palmOne as of mid-November) and a new lineup of handhelds to combat the raft...
Talk a Language They Understand
There are two kinds of executives: The business-savvy manager who uses technology and the technologist. Before long, the latter will become extinct."The day of...