Monthly Archives: August 2005
Learn From What Works in Paper-Based Systems
I had an opportunity last week to observe a transition, still in progress, from paper-based record keeping to an online operation. The new system...
Corel Battles for the Small Business Crown
After a 20-year career at high-tech behemoth IBM, Dave Dobson was named CEO of Corel in June 2005. What led Dobson to sign on...
Siebel Gets SuSE Support
Siebel Systems users will soon be able to deploy their applications on an open-source platform—a move that brings more credibility to the open-source movement...
Rent-a-Center CIO Opts for All-Wireless Store Systems
With almost 3,000 stores in all 50 states, the Rent-A-Center retail chain needs to be able to expand quickly and easily.
But its business model...
Restaurant CIO: Would You Like Wi-Fi with That?
A major regional fast-food chain—with 433 restaurants in the Southeastern United States—is going to offer free wireless connections to anyone who wants to surf...
Intel to Go Back to the Future with Next-Gen Chip Architecture
Intel Corp. will have mobility on its mind at its Intel Developer Forum later this month.
Paul Otellini, CEO of the Santa Clara, Calif., chip...
Lessons to Learn from Cisco vs. Lynn
Cisco, those folks that make professional-style routers so beloved by Internet types, beat up a fellow trying to share some research (done while he...
Stock Exchange CIO: Real-Time Means Real-Time
At a time when IT executives are finding users less and less tolerant of network delays, CIO William Morgan has perhaps the least tolerant...
Change in Focus Helps Corel Regain Footing
Only three years ago, Canadian-based software company Corel Corp. looked to be circling down the drain. Despite such software offerings as the venerable WordPerfect...
Canadian Tire CIO Spends $40 Million for POS Sweep
Typically, a CIO arguing for a $30 to $40 million IT investment for new payment systems has to answer a lot of questions from...