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Inside the Mind of Alan Greenspan – 2

images/bl_spacer.gifHow—and why—does the Federal Reserve chairman decide to raise interest rates? By analyzing statistical indicators and raw data on the health of the U.S....

Whatever Doesnt Make You Stronger Kills You

All human organizations tend to be self-amplifying. —Angus Eighth Law Theres an effect that hamstrings all corporations, even the most effective ones. Its the natural tendency...

OCR System Puts DOT on Course

Brian Limotti, project manager for the state of Washingtons Department of Transportation, found his agency under the gun in 2001. In the 1990s, traffic...

Sterling, MetaStorm Tools Tackle Process Integration

Business-to-business integration software developer Sterling Commerce and business process management software provider MetaStorm Inc. are adding more functionality for process integration—a key area as...

Companies Gain by Swapping Software

No security alarms went off when ring maker Jostens recently lifted Best Buys homegrown application integration software. Thats because Minneapolis-based Jostens wasnt stealing from...

Oracle Takes Control of Retek

Oracle has taken control of Retek after 83 percent of shareholders tendered outstanding stock, the company announced Tuesday. Oracle Corp. announced its intentions to buy...

British Scientists Creating Sensory-Perceptive RFID Tags

British scientists are working on sensory-perceptive RFID tags that are specifically designed to work in harsh or secured environments.The Super RFID tag combines typical...

To Accelerate Payments, McDonald’s Japan Changes Prices

In order to speed up transactions, McDonald’s Japan is using a "one-coin" price of 500 yen for value meals, making it easier for employees...

CIOs Find New Roles, New Directions

26% of CIOs spent half their career in IT and half outside of IT55% say contributing to corporate strategy is one of their three...

Open-Source Developers Close In on Proprietary Vendors

SAN FRANCISCO—Long-established producers of enterprise application software will have to contend with a rising tide of vigorous competition from open-source software developers, according to...