A Smile Makes a Lousy Umbrella
You can't just talk about the weather today; if you want to stay competitive, you have to do something about it. Ants Leetma, director of the US Climate Prediction Centre, estimates that 20 per cent of...
View ArticleWall Street Rush Hour
After surviving a $US 5 billion Y2K remediation, stock exchanges are gearing up for the next big thing: decimals and real-time processing.
View ArticleShifting Gears
At a Detroit-area university, a new approach to manufacturing integrates information technology with automobile engineering. If it works, it will enable car companies to build better vehicles at lower...
View ArticleIT Autopsy
No longer an obscure component of network security, computer forensics has blossomed into a science all its own
View ArticleHow To Fire People
Knowing how to fire correctly is a skill few IT leaders possess. Do it right and people leave sad but not enraged. Screw it up and you might burn bridges, alienate those who stay and hamper your...
View ArticleRecruit the Right Followers
Ralph Szygenda, group vice president of information systems and services and CIO at General Motors does not suffer fools or tolerate excuses. One GM insider describes Szygenda's voice as having a...
View ArticleIT Phone Home
As the world awakens to voice over IP, some CIOs already are reaping the benefits.
View ArticleIT's Rising Stock
Meyer (Sandy) Frucher, CEO of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX), loves a good story. He tells them easily, like one might tell a friend or spouse about the day at work. Even when he's pressed for...
View ArticleNo Fumbles
John Facenda might be the "Voice of God" on NFL documentaries, but at NFL Films, the source of top-rated commercials, documentaries and other video programs about football, the CIO listens to CFO Barry...
View ArticleThe Extreme CIO
To call Clyde Thomas a high performer would be an understatement. As CIO and executive vice president of global operations and technology for eFunds, a $US600 million financial services company, Thomas...
View ArticleA New Business Model for a Wal-Mart Supplier
An old adage tells us that the best things come in small packages, but an e-commerce partnership between Stork Craft Manufacturing and Wal-Mart Canada has proven a big deal.
View ArticleCRM on a smartphone
On busy weekends in Las Vegas, getting a drink at many bars and nightclubs can be a full-contact sport. First you muscle your way through a crowd to get near the bar. Then you shout your order and hope...
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