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Don't think you're covered -- legally or for business continuity -- if you've sent compliance letters to your largest software vendor. Supply-chain compliance is much more than that. Here's a […]

If your business users rule their PCs, and if documentation barely exists, you'll be far from ready. Here's how to change that situation. Countless organizations, large and small, have one […]

With a little knowledge, IT organizations can prepare for the inevitable influx of wireless applications. A challenge for IT professionals is knowing when to jump on a new technology, and […]

Plan ahead to reduce the long-term impact of IT cuts How QUICKLY TIMES CHANGE! Just yesterday, technology ruled the economy and IT budgets were going nowhere but up. Hopefully the […]

Information exchange between buyer and seller can reduce the cost of transactions, more closely match goods to services, and improve forecasting. Here is an overview of E-supply change offerings and […]

Infrastructure advances will transform IT organizations Let's face it, 2000 has been a bizarre year fore-business. We've witnessed wild swings as heroes became goats, the dot-com supernova flamed out, and […]

Here they are: the benefits, the concerns, the means to fit an ASP within overall IT strategy, and the way to select and evaluate an ASP's performance--to ultimately save money […]

Well into the year 2000, e-business services firms continued to enjoy phenomenal growth rates, soaring revenues, and marker adulation. At the end of June 2000, Scient Corp., San Francisco, reported […]

Some heart-to-heart advice for ASP vendors How YOU REACT TO THE 'ASP' ACRONYM depends on your point of view. If you are a potential customer, an ASP is just another […]

FROM FORTUNE 50 COMPANY to local retailer, from utility provider to food manufacturer, we are all solidly immersed in the Internet age. E-business is a fact of life, influencing how […]

There's still time to develop a proactive e-business strategy If we judge the growth of e-business from what we read or view in the media, or from what we see […]

Companies have to reinvent themselves to survine, and the need for Interdisciplinary thinking has never been greater The e-business revolution is impossible to ignore. It is transforming businesses in virtually […]

Everyone always asks me my predictions for the Year 2000 transition. I wish I could give a definitive answer. I feel like a weatherman trying to predict the impact of […]

Bad day at work today? After the year 2000, you'll be begging for days like this. Picture yourself hanging out with your colleagues after hours some Friday night in the […]

If you thought you could get away with testing as usual, then imagine yourself in the witness box someday in 2002. Alternatively, you can learn how to do it right. […]

Small government agencies and non-profit organizations could use some help battling their Y2K problems. Last year at this time, it was rare to spot a year 2000 story in one […]

Clearly there is not enough time to find and repair all possible Y2K problems. But there may be enough time to fix the critical ones. As we move through the […]

If you want the real scoop on what's going on in the world, ask a cabbie. As you might expect, my consulting practice requires that I spend considerable time in […]

By now, we've all had an earful about the labor shortage facing IT. From news accounts, experienced IT professionals are in scarce supply and companies are lobbying Congress to relax […]

A fascinating and demoralizing consequence of the Year 2000 crisis is how it exposes weaknesses in the way businesses interact. This crisis clearly demonstrates our inability to effectively solve large-scale […]

As the century deadline draws closer, increasing numbers of companies are realizing that complete Year 2000 compliance is no longer an option. Without the time to do everything right, they […]

For most companies, i998 is the year of reckoning for their Year 2000 remediation efforts. Companies that have spent the past year or two planning, analyzing and perhaps piloting a […]

Presents an excerpt from the book `The Year 2000 Software Crisis: Challenge of the Century.'