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51. Better Value IT at your fingertips

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
MIS, Company financing, Information technology, Cost reduction, Return on investment, Information technology -- Finance, Rate of return, Cost control, Management information systems
Abstract

Cutting costs can boost the value of IT, and make for better technology. Annie Gurton explains how this can be done If there is one single piece of I advice […]

Published
1999

52. THE IMPOSSIBLE GOAL

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
Network security software, MIS, Data security device, Data security issue, Market trend/market analysis, Data encryption chips -- Usage, Data security -- Usage -- Forecasts and trends, Security software -- Usage, Management information systems -- Usage
Abstract

Many companies have a security policy based more on a wing and a prayer than best practice It is impossible to achieve 100% IT and systems security, but that should […]

Published
1999

53. THE TENDER TRAP

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
Cable television/data services, MIS, Online services, Market trend/market analysis, Online transaction processing, Online transaction processing -- Usage -- Forecasts and trends, Online services -- Usage -- Forecasts and trends, Management information systems -- Usage -- Forecasts and trends
Abstract

Invitations to tender often fail to produce the goods. Annie Gurton asks whether there is a better approach to systems buying In principle, the idea of invitations to tender (ITT) […]

Published
1999

54. Tricks of the trade

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
User need, MIS, Information technology, End user, Information technology -- Purchasing, Negotiation -- Methods, End users -- Methods, Management information systems -- Purchasing
Abstract

An honest and open approach in negotiations with direct vendors will pay dividends, Writes Annie Gurton. It also pays to be prepared -- and have a few cards up your […]

Published
1999

55. Team Talking

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
User need, Company business management, MIS, Information technology, End user, Company personnel management, Information technology -- Human resource management -- Methods, Interpersonal relations -- Methods, End users -- Methods, Organizational change -- Management -- Methods, Management information systems -- Methods
Abstract

Software can help, and so can external consultants, but as Annie Gurton explains, there is no substitute for top-notch people skills when it comes to implementing business changes IT managers […]

Published
1999

56. THE ENEMY WITHIN

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
Semiconductor industry, Microprocessor, Embedded system, Company business management, System on a chip, Microprocessor upgrade, Year 2000 transition, Microcontroller, Central processing units, Microprocessors, Semiconductor industry -- Management, Year 2000 transition (Computers) -- Management, Embedded systems -- Management, Microcontrollers -- Management
Abstract

The greatest year 2000 threat lurks in embedded systems, partly because organisations know little about how or where they are being used. Annie Gurton provides helps It is becoming clear […]

Published
1999

57. MANAGING THE UNEXPECTED

Author

Gurton, Annie

Abstract

No matter how thorough the planning and implementation, IT projects have a habit of throwing up unforeseen problems. Annie Gurton provides some tips on how to handle the bolt from […]

Published
1999

58. PERFECT FORMATION

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
Company business management, MIS, Information technology, Market trend/market analysis, Information technology -- Management -- Forecasts and trends, Management information systems -- Forecasts and trends
Abstract

The problem of how to get IT pointing in the same direction as the business end of organisations has long exercised the brains of managers of all breeds. Annie Gurton […]

Published
1999

59. A VIEW TO A SKILL

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
Network capacity management, Network management device, Network management, Internet, Instructional materials industry -- Product information -- Training, Network management systems -- Product information, Internet -- Training -- Product information, Data processing personnel -- Training -- Product information
Abstract

IT staff often get fed up with answering help calls stemming from petty PC problems, when they should be performing more important tasks. But how much do they really want […]

Published
1998

60. Role with it

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
MIS, Company business management, Information systems -- Management, Management information systems
Abstract

Thrusting young turk or fossilised has-been: which best sums up the IT manager of today? asks Annie Gurton Many IT managers have been forced to change from hard-core technologists to […]

Published
1998

61. Artifice and intelligence

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
Intelligent agent, Software quality, Artificial intelligence, Technology application, Artificial intelligence -- Technology application, Software -- Technology application
Abstract

Intelligent agent software comes in many guises and with a variety of aims. It can remember your preferences when searching databases, warehouses or the Internet, or it can seek and […]

Published
1996

62. Same song, different tune

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
DBMS, DBMS utility, Database management systems -- Design and construction
Abstract

Data warehouses take so long to develop and are so costly that projects to create them are often abandoned before implementation. An alternative increasingly being adopted is the data mart. […]

Published
1996

63. Pressure points

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
User need, Market trend/market analysis, End user, End users -- Forecasts and trends
Abstract

It is a vital decision and one that cannot be put off indefinitely. Do you upgrade your system at considerable expense, or plough on with the old gear and hope […]

Published
1996

64. Satisfaction guaranteed

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
MIS, Information technology, Information technology -- Purchasing, Management information systems -- Purchasing
Abstract

Each week sees another story about a systems purchase gone wrong. Either the hardware turns out to be obsolete by the time it is installed or the software does not […]

Published
1996

65. Comparing Notes

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
Company marketing practices, Software quality, Workgroup software, Product marketing strategy, Lotus Development Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, Lotus Notes (Workgroup software) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information, Software -- Product information, Work groups -- Computer programs, Work group computing -- Product information
Abstract

Lotus Notes has been synonymous with groupware for many years but its position as market leader is now under assault. Internet and intranet technology plus the arrival of competitive products […]

Published
1996

66. The right stuff

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
Government regulation, Company business management, MIS, Patent/copyright issue, Intellectual property, Copyright -- Laws, regulations and rules, Computer software industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, Intellectual property -- Management -- Laws, regulations and rules, Patents -- Laws, regulations and rules, Management information systems -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

When a software house develops an application in conjunction with a customer, confusion can result over who owns the intellectual property rights. But, says Annie Gurton, clear agreement at the […]

Published
1996

69. No punches pulled: Unix vs NT

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, UNIX, Company market share, Market trend/market analysis, Operating system, Microsoft Windows NT (Operating system) -- Market share -- Marketing, UniForum -- 1995 AD, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Trade shows -- Forecasts and trends, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Trade shows -- Forecasts and trends -- Market share, Unix -- Forecasts and trends, Special events -- Forecasts and trends
Abstract

Industry pundits believe the turning point has been reached in the battle between Microsoft NT supporters and their Unix counterparts. In Britain the debate still gently simmers, but in the […]

Published
1995

70. Crossing the great divide

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
Company business management, UNIX, System conversion, Computer system conversion -- Management, Unix
Abstract

Many offices have hardware and software that was once state-of-the-art but would now not look out of place in an IT antiques roadshow. Euphemisms range from legacy systems to heritage […]

Published
1994

71. Oracle skills in the real world

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
Oracle Corp. -- Management -- 00124962, Computer programmers -- Training, Systems analysts -- Training, Database industry -- Management, Business, Business, international, Retail industry
Abstract

Oracle programmers, analysts and administrators are being increasingly required to demonstrate a wider range of skills as the company shifts from being a database provider to being a solution provider. Now, all those involved with an Oracle site must be able to understand the customer's business aims and processes, as well as the customer's competition. There is already very strong demand for people with Oracle skills, and this problem is set to worsen as recruiters seek people with Oracle skills who also have business experience.

Published
1998

72. Max Barrett

Author

Gurton, Annie

Subjects
Barrett, Max Schmeling -- Biography, Sculptors -- Biography, Business, Business, international, Retail industry
Abstract

Sculptor Max Barrett did not begin to carve seriously until he was in his 30s. He paid no attention at all to the conventional artistic community, and representatives of this community found it hard to come to terms with his considerable talent. He was an extremely spiritual man, and chose to live very simply in the countryside. He regarded nature as his inspiration, and saw himself as a means of expression for nature.

Published
1997

75. How the experts stress LESS.

Author

BROOK, MARK, Bennett, Vanessa, Heer, Dain, Abraham, Sam, Gurton, Annie, McDonnell, Kim, Rees, Rhiannon, Hines, Luke, and Hansen, Gabrielle Morrissey

Published
2016

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