Chief Executive (U.S.) articles from January 2001

Chief Executive (U.S.) archives from January 2001

When "e" Was Just a Letter.(new vocabulary)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Not too long ago, the letter "e" was just another vowel. True, it was a key vowel--the one bought first on "Wheel of Fortune" and most prevalent in games of Scrabble(r)--but it hadn't yet gained standalone prefix status. The birth of the...

We've Only JUST BEGUN.(attitudes of chief executive officers toward usage of the Web)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... DOT-COMS MAY BE TANKING all over, and on Wall Street the Net may be passe, but the nation's largest corporations say they've only just begun their strategic use of the Web. Characterizing the Internet as "terribly important," Citigroup...

How 1988's rich-on-paper CEOs fared AFTER DOT-COM VALUATIONS PLUMMETED.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... EVEN AS HUNGER for dot-com gold sent hordes of CEOs and top level execs rushing from traditional firms to join Internet startups, naysayers were predicting that the bubble would inevitably pop. The newest tech tycoons, they prophesied, would be...

The Speed of SPEECH.(speech recognition technology)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... FIRST WE HAD e-commerce, then m-commerce; now we have v-commerce. And if you guessed that the "v" stands for voice, you're right. The major trend this year--for wireless and wired users alike--is speech recognition technology. In fact, Allied...

King of Your DOMAIN.(INTERNET Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers plans new Internet suffixes)
January 1, 2001... IF THE INTERNET Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) gets its way, there will be a whole new crop of Internet suffixes. The Marina del Rey, CA-based coordination entity for the Internet has proposed the following suffixes and...

Not Just Your CIO'S PROBLEM.(Somputer Security Institute survey on electronic attack or misuse)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... WHEN THE COMPUTER Security Institute asked the question, "Which of the following types of electronic attack or misuse has your organization detected within the last 12 months?" in its fifth Annual Computer Crime and Security Survey, the...

A Fair PRICE.(survey of chief executive officer attitudes on financial reporting models)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... CEOS OF TECHNOLOGY companies are feeling a bit undervalued these days. That's according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey, which reveals that high-tech CEOs believe the current financial reporting models do not serve their needs and result in...

The Threats THAT MATTER.(computer security)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... ACCORDING TO Reston, VA-based Veritect, a provider of security solutions, a company can spread itself too thin, if it concentrates on every single network threat. Here are the ones serious enough to compromise a company's ability to operate or...

Building MEGA - MEDIA.(mass media mergers)
January 1, 2001... In a market where small equals vulnerable, three niche media CEOs feel the urge to merge. Call it connect and conquer. The mantra of today's media mavens is all about marrying old and new, money and market share, growth and longevity. ...

e-lection WRAP-UP.
January 1, 2001... A SERIOUS THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO CONCESSION... When a staffer checked the Florida Secretary of State's Web site, Vice President Al Gore discovered Florida was back in play. That single mouse button click triggered turmoil nationwide...

Branding the Web.(brand management online)
January 1, 2001... The dot-com sector may still be shaking out, but that isn't stopping traditional companies from heading to the Web in droves to connect with customers and ensure brand loyalty. But despite millions of dollars spent, most Web campaigns are...

The B2B Debate: PRIVATE vs. PUBLIC.(Internet trading exchanges)
January 1, 2001... It's one of the biggest questions of the B2B age: Should your company join with competitors to form an online marketplace and reap the benefits of shared knowledge? Or should you go it alone-and keep your intellectual property safe and sound?...

THE BATTLE FOR THE SPOILS.(keys to successful alliances)
January 1, 2001... Caught up in alliance-forging ardor, companies share resources and team up on R&D. But what happens when your partnership dissolves and new allies turn back into rival forces? I magine this: You've joined forces with another CEO, who...

Lessons From the Dot-Com Graveyard.(former high tech chief executive officer reflects on experience)
January 1, 2001... As batallions of dot-coms bite the dust, sideline viewers wonder aloud at what their CEOs were thinking when they got in, and what they may have learned from their wild rides. Fresh from battle, this is one CEO's story. IRST OFF, IT might...

Raising cash for e-commerce.(venture capital)
January 1, 2001... Intrapreneurial spirit is at a peak, with companies in all industries eager to set up e-commerce ventures within their traditional walls. But with the market as flat as it's been -- and IPOs a less palatable or plausible option -- from where...

Getting to Know You.(customer relationship management)
January 1, 2001... Customer-driven, market-driven, and customer-oriented are some of the phrases used by companies to tout their customer responsiveness. But our research, which spans more than 300 companies in the auto, energy, financial services, hi-tech, and...

Hopping ALONG.(robot)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... IT CAN LEAP BUILDINGS in a single bound. Well, almost. Albuquerque, NM-based Sandia Laboratories, a federal research facility that specializes in providing automation systems for unstructured or highly variable settings, has created a hopping...

In The Palm of YOUR HAND.(Palm Pilot robot)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... IF YOU THINK you've exhausted all the possible uses for your Palm Pilot, think again. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute have developed a robot that can be controlled by a slightly modified Palm Pilot, and Boulder,...

Medical bots TO THE RESCUE.(surgical robots)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... PICTURE THIS: Your doctor is a seven-degree-of-freedom robotic arm that's ready for action in the OR. Are you feeling lucky? Actually, when you take its robotic precision and stability into account, you're probably luckier with AESOP than a...

Invasion of THE HUMANOIDS.(Product Announcement)
January 1, 2001... ROBOTIC PETS and other robotic gadgets are just the tip of the iceberg. Here are a few companies that are coming close to building truly lifelike humanoid robots: SONY SDR-3X is a small biped walking robot that uses "actuators" and "whole...

Move Over AIBO.(new robotic toys)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 2001... LAST YEAR, if you wanted a robotic pet that did things not found in a real puppy's repertoire, it meant forking over a hefty $2,500 for Sony's Aibo. But, oh, have times changed. Vernon Hills, IL-based Tiger Electronics has introduced a...

For Your Eyes ONLY.(robot usage in teleconferencing)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 2001... IF YOU CAN HAVE A TELEPRESENCE, who cares if you can't make the meeting in person? It may sound a bit strange, but you can use a robot to be your surrogate in situations that call for face-to-face interactions. iRobot Corp., a Sommerville,...

Patently Absurd.(computer/internet cases)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Not long ago, Forbes magazine published an article about a computer scientist at the University of California who has successfully sued several large companies for an unusual type of patent infringement. Allan M. Konrad, who teaches at...