Computer Industry Report articles from February 1999

Computer Industry Report archives from February 1999

Manufacturing and 'the force.'.(use of the Internet)
February 11, 1999... In 1998, the Internet was seen as a way for upstart companies that "got it" to gain competitive advantage, and build volume (if unprofitable) businesses. A few manufacturers without a channel to dislocate - such as Dell - also "got it" and used...

Let's make a deal.(Microsoft's technology-sharing agreements with Banyan Systems Inc.and Compaq Computer Corp.'s AltaVista)
February 11, 1999... Microsoft has been busy with small deals with Banyan and Compaq's AltaVista involving "technology exchange." Can these be anything other than a camel putting its nose under the tent? What is involved in deals such as these that include...

IBM e-business: creating business value.
February 19, 1999... IBM is starting to reap the rewards of its e-business strategy, which it defines as providing business value to the corporation and its stakeholders. e-business, IBM notes, is much broader than e-commerce because it serves a broader...

The application ecosystem: ten lessons learned.(survival skills in the software industry)
February 19, 1999... Vendors can learn survival skills from patterns of functional and dysfunctional software industry relationships. Here, The Gray Sheet offers definitions of ecosystem roles followed by lessons learned from interactions among ecosystem players....