Computer Industry Report articles from March 1993

Computer Industry Report archives from March 1993

IBM and Digital unveil reorganization plans: new structures, strategies, and goals. (IBM Corp., Digital Equipment Corp.) (Company Profile)
March 12, 1993... IBM and Digital Equipment are spreading their new gospel -- reworked business models and corporate structures. Digital's Robert Palmer has one advantage: he knows who his bosses are. IBMers know only that their new CEO will probably be someone...

The new IBM: action along with talk, but can it really change? (International Business Machines Corp.) (Company Profile)
March 12, 1993... Based upon presentations at IBM's recent Consultant and Computer Services Conference, IBMers are talking up a new, hard-nosed view of the company and of the IT business. Not surprisingly, much of the talk has to do with change. How does it...

IBM's biggest challenge is to regain industry leadership - that means the emerging market for distributed computing. (Editorial)
March 12, 1993... IBM's next CEO has at least one really big decision to make. In articulating a new corporate vision for IBM the options seem clear: a vision based on better management of IBM's traditional businesses, or one that realigns the entire organization...

Going on the offensive: prospects for U.S. companies in Japan.
March 26, 1993... While much of the U.S. political establishment focuses on a perceived decline in overall U.S. technological competitiveness, the information technology business is revealing a different story. Over the last few years, U.S. companies have not...

IBM's new chief: timing is on his side. (IBM Corp. CEO Louis Gerstner, Jr.) (Editorial)
March 26, 1993... Lou Gerstner -- thumbs up or down? Optimists point to his track record. Gerstner spent 13 years at McKinsey, 11 at American Express, and four at RJR. At each company he was charged with planning and executing significant changes. If...