Baseline articles from March 2006

Baseline archives from March 2006

Chart: Top 10 Projects in 2006.(Brief article)
March 2, 2006... The Baseline Top 10 Projects are major technology initiatives ranked by expected spending for the year, based on a survey of 1,440 readers. Project Average spending* Median spending* % of respondents 1. Voice-over-IP...

Who Controls the Tech Project Purse Strings?(Top 10 Projects in 2006 survey of business executives)
March 2, 2006... On Baseline 's Top 10 Projects in 2006 survey, 62.7% of respondents said business executives--up to and including the CEO--get the final sign-off on the "most critical" technology projects. Meanwhile, just 16.3% said their company's CIO has the...

**BEARINGPOINT CLARIFICATION**.(Correction notice)
March 2, 2006... Because of a production error, an earlier version of the article "How BearingPoint Lost Its Way", stating that BearingPoint's OneGlobe system was "not fully operational" was inadvertently posted to our Web site. The final printed version...

Baseline's Top 10 Projects in '06.
March 2, 2006... For couriers of corporate data, high on the critical-task list this year is making sure the roads are well-paved--and that the delivery trucks are zooming along at peak performance. The Baseline Top 10 Projects in 2006 survey, which...

OpenDocument vs. Office Open XML.
March 3, 2006... What are they? There are two candidates vying to become the "open standard" document formats for word processing files, spreadsheets and presentations: the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards' (OASIS)...

Web Conferencing: Smartest Guys in the Virtual Room.
March 6, 2006... Holding meetings over the Web isn't only about trimming the travel budget anymore. Beyond savings, Web conferencing allows companies to share information more quickly and lets them tap high-value employees' brainpower, no matter where they are....

The Top 10 Projects in 2006.(information technology management projects)(Brief article)
March 6, 2006... From voice-over-IP, to outsourcing, to collaboration, to business analytics, information-technology executives are wrestling with a lot these days. But what are the hottest trends in corporate computing? And, more important, where are I.T....

WebEx: "Cadillac" Tool is Pricey, Too.(Company overview)
March 6, 2006... WebEx turned its early start in the Web conferencing arena into a lucrative $300 million business last year. Some customers say it offers the Cadillac of the industry--but others ding the online-meeting king for having had inflexible pricing...

Microsoft: Fast Service for Web Conference Customers.(Company overview)
March 6, 2006... Like a waiter hustling for a fat tip, Microsoft makes its Live Meeting services stand out with lightning-quick support services, according to customers--though some add that the menu should be tweaked. Volt Information Sciences, a temporary...

Genesys Conferencing: Web/Phone Combo Platter.
March 6, 2006... Parlez-vous Web and phone? France-based Genesys Conferencing started life 20 years ago as an automated teleconferencing firm serving Europe, and as a teenager pushed its way to the other side of the Atlantic. Customers say Genesys was one...

Web Conferences Slash Costs, Expand Reach.
March 6, 2006... Greg Simpson VP, Online Services Drake Beam Morin Philadelphia, Pa. www.dbm.com MANAGER'S PROFILE: In charge of remote services and technologies for the 500-employee outplacement consulting firm. The privately held company, known as DBM,...

How Web Conferencing Boosts Business.
March 6, 2006... Lead Story: The Smartest Guys in the (Virtual) Room: Learn how one company is using the technology to turn its customer support operations from a cost center to a potential revenue stream; others point to reduced training and travel...

Disaster Recovery: New Orleans.
March 9, 2006... Officials at every level treat disaster planning as a long-term problem that can be left for another day. But in New Orleans, that day came--on Aug. 29, 2005--as Hurricane Katrina washed away the city. But over the last six months, New...

Compliance Lagging for FDA's Bar-Code Mandate.
March 29, 2006... At the end of April, the Food and Drug Administration will officially require drug makers and marketers to have a bar code on all drugs sold to American hospitals. And although the biopharmaceutical companies may be starting to achieve...

Despite Growth, Apple Falls Short on Enterprise Traction.
March 30, 2006... As Apple Computer reaches the 30-year mark as a successful consumer electronics company, Macs are better integrated in enterprise systems than ever before. But if the enterprise market is paying attention, it isn't expressing this with large...