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Letters to IWR.(Letter to the editor)
' Letter
Fast, relevant and actionable
I read Peter Williams' column in the October issue of IWR with interest. For years we've been extolling the virtues of timely and relevant information. Any business that makes decisions on out-of-date or irrelevant information risks failure and is unlikely ever to realise its potential.
But while the speed and availability of the right information is important, it also needs to be actionable. By that I mean that information is used as part of a well-defined business process in the context of any given situation.
I have often been surprised at how little information is used (not necessarily unavailable) to underwrite critical business decisions. It's no use providing raw data if risk teams do not review it, if procurement departments don't assess the likelihood of a major supplier failing, or if salespeople waste time by targeting companies ...
- GTE Information services acquires Locke Systems; Locke will become part of GTE...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 3, 1989 700+ words
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- GE INFORMATION SERVICES: GE Information Services and VeVentix team to deliver...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire October 14, 1999 700+ words
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- SYSTEMATICS TO CHANGE NAME TO ALLTEL INFORMATION SERVICES
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 19, 1995 700+ words
...PRNewswire/ -- Systematics Information Services, Inc., announced today...name will change to ALLTEL Information Services, Inc., effective Feb...By making the change, the information services company assumes a closer...
- Dominion Information Services Launches SuperPages.ca.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 23, 2001 700+ words
...23 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Information Services Inc., a subsidiary of Verizon Information Services and leading directory services provider...another step in building Dominion Information Services Inc. into the premier national online...
- GTE Information Services acquires Vision Technology Inc.; will develop and...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 17, 1989 700+ words
GTE INFORMATION SERVICES ACQUIRES VISION TECHNOLOGY INC...April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- GTE Information Services Inc., a unit of GTE Corp...E. Starkey, president of GTE Information Services (GTEIS). "It's a solid addition...
- MCA INC. CORPORATE INFORMATION SERVICES PROMOTES FIVE KEY EMPLOYEES
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 8, 1993 700+ words
...s department of Corporate Information Services have been promoted, it was...Brenner, director of Corporate Information Services and vice president of Universal...Universal Studios Hollywood Information Services. He was formerly associate...
- Nycom Information Services and Multiplex Services announce agreement.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 2, 1989 700+ words
NYCOM INFORMATION SERVICES AND MULTIPLEX SERVICES ANNOUNCE...May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- NYCOM INFORMATION SERVICES, INC. (NASDAQ: NYCM), and...Multiplex will serve as NYCOM INFORMATION SERVICES' representative with regard to...
- Equifax Announces Spinoff of Payment Services Division to Its Shareholders...
- News wire article from: Canadian Corporate News October 2, 2000 700+ words
...independent public companies: Information Services, the world's leading provider...Inc., said, "Separating Information Services from Payment Services creates...Chapman continued, "Both Information Services and Payment Services are...
