Think business doesn't care about the iPhone? Think again.
Hot on the heels of the startling revelation that iPhone users are browsing more webpages than Windows Mobile, Symbian, Blackberry and Palm users combined, some major enterprise players are lining up...
View ArticleBudget losers: Hardware, consultants, Vista, ERP
A Goldman Sachs survey of 100 IT execs identifies exactly where IT cost-cutting is likely to occur.
View ArticleBlackout? What blackout?
Flashback to August 2003, when the biggest blackout in American history strikes the northeast U.S. But for this IT pilot fish, it's all under control.
View ArticleWhy we love sales people
This developer pilot fish supports his company's ERP system, which includes sales and financial processing. So when a customer's discount disappears, he starts getting worried.
View ArticleSix things I learned at the Premier 100 Conference
Consultants are cheap, doggie treadmills are hot, the privacy law changes tucked away in the federal stimulus bill, and more.
View ArticleAre CDC Softwares hands as clean as it claims?
It's difficult to get too excited about lawsuits filed against ERP vendors, simply because they're so commonplace. ERP implementations are notoriously difficult, and more often than not, the customer...
View ArticleHiding in plain sight
This company is doing the annual bill-of-materials update to its ERP system, and it turns out the easiest way to get the update tool working for dozens of users is virtualization. But not everyone is...
View ArticleOops! Microsoft Dynamics GP's huge security hole (update: NOT)
If you're relying on the password encryption in Microsoft Dynamics GP -- formerly Great Plains -- to meet your PCI requirements, stop what you're doing and listen up. It's been revealed that its...
View ArticleVanilla never wins: The case against business process standardization
You developed software customizations for a reason. Don't just dump them for the sake of simplification and standardization, argues CIO Eric Robinson
View ArticleIf it's not on my price list, it can't be done
It's a few years ago, and this barcode-scanner manufacturer decides it's time to upgrade to a very popular ERP system. But getting everything working looks like it will require some very pricey...
View ArticleBut it runs a LOT faster when that's blank
This small manufacturer runs its operations on a popular ERP system, reports a pilot fish there -- except it's not so popular with everyone, like the senior manager who complains it's not giving him...
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