Insurance Industry Ripe for BPM Shift Executive Clan Editor's Blog 10/30/2009 Post a comment Is the need for dynamic business process management being overshadowed by other factors? And what role will Generations X and Y play?
Retail Goes Mobile From the Inside Executive Clan Editor's Blog 10/28/2009 2 comments Thousands of online businesses are connecting workers to the mobile network from within the corporate walls
Manufacturers Tap Social Networks Bob Violino 10/27/2009 23 comments Various manufacturing firms are finding social networking helps to improve their products and customer awareness
Connecting Stakeholders: Part 1 Singer at C-Level 10/23/2009 Post a comment This three-part series will explore how the industry must change with the times, starting with healthcare.
GE's Jeff Immelt Speaks Singer at C-Level 10/22/2009 Post a comment GE CEO talks to IE about the difference between his company and organizations like Microsoft and Google.
Supply Chain Web-Tracking: Pick Your Spots Mary E. Shacklett 10/21/2009 4 comments The complexities of today's supply chains are forcing firms to monitor activity – and pick the best spots from which to do so
Mapping Commuters' Pain Adam Christensen 10/21/2009 3 comments Nothing is a more effective motivator for change than the desire to reduce one’s own pain and suffering, right?
Call Centers in the Cloud? Singer at C-Level 10/20/2009 3 comments Will cloud computing be the next best answer to building virtual call centers? Vertical industries such as retail and computer services could reap significant benefits from this emerging trend.
Food Maker Cooks Up Asset Management System Executive Clan Editor's Blog 10/20/2009 3 comments Asset lifecycle management software is becoming a necessary strategy as new economic operating practices are taking hold
Public Intelligence: How It Can Work Seth Grimes 10/20/2009 9 comments Publicly available data can be used with analytical software for business information. Here are some guidelines to help the cause
ERP: The Antidote to Industrial Intuition Executive Clan Editor's Blog 10/16/2009 1 comment Manufacturers may make great gizmos, but more than half fail to use sufficient planning software for tracking reports, costs, and profits
So Many Ads, So Few Clicks? Second Shooter 10/15/2009 6 comments Some recent research shows that 8% of Internet users generate 85% of ad click-throughs. There are three possible reasons for this, and they go from bad to worse. Together they show that we need to know more about Internet advertising.
Time-to-Market Lessons From Manufacturing Executive Clan Editor's Blog 10/14/2009 1 comment The need to capitalize on new markets, customer preference changes, and shrinking development budgets is giving executive planners headaches
Financial Management for Hard Times Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols 10/14/2009 7 comments Identifying the key issues, with the help of a good ERP or e-commerce system, will let you assemble a solid financial management solution in today's sour economy
Transforming Data Analytics Into Actions Scott Koegler 10/12/2009 4 comments ERP systems that manage an enterprise's day-to-day business activities work well, but more advanced systems need to move beyond accounting and shipping reports
Innovation Shift Steve Saunders' Outernet 10/12/2009 Post a comment Global communities are changing the nature of innovation on the Internet.
New Video Tutorial Tackles BPM Executive Clan Editor's Blog 10/9/2009 Post a comment Best practices for business process management (BPM) include embracing a multichannel view and leveraging agile technologies
The SaaS Path to Strengthening the Supply Chain Scott Koegler 10/9/2009 5 comments One of the most significant advances in being able to achieve 'order visibility' is the advent of platforms that provide the links among hundreds or thousands of trading partners
eBay & Business Analytics Singer at C-Level 10/5/2009 Post a comment eBay has hired data mining expert Eric Brill as its vice president of research and applied science.
CIO, Progressive Insurance Raymond Voelker 10/2/2009 Post a comment Progressive Insurance CIO Ray Voelker explains how he uses his personal blog to support enterprise-wide initiatives.
3 Ways to Improve Sales Force Automation Executive Clan Editor's Blog 10/2/2009 5 comments Spread sheets, email, and the latest Web-based automation platforms are not good substitutes for best practices
CIO, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Marianne James 10/1/2009 Post a comment Cincinnati Children's Hospital CIO Marianne James explains some of her organization's innovations, including its fetal care portal, its expansion beyond just being a community hospital, and its collaborative efforts among all of its constituents.
Blog Posts
Insurance Industry Ripe for BPM Shift Executive Clan Editor's Blog 10/30/2009 Post a comment Is the need for dynamic business process management being overshadowed by other factors? And what role will Generations X and Y play?
Retail Goes Mobile From the Inside Executive Clan Editor's Blog 10/28/2009 2 comments Thousands of online businesses are connecting workers to the mobile network from within the corporate walls
Manufacturers Tap Social Networks Bob Violino 10/27/2009 23 comments Various manufacturing firms are finding social networking helps to improve their products and customer awareness
Connecting Stakeholders: Part 1 Singer at C-Level 10/23/2009 Post a comment This three-part series will explore how the industry must change with the times, starting with healthcare.
GE's Jeff Immelt Speaks Singer at C-Level 10/22/2009 Post a comment GE CEO talks to IE about the difference between his company and organizations like Microsoft and Google.
Supply Chain Web-Tracking: Pick Your Spots Mary E. Shacklett 10/21/2009 4 comments The complexities of today's supply chains are forcing firms to monitor activity – and pick the best spots from which to do so
Mapping Commuters' Pain Adam Christensen 10/21/2009 3 comments Nothing is a more effective motivator for change than the desire to reduce one’s own pain and suffering, right?
Call Centers in the Cloud? Singer at C-Level 10/20/2009 3 comments Will cloud computing be the next best answer to building virtual call centers? Vertical industries such as retail and computer services could reap significant benefits from this emerging trend.
Food Maker Cooks Up Asset Management System Executive Clan Editor's Blog 10/20/2009 3 comments Asset lifecycle management software is becoming a necessary strategy as new economic operating practices are taking hold
Public Intelligence: How It Can Work Seth Grimes 10/20/2009 9 comments Publicly available data can be used with analytical software for business information. Here are some guidelines to help the cause
ERP: The Antidote to Industrial Intuition Executive Clan Editor's Blog 10/16/2009 1 comment Manufacturers may make great gizmos, but more than half fail to use sufficient planning software for tracking reports, costs, and profits
So Many Ads, So Few Clicks? Second Shooter 10/15/2009 6 comments Some recent research shows that 8% of Internet users generate 85% of ad click-throughs. There are three possible reasons for this, and they go from bad to worse. Together they show that we need to know more about Internet advertising.
Time-to-Market Lessons From Manufacturing Executive Clan Editor's Blog 10/14/2009 1 comment The need to capitalize on new markets, customer preference changes, and shrinking development budgets is giving executive planners headaches
Financial Management for Hard Times Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols 10/14/2009 7 comments Identifying the key issues, with the help of a good ERP or e-commerce system, will let you assemble a solid financial management solution in today's sour economy
Transforming Data Analytics Into Actions Scott Koegler 10/12/2009 4 comments ERP systems that manage an enterprise's day-to-day business activities work well, but more advanced systems need to move beyond accounting and shipping reports
Innovation Shift Steve Saunders' Outernet 10/12/2009 Post a comment Global communities are changing the nature of innovation on the Internet.
New Video Tutorial Tackles BPM Executive Clan Editor's Blog 10/9/2009 Post a comment Best practices for business process management (BPM) include embracing a multichannel view and leveraging agile technologies
The SaaS Path to Strengthening the Supply Chain Scott Koegler 10/9/2009 5 comments One of the most significant advances in being able to achieve 'order visibility' is the advent of platforms that provide the links among hundreds or thousands of trading partners
eBay & Business Analytics Singer at C-Level 10/5/2009 Post a comment eBay has hired data mining expert Eric Brill as its vice president of research and applied science.
CIO, Progressive Insurance Raymond Voelker 10/2/2009 Post a comment Progressive Insurance CIO Ray Voelker explains how he uses his personal blog to support enterprise-wide initiatives.
3 Ways to Improve Sales Force Automation Executive Clan Editor's Blog 10/2/2009 5 comments Spread sheets, email, and the latest Web-based automation platforms are not good substitutes for best practices
CIO, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Marianne James 10/1/2009 Post a comment Cincinnati Children's Hospital CIO Marianne James explains some of her organization's innovations, including its fetal care portal, its expansion beyond just being a community hospital, and its collaborative efforts among all of its constituents.
The US National Security Agency learned the hard way that it can be dangerous to give a contractor too much money and access, with too little scrutiny. The NSA and other government agencies hire tens of thousands of contractors
a year to analyze data. Edward Snowden -- who revealed himself as the NSA leaker after fleeing the country -- was one such contractor, reportedly holding a $122,000 salaried position at Booz Allen Hamilton at the time of his departure.
Midsize businesses rarely achieve the same standards of security in their own datacenters as professional providers that specialize in delivering these services to organizations.
It was about 10 years ago when a new generation of software-as-a-service (SaaS) alternatives started to gain acceptance and adoption among organizations of all sizes. And it has only been about five years since Amazon Web Services captured the marketplace's attention with Amazon EC2 and Amazon S3, which opened the door to a vast array of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offerings. Now, the third piece of the cloud computing puzzle is beginning to win over organizations seeking to build their own apps: platform-as-a-service (PaaS).
Big-data and analytics tools enable marketers to understand customers as individuals, identifying unmet needs and addressing each customer as a "segment of one," says John Kennedy, VP corporate marketing, IBM.
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
The IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit in Monaco kicked into high gear today, and we've already begun to see news emerging from that lovely city-state by the sea.
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