With the value of toxic assets on the rise, large U.S. and European banks face many challenges on the road to recovery. Sharing key information may help these firms effectively track the way forward.

Gas and electric utilities around the country are busy building the “smart grid,” with the enthusiastic support of the federal government.

There's a variety of ways in which manufacturing companies can leverage Web-enabled tools, such as social networking and business analytics. Another technology with an Internet component that can greatly benefit manufacturers is product lifecycle management (PLM).

Do employees at your company use avatars in the work environment? And if they do, does the company have any way of controlling how they’re being used, or policies that describe standards of avatar conduct and appearance?

Supply chain systems have come a long way in supplier coordination, product distribution, inventory management, and customer order fulfillment -- but the back-end product returns process (also known as “reverse supply chain management”) continues to lag and is a persistent pain point with retail/e-tail customers.