September 2006 Online Extras

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  • Figure out how to calculate the return on your investment for a technology project.

  • Companies are turning to third-party maintenance providers to support applications from PeopleSoft, J.D. Edwards and Siebel—the three enterprise software players recently acquired by Oracle. Here’s why.

  • Has this concept for supply management outlived its usefulness? Experts weigh in.

  • Figure what it would take to make your production system leaner, faster and more efficient.

  • Should your I.T. spending promote top-line or bottom-line growth?

  • Are you prepared to replace retiring baby boomers? Probably not. Consider this: open up your wallets and invest in meaningful training for your technology staff. Studies show that this is an investment that reaps rewards by increasing employee loyalty.

  • Last month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned Microsoft Windows users to patch a flaw in the operating system. The action—or lack thereof—resulting from the directive may be a test of our cybersecurity warning system.