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It Is About Time for a Browser Audit Not sure how many different browser versions are running on your users' desktops? It's time to figure it out. Overtime Hours Point to Manufacturing Recession A drop in factory overtime hours to the lowest level since 2002 does not bode well for the manufacturing sector and has led many to expect widespread job cuts and a recession-plagued economy. A Toy Company That Means Business Funrise Toy deploys simple Web-based project management software to streamline its increasingly global development and marketing efforts and get its & Gazillion& projects under control. Rich Internet App Improves Lab Health Ameripath's investment inPathway, a Java-based lab data and billing system, starts to pay off. Santa Cruz Bicycles: Not Your Father's Ride Build, crash, repeat: Santa Cruz Bicycles digitally designs and builds mountain bikes tested under the most extreme conditions, and uses product lifecycle management software to get them to market fast. The Google of Engineering Content? The search engine GlobalSpec has faced a lot of challenges, but now has 3.6 million registered users and is profitable. It's a reminder of the good that can sometimes ensue when new management comes in and changes direction. BPM Vendors Add More Sophistication To Tools Canadian Networking Firm Derives Gains From I.T. Controls The year before installing an I.T. configuration and control system, Axia's corporate employees experienced 60 security incidents that resulted in more than $150,000 worth of lost productivity. E-Payment Portal: When Time is Money Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's shift to a hosted online payment service reaps $500,000 in annual early-payment discounts from suppliers who now get paid faster. By the Numbers: Boeing and Airbus Battle for Air Supremacy Boeing and Airbus are battling for air supremacy with radically different planes. Compare the two companies and their initiatives. Technologies To Help the 787 Take Flight Collaboration and 3D design technologies power the design of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner project. Top Players Inside and Outside Boeing Kevin Fowler, Boeing's vice president of systems integration, makes sure that all employees and partners are working with the same technology all of the time. PLM: Boeing's Dream, Airbus' Nightmare Product life-cycle management is helping to get Boeing's 787 off the ground, but is a key factor in Airbus' A380 delays. Bank Offers Check Deposits Over the Net The check isn't in the mail: Wachovia, the fourth-biggest U.S. bank, launches a service that lets companies scan checks and deposit them electronically over the Internet. Electronic Medical Records: Charting Mayo Clinic's Progress After maintaining paper records for decades, the renowned health-care provider has embraced digitized health information systems to better manage patient care and trim costs. Adoption has brought some pain. Content Management: Dow Jones Makes Headlines The publisher wrestled with content management systems and online delivery tools to build The Wall Street Journal into the Web's biggest subscription-based site. With New ATMs, Who Needs Bank Tellers? Michigan First Credit Union is one of the first financial institutions in North America to adopt a new automated teller machine developed by IBM and German manufacturer Wincor Nixdorf. One new feature: It can cash checks to the penny. Web Site Optimization: Travelocity Changes Course How improved Web site performance and customer service are helping to turn around this online travel service. Toyota Player Roster Katsuaki Watanabe, Toyota Motor's president, is focused on increasing production to overtake General Motors. And making sure that Toyota does not tarnish its quality record. Toyota: A Tough Tech Customer Vendors and suppliers agree: Toyota can be a difficult, challenging and uncompromising business partner.