Month: December 2002

Sears’ New CIO Starts With Lands’ End

It’s offering zero-percent financing on everything from appliances to treadmills. It’s trying out a two-word tagline—”Where else?”—which tries to build on its long relationship with

Meta Group: Winning Hearts and Minds

Looking to differentiate itself from market monolith Gartner, Meta Group has chosen specialized customer service as its defining trait. Meta calls this “cultivating client intimacy”—but

Round-The-Clock Rating

Remember how you felt when grades came out in school? Now manufacturers are giving report cards around the clock to suppliers and expecting them to

Gartner Inc.: Biggest and Broadest

Gartner Inc. is to the technology analyst industry what IBM is to computer technology. It’s a fitting comparison considering the company’s origins. Gartner was founded