Month: April 2003

The Bottom Line Per … Martin Davis

In September 2001, First Union Corp. of Charlotte, N.C., acquired Wachovia Corp. of Winston-Salem N.C., becoming the fifth-largest U.S. bank. Two months ago, the company

Payback Doesn’t Have to Be Painful

Imagine your company’s top business travelers, spending hours each month—useless, wasted hours—filling out expense reports by hand, or using Excel spreadsheets that need to be

Roadblock: The Customer

Airlines, railroads, grocery stores and hotels racing to deploy self-service check-in devices have discovered two things: First, it’s a lot cheaper to install a $10,000

Delta’s Last Stand

For Delta Air Lines, its best customers are its worst nightmare. Take Robert Leaf. The small-business owner likes to provide great customer service. In fact,

Oracle: The Tag-Along

Remember that outfielder whom you let onto your baseball team—but only because he was your cousin? That captures the sentiment of many companies installing Oracle’s

Deploying a Silver Lining

The economy sucks. Revenue is falling. Uncertainty about the outcome of war covers everything like a wet blanket. What better time to change the enterprise