Month: July 2003

McDonald’s Technology Trials

At a busy McDonald’s on East 42nd Street in Manhattan, Internet access comes free with a Value Meal purchase. Or, at least, the promise of

The Network Is Cisco

Thirteen years ago, three airlines pooled their mainframe computing systems and created Worldspan. Their aim was to process reservations submitted by travel agents then typing

Roadblock: Technical Aversion

THE OBSTACLEMcDonald’s culture for years had been based on a very simple mantra: the burgers and fries had to be consistent and they had to

Fast Food Fails Digital Networking Test

The most important shareholders’ meeting in McDonald’s history was about to start. It was early May 2003 and several hundred stockholders and analysts were wedged

EMC: A Packaged Deal

EMC Corp.176 South St., Hopkinton, MA 01748(508) 435-1000 www.emc.com/products/software.jspTicker: EMCExchange: NYSEEmployees: 17,400 Mark S. LewisExecutive Vice President, Open Software OperationsOversees all storage management software products.

The Hidden Costs of Owning Software

When it comes to evaluating software purchases, the cost of the program itself is only the tip of the iceberg. Most budgets realistically account for

Primer: LAMP

What is it? Shorthand for Linux-Apache-MySQL-and (your choice of) Perl, Python or PHP. In effect, it’s a “stack” of basic business software that is freely

Mohegan Sun: Play for Keeps

Sue Vanwiggeren is 76 but looks two decades younger with her black hair and sharp white suit. For the past year, she has taken the