Month: May 2004

Hoopmasters: Courting Success

College basketball’s championship tournament is known as March Madness, but things really get crazy in the business of amateur hoops in July. Midsummer is peak

San Jose Sharks: On Thick Ice

Joe Will and other San Jose Sharks executives finally have something to smile about this spring. Their National Hockey League team is back in the

What Is Your System for Finding People?

There’s one thing that executives who run information system projects often forget they’re in charge of. Information. It’s so easy—and fascinating—to get caught up in

Sun Tries to Avoid a Nightmare

Called to task by their customers for childish squabbling, Sun Microsystems and Microsoft have agreed to play nice. Sort of. If you’ve heard Sun Microsystems

BEA’s WebLogic : Quick on the Draw

BEA has been heartily toasting itself after reaching the billion-dollar-sales mark for its most recent fiscal year. But to customers, the nine-year-old company remains a

Red Sox Player Roster

Theo EpsteinSenior Vice President, General ManagerEpstein went to Yale, majoring in American studies. Since then, he’s studied America’s pastime, starting with an internship with the

Dossier: IBM’s Lotus Software

Two years ago, IBM scared the bejeezus out of its Lotus customers—and some of them still haven’t recovered. At the annual Lotusphere 2002 confab, general