Month: May 2004

Deconstructing a Database Obstruction

In criminal investigations the first suspects are always the most obvious ones—the husband, the girlfriend, the accountant with power-of-attorney who can’t be located right at

Primer: Object-Oriented Cobol

What is it? A demonstration that it’s possible to teach an old dog new tricks, long past the time anyone thought the dog had any

May 2004 Online Extras

24/7 SERVICES Case Dissection Backstop Your Business Business Coach: Billy Beane: What MBAs Can Learn From MLB Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane finds the

Olympic Recycling

In Athens this summer, the organizers of the Olympic Games will attempt a technological feat never tried before at the Games: recycling.No, technology staffers won’t

Vexed Vendors

Computer Associates ousted its chairman and chief executive over accounting concerns. Ditto for Nortel Networks, which booted its CEO and chief financial officer. What will

Google’s Big Project

Search provider Google’s highly anticipated initial public offering filing featured a folksy letter to shareholders, stellar financials and plans to allow small investors to purchase

Riding Radio Waves

As project leaders ponder pilots of radio frequency identification systems this summer, in the rush to meet the mandates from Wal-Mart, Target, the Department of