Month: September 2004

Roadblock: Industry Partners

THE OBSTACLEConvincing CEOs from partners and competitors to adopt a common way of doing business is no simple task, as Kodak is finding out. The

Eastman Kodak: Picture Imperfect

Kodak bet that Ofoto would be its funnel for feeding huge volumes of digital images to its photo factories. But the online service has not

IBM Servers: A Little Extra

IBM gets nods of approval for Intel-based servers designed with a keen eye for engineering detail, even if its systems tend to be pricier than

Field Test: From Bits to Prints

To succeed long-term, Kodak’s Ofoto.com site needs to be easier, less costly and provide higher quality photos than what consumers can generate off a home

HP Servers: Partly Cloudy

Hewlett-Packard is the No. 1 vendor of Intel-based servers today, largely by standing on the shoulders of Compaq, whose ProLiant systems make up the heart

You Are Your Own Vendor

The announcements couldn’t be more starkly illustrative of how quickly competitive fortunes can change. Hewlett-Packard on Aug. 12 said its earnings fell flat in its