Month: September 2008

General Motors: Life in the Fast Lane

At General Motors, there is no longer a double yellow line separating information technology and business professionals. Instead, the automotive giant has created a dual-lane

Marriott International: Suite Success

Nowhere does the expression “think globally, act locally” ring more true than in the hospitality industry. Managing a business and a tangle of IT systems

Planning for Succession

For many organizations, succession planning ranks high among corporate priorities—and it should. Millions of baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) will leave the workforce

Pitney Bowes: Stamp of Approval

When it comes to innovation and cooperation, Pitney Bowes set the bar early. Arthur Pitney patented his first postage-stamping machine in 1902, and Walter Bowes

Lawmakers Reject Bailout Plan

NEWYORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers rejected a $700 billionbailout plan for the financial industry in a shock vote that sentglobal markets sliding as the world

Getting Social in the Enterprise with ESME

Although some companies are using consumer social networking and microblogging apps like Twitter and Facebook to drive deeper connections among employees, experts, and customers, others

FCC Proposes Easing Wireless Spectrum Bids

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday proposed halving the minimum opening bid on a piece of valuable wireless spectrum, but several commissioners