Author: Edward Cone

Vote, with No Confidence

The voting machines that almost derailed the Oct. 7 California recall election are all being replaced. But controversy over voting technology is far from finished

WD-40: Small Companies, Big Returns

Mike Freeman’s job was to fix something that wasn’t broken. WD-40 Co., where Freeman is president of North American operations, makes WD-40 lubricant spray. For

Against the Grain

Less than a week after two of the largest U.S. furniture manufacturers ran up a white flag in the face of inexpensive imports, John Bassett

CIO Takes Insourcing To The Bank

Austin Adams believes he can run an information technology organization more efficiently than any hired gun. “Experientially and philosophically, I am opposed to meaningful outsourcing,”

The Competitor Next Door

Jack Delgado is confused. Wan and sniffling, he has come to the Walgreens drugstore at the corner of State Road 7 and Wiles Road in

SAP’s Silent Database

When SAP AG executives went on a road show late last month to pitch investors in New York, London and Hong Kong, the company outlined

How Jack Daniel’s Eases Bottlenecks

The Jack Daniel’s distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, is a theme park wrapped around a production plant. The studiously rustic visitors center houses a small museum

Roadblock: Creative Resistance

THE OBSTACLE Artists and designers “work different.” The people who create the images and designs that are turned into digital assets tend to be creative