Author: Larry Dignan

National Security: Off The Radar

The loss of high-paying jobs to other countries isn’t viewed as a national security issue yet, but that may change. If information technology is increasingly

Economic Security: The Gut Effect

Will the movement of high-paying technology jobs gut the U.S. tax base? In all likelihood, the impact will be muted. Economy.com estimates 800,000 back-office jobs

Clorox Brightens Its IT with SAP

When Gerald E. Johnston was promoted from chief operating officer to chief executive of Clorox, he deemed the installation of SAP software one of his

Past-Forward 3

Trucking company Roadway Express has committed itself to analyzing everything from the size, number and content of shipments, to each step in moving a pallet

SCO’s Smoking-Gun Tour

NEWS ANALYSIS–Is SCO’s smoking gun against IBM a sheet of 8 x 11 paper with pertinent lines of programming highlighted in red and blue? This

BTO’s Key Technology Decisions

Build-To-Order’s Sateesh Lele has to be ready to flip the technology switch quickly. Lele, chief information officer of BTO, has been busy lining up and

Will A Custom Car Sell?

Start-up Build-To-Order has grand plans on the technology and manufacturing front, but all that will be for naught if it can’t buck the odds and

Dude, You’re Gettin’ A Car

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Scott Painter is a car guy. At age 12, he started an auto detailing service. For $40 a pop, he’d pick

Oracle’s Bid: Style Matters

NEWS ANALYSIS: Oracle’s bid for PeopleSoft could have turned out differently if CEO Larry Ellison didn’t lose style points in the company’s opening volley. Consider