Gotcha! Securing Records on a Network

Did you know that: Just because it’s in your data center doesn’t mean it’s safe“Nearly every corporate Web site that’s ever been hacked was in a data center,” says security consultant James Foster of Guardent. “And every credit card record ever compromised was in a data center.” While data centers

Voice of Experience: Brian Bell, Dow Chemical

Brian BellDow ChemicalLead Architecture Specialist for IntegrationMidland, Mich. Manager’s Profile: Bell’s 20 years at Dow Chemical include assignments in process automation and site computer operations. He has a computer science degree from the University of British Columbia. What He Needs to Integrate: SAP R/2 and hundreds of mainframe applications, including

Computer Sciences Corp.: Healthy Growth

Healthy Growth Computer Sciences Corp.’s business with the health care industry is booming. In fact, it’s grown faster than the company’s other practices, says Dan Garrett, vice president and managing director of Global Health Solutions. CSC first made inroads into the health sector with the July 1996 acquisition of American

The Videoconferencing Payoff

Cost-cutting campaigns, a gloomy economic forecast and the post-Sept. 11 travel freeze have renewed corporate interest in videoconferencing. Sales and inquiries have jumped in the past quarter, reports market-research firm Frost & Sullivan, as companies assess the technology for improved service and possible savings. The three most popular methods of

Grainger’s IT Boss Talks Resource Planning

Timothy Ferrarell is as close to a chief information officer as W.W. Grainger has. As senior vice president of enterprise systems, Ferrarell oversees technology spending at the $5 billion industrial-supplies company, along with training (Grainger has more than 16,000 employees) and business process engineering. Those are “the three things you

By the Numbers: January/ February 2002

As Commerce Firms Suffer, It’s Caveat Emptor CRM’s Value Is Clear—Once It’s Installed $625B in Wasteware Software Spending in Recovery? The Long, Costly Road to Integration For a detailed view of this month’s statistics, download the PDF file.

Five for Five

Allan P. WoodsMellon Financial Corp. Tenure as CIO: 11 yearsCareer Path: Before joining Mellon in 1986, was president of several subsidiaries of the Fidata/Bradford Computer and Systems organization. Also at Bankers Trust of New York from 1970 to 1972Educational Background: B.A. in history and philosophy from St. John’s University in