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To Accelerate Payments, McDonald’s Japan Changes Prices

In order to speed up transactions, McDonald’s Japan is using a "one-coin" price of 500 yen for value meals, making it easier for employees...

CIOs Find New Roles, New Directions

26% of CIOs spent half their career in IT and half outside of IT55% say contributing to corporate strategy is one of their three...

Open-Source Developers Close In on Proprietary Vendors

SAN FRANCISCO—Long-established producers of enterprise application software will have to contend with a rising tide of vigorous competition from open-source software developers, according to...

CA Reorganizes into Five Business Units

Computer Associates International Inc. on Tuesday will put the final pieces of its reorganization puzzle together when it launches five separate business units, each...

CAs Swainson Speaks Out on Restructuring

/zimages/3/102204.jpgIn launching the new organizational structure at Computer Associates International Inc., CEO John Swainson is making his biggest mark yet on CA, as he...

Cisco Launches Tech Support Service for SMBs

Cisco Systems launched its first technical support service for channel partners created specifically for small and midsized businesses on Monday at its Partner Summit. At...

Lawrie Rewrites the Siebel Book

/zimages/2/102236.jpgIts been nearly a year since longtime IBM executive Michael Lawrie replaced founder Tom Siebel as CEO at Siebel Systems Inc. In that time,...

BI Tools Keep U.S. Air Force Combat-Ready

Before a U.S. Air Force pilot ever climbs into a fighter jet for combat, there is a long chain of people and steps in...

Compuware Revs QC Tools

Compuware Corp. has released QACenter Enterprise Edition and QACenter Performance Edition, updated solutions that enhance the companys suite of testing tools and help customers...

How Now, Dow?

In a November 1999 column, I chastised the compilers of the Dow Jones Industrial Average for what I considered the misguided decision to put...