Window Shopping
X-box or XP? For the average consumer, the choice is obvious. But for retailers, the next big thing in the systems arena may well be Windows XP Embedded,
Distribution Center
Fast Forward
We won’t be talking about e-business next year, declares Gartner analyst Jeff Roster. Huh? We knew dot-coms were dying, but have they gone forever? Take
ICE Flow
Although object-oriented, component-based (OO/CB) systems development has rarely lived up to its promise, iCentrix in Salem, NH, has done an outstanding
Attic Treasures
When Smithsonian Business Ventures sent out RFPs to outsource its catalog and online fulfillment last year, the competition was so fierce that the final
Five Aces
Business is no game, and it’s too important an activity to leave the results to chance. An ace in the hole is hardly cheating; instead, it’s a reserve
PC Connection income down 77%
Like other computer resellers, Merrimack, NH-based PC Connection (Nasdaq: PCCC) continues to suffer the effects of corporate cuts on IT spending. The
PC Mall completes Wareforce acquisition
Computer reseller PC Mall has completed its acquisition of technology solutions provider Wareforce. Wareforce, which had been operating under Chapter
Bright Idea
Using a concept called data envelopment analysis (DEA), a Georgia Institute of Technology research team has developed an Internet-based tool for benchmarking
Death Penalty
The silent killer, is what Michael Reene, CEO of professional services firm Enterpulse, calls a bad Web site. OK, that may be overstating it a bit. But
Easy Reading
Book and entertainment products distributor Baker & Taylor Inc. was founded in 1828 as a bindery and subscription book publisher, back when the steam