Easy Access
Easy assembly. Easy access. Easy on, easy off. We’re so accustomed to these clichs that the word has lost much of its meaning. Yet it is at the core of
Operations & Fulfillment
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,
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
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
Madame Butterfly
Commenting on Truffles and Trash (O&F, June 2002, p. 6), a reader wrote, Have you seen the BBC special ? This four- or five-part series reviewed how ideas
Royal Flush
Even seasoned cardsharps know that at some point, sleight of hand isn’t going to give them a strong suit there’s just no substitute for luck. But check
Scholarly Pursuits
Rust never sleeps, and learning never stops. These adages are as true for members of the supply chain industry as for any other, at least for managers
Alloy acquires Market Place Media
New York–Generation Y marketer Alloy (Nasdaq:ALOY) acquired MPM Holding, owners of Market Place Media (MPM), for $48 million in cash. MPM is a media
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