It Takes More Than a Fast CPU to Rule the Web

by R. Krause ... Alpha loyalists and especially those who need/want "Big Iron" have been waiting a ... in the first place - to wit, an overarching focus on "the need for speed". ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/2000/06/news_analysis/NA_HW_RAK_06_26_00_1.asp - 10k - 2000-06-26 Summary: Compaq Computer Corporation, desperate to get some kind of high-end UNIX benefit from its ill-conceived acquisition of Digital Equipment Corp., has announced its massive, 32-CPU capable GS series of Alpha systems. But, as was the case with Digital, Compaq marketing seems overly concerned with CPU - not

Software as a Service for Customer Relationship Management and ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... database architectural layer, combines the high availability and low risk of a single-tenancy approach with the efficiencies and deployment speed of multi ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2006/03/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_03_16_06_1.asp - 37k - 2006-03-16 Summary: Major vendors are noting the growing demand for software as a service. However, smaller providers are forging new ground by offering services for inventory and collaborative planning.

Who Could Object to Faster, More Responsive Supply Chains?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... a self-sufficient enterprise, the automotive giant also owned iron ore mines ... hard lessons lately: 1) a supply chain’s agility, speed, flexibility, adaptability ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2008/03/research_notes/NA_SC_PJ_03_12_08_1.asp - 20k - 2008-03-12 Summary: Today, global manufacturers have all but abandoned traditional vertical supply chain management to adopt the more flexible horizontal and virtual supply chain concepts. But in changing their business model, they have given up a fair amount of control over their supply chain processes.