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• 04/17/08 - 2008 Oregon IT Executives of the Year By itmWEB
  A summary of the awards presented by SIM to Oregon's leading IT executives for 2008.



• 10/12/07 - 2007 Austin IT Executives of the Year By Austin AITP
  A summary of the awards presented by AITP to Austin's leading IT executives for 2007.



• 11/02/06 - 2006 Austin IT Executives of the Year By Austin AITP
  A summary of the awards presented by AITP to Austin's leading IT executives for 2006.



• 04/20/06 - 2006 Portland IT Executives of the Year By itmWEB
  A summary of the awards presented by SIM to Portland's leading IT executives for 2006.



• 01/19/06 - Guide to The Top 5 Issues that Misguide Business Intelligence Decisions By R. L. Fielding
  With the proper business intelligence software in place, you can begin considering all the core elements of your business as a single, integrated whole.



• 01/18/06 - A Brief History of Future Shock By Travis Charbeneau
  The aliens have already landed, and they are us.



• 01/16/06 - Best Legal Practices for Open Source Software By Dennis Kennedy
  Ten Tips For Managing Legal Risks for Businesses Using Open Source Software.



• 11/16/05 - 2005 Austin IT Executives of the Year By Austin AITP
  A summary of the awards presented by AITP to Austin's leading IT executives for 2005.



• 09/30/05 - Technology Supply and Business Demand: How's Your Alignment? By Steve Discher
  The facts show that it is important and materially valuable to address and resolve your business and IT alignment issues.



• 06/29/05 - The Frontier is Here By Travis Charbeneau
  Asked what he thought of Western Civilization, Gandhi famously replied 'it would be a good idea.' It still is.



• 05/19/05 - The New World of Work By Bill Gates
  Bill Gates comments on the next generation of information-worker applications.



• 04/04/05 - The New Reality of Offshore IT Outsourcing By Russ Finney
  A critical and realistic look a the new reality of offshore IT outsourcing. Originally written for CIO Magazine.



• 03/10/05 - 2005 Portland IT Executives of the Year By itmWEB
  A summary of the awards presented by SIM to Portland's leading IT executives for 2005.



• 02/03/05 - Building Software That Is Interoperable By Design By Bill Gates
  Bill Gates comments on the need for Microsoft to make its products interoperate well in a diverse IT environment.



• 11/04/04 - 2004 Austin IT Executives of the Year By Austin AITP
  A summary of the awards presented by AITP to Austin's leading IT executives for 2004.



• 10/19/04 - Email: relearning the art of correspondence By Travis Charbeneau
  The email revolution is devouring its children, not by firing squad but with digital drivel overflowing our spam traps.



• 11/12/03 - 2003 IT Executive of the Year By Austin AITP
  A summary of the awards presented by AITP to Austin's leading IT executives for 2003.



• 09/25/03 - 10 Tips for Professional Emailing By Gunter Gerdenitsch
  A good primer from Gunter Gerdenitsch on the basic rules of professional emailing.



• 09/24/03 - Verisign DNS Redirection Change Sparks IT Community Uproar By Charles Oriez
  Charles discusses the recent modifications made by Verisign to point unresolved URLs into their own web directory.



• 09/23/03 - AMD Raises the bar with Athlon 64 Bit Desktop Processors By AMD
  AMD announces new AMD Athlon 64 bit chips which are the world’s only 32-bit and 64-bit Windows-compatible PC processors.



• 06/12/03 - Online Communication: Unlike Writing on Paper! By Gunter Gerdenitsch
  With the advent of e-mail and Internet a new dimension came to communications which is rather different from writing on paper.



• 05/10/03 - Successful Project Team Management By Russ Finney
  An enlightened look at the key factors which make project teams successful. Originally written for The Quality Observer.



• 04/21/03 - Managing the Organizational Change Curve By Russ Finney
  A phase by phase examination of how the organizational change curve impacts the systems development process.



• 03/16/03 - Michael Dell's House By itmWEB
  Several pictures of Dell founder Michael Dell's house.



• 02/19/03 - Electronic Reading - Let The Computer Sort Out The Pearls! By Gunter Gerdenitsch
  Reading from the Internet is like drinking water from a fire hose. Electronic Reading is a good way to master that problem.



• 02/06/03 - The Manager As Coach…Maximizing People Potential By Barbara Mintzer
  The staff’s view of the coach can affect his/her attitude towards the entire organization.



• 10/08/02 - 2002 IT Executive of the Year By Austin AITP
  A summary of the awards presented by AITP to Austin's leading IT executives for 2002.



• 07/08/02 - Dell Business Strategy Secrets (Part 2) By Russ Finney
  Dell CEO Michael Dell gives his unique insights into the management philosophies now being employed throughout his company.



• 07/01/02 - Negotiating ASP Agreements By Richard Scott Draughon, Esq.
  The idea is that the outsourcing approach will be less expensive and more supportive of the Customer's core business than in-house alternatives.



• 06/12/02 - Making the Consultative Connection: The Key To Closing the Value Gap By Michael N. Abrams
  Using a consultative approach, the IT consultant is involved early on in creating a strategic partnership with the client.



• 01/15/02 - Understanding the Cost of Windows XP and Office Licensing By Info-Tech Research Group
  Info-Tech Research Group analyzes the costs associated with upgrading to the new Windows and Office XP Products from Microsoft.



• 01/07/02 - Apple Unveils the New iMac By Apple Computer
  With the release of a newly redesigned iMac, Steve Jobs continues to work that old Apple magic.



• 10/24/01 - 2001 IT Executive of the Year By Austin AITP
  A summary of the awards presented by AITP to Austin's leading IT executives for 2001.



• 10/16/01 - Bill Gates House By itmWEB
  Several pictures of Microsoft founder Bill Gates house.



• 09/30/01 - Virus Alert - Legitimate or Bogus? By Charles Oriez
  Charles discusses the important topic of identifying and dealing with bogus virus alerts.



• 08/28/01 - The Federal Trade Commission Wants Your Spam By Charles Oriez
  Charles discusses spam prevention and the FTC, and he also includes useful spam fighting tips.



• 01/11/01 - The 360.01 Summit By 360 Summit
  The Austin, Texas summit which once again brought together the city's top three hundred technology leaders.



• 12/11/00 - 2000 IT Executive of the Year By Austin AITP
  A summary of the awards presented by AITP to Austin's leading IT executives for 2000.



• 05/20/00 - Fraud, Hackers, Viruses, and Security By Patrick Macken
  A panel of security experts reviews current security best practices for large corporate networks.



• 11/08/99 - 1999 IT Executive of the Year By Austin AITP
  A summary of the awards presented by AITP to Austin's leading IT executives for 1999.



• 11/06/99 - The Bill Gates Monopoly Ruling Response Letter By Bill Gates
  Bill Gates comments on the recent ruling by Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson that Microsoft is a Monopoly.



• 06/20/99 - Technology Utopia By Russ Finney
  Selected slides from a presentation regarding future IT semiconductor and internet technologies.



• 03/12/99 - Open Source Software By Pete Loshin
  The editor of Corporate Internet Strategies Newsletter discusses Open Source.



• 03/10/99 - Dell Business Strategy Secrets (Part 1) By Russ Finney
  Dell CIO Jerry Gregoire gives his unique insights into the IT strategies now being employed throughout Dell's operations.



• 01/26/99 - IT Departments in the 21st Century By Russ Finney
  Selected slides from a presentation regarding IT oranization, skills, and actions.



• 01/22/99 - The 360.Alpha Summit By 360 Summit
  The Austin, Texas summit which brought together the city's top four hundred technology leaders for a day.



• 12/20/98 - The Concept of "Expectations Management" By Jeff Gainer
  Jeff Gainer discusses the importance of managing a customer's expectations.



• 12/10/98 - 1998 IT Executive of the Year By Austin AITP
  A summary of the awards presented by AITP to Austin's leading IT executives for 1998.



• 09/15/98 - Why Internet E-Commerce is in Your Future By Russ Finney
  Three leading technology executives predict the future of the Internet, e-commerce, and small business.



• 08/27/98 - Open Source Software Gets Hip By Russ Finney
  Forget the DOJ, Microsoft should worry more about the increasing acceptance of open source software.



• 08/22/98 - Software Testing: Ah, Sweet Innocence! By Jeff Gainer
  Jeff Gainer discusses the postive impacts of software testing.



• 08/08/98 - The iMac: Apple Matters Again By Russ Finney
  With the release of iMac, Steve Jobs is about to work that old Apple magic.



• 08/01/98 - Copyleft: Pragmatic Idealism By Richard Stallman
  Explains the basic reason why the GNU General Public License is written as a copyleft.



• 05/20/98 - Baan World 98: Baan Goes Mainstream 2 By Russ Finney
  The fun stuff - Gates answers questions, PrimeSource Technologies, and the Doobie Brothers.



• 05/19/98 - Baan World 98: Baan Goes Mainstream 1 By Russ Finney
  The serious stuff - Microsoft and Baan's ERP strategy, and Microsoft's new enterprise product offerings.



• 05/10/98 - Process Improvement: The Capability Maturity Model By Jeff Gainer
  Jeff Gainer discusses the important details behind the CMM.



• 04/15/98 - Best Practices: Informal, Effective Process Improvement By Jeff Gainer
  Jeff Gainer focuses on the key concepts of best practices.



• 04/04/98 - Why You Will Upgrade to Windows 98 By Russ Finney
  A look at the important new product features of Microsoft'sWindows 98.



• 04/01/98 - Why Software Should Not Have Owners By Richard Stallman
  Makes an interesting case for free software.



• 03/10/98 - Inside the IBM JavaOS Project By Russ Finney
  A look inside the IBM JavaOS project which reveals IBM's strategy, target market, and current progress.



• 03/05/98 - The Linux Market By Robert F. Young
  A feature from Red Hat Software which provides some insight into the current Linux market.



• 02/20/98 - Year 2000 Legal Dangers By Russ Finney
  Lawyers are expecting to reap a financial windfall from the Year 2000 problem. Here are some ways to protect your company.



• 02/06/98 - IT Executive Survival Skills (Part 2) By Russ Finney
  Part two of a two part series which examines important survival skills for IT executives.



• 01/31/98 - IT Executive Survival Skills (Part 1) By Russ Finney
  Part one of a two part series which examines important survival skills for IT executives.



• 01/10/98 - Team Dynamics By Jeff Gainer
  Jeff Gainer highlights the relationship between the Keirsey Temperament Sorter and Team Dynamics.



• 12/22/97 - The Technology View from Japan By Russ Finney
  Some technology observations from a recent business trip to Japan. The technology just keeps shrinking.



• 12/14/97 - The Software View from Silicon Valley By Russ Finney
  Some technology observations from a recent business trip to the Silicon Valley. The Intranet is moving closer to the enterprise center.



• 12/02/97 - Reengineering IT By Jeff Gainer
  Jeff Gainer examines the role IT plays in Reengineering efforts.



• 11/25/97 - BUZZ ME IN! (Part 2) By Barbara Lauter
  Barbara Lauter highlights the Words that buzz you into a new job!



• 11/15/97 - BUZZ ME IN! (Part 1) By Barbara Lauter
  Barbara Lauter highlights the Words that buzz you into a new job!



• 10/29/97 - Is Reengineering Dead? By Russ Finney
  An examination of the current state of reengineering, and its usefulness for business today.



• 07/21/97 - MIS Strategic Planning By Russ Finney
  This feature highlights the important considerations of MIS and business goal alignment.



• 07/07/97 - Year 2000 Issues By Russ Finney
  An overview of the urgency for companies to deal with the year 2000 issue and an outline of specific action steps.



• 06/15/97 - Company Anti-Virus Management By Russ Finney
  This column looks at how the Internet can be an important ally for this managing this critical task.



• 05/22/97 - Michael Dell's Corporate Strategy By Russ Finney
  A summary of recent strategic overview meetings held at Dell Computer's Austin headquarters.



• 05/19/97 - Software Licensing By Russ Finney
  This column examines some of the major software licensing choices now facing MIS departments. The wrong decision can be expensive.



• 05/05/97 - The Web's Impact on IS Departments By Russ Finney
  This column examines some of the important issues and decisions now facing IS Departments regarding internet deployment and support.

Important Emails

• 12/06/03 - SCO Open Letter on Copyrights By Darl McBride
  Darl McBride issued an open letter argues that Linux's GPL (GNU General Public License) software license is exactly opposite in its effect from the copyright laws adopted by the US Congress and the European Union.



• 11/24/03 - SCO Without Fear and Without Research By Eben Moglen
  Columbia University Law Professor Eben Moglen defends GPL and says customers have yet to see public evidence from SCO of improperly copied code in Linux.



• 06/09/03 - Steve Ballmer's Linux Memo By Steve Ballmer
  Steve Ballmer comments in this internal email about the growing threat posed by Linux.



• 11/20/02 - Steve Ballmer's Looking Forward eMail By Steve Ballmer
  Steve Ballmer comments in this internal email about Microsoft's position on the recent DOJ settlement.



• 02/01/02 - Bill Gates Trustworthy Computing Security eMail By Bill Gates
  Bill Gates comments in this internal email on the need for Microsoft to make security a top priority.



• 01/20/02 - Sherron Watkins eMail to Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay From the House Energy and Commerce Committee
  The actual text of the letter that Enron executive Sherron Watkins wrote to Chairman Kenneth Lay exposing possible accounting issues.



• 02/12/98 - The Bill Gates DOJ Email By Bill Gates
  Bill Gates comments on the ongoing DOJ actions with passion in this internal Microsoft email.

Opinions

• 09/18/03 - Good to be King? By Travis Charbeneau
  A critical look at the United States in its current role as the world's remaining superpower.



• 10/01/02 - Placebo Power By Travis Charbeneau
  If ... we finally pull back the curtain on placebo, will we destroy a power that depends on mystery?



• 03/28/02 - Islam in the Mirror By Travis Charbeneau
  Today's Islam has been victimized by a Western hegemony that yesterday's Islam empowered when it handed Europe the Renaissance on a silver platter.



• 10/25/01 - The Struggle Between Technology and Good Golf Scores By Bill Finney
  Bill Finney ponders the effect that "Yuppie" technology has had on his friends golf scores.



• 02/18/01 - 2001 Technology, I Just Gotta Have It By Bill Finney
  Bill Finney makes his itmWEB debut by looking at his obsessive accumulation of personal technology.



• 01/05/01 - The Future of Privacy: Moot? By Travis Charbeneau
  Evolving cultural trends render some privacy questions moot.



• 10/28/00 - A Farewell to Novelty By Travis Charbeneau
  One day we may wake up to find that this year's PC is no different from last year's model or that from ten years ago. What then?



• 07/06/00 - Re-Inventing Taboo By Travis Charbeneau
  Our best hope may be for common agreement *not* to investigate certain bags, bottles and boxes; a reinvention of 'taboo'.



• 06/08/00 - Intellectual Propriety By Travis Charbeneau
  The entire concept of intellectual property, artistic and otherwise, is in for a wrenching re-examination.

World Events

• 08/24/05 - Iraq Constitution Text Obtained By itmWEB
  This is the text of the final submitted Iraq Constitution.



• 05/06/04 - Taguba Iraqi Prisoner Abuse Report Text Obtained By itmWEB
  This is the text of the actual Iraqi prisoner abuse report submitted by Maj. General Taguba to General Sanchez.



• 11/24/03 - The Text of the Proposed Geneva Accord between Israel and Palistine Obtained By itmWEB
  The Proposed Geneva Accord outlining a draft permanent status agreement.



• 05/15/03 - US Roadmap for Mideast Peace between Israel and Palistine By US Government
  A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.



• 04/14/03 - Iraqi Death Playing Cards By US Pentagon
  Pictures of the death playing cards issued to the US military in Iraq to identify the fifty two most wanted Iraqi regime leaders.



• 03/19/03 - Bush War Letter to Congress By George Bush
  The text of the war letter from President Bush to the speaker of the House and the president pro tempore of the Senate.



• 11/08/02 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 By the UN
  The text of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 dealing with weapons inspections in Iraq.



• 1999 - Kosovo News and Analysis By itmWEB
  A special focus page with links to resources about the war in Kosovo.



• 1998 - President Clinton's Video Testimony By itmWEB
  A special focus page with links to resources about Bill Clinton's recent testimony.



• 1998 - Ken Starr's Report to Congress By itmWEB
  A special focus page with links to resources about Ken Starr's Report to Congress.

• 12/01/03 - The Rules of Poker By itmWEB
  A summary of the basic rules, basic games, ranking of hands, and betting in the game of Poker.