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Two new tools that CIOs want

May 2006

Among the many technologies that CIOs are investigating, server virtualization and software as a service are emerging as key priorities.

Featured High Tech, Software Article, embedded software
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Getting better software into manufactured products

March 2006

The problems of embedded software are rooted in the legacies of hardware development.

Featured High Tech, Software Article, business management strategy
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Can China compete in IT services?

February 2005

Fragmentation is keeping the country’s industry from grabbing a larger share of the global software-outsourcing market.

The Archive

2004
Armenia's software advantage Premium Content

February 2004

Armenia’s IT services and software sector could lead the way in improving the country’s economy.

The outlook for enterprise software Premium Content

February 2004

In software’s coming shakeout, big companies will get bigger, while smaller ones will need to play smart or close shop.

2003
The promise of purchasing software Premium Content

November 2003

New software can provide procurement managers with more information about their operations but can’t overcome flawed processes.

Matching people and jobs Premium Content

June 2003

Achieving the most productive combination of workers and work is about to become a great deal easier.

Getting supply chain software right Premium Content

February 2003

A study of early adopters of supply-chain-management software shows that it works best where it is needed most—but is no use as a bandage over flawed processes.

2002
A hard turnaround for software

August 2002

Software companies caught in a downward spiral find it exceptionally difficult to escape. Yet a determined few succeed.

2001
Programmers abroad: A primer on offshore software development Premium Content

May 2001

Developing software in foreign lands can save time and money—but only if companies do it right.

2000
Globalizing services Premium Content

December 2000

Multinational companies already understand India’s value as a platform for software development. But they now have an opportunity to move many parts of their business systems.

The software gap Premium Content

June 2000

A McKinsey survey of 100 software companies around the world found clear distinctions between practices in Europe and those in the United States.

A software subcontinent Premium Content

May 2000

Software and IT services are already bright spots in India’s economy, but a McKinsey study concluded that reducing government red tape and modernizing the country’s telecom infrastructure would make them a lot brighter.

1999
The soft side of telecoms Premium Content

November 1999

If traditional telecom equipment vendors don’t have a strategy for the software business, they may be in the wrong business altogether.

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