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Business
News via the Value Framework™ Lenses
Management Perspective
by
Mitchell Levy, Author of the book E-Volve-or-Die.com, Creator of the
Value Framework™
Executive
Producer, VMS3.info
VMS3.info News
Moving
to AS2
For Bell Sports, Wal-Mart's Internet-based isn't a compliance chore
but a cost-cutting and efficiency boosting opportunity Farewell to Paper
Britannia Airways gets an Intranet,
uses electronic devices to get critical information to pilots and crew members Opportunity
Knocks
For JLG Industries, there's a lot of value in understanding a deal
before it occurs; Salesforce.com pitches in
VeriSign to manage RFID 'root' server
VeriSign to design ONS root
directory for linking RFID tags to data about tagged products. VeriSign Inc. has
been awarded a contract to manage a key component of a coming global distribution
network that uses electronic product code (EPC) technology, according to a joint
announcement by VeriSign and EPCglobal Inc., a non-profit organization.
AI Boosting Smarts of Online Auctions
Artificial intelligence is
making online commerce more flexible and powerful. When electronic marketplaces
evolved out of the dot-com boom of the late 1990s, conventional wisdom held that
these digital exchanges would operate more efficiently than physical marketplaces
by removing the middleman and streamlining the procurement process.
E-Biz Faces Five Dangers That Limit Growth
As companies continue to
trim costs and pull back on e-business initiatives, they may run into five 'danger
points' that could hamper growth, a new report says. E-Commerce
Growth Will Impact SMBs
As consumers' level of comfort with online functions
such as e-mail and research continues to increase, so too will their level of
participation in e-commerce. The next five years will see large growth in e-commerce
- growth that could positively impact small businesses that have established themselves
as legitimate, trustworthy merchants.
MODEL: PARTICIPANTS
Microsoft Seeks Its Next Cash Cow
Microsoft
and its resellers will have to learn new selling tactics that highlight solving
business issues as opposed to pure price/performance metrics. Microsoft also will
have to assure resellers and independent software vendors (ISV) that it won't
crush them in its rush.
HP Sings Apple iPod, iTunes
Hewlett-Packard
wants a piece of the iPod action. The systems vendor announced a deal Thursday
that will let it sell an HP-branded digital music player based on Apple's iPod
as early as this summer. As part of the alliance, HP will also pre-install Apple's
iTunes jukebox software complete with a desktop icon on HP Pavilion, Media Center
and Compaq Presario desktop and notebook consumer PCs.
SBC, Yahoo Offer Small-Business Services
SBC Communications and Yahoo are teaming up to offer Web-based services and programs
aimed at small businesses. MODEL:
INFLUENCES
IT Spending: Up in 2004
IDC says tech spending
will go up, and predicts the hype's
about to burst over utility computing
and RFID. (From
Darwinmag.com.) Ten Technologies That will Change Your World
Technology
Review, an influential journal affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, on Thursday released a new list of the "Ten Emerging Technologies
That will Change Your World." Topping the list at No. 1 is "universal
translation" software that gleans meaning from phrases in one language and
conveys it in any other language, allowing people from different cultures to communicate.
No. 2 on the list is "synthetic biology," the assembling of genes into
networks designed to direct cells to perform specific tasks within the body. The
journal's No. 3 pick is "nanowire" technology, which are long, thin,
and tiny wires -- one-ten-thousandth the width of a human hair, for example --
that can be fashioned into lasers, transistors, memory arrays, perhaps even chemical-sensing
structures. The complete top-ten list is available at the links below: EBay
to Buy Classified Vehicle Web Site
Internet auction site eBay Inc. said
Monday it agreed to acquire Mobile.de, a privately held classifieds Web site for
vehicles in Germany, for $152 million.
Amazon.com's
Latest Product Category: Politicians
Shoppers at online retailer Amazon.com
Inc. can now spend money on something new -- U.S. presidential candidates. A new
feature that debuted Friday collects campaign contributions of up to $200 for
U.S. presidential candidates.
Workforce
Management: The Bottom Line
Looking for new ways to cut cost? Leverage
existing technology investments for rapid and sustainable returns STRATEGY:
MANAGED Metrics Report:
Eyes on the Customer
Banks shift IT investment from internal- to customer-facing
systems. Banks, which traditionally have been among the leaders in IT investment,
are changing their focus in response to competitive and regulatory pressures,
according to a recent study. Amazon records
first profitable year in its history
Amazon.com Inc.'s net revenue and
net profit both grew healthily in its fourth quarter, ended Dec. 31, 2003, compared
with 2002's fourth quarter, and helped the online retailer close 2003 with an
annual profit, a first for the company, it announced Tuesday. Name Your Price
Few address it, but every company can benefit from better pricing strategy; this
may be the year for price optimization vendors Hot
Topic: Evolution
IT has long looked to the natural world for certain models.
Evolutionary approaches are on the radar for smart computing. Social Capitalists
Every so often, our expectations of what is possible change. A new idea, an inspired
invention, a resourceful person or group appears and alters the way we think about
the world. Suddenly, sending a man to the moon, sprinting a mile in under four
minutes, replacing a human heart with an artificial one, are no longer laughable
propositions. We owe every quantum leap in our evolution as a society to those
sorts of catalysts.
If He's So Smart...Steve Jobs, Apple, and the Limits
of Innovation
The battle over digital music is just another verse in Apple's
sad song: This astonishingly imaginative company keeps getting muscled out of
markets it creates. So what does Apple have to tell us about innovation?
About
the Author: Mitchell
Levy is President
and CEO of ECnow.com (http://ecnow.com/), a management
consulting firm helping companies grow with strategic consulting and targeted
business education. The strategic consulting component focuses on helping companies
choose and manage the business models they deploy, manage and evolve. Through
the Value Framework(tm) (http://ecnow.com/value/),
we share a tool that allows the practitioner to merge strategic planning with
business process reengineering and execution. For qualified firms, we offer a
free 2-hour initial consultation which will result in a high-level analysis of
the business models currently in place and those planned for the future. The business
education component involves custom programs as well as off-the-shelf programs
at Universities like San Jose State where we run the Silicon Valley Executive
Business Program (http://SiliconValleyPACE.com).
Read more about Mr. Levy: http://ecnow.com/ml_bio.htm
Public speaking appearances I've given: http://ecnow.com/speaking.htm
Read about ECnow.com's media coverage: http://ecnow.com/media
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