Manufacturing Business Technology - March 1, 2004

When it comes to the systems management tools that safeguard enterprise data, Jack Cate wants more elegance and control. As director of IT for DCX-Chol Enterprises, he is responsible for running 40 servers throughout the company's five locations, including its Los Angeles headquarters. It's a big job and one that requires 10 hours a week of maintenance, including distribution of patches and u...

• Corporate Project
• Dow Corning integrates "to do what you say, and say what you do"
• Only the nodes know
• ARC Executive Conference
• ABB Automation executives engage in orgy of self-criticism
• Annals of Automation
• Fox or hedgehog, Opto 22 expands through IP standards commitment
• Behind the Rhetoric
• U.S. funding in support of small manufacturers slashed
• Corporate Strategies
• Best of breed lives: a remarkable story of growth and change
• Logistics Strategies
• Study proves cargo security a financial incentive for importers

• Departments
• Hot Bytes
• The acquisition locomotive thunders through supply chain country
• Metrics that Matter
• Inventory
• Solutions Spotlight
• Enterprise data security
• The Politics of Productivity
• Over time, the cost of inflexibility will impact Europe
• Up and Running
• Up and running

• Information Technology
• Hardware does matter
• Application Training
• Automated training clears last hurdle to successful implementation
• Case-in-Point
• Choosing the right system helps fulfillment house redefine customer service
• Data Center Management
• Purchase of Nauticus Networks continues Sun's quest to automate data centers
• Enterprise Portals
• Consultant says built-in tracking devices can produce quick benefits
• In Brief
• In brief
• In brief
• Network Management
• Network traffic jams create opening for small vendors to launch "application acceleration" products
• Operating Platforms
• Could Linux and AMD challenge "Wintel" on the shop floor?

• Operations
• What matters at the plant
• Emerging Applications
• Apexon and IQS early entrants in warranty management software space
• In Brief
• In brief
• Independent Software Vendors
• SYSPRO says it's not going down without a fight; focuses on industry-specific solutions
• Legacy Systems Live
• AMAPS MRP, once old, is new again
• Product Management
• Emcien partners with Cognos; focuses on product configuration analytics
• Supplier Management
• VMI gains elusive for some, but not for Volvo Powertrain

• Views From the Front
• Oracle softens stance on integration
• Ellison abandons chairman role
• Corporate
• Despite potential DoJ setback, Oracle's PeopleSoft bid marches on
• Corporate Investigations
• SEC/Justice Dept. probe Computer Associates' accounting irregularities
• Information Technology
• Linux infiltrates boardrooms, on schedule
• Operations
• Atlanta-based apps evolution leads to Visiprise
• Sell-side E-commerce
• Demand chain vendors in demand as acquisitions
• Small to Midsize Marketing
• IBM's small business programs respond to Microsoft threat