Friday, October 18, 2002

ERP: Payoffs and Pitfalls

Companies poured $41 billion into enterprise resource planning software last year, despite high-profile ERP disasters at Hershey, Nike, and Foxmeyer. The technology can pay off if you implement the system correctly, says Harvard Business School's Mark J. Cotteleer.
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BSquare Handheld to Feature UbiNetics Wireless Technology. UbiNetics has signed an agreement to supply wireless components for BSquare's next-generation Power Handheld reference design announced earlier this month. [allNetDevices Wireless News]
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Sharp and Aether Launch Enterprise Version of Sharp Mobile Services. Sharp Electronics and Aether Systems have announced a solution to provide enterprise customers with e-mail, custom applications and integrated wireless data on the Sharp Zaurus handheld. [allNetDevices Wireless News]
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A Wireless Revolution

Not only is it adding process efficiencies for manufacturers, wireless technology is changing product concepts.
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What's Really New in Wireless?. The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association tradeshow offered some surprises, like a Bluetooth-enabled headset for cell phones. Also: Christina Aguilera faceplates and Worldwide GPRS roaming with Deutsche Telekom. Elisa Batista reports from Las Vegas. [Wired News]
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Symbian pulls out of UI business, doesn't tell anybody. And nobody noticed. Well, apart from Nokia, probably... [The Register]
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Bell Labs demoes 19.2Mbps 3G chips. BLAST off [The Register]
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Open road, open spectrum. Reflecting on Kevin Werbach's fabulous essay on open spectrum, Jeremy Allaire notes a fascinating parallel to the formative era of the Internet: ... [Jon's Radio]
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Nokia Shows Way to Profit in an Industry in a Slump. Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker, appears to have mastered a trick that has eluded one competitor after another: making money in a deep industry slump. By Suzanne Kapner. [New York Times: Technology]
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