Will Johnston produces Thinkmedia. I have been involved with technology and product development since 1983 when I bought and started programming my first PC. I was a member of the Apple HyperCard development team, founder of the BuyDirectory (among the first consumer search engines), Sr. Product Manager for PDF at Adobe Systems, Sr. Product Manager for Commerce at Inktomi Corporation and one of the earliest users of the WELL and Usenet.

Thinkmedia provides consulting services for the intersection of technology and business.

Monday, July 08, 2002

A McKinsey report on re-thinking the supply chain for services by moving to a 'loosely coupled' model of services. I believe this report is intended to make the argument for web services adoption. Loosening Up: How process networks unlock the power of specialization Requires free subscription signup. comment [] 11:59:33 AM    . Great summary of XML utility for enterprise usage. Should you deploy XML Web ServicesI have to take issue with the 'disadvantage' presented to XML, which is "XML can make very large data sets unwieldy to maintain". With recent announcements by Oracle and other database vendors, the management of XML data has become much less of an issue. comment [] 10:45:01 AM    . Peter Merholz has an interesting description of the disciplines of design. Thoughts on Design with a Capital D comment [] 9:26:29 AM    . Jon Udell writes on 'Active Paper'. DRM, active paper, and the future of publishing comment [] 9:03:36 AM    .

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