UPS Picks Barnes to Replace Lacy as CIO. Dave Barnes will succeed the retiring Ken Lacy in steering technology at UPS. Barnes says the supply chain visibility system and a device that drivers use to keep track of customer data are at the top of his list for 2005. [eWEEK Technology News]
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Not your father's jukebox. Broadband connections are bringing the barroom and soda-shop music boxes into the 21st century. [Missing Links] [CNET News.com]
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Bell Labs grapples with VoIP, open source. Voice over IP and open source technology hold great promise for cost savings, but also threaten traditional ways of doing business. Rather than shy away from the challenges that these disruptive technologies represent, Bell Laboratories, the renowned R&D arm of Lucent Technologies is attempting to bring them into the mainstream. [Network World Fusion NetFlash]
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