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September 2008
To develop software successfully, follow an ancient rule: know thyself.
May 2006
Among the many technologies that CIOs are investigating, server virtualization and software as a service are emerging as key priorities.
March 2006
The problems of embedded software are rooted in the legacies of hardware development.
February 2005
Fragmentation is keeping the country’s industry from grabbing a larger share of the global software-outsourcing market.
February 2004
Armenia’s IT services and software sector could lead the way in improving the country’s economy.
In software’s coming shakeout, big companies will get bigger, while smaller ones will need to play smart or close shop.
November 2003
New software can provide procurement managers with more information about their operations but can’t overcome flawed processes.
June 2003
Achieving the most productive combination of workers and work is about to become a great deal easier.
February 2003
A study of early adopters of supply-chain-management software shows that it works best where it is needed most—but is no use as a bandage over flawed processes.
August 2002
Software companies caught in a downward spiral find it exceptionally difficult to escape. Yet a determined few succeed.
May 2001
Developing software in foreign lands can save time and money—but only if companies do it right.
December 2000
Multinational companies already understand India’s value as a platform for software development. But they now have an opportunity to move many parts of their business systems.
June 2000
A McKinsey survey of 100 software companies around the world found clear distinctions between practices in Europe and those in the United States.
May 2000
Software and IT services are already bright spots in India’s economy, but a McKinsey study concluded that reducing government red tape and modernizing the country’s telecom infrastructure would make them a lot brighter.
November 1999
If traditional telecom equipment vendors don’t have a strategy for the software business, they may be in the wrong business altogether.
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