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Ron AnthonyAge: 35Location: Fort Worth, TexasEmployer: Self-employed, contracts with CCPrepCertifications Held: MCSE, NCP, CCNA, CCNP. Working on CCIE and CCDP. Plans to get CCSI.Favorite Study Method: Hands-on. Understand the requirements of a certification, obtain the appropriate equipment, learn the equipment thoroughly. Test study and prep come after 100% familiarity with equipment.Family: wife Sandy and two […]

Thor Wallace – CIO, Cybex International Inc., Medway, Mass. Title: CIO Company: Cybex International, Inc. Location: Medway, Mass. Industry: Fitness equipment manufacturer Educational background: B.S., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. M.A., Accounting, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Years in IT: 16 years Experience: 1999 – present, VP-CIO, Cybex International, Inc. 1993 – 1999, VP of information […]

Saks Inc. The company: Saks Inc. is a Birmingham, Ala.-based conglomerate of department stores, including such chains as Parisian (in the Southeast and Ohio), Herberger’s (in St. Cloud, Minn.), McRae’s (in Jackson, Miss.), and Saks Fifth Ave. The problem: Growth through expansion put pressure on Saks to move to a common system for product replenishment. […]

At A Glance: foofoo.com Foofoo.com Inc. The company:Based in Arlington, Va., Foofoo.com is a content/e-commerce site focused on “the fun and finer things in life.” The problem:Foofoo.com wanted a way to analyze and monitor the interests of visitors to its site so it could present the most appropriate products and services to its upwardly mobile […]

With improved performance and lower pricing, wireless LANs are ready to take off, according to a report by Cahners In-Stat Group, a division of Newton, Mass.-based Cahners Business Information. A notable endorsement of wireless LAN comes from Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft Corporation, which is preparing to roll out the technology across its entire campus. This is […]

E-commerce project managers are now offered an average salary of $114,000 per year, according to dice.com, the online job board for IT professionals, and salaried jobs hold a clear majority over hourly or contractual ones. These professionals are probably best off in New York, since that city has both the largest number of open positions […]

Citigroup and Commerce One to build Internet B2B financial marketplace Citigroup’s e-Citi unit, a provider of electronic financial services and e-commerce, and Commerce One have disclosed plans to launch a business-to-business (B2B) portal providing e-commerce services to Citigroup’s worldwide corporate customers. The alliance will create a virtual marketplace linking corporate buyers and suppliers to the […]

Chase, Deloitte Consulting create eProcurement venture Chase Manhattan and Deloitte Consulting are forming a new company to provide complete “purchase-to-payment” e-procurement services to Fortune 1000 companies. The new company will combine the reach and expertise of Chase and Deloitte Consulting. The new entity, plus soon-to-be announced alliance partners, will target “indirect” procurement processes; this will […]

IBM submits XML specification for B2B transactions IBM has submitted a specification for defining and implementing electronic contracts to OASIS, a vendor-neutral standards body. The specification, called the Trading Partner Agreement Markup Language (tpaML), uses the eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and was submitted to OASIS for standardization within its XML.org initiative. The foundation of tpaML […]

In this article: GartnerGroup’s worldwide business-to-business e-commerce market forecast, 1999-2004 Going global pays off according to the World Economic Forum and Deloitte Touche Tohamaru In virtual world of e-commerce, fulfillment woes are quite real according to Armstrong & Associates GartnerGroup projects worldwide B2B e-commerce market to soar to $7.29 trillion by 2004 Well-respected IT advisory […]