4 stars (Very Thought Provoking) - This is a very good read - I think he has missed the point with his conclusions, but what he says is thought provoking none the less. Readers should follow the article up with a read of the book "IT Doesn't Matter - Business Processes Do". 4 stars (Comparing IT with previous broadly adopted technologies) - Nicholas G. Carr is Harvard Business Review's editor-at-large and writes for several leading business magazines/newspapers. This article was published in the HBR's May 2003-issue. As information technology's power and presence have expanded, companies have come to view it as a resource even more critical to their success. Since 1965, the capital expenditures of American companies on IT has risen from 5% to almost 50% (well over $2 trillion) each year. The attitude towards IT has also changed in this period, from proletarion tools to strategic tools. But Carr believes that IT is best seen as the latest in a series of broadly adopted technologies that have reshaped industry over the past two centuries. And although these technologies opened opportunities for forward-looking companies to gain real advantages, they become commodity inputs as their availability increases and their cost decreases. Building on comparisons that the impact of railways, the telephone, and electric power had on business, the author explains the coming implications for corporate IT management. He discusses the vanishing advantage of IT, the commodization of IT, and a more cautious approach toward IT in the years to come. Carr's advice for IT management is take a more defensive posture toward IT (spend less; follow, don't lead; and focus on vulnerabilities, not opportunities). Yes, a good article on the future of information technology. And although a good many people/companies will not like it, the author has a strong, somewhat negative, message. Based on the histories of previous technologies Carr believes that IT management should become boring, with a fa... Harvard Business Review :: General :: Business & Economics & General :: Business & Economics :: Nicholas G Carr :: :: IT Doesn-t Matter (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
See 25 of strangest looking aircraft to ever fly, all compiled with high resoloution images from the Dryden Flight test center. The collection includes images of most of the X-series flying bodies, as well as a variety of experimental aircraft that NASA used and uses to collect data and to demonstrate new technologies... Nicholas Kefalas :: weird :: aircraft :: nicholas :: kefalas :: desktop :: enhancements :: screensavers :: weirdaircraft :: Weird Aircraft
Take a walk back in time with the Ancient Greece Screensaver by Aktina. The sensation of being in anceint Greece becomes almost reality as the past comes to life through images of ancient temples, monuments, theaters, palaces, houses, frescos, jewlry and statues. FIFTY SIX ! (Yes 56 !), stunning images capturing the beauty of what has been left as a testemony to the classical world of ancient Greece... Nicholas Kefalas :: ancient :: greece :: nicholas :: kefalas :: desktop :: enhancements :: screensavers :: ancientgreece :: Ancient Greece
Bring the sights of Greece to your screen with Nick's Greek Dreams(tm) vol 1.0 screen saver. Thirty (30) original never before published pictures, all high of quality, that will make you want to get up and go there! The program is powered by one of the best screen saver engines in the industry. Its controls allow the user set the picture duration, show pictures at original size or full-screen, and use up to 23 transition effects... Nicholas Kefalas :: nick :: kefalas :: greek :: dreams :: nicholas :: kefalas :: utilities :: screen :: savers :: nickkefalasgreekdreams :: Nick Kefalas Greek Dreams
Bring the magic and beauty of Greece to your desktop with thrity six (36) original pictures pacakged into a great screen saver engine. See images from ancient temples and monuments to beautyful beaches and countrysides. All images are captioned and presented on your desktop using a top notch screen saver engine... Nicholas Kefalas :: greek :: dreams :: vol :: 2 :: 0 :: nicholas :: kefalas :: desktop :: enhancements :: screensavers :: greekdreamsvol2 0 :: Greek Dreams Vol 2 0
