One of the most obvious effects of the Internet and e-business is the change to traditional business models. In consumer sales, for example, the traditional sales and distribution channel from original manufacturer to final consumer consists of a chain of intermediaries -- jobbers, wholesalers, and retailers -- each of which provides a logistical, communicative, or other support function to link manufacturer to consumer.

Application service providers (ASPs) are a new application-sourcing option spawned by the convergence of traditional outsourcing and the Internet. ASPs provide a "rent-an-app" service to their customers. The ASP hosts leading software applications and rents them to customers who use the Internet (or other network) to access the applications.

Application service providers (ASPs) are a new application-sourcing option spawned by the convergence of traditional outsourcing and the Internet. ASPs provide a "rent-an-app" service to their customers. The ASP hosts leading software applications and rents them to customers who use the Internet (or other network) to access the applications.

Application service providers (ASPs) are a new application-sourcing option spawned by the convergence of traditional outsourcing and the Internet. ASPs provide a "rent-an-app" service to their customers. The ASP hosts leading software applications and rents them to customers who use the Internet (or other network) to access the applications.

When an Olympic diver steps out onto the 10-meter high platform during a competition, she knows the dive she will execute, its degree of difficulty, and the body movements she needs to accomplish to pull it off. The elapsed time from her leap off the diving platform to entry into the water is only a few seconds.

When an Olympic diver steps out onto the 10-meter high platform during a competition, she knows the dive she will execute, its degree of difficulty, and the body movements she needs to accomplish to pull it off. The elapsed time from her leap off the diving platform to entry into the water is only a few seconds.

Through the Olympics project in Australia, there have been many opportunities to learn about project management, deliverables, teams, sourcing, and myriad other issues. The project activities and their outcomes will culminate in approximately one million extra people being accommodated in Sydney every day for nearly three weeks.

Through the Olympics project in Australia, there have been many opportunities to learn about project management, deliverables, teams, sourcing, and myriad other issues. The project activities and their outcomes will culminate in approximately one million extra people being accommodated in Sydney every day for nearly three weeks.

Writing a review of one of the most significant events in IT history, it is very easy to be glib and beat our breasts. How did we get it so wrong? Why is the stock market still around 11,000 instead of 2,000?

Writing a review of one of the most significant events in IT history, it is very easy to be glib and beat our breasts. How did we get it so wrong? Why is the stock market still around 11,000 instead of 2,000?

One of the "megatrends" proposed by the Cutter Technology Council is a manifestation of the "dark side" of IT systems development: projects fail, and the developer and customer sue each other for the costs incurred. Or the key developer quits unexpectedly, taking along large chunks of proprietary code.

One of the "megatrends" proposed by the Cutter Technology Council is a manifestation of the "dark side" of IT systems development: projects fail, and the developer and customer sue each other for the costs incurred. Or the key developer quits unexpectedly, taking along large chunks of proprietary code.

One of the "megatrends" proposed by the Cutter Technology Council is a manifestation of the "dark side" of IT systems development: projects fail, and the developer and customer sue each other for the costs incurred. Or the key developer quits unexpectedly, taking along large chunks of proprietary code.

Over the past four years, operational risk management activities have evolved from simple information gathering to a functional discipline with dedicated staff using established formal policies and procedures.