Years ago, I started noticing people doing the wrong things at work. I first saw this while working in a computer lab.

Years ago, I started noticing people doing the wrong things at work. I first saw this while working in a computer lab.

Attacking an entrenched enemy head-on, say by storming the beach at Normandy, usually results in heavy losses. The enemy just sits in his bunker and picks off targets of opportunity. Victory may finally be achieved by overrunning enemy positions, but casualties will be high. A better strategy is to avoid the enemy's strength by outflanking him and attacking in unobvious ways.

In December, when I reviewed component retailers in the Component Development Strategies newsletter, I identified two leading companies that were each trying to create a market for components: Flashline.com (http://www.flashline.com) and ComponentSource (http://www.componentsource.com).

In response to Pamela Hollington's recent e-mail advisor titled " Lessons from Roofers: Managing the Known Unknowns" (16 February 2000), Mr. Bill Donovan, publisher of Inside Healthcare Computing, wrote this:

In response to Pamela Hollington's recent e-mail advisor titled " Lessons from Roofers: Managing the Known Unknowns" (16 February 2000), Mr. Bill Donovan, publisher of Inside Healthcare Computing, wrote this:

In response to Pamela Hollington's recent e-mail advisor titled " Lessons from Roofers: Managing the Known Unknowns" (16 February 2000), Mr. Bill Donovan, publisher of Inside Healthcare Computing, wrote this:

In response to Pamela Hollington's recent e-mail advisor titled " Lessons from Roofers: Managing the Known Unknowns" (16 February 2000), M

In response to Pamela Hollington's recent e-mail advisor titled " Lessons from Roofers: Managing the Known Unknowns" (16 February 2000), M

In response to Pamela Hollington's recent e-mail advisor titled "Lessons from Roofers: Managing the Known Unknowns" (16 February 2000), Mr.

In response to Pamela Hollington's recent e-mail advisor titled "Lessons from Roofers: Managing the Known Unknowns" (16 February 2000), Mr.

While the computer industry has known about the Linux operating system for a few years now, it's interesting to see that it's gaining the attention of the popular media as well as the Wall Street investment crowd.

While the computer industry has known about the Linux operating system for a few years now, it's interesting to see that it's gaining the attention of the popular media as well as the Wall Street investment crowd.

In the current climate of e-business froth, the business-IT strategy development process appears to be a cumbersome effort, a luxury that can only push the firm further behind in the race with the various dot-com activities of competitors.