COMMON -Thoughts

[jdraper@xxxxxxx (Jerry Draper)]

The message I got at Common this year was not what it has been in the past.
In past Common's it seems that there has been some new flash item that wowed
everybody.  Way back it was LAN's, then Internet, then Java.  All of these
are important elements to IS and all are "becoming" in our environments.

This time there seemed to be more focus on core IS issues.  Familiar
buzzwords were:

Return On Investment.
Cost of Ownership.
Leveraging technology.
Retooling Infrastructure.

There was some focus also on how IS contributes to the bottom line.
Midrange Systems did a nice job of presenting awards to 7 IS departments
that solved serious computing problems for their respective companies.
Again, the focus was on job done and dollars saved.

The introduction of thin client network computers contributed to this train
of thought because their cost savings is realized aver a period of years
based on ability to manage the clients and the resulting cost savings there.

Regards,

Jerry


Jerry Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems, since 1976
Specializing in connecting PC's, Windows, MAC's, and LAN's to the AS/400
Representing Synapse, Apple, IBM, UDS, Andrew, MI, DCI, Netsoft, etc.
(415) 457-3431; (415) 258-1658fax; jdraper@wco.com

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