Re: COMMON -Thoughts

[PaulMmn <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 01:23 PM 4/18/97 -0700, Jerry wrote (in part):

>The message I got at Common this year was not what it has been in the past...

>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.


Sounds as if a few copies of Dilbert need to be dropped on vendors' desks.

Although wasting resources is never good business, neither is overworking
resources to save a penny.

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com

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