Using its own Teradata Corp. warehouse, NCR pulls in the company information and stores all data from the Web site, so it can analyze what customers are doing. IT people want to know they are having an impact on the company's success. Using global pools of employees with similar skills allows more employees more opportunity to work on hot projects. Taking on a variety of roles on different projects helps IT workers broaden their skills, build their resumes and gain experience for future advancement into management. E-commerce is extending its reach to global markets and its penetration through layers of business.
New applications take on lives of their own and spin off into new businesses.
The technology to manage and support all the new infrastructure is more complex and mobility and geography demand new answers from IT organizations. Avnet Inc. is extending globally from its Phoenix headquarters, rolling out products across Asia. We're redefining business. Touching People Through Technology IT staffers have to think like the sales side to create e-commerce tools. Bandrowczak asks rhetorically.