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Electronic Bill Presentment

October 30, 2001 1:10 am

The following rundown highlights some hazards of deploying an electronic billing and payment system, such as not trying to introduce a new variable into a system just prior to launch.

Case 003: VF Corp. – Inching Along

October 30, 2001 1:10 am

Terry Lay knew that bringing a common enterprise resource planning system to every part of VF Corp. would be a tough job, but he didn’t expect to get hung up

eSpeed Base Case

October 30, 2001 1:10 am

Temporary headquarters: 299 Park Ave., New York, NY Electronic Address: www.espeed.com Business: eSpeed provides business-to-business electronic marketplace services, primarily in bond trading. The company operates a private trading network, connected

Case 004: eBay – Without a .NET

October 30, 2001 1:10 am

Meg Whitman of eBay and Steve Ballmer of Microsoft were a happy couple when they held a joint press conference on March 12. Ballmer may have thought that the relationship

Avon Base Case

October 30, 2001 1:10 am

Company: Avon Products IncHeadquarters: 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New YorkPhone Number: (212) 282-5000Business: Sales of cosmetics, beauty products and fragrances through independent representativesChief Information Officer: Harriet EdelmanFinancials in 2000:

The Avon Roster

October 30, 2001 1:10 am

Harriet EdelmanChief Information OfficerRole: Edelman, a 22-year Avon veteran, rose through the ranks to become CIO in January 2000. She’s done it all, from helping test the Avon.com site in

Websphere Works

October 30, 2001 1:10 am

IBM commerce software running on Sun Solaris servers: Many assume from the outset that the combination is a kludge—if not a disaster—waiting in the wings. Sure, Sun Microsystems and IBM

Counterpunching: Cantor’s Emergency Response

October 30, 2001 1:10 am

Problem: Connections with customer networks lost While eSpeed’s engine for matching trades remained up and running, all connections to customers’ private networks ran through optical lines at the World Trade

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