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Gotcha!: Frequent Radio Frequency Obstacles

Broad adoption of Radio Frequency Identification technology by distributors and retailers of consumer goods continues to inch forward, spurred by new standards such as the 28-digit Electronic Product Code. This

Philip Morris International: Smoke Screen

Philip Morris “can’t keep track of every single pack of cigarettes as it makes its way through distributors and retailers,” U.S. compliance VP Jack Holleran says. A $1.25 billion settlement

A.T. Kearney: Redrawing the Supply Lines

Tracking single cigarette packs across Europe is a tough assignment, but companies all over the world have supply-chain management problems that can be just as intractable. Procurement, the buying of

PMI: Player Roster

Andre Calantzopoulos,President & Chief Executive OfficerHas spent the bulk of his career at Philip Morris working in Eastern Europe, where many smuggled cigarettes begin a circuitous journey back into the

Dana Corp.: Ready, Set, CIO

Bruce Carver stood before a dozen technology managers seated around a polished conference table at Dana Corp., a $9.1 billion automobile parts maker. As the group’s new boss and Dana’s

IBM Identity and Access Management: Assembly Required

Customers say IBM’s identity and access management software can check the credentials of thousands of users without breaking a sweat—though some add that installing Tivoli Identity Manager left them drenched

The Aetna Cure

Bald and owl-eyed, Aetna CEO John W. Rowe is an unlikely hero for a sequel. Since his arrival at the financially troubled health insurance giant in September 2000, Rowe has

Voice of Experience: One Giant Set of Keys

Tony ScottGeneral MotorsCTODetroit, Mich.www.gm.com Manager’s Profile: Responsible for defining information-technology and telecommunications architecture and standards for the world’s No. 1 maker of cars and trucks. Before joining GM in 1999,

RSA Security: Happier Endings

Here’s a well-worn story line: A category leader (RSA Security) sees a hot product segment (identity and access management) and acquires a startup in the field (Securant Technologies, which RSA

Computer Associates: New Owner, New Concerns

Before Computer Associates bought Netegrity last fall for $430 million, the top complaint among Netegrity customers was that the 400-person company provided poor technical support services. Now their main worry

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