I couldn't agree more.

John Lee

At 03:01 PM 1/24/03 -0700, F. Alfredo Rego wrote:
>Carly is probably too subtle in her remarks, but she might have
>been thinking of MPE-IMAGE:
>
>http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/roi/story/0,10801,77738,00.html
>
>Some tidbits from the article:
>
>    "Customers now realize that it is not the glamour of technology
>    that is most important; it is return on technology that is most
>    important," Fiorina said.
>
>    Customers are no longer interested in "hot boxes and the latest
>    killer apps," but want to lower their technology costs and align
>    IT with business requirements. HP can offer that, Fiorina told a
>    record 3,970 attendees at the company's annual European event.
>
>    "What I take home from this keynote is that she talked a lot
>    about return on investment," Olsen said. "This change away from
>    hot boxes and killer apps is especially true for large companies.
>    Small companies still look for the best feeling when buying IT."
>
>    "Fiorina relates technology to actual life really well. It is no
>    more technology for the technology's sake, it is technology for
>    actual business," said Kullab.
>
>
>Good job, Carly.
>
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