Feb. 1, 2008
Kaizen and the art of IT management
IT World Canada
Shane Schick relates “Kaizen,” a Japanese word for “improvement” to enterprise IT.
“If you break it down, “kai” means “change” and “zen” means good. Enterprise IT, if managed properly, adheres to Kaizen in two ways, even if the approach isn’t consciously adopted by a company. Technology – by reducing manual work, improving communication and monitoring business activity – can be a change for the good in itself. The disruptions it often introduces, however, requires a spirit of continuous improvement.”
Amazon.com buys Audible.com for $300 million
Valleywag
Jordan Golson writes about Amazon.com’s latest purchase of Audible.com, a digital audiobook reseller.
“The purchase of Audible, which just celebrated its 10th anniversary, shows that Amazon is serious about digital content. Amazon has sold Audible’s audio downloads since May 2000, and the purchase is a natural fit as Amazon offers more content via digital delivery.”
Apple updates iWork ‘08
ZD Net
Jason D. O’Grady questions Apple’s recent upgrade to iWork ‘08.
“Apple released a slew of updates for their iWork ‘08 suite of business applications. As usual, the descriptions of said updates are minimal, with the exception of Keynote which states “This update primarily addresses performance issues while playing or exporting presentations.” Um, ok.The bigger question: is iWork ‘08 a formidable threat to Microsoft Office?”