BizAnalyst Network: Is U.S. Losing the Innovation Arms Race? (A Ziff Davis Publication)

Saturday, June 18, 2005

Is U.S. Losing the Innovation Arms Race? (A Ziff Davis Publication)

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-------- CIO INSIGHT QUICK FACTS --------
A Ziff Davis Publication
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June 16, 2005

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In This Edition
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1. Is U.S. Losing the Innovation Arms Race?
2. Kodak Refocuses to Keep Up With Customers
3. Can IT Deliver Inspiration and Perspiration?
4. 7-Eleven's CIO: Contactless Payment Is Here

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QUICK FACTS
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1. Is U.S. Losing the Innovation Arms Race?

Globalization and outsourcing have raised the level of
technological competition in global business, even as U.S.
funding for education and research drop. Can the U.S. keep
its lead in the global innovation arms race?
http://ct.enews.cioinsight.com/rd/cts?d=188-230-1-20-22195-28729-0-0-0-1

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2. Kodak Refocuses to Keep Up With Customers

"Innovate or die" is more than a good idea at Kodak. New
products and services to follow up on a hot-selling line of
digital cameras are the keys to its very survival.
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3. Can IT Deliver Inspiration and Perspiration?

Genius requires both. But can a centralized IT, designed to
increase productivity, continue to keep the trains running
while also fostering technical creativity?
http://ct.enews.cioinsight.com/rd/cts?d=188-230-1-20-22195-28735-0-0-0-1

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4. 7-Eleven's CIO: Contactless Payment Is Here

Testing shows contactless payment is a win-win: Customers
spend more money and enjoy it more, according to Keith
Morrow, CIO of the major convenience-store chain.
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