Managing Technology


Recent Managing Technology Articles

Customer Service: Quick Recovery

By Sarah Schafer |  Jun 15, 1996

A vice-president explains how his courier company uses technology to shorten lag times on customer pickups.  Read more

Web Development on the Cheap

By Joe Rudich |  Jun 15, 1996

A technology analyst explains that getting your company on the World Wide Web doesn't have to be difficult or costly.  Read more

Speed Bumps

By Hal Plotkin |  Jun 15, 1996

The promise and problems of ISDN, the next generation of data transmission technology.  Read more

Technology in the Fast Lane

By David H. Freedman |  Jun 15, 1996

Inc. Tecnology's editor offers some comments on technology and an overview of this issue of the magazine.  Read more

DWT (Driving While Typing)

By Joshua D. Macht |  Jun 15, 1996

An overview of a new product that allows laptop users to access their keyboards while driving.  Read more

Any Questions?

By Sarah Schafer |  Jun 15, 1996

A review of the 21st edition of The Secret Guide to Computers.  Read more

He Who Hesitates Is Bossed

By Joe Weber |  Jun 15, 1996

A CEO explains why he hesitated before he started his software company, and what he learned.  Read more

Back in the U.S.S.R.

By Doron Swade |  Jun 15, 1996

A museum curator suggests Russia's BESM supercomputer may have been superior to ours during the Cold War.  Read more

When E-Mail Bites

By Jeffrey L. Seglin |  Jun 15, 1996

Inc.'s editor-at-large vents some steam over irritating e-mail practices like using emoticons.  Read more

Mature Industry

By Walt Larson |  Jun 15, 1996

A retired engineer explains how he is producing an award-winning newsletter.  Read more

Precision Marketing

By Anne Field |  Jun 15, 1996

An in-depth look at how database marketing lets you analyze trends and target top customers.  Read more

Putting Your Business on the Map

By Kazumi Tanaka |  Jun 15, 1996

A look at new software that lets users map everything from demographic trends to choice store locations.  Read more

Tiny Tape Packs a Wallop

By Richard Anders |  Jun 15, 1996

A publisher reviews a tape-backup system and explains that good things do come in small packages.  Read more

Internet: Web Sites We Love: CEOs Pick Their Favorites

By Robina A. Gangemi |  Jun 1, 1996

Various CEOs share their favorite Web sites with readers.  Read more

Benchmark: What Are You Doing on the Web?

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Jun 1, 1996

A sampling of entrepreneurs that shows most businesspeople on the Web are not joyriding.  Read more

Through the Looking Glass

By David H. Freedman |  May 15, 1996

The editor of Inc. Technology explains why small companies use technology to look like the big guys and vice versa.  Read more

Security: Case Study -- On-Line Crime (Part 1)

By Sarah Schafer |  May 1, 1996

Two Internet experts tell how they were victimized by on-line hackers and how they are now protected.  Read more

Resource: Firewalls Defined

By Sarah Schafer |  May 1, 1996

A short piece that explains how "firewall" software can protect your computers from outside hackers.  Read more

Innovation: The Ultimate Frequent Flier

By Alessandra Bianchi |  May 1, 1996

A quick look at how a skiing resort is using high-tech gadgets to support its frequent-skier program.  Read more

Benchmark: Wired Women

By Alessandra Bianchi |  May 1, 1996

Some data from a recent survey of women business owners and how they are using computers.  Read more

Sales Presentation: Questioning New Technology

By Stephanie L. Gruner |  Apr 1, 1996

A salesperson tells how she produced her company's first CD-ROM to distribute to customers, and offers some tips.  Read more

Upgrades: One Company's Nightmare

By Robina A. Gangemi |  Apr 1, 1996

A quick tale of the problems one company suffered when it changed its mail-order-system processing software.  Read more

Benchmark: Intimidated by Cyberspace?

By Phaedra Hise |  Apr 1, 1996

Some data from a 1995 Gallup survey of 300 small-business owners about their use of computers for communications.  Read more

QA: Pricing Custom Software

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Apr 1, 1996

A software architect answers questions for business people who are interested in working with software consultants.  Read more

Consumer Spending On-Line

By Inc. staff |  Mar 15, 1996

Some data that shows the past and projected dollars spent buying products on-line.  Read more

Web on the Fly

By Jerry Useem |  Mar 15, 1996

A review of new software that promises to make Web pages more dynamic.  Read more

What Improvements Companies Are Investing In

By Inc. staff |  Mar 15, 1996

Some figures showing how companies are re-investing in themselves and the improvements they are making.  Read more

Thing We Love

By Joshua D. Macht |  Mar 15, 1996

An entrepreneur tells about a gadget he has found that has changed his life.  Read more

Big Brother Is Browsing

By Moe Meyerson |  Mar 15, 1996

An informationographer unearths the final word on information, work and technology.  Read more

Organizational Behavior

By James Fallows |  Mar 15, 1996

This article examines various personal-information-manager software packages and how they may match your work style.  Read more

Collision Course

By Gerard J. Holzmann |  Mar 15, 1996

A primer on how train wrecks of the past paved the way for safe data transfer today.  Read more

Getting Smart On-Line

By Phaedra Hise |  Mar 15, 1996

Several small companies are examined to see how they are mining the Internet for business intelligence.  Read more

Sharing Information: Better Than Fax

By Sarah Schafer |  Mar 15, 1996

An MIS expert tells why he turned to software to expand his company's printer memory.  Read more

Power Brokers

By Jeffrey L. Seglin |  Mar 15, 1996

Inc.'s editor-at-large offers a cautionary tale about running out of laptop juice on the road.  Read more

Lawns 'R' Us

By Robert Arditi |  Mar 15, 1996

A teenage business owner explains how he uses technology to keep his landscaping company growing.  Read more