William Pape


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Novel Ties

By David H. Freedman |  Sep 15, 1996

Inc. Technology's editor offers an overview of the issue.  Read more

Zeroing In on Data

By William R. Pape |  Mar 15, 1996

A past CIO offers a guide to getting the right information in the most efficient way.  Read more

Bulletin Board

By Inc. staff |  Dec 15, 1997

A collection of 11 short articles on technology. Topics include how a Web site can be bad for business, different types of laptop cases, incorporating online...  Read more

The Good, the Bad, and the Erotic

By David H. Freedman |  Dec 15, 1996

Inc. Technology's editor thinks about the new fast pace of business, and offers an overview of issue Vol. 4, 1996.  Read more

Divide and Conquer

By William R. Pape |  Jun 15, 1996

A past CIO explains why small companies need to decentralize, and how to do it.  Read more

Little Giant

By William R. Pape |  Mar 1, 1999

Web design firm USWeb/CKS grew at an astonishing rate by gobbling up existing businesses. Now it's using technology to keep its far-flung components all work...  Read more

Size Matters

By William R. Pape |  Sep 15, 1999

Can AgInfoLink, a vendor of livestock-tracking systems, succeed as a virtual operation? Here are seven helpful tips for anyone considering a virtual start-up.  Read more

Putting Customers on the Line

By William R. Pape |  Mar 15, 1997

A former CIO gives some tips on how to ensure you are using your automated customer service correctly.  Read more

Virtual Manager: Beyond Data

By William R. Pape |  Sep 15, 1995

A CIO explains how he has transformed his company's data into a powerful information tool.  Read more

Becoming a Virtual Company

By William R. Pape |  Dec 15, 1995

A CIO tells you the key ingredients you'll need to make your company a truly "wired" business.  Read more

Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise

By William R. Pape |  Jun 15, 1998

Office buildings can harbor pollutants that make employees sick and decrease their productivity. The cofounder of Verifone Inc. describes how his company bui...  Read more

Hiring Blind

By William R. Pape |  Dec 15, 1997

The cofounder of VeriFone Inc. tells how to manage a virtual hiring committee. Pape and four virtual employees interviewed a key executive without ever meeti...  Read more

A Meeting of Minds

By William R. Pape |  Sep 15, 1997

How to run a virtual meeting that will treat all participants as if they were in the same room.  Read more

Hire Power

By William R. Pape |  Dec 15, 1996

An expert on running a virtual company explains what to look for in virtual staffing.  Read more

The Fewer the Merrier

By William R. Pape |  Dec 1, 1998

Michael Conley, CEO and founder of GeneraLife Insurance Co., cut fixed costs by operating chiefly on the Web. Here's why the insurance industry works so well...  Read more

Beyond E-mail

By William R. Pape |  Mar 15, 1995

A senioir vp and CIO discusses a range of messaging technologies that can run rings around e-mail.  Read more

Far Out

By William R. Pape |  Jun 15, 1995

A senioir VP and CIO explains how remote outposts can allow for good living and good business.  Read more

Remote Control

By William R. Pape |  Sep 15, 1996

A former CIO explains how to start enjoying the benefits of operating virtually.  Read more

Relative Merits

By William R. Pape |  Mar 15, 1998

The cofounder of VeriFone Inc. explains what it means to be a "family-friendly company" and why he encourages employees to use company resources to keep in t...  Read more

Chairman of the Keyboard

By William R. Pape |  Sep 15, 1998

The cofounder of VeriFone explains why a virtual company calls for a different concept of management. He describes why his company went virtual and the impor...  Read more

Group Insurance

By William R. Pape |  Jun 15, 1997

A former CIO explains how virtual teams can quickly gather information for even your most far-flung staffers.  Read more