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Linux Journal: Linux in Government: The End Game for Vendor Lock-In

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 14, 2005

“Enterprise transformation appears to exist in a continuous
loop. Every three to five years we have to deal with new jargon and
new technology. The jargon de jour differs from that of 10 years
ago, when we spoke of Total Quality Management, ERP, Business
Process Re-engineering, Activity Based Accounting, Best Practices
and IDEF. If you do not recognize these terms, don’t worry; we now
have a set of new issues on the table and organizations have
started responding accordingly.

“Technology has the ability to enable business success, and some
executives understand that…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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