Going Down to the Data Mart

Once upon a time– which in the fast-moving technology industry is only a few years ago– the data warehouse was marketed as the ultimate MIS solution. It was an appealingly simple concept: If you wanted to be able to analyze your entire business, you should have access to your entire business’s da...

By Karen Spinner • Dec. 1, 1997

Upgrading Cash Flow at Dell

Category WinnerTreasury OperationsIn the here-today, gone-tomorrow business of computers, speed saves. Nobody knows that better than Tom Meredith of Dell Computer Corp. Since taking the CFO position at the Round Rock, Texas-based company in 1993–a job the former treasurer of Sun Microsystems Inc....

By Russ Banham • Dec. 1, 1997

Explore the Trendline➔

The CFO Strategy for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence’s impact on the office of the CFO continues to evolve, and finance chiefs must be aware of the opportunities it will create for growth. 

By CFO.com staff

Under Suspicion

Dealing with external auditors has never been easy. But for companies closing their books at the end of this year, the next audit cycle may be downright painful.A new standard for reporting and detecting fraud, developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), is set to...

By Lauren John • Nov. 1, 1997

Productivity Software

The three major vendors of office productivity suites–that is, integrated word processors, spreadsheets, and presentation graphics–have come up with major new 1997 versions. They are packed full–some say bloated– with hundreds of advanced features and even more sophisticated user interfaces. But ...

By John Xenakis • Nov. 1, 1997

Monitoring Web Requests

With employees’ increasing Internet use, new tools are becoming available to monitor network activity. Tropicana Dole Beverages NA uses one of the newest, Telemate.Net, from Telemate Software Inc. (770-936-3700; www.telemate.net). “This product provides the detailed reporting we need,” says Frank...

By John Xenakis • Oct. 1, 1997