en this repeatedly. Carilion Health System's network ist second in size only to Walt Disney on the East Coast. Network Services, a division of Carilion's Information Services, has been installing about $200,000.00 worth the hardware and software every month for the last three years. When so much money is being invested in internal computer systems each month, its easy to lose track of who has how much of what. People move around all the time and upgrade their PCs whenever possible. Its very easy to lose a $500.00 software license or forget to "un-install" a legacy system that cost $2.500.00 two years ago.IBM's service begins with a manual survey of the equipment's location and information about the equipment's assigned person or department. "A user requires a baseline inventory. We (IBM) can conduct it or direct them in it, and once it is done, we can update it as they need it. The information goes to an IBM service center in Georgia, which uses Lotus Domino and a centralized group of IBM employees using Notes to manage the inventory. The only software needed at a client site is a Web browser. The service includes: inventory, tracking, acquisition, moves and adds, and roll-outs." KelloggKellogg Co. is known as a breakfast food giant. It owns better that 40% of the breakfast food market share. This Eggo king is starting to feel pressure from the outside to "get its act together." One guess as to where the pressure is coming. The answer is Wal-Mart."Wal-Mart and Kellogg's own growth from $3.3 billion company 11 years ago to a 6.8 billion company last year, is spurring th producer of Pop-Tarts and Rice Krispies to invest millions in new software systems to support the business processes necessary for global operations." Kellogg states that they need to be able to give their customers what they want, but the truth of the matter is they are probably being strong-armed by Wal-Mart. Kellogg's point is legitimate, however, ...
