Stories by Tom Kaneshige

The 99.999 per cent Solution

Nobody misses the network - until it's down. When a corporate network crashes, its damaging ramifications often sweep across national headlines, wreaking havoc on the company's bottom line and throwing a fiery spotlight on its CIO.

Paper Chase

In 1997, when Anne Martinez set out to write her book, Get Certified and Get Ahead (MacGraw-Hill, 1998), she didn't expect much fanfare. She figured she'd turn an obscure writing assignment into a fast buck or two. "I was just looking for something to write a book about," recalls the soft-spoken Martinez. "The further I went in my research, the more I said to myself, 'Wow!'"

Network Management: The 99.999% Solution

Nobody misses the network-until it's down. When a corporate network crashes, its damaging ramifications often sweep across national headlines, wreaking havoc on the company's bottom line and throwing a fiery spotlight on its CIO.

The Importance of Being Outrageous

The self-proclaimed dean of creative thinking, Mike Vance, believes he knows how to stir creative juices in CIOs. He's authored several books and worked with many of the 20th century's most influential thinkers, including Walt Disney and Steve Jobs. He's helped high-tech companies such as Sun Microsystems Inc. and IBM Corp., as well as old-fashioned stalwarts Johnson & Johnson and General Motors Corp., find new ways of approaching their markets. CIO asked Vance to share some of his ideas about creativity.

The Latest in Designer Beans

Losing customers daily, his boss threatening to fire him, Jason Monberg gambled his company's future on Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs)-a new Java technology. It was the act of a desperate man.