Monthly Archives: July 2011

Cyber-Security: Do Manufacturers Have a New Opportunity?

By David R. Brousell | Published: July 25, 2011
As cyber-attacks against the public and private sectors rise, a new framework for protection emerges from what some might consider an unlikely source: the federal government.   It seems like almost every day we hear about attacks on computer networks. In just the last few months, cyber-attacks have been reported at Citicorp, Exxon, Shell, Google, [...]
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Protecting Customer Data in the Cloud

By Chris Chiappinelli | Published: July 18, 2011
Even the experts can’t seem to get cyber-security right. Wouldn’t you like to get out of the business of guarding your customers’ data?   During a closed-door cyber-security meeting last month, I listened to network and policy experts discuss the vulnerabilities that define our connected nation and world. The threats are numerous and the attack [...]
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The Future of Humanity: Will We Be the Last to Die?

By David R. Brousell | Published: July 14, 2011
Now, there’s a provocative thought if ever there was one! Underlying it is the notion that technology is advancing so rapidly that we can envision the day when people won’t die anymore in the conventional sense, but will simply replace body and brain parts with high-tech equivalents and keep on truckin’. Just think of the [...]
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Chambers Outlines a ‘Next Generation’ Cisco

By David R. Brousell | Published: July 13, 2011
John Chambers, the chairman and chief executive officer of Cisco Systems, has been at the helm of the network equipment giant for many years. As such, he has had to pilot the company through bubbles, economic downturns, technological shifts, and a changed competitive landscape. His latest challenge, as he outlined to a gathering of about 15,000 of his customers on July 12 in Las Vegas, is to shape up Cisco organizationally to accelerate the company’s innovation, its speed, its position in its core switching market, and to improve its relationship with customers.
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The Cost of Innovation

By Stephanie Neil | Published: July 11, 2011
In an effort to manage the product innovation lifecycle, engineers are now being asked to design to cost, adding new responsibilities such as comparing suppliers and evaluating manufacturing processes. When it comes to product innovation, manufacturers readily pour massive amounts of money into R&D just to be sure they have an edge in their industry. [...]
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Manufacturing Draws Cheers, But Faces Conundrum

By Chris Chiappinelli | Published: July 5, 2011
Advanced manufacturing industries and techniques appeal to those hoping to strengthen the United States’ industrial base, but they may not mean salvation for the middle class.   On June 24 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, President Obama announced the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership program, which will bring together leaders of academia and private industry, and [...]
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