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Shari Worthington, who happens to be an old friend and colleague, talked about what end users want and how they want vendors to interact with them. Walt Boyes BlackBerry service provided by Nextel … [Read more...] about The changing landscape of marketing

Emerson's Management Process The process is used to identify synergies, eliminate surprises, know what to do when things go south in a hurry. The six key elements of the system are: 1. Keep it simple. Chuck Knight would sit at meetings, Sonnenberg said, and say, "I don't get it!" This was not an admission of a problem from Knight but rather a demand for the hapless manager to … [Read more...] about More from Sonnenberg…

Emerson was founded in 1890 but it wasn't until Chuck Knight took over that Emerson really started to roll. In fact, as Steve Sonnenber was speaking, he seemed to have just a little difficulty remembering that the capo di tutti capi is David Farr now, not Chuck. Emerson Process Management is about 25% of total sales for Emerson Inc. From the department of "how ironic..." "ABB … [Read more...] about The Chuck Knight Legacy

MCAA is the "user group" for the vendor community. This year is one of the first times end-users have been invited to talk. So, why should an end-user care? This week, the discussion is about best practices...how to best serve the customer...because serving the customer correlates to unity with achieving profit goals. So, look at this report with the eyes of the end … [Read more...] about MCAA: Why should an end user care?

Registration of First Enhanced Device Description Signifies Milestone in Advancement of EDDL Technology (Austin, Texas, 15 May 2006) – The HART® Communication Foundation (HCF) announces that the first Device Description (DD) utilizing the advanced capabilities of enhanced Device Description Language has been registered in the HCF DD Library. Registration of the first enhanced … [Read more...] about One DD to rule them all…first EDD registered