On 26-Jul-2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric Chevalier) wrote: > If I'm running American Airlines, it does me no good to have the finest IT > infrastructure that money can buy, IF I HAVE NO MONEY LEFT OVER FOR > FUEL!!! Bright, shiny new z9 systems don't generate revenue; butts in > seats do. On the other hand, a fleet of shiny new 777s may not do much > good if passenger reservations get lost, or the mechanics back in the > hangar don't know where the new supply of spare engines have been stored > (the rotables system is down again!).
Or if you're spending lots of money on legal problems because your data aren't secure enough, or if you haven't covered your posterior well enough. Secure data, efficient processing of e-tickets, projecting fuel & maintenance needs, selling tickets, handling money and such aren't getting the passengers to their destination - they are running the company though. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
