Inside the Minds: Leading Chief Technology Officers: CTOs from GE, Novell, Boeing, BMC, BEA, Peoplesoft & More on the Future of Technology [Paperback]

Aspatore Books Staff (Author), InsideTheMinds.com (Author), Richard J. Schroth (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1587620561 | ISBN-13: 978-1587620560 | Publication Date: September 2001

Inside the Minds: Leading CTOs is the most authoritative book ever assembled on technology, written by the CTOs from GE, Boeing, Novel, Perot Systems, BMC Software, McAfee.com, Capital Thinking, BEA, Staples, PeopleSoft, Covisint, Finali, eLabor, and Encoda Systems. These industry visionaries share their knowledge on developing, implementing and capitalizing on the best technologies in the world. Also examined are developing proprietary technology, keeping technology skills sharp, interacting with vendors, explaining technology to the rest of your organization/co-workers and using technology to increase the bottom line. An unprecedented look inside the minds of some of the most well known CTOs makes for exciting and highly interesting reading for developers, programmers, techies, CTOs, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and anyone interested in the future of technology and how to take advantage of it on a personal or professional level.

Praise for This Book: "By the time the industry is thinking about what the world thinks the technology leaders are thinking about, the truly influential are thinking about something else. Want to know what the real leaders are thinking about now? It's in here." - Dr. Carl Ledbetter, Novell, CTO

"An unprecedented collection of best practices and insight..." - Mike Toma, CTO, eLabor

Inside the Minds (Real World Intelligence From Industry Insiders) was conceived in order to give readers actual insights into the leading minds of business executives worldwide and are written by C-level (CEO, CTO, CFO, CMO, COO) executives from over half of the Fortune 100 companies and other leading executives. Because so few books or other publications are actually written by executives in industry, Inside the Minds presents an unprecedented look at various industries and professions never before available. Each chapter is comparable to a white paper and is a very future oriented look at where their industry/profession is heading. In addition, the Inside the Minds web site makes the reading experience interactive by enabling readers to post messages and interact with each other, read expanded comments on the topics covered and nominate individuals for upcoming books. The Inside the Minds series is revolutionizing the business book market by publishing an unparalleled group of executives and providing an unprecedented introspective look into the leading minds of the business world. Other books include Inside the Minds: Leading Advertisers, Inside the Minds: The Wireless Industry, Inside the Minds: Leading Women, Inside the Minds: Venture Capitalists, Inside the Minds: Leading Consultants, Inside the Minds: Leading Accountants, Inside the Minds: Chief Technology Officers and over 30 other topics on leading industries and professions.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Inside the Minds: Leading CTOs features:

Frank Campagnoni - GE Global eXchange Services, CTO - Leading Technology during Turbulent Times

Dr. David Whelan - Boeing, Space and Communications, CTO -Developing Best of Breed Technologies and Capabilities

Dr. Carl S. Ledbetter - Novell, CTO - Closing the Gap Between What Technology Can Do and What People Want it to Do

Richard Schroth - Perot Systems, CTO - Creating and Enriching Business Value

Kirill Tatarinov - BMC Software, CTO - Innovation Drives Business Success

Doug Cavit - McAfee.com, CTO - The CTO as an Agent of Change

Dan Woods - Capital Thinking, CTO - The Classic Struggle and the CTO

Dr. Scott Dietzen - BEA E-Commerce Server Division, CTO - Managing the Technology Knowledge

Mike Ragunus - StaplesDirect.com, CTO - Bridging Business and Technology: Keeping Things as Simple as Possible

Rick Bergquist - PeopleSoft, CTO - The Art of Being a CTO - Fostering Change

Kevin Vasconi - Covisint, CTO - Technology as a Strategic Weapon

Dan Burgin - Finali, CTO - The Role of the CTO in a Venture-Backed Startup

Mike Toma - eLabor, CTO - Inside the Job: A CTO's Perspective on the Role of a CTO

Michael S. Dunn - Encoda Systems, CTO - Positioning Technology Solutions to Address Business Needs

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Aspatore Books (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587620561
• ISBN-13: 978-1587620560
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,940,785 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended-Unprecedented Insights, August 20, 2003

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This review is from: Inside the Minds: Leading Chief Technology Officers: CTOs from GE, Novell, Boeing, BMC, BEA, Peoplesoft & More on the Future of Technology (Paperback)

This book features about 12 chapters, or articles, each written by a different CTO. I have never read such a great collection of essays from such highly esteemed technology professionals. To have a chance to know what the CTOs from GE, Boeing, PeopleSoft, BMC, BEA, Novell and others are thinking about the future of technology is an incredibly worthwhile tool. I highly recommend this book for every level technology professional, or anyone even remotely interested in technology and how it is going to affect their business.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly Useful, January 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Inside the Minds: Leading Chief Technology Officers: CTOs from GE, Novell, Boeing, BMC, BEA, Peoplesoft & More on the Future of Technology (Paperback)

For someone highly involved in technology and technology deals, this was a great look into some of the minds of the best in the business. A great look at the future of technology.