AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1998 AOL’s Balancing Act: The Need for Nearness vs. ‘Virtual Space’ by Jack Lyne When AOL hit cyberspace hell in 1996, it’s problems were rooted in old-fashioned physical space. But the online king has come back, centralizing brainpower and technology to fuel rapid global expansion. Cyberspace may be where you make your fortune — […]
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1998 The Telecom Connection: How It’s Rewiring the New Economy’s Location Rules by Jack Lyne “Infostructure” is dominating and changing many location criteria, perhaps nowhere more clearly than in corporate call centers’ swelling ranks. “The ‘digitized infrastructure’ connecting office buildings and factories has become as important as bricks, mortar and hard walls,” says a […]
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1998 At Your Service: Suppliers Key in Mastering Real Estate’s New Realities by Jack Lyne Corporate real estate is morphing again, driven by infrastructure integration and value-based management. Service providers are scrambling, but the leading edge is fundamental in finding solutions, IDRC’s Maryland World Congress underscored. Packard Bell was in deep real estate trouble, […]
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1998 Power Deregulation: A Bumpy Road Begins the Free-Market Ride by Jack Lyne Early brownouts have partially dimmed the luster on electric utility deregulation. Some firms, however are capitalizing, orchestrating lower facility rates and cutting costs through advanced demand-side management. Make no mistake. The global electricity deregulation revolution has not been unplugged. But that […]
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1998 Corporate Real Estate Can Be a Profit Center by Dr. Danny Lam and Dr. John Kanz High-tech veterans know that growth and profitability come in fits and starts until reliable product cycles are in place. One way to ensure future growth once profitability is achieved, is to manage real estate assets in such […]
Highlights from August/September 1998 COVER STORY AOL’s Balancing Act: The Need for Nearness vs. ‘Virtual Space’ When AOL hit cyberspace hell in 1996, it’s problems were rooted in old-fashioned physical space. But the online king has come back, centralizing brainpower and technology to fuel rapid global expansion. pg. 638 Corporate Real Estate Can Be a […]