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By Julie Bort and Beth Schultz , Network World , 12/22/2006
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David Barnes
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Senior vice president, CIO
COMPANY UPS
 
   
 
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Barnes didn't get to where he is — head of a $1 billion IT operation of nearly 5,000 people — without an industry-leading technology vision. He uses four criteria for making technology decisions: The project must be customer-driven; it must connect to UPS' core competency; the business model must be clear; and the culture must embrace it. Barnes put grid computing to that test, and liked what he found. UPS has powered up a Linux-based grid infrastructure to distribute a billing invoice application that once ran on an expensive mainframe.
 

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Anonymous Cowards?By Jerre on June 15, 2007, 10:06 pmThe internet is the home of anonymity. But anonymous, disparaging remarks really don't serve anyone or anything. But I think those sorts of comments are in vogue...

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Chad Mead. Very interesting.By Anonymous on May 29, 2007, 8:17 pmChad Mead. Very interesting. Can anyone be a Enterprise Network Executive? Am I an Enterprise Network Executive?

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Enterprise network executivesBy Anonymous on May 27, 2007, 12:47 pmI know him and he knows me. Do you have any more pictures or information to put of him on Google? Thanks!

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