Foreword
It's been said that change is “the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix.” In today's dynamic operating environment, change and rebirth are not only constants, but also essential elements to the survival of any successful business.
As individuals, our computing experience has continued to evolve rapidly, most noticeably in recent years. In fact, if we take a step back in time, we can see how far things have really come in this short period. In 1990, just over 10 years ago, I owned an NEC Powermate 286—a machine, that at the time, fulfilled the vast majority of my computing needs quite nicely. After all, it cranked along at a steady 8MHz, it included not only a 5.25” floppy drive, but also 20MB hard disk that I knew I ...
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