Erika Morphy

Erika Murphy is a journalist covering technology and its business implications.

Cover Story: Putting the Strategy Back in Your Sourcing

Still struggling to achieve bottom-line savings with enabled technology? Maybe it's time to evaluate the strategic e-sourcing market. Forget auctions and RFQs -- this game has a whole new set of rules, and a reality check on this technology can position your company to win successfully.

COVER STORY: Timing is Everything

iSource Business wants to know what happened. From enthusiastic binging to massive budget cutting, corporate IT spending has weathered erratic mismanagement. Have businesses pushed too far too fast in their frenzy to be e-savvy? Or have they wimped out and not gone far enough? Executive IT professionals and analysts diffuse the confusion and show us that it's back to business basics and away from explosive tactics.

Out-sourcery: Myth or Magic?

Outsourcing the purchasing function, or some part of it, is not new. What is new are the players, the formalized business approach, and the generous savings that follow when companies aggregate and focus their direct spend.

The State of Agricultural Net Markets

Yet another industry to go B2B is the agricultural marketplace. On some fronts the agricultural exchanges have plenty in common with the rest of the B2B world.

Finding the "e" in Procurement

Regardless of what procurement system they settle on, the company was ready to go the application service provider route. Why? They were certain they could save money.