TY - BOOK AU - Gates,Bill AU - Hemingway,Collins TI - Business @ the speed of thought: : using a digital nervous system SN - 0446525685 U1 - 658.403 PY - 1999///] CY - New York PB - Warner Books KW - Business enterprises KW - Computer networks KW - Communication systems N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; I. Information flow; Manage with the force of facts; Can your digital nervous system do this?; Create a paperless office; II. Commerce : the internet changes everything; Ride the inflection rocket; The middleman must add value; Touch your customers; Adopt the web lifestyle; Change the boundaries of business; Get to market first; III. Manage knowledge to improve strategic thought; Bad news must travel fast; Convert bad news to good; Know your numbers; Shift people into thinking work; Raise your corporate IQ; Big wins require big risks; IV. Bring insight to business operations; Develop process that empower people; Information technology enables reengineering; Treat it as a strategic resources; V. Special enterprises; No health care system is an island; Take government to the people; When reflex is a matter of life and death; Create connected learning communities; VI. Expect the unexpected; Prepare for the digital future ER -