This paper puts forth Palm Computing Incorporated Palm as a case study of successful innovation. The success of Palm's range of handheld computing devices, otherwise known as personal digital assistants PDAs, is an example of innovation providing 'a fundamental source of competitive advantage'. Firstly, a brief description of Palm is...
When a handheld computing subsidiary's parent company decided to spin it off as a separate entity, the first challenge was creating a technology infrastructure, applications and systems to support the new organization. Outsourcing with EDS provided the solution. EDS quickly deployed a new data warehouse and converted mission-critical data. Then...
