This first volume is my personal review of The BCS Sponsored Growing Business Summit on 11/10/95 at Boston's Wang Center where Bill Gates was the guest key note speaker

Inc Magazine's Editor-in-Chief, George Gendron gave a very good speech on how technologies have changed over the years. Comparing some 1990 to 1995 Stats: In 1990 17% of U.S. companies were using laptops, in 1995, 72%. In 1990 33% of U.S. companies had a LAN installed, in 1995, 90%. In 1990 10% were using on-line services, in 1995, 50+%. In 1990 2% were using the Internet, in 1995, 50+%. In 1990 -1% had a web page, in 1995, 20%!

My personal favorite of Mr. Gendron's was when he quoted the distinct difference in a company's success: In the 80's and prior it was having a unique product. In the 90's it is the "Superior execution of an ordinary idea". Granted, uniqueness will always have its place.

Microsoft's New England Customer Unit Manager, Ian Warhaftig interviewed three New England companies, on their use of Windows NT, SQL Server, MS Office, MS Back Office, and Windows 95 in a WAN environment and enterprise wide data management.

Microsoft's Vice President Customer Unit, John Neilson and Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Bill Gates both elaborated on the same topics. Prior impacts of personal computing were in the area of building documents, where now the entire information flow is affected. The Internet, is currently still a wild frontier, but all the key vendors are committed to developing the necessary tools that will raise the professional standards of doing business on the info super highway. Did anyone read the quote from 11/20/95's PC Week, by IBM's Vice President of Internet applications, John Patrick? "I think the Web is more substance than hype. In fact, I think it's more profound than the invention of the printing press. I think it's more profound than the invention of the PC.".

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