Biographical Information
            
                
                
                    Chris Buckingham is President and CEO, QL2 Software, Inc. Chris has extensive experience in enterprise computing. Prior to joining QL2, Buckingham was senior vice president of sales and marketing for Attachmate Corporation, the leading vendor of enterprise connectivity software in the world.
                 
             
            
        
            Articles by Chris Buckingham
    
        
            Automating Data Collection: Reaching Beyond the Firewall
        
        
            
                
                    01 Mar 2006
        
        
            A recent study by IDC revealed information workers typically spend 17.8 hours per week-estimated at $26,700 per worker annually- simply searching and gathering information. A typical large company may spend $5.7 million annually cutting and pasting information from one source to another. With the shift toward an information economy, globalization and the intensity of competition, automating data collection to support your business intelligence initiatives has never been more important than is today. . . .