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An explosion of electronic data is creating more demand for more storage capacity and for more servers. More servers mean more energy demands, increased costs and a greater impact on the environment.

For alumnus Eric Crown, his induction into the W. P. Carey School's Hall of Fame is sweet vindication. While pursuing a degree in computer information systems, Crown, 46, wrote a paper on a potential mail-order business that would sell parts for the burgeoning computer market.

America is yanking in the welcome mat for foreign travelers. Thanks to government policies that make visas difficult to obtain and that intimidate visitors at U.S.

Detailed metrics not only help purchasing departments measure and analyze performance — they provide data that can spur organizational and procedural changes and help companies proactively prepare for the unexpected.

Many economists and policy makers are stating that the current financial crisis demonstrates that markets and capitalism are flawed and must be regulated and controlled, if not destroyed.

The biggest problem facing the U.S. economy today is not housing or financial markets or employment, according to two of the country's leading economic analysts. It is fear. Joel L.

In light of recent product recalls, this question nags: Has Chinese product quality actually deteriorated, or not? Opinion is split. Some argue forcefully that Chinese products have suffered in recent years, or at the very least, were never of high quality in the first place.

As power costs increase and consumers and government put more pressure on business to reduce environmental harm, sustainability is becoming important to all kinds of companies.

The extreme appreciation that thrilled Phoenix area residents who bought their homes in the period just before the run up is gone — all gone. But the downward slide isn't over yet.

Bad news is never welcome, and there is always plenty of it during recession. Research economist Lee McPheters, editor of Economy@W. P. Carey, concedes that while this recession lasts, more depressing headlines lie ahead.