Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 24, 2000
RANDALL HOWARD is Chairman and CEO of Mortice Kern Systems Inc. (MKS), a
leader in e-business management solutions for the Global 2000. As
bricks-and-mortar companies reinvent themselves for the Web, and as dot-
coms build the new Web generation, they are turning to MKS to guide the
way. Companies such as Bell Atlantic Mobile, CitiGroup, Union Pacific
Railway, shopnow.com, The Sports Authority and Conseco Finance are using
MKS's e-business management system to gain control and avoid risk to
content and business-critical information systems linked to the Web. Mr.
Howard founded MKS in 1984, and is an expert in the e-business
marketplace explosion. He's an authority on issues such as e-business
transformation, corporate online strategies, the Internet-savvy CEO,
corporate e-strategies, and other marketplace dynamics surrounding e-
commerce and e-business and speaks to these at CEO/CIO events and IT
conferences. Mr. Howard also has served on the Boards of Directors for a
wide number of industry associations and technology companies, both
public and private. Profile
TWST: Let's start with a brief overview of Mortice Kern Systems ' thecompany's history, products, services, and customers.
Mr. Howard: MKS is a provider of e-business management solutions,