Publication Type
Conference Proceeding Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
12-1998
Abstract
The case on Xcert Software, Inc., illustrates the operational and strategic issues encountered by a startup IT company in the Internet security business. Xcert faces difficulty in a number of areas: (1) finances, (2) future direction and leadership, (3) organizational structure, experience and size, and (4) marketing. This is a discussion case that introduces students to the competitive world of Internet business and provides them an opportunity to discuss and debate the myriad issues facing the founders of Xcert.
Discipline
Databases and Information Systems | Software Engineering
Research Areas
Information Systems and Management
Areas of Excellence
Digital transformation
Publication
Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 98), Helsinki, Finland, December 13-16
First Page
399
Last Page
401
Publisher
ICIS
City or Country
Helsinki, Finland
Citation
SIAU, Keng.
Xcert Software, Inc.. (1998). Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 98), Helsinki, Finland, December 13-16. 399-401.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/9464
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