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

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