As companies integrate systems when the acquire firms they must also integrate information across these systems. The difficulty could be alleviated if there were standards of information organization. Can/should we set these standards?
In your dealings with companies can you come up with any firms that seem to (or actually) have a demonstrated incompatibility between their IT infrastrucutre and their stated goals?
One of the arguments in favor of ERP systems is the complete integration of all areas of the business into one formal information system structure. However, these systems can create a structure that makes the company rigid rather than flexible. What are your thoughts?