Distinguished Fellows

John Morgridge,
Chairman of the Board, Cisco Systems is the 2006 UW E-Business Institute Distinguished Fellow.

Past Recipients

UWEBC Annual Report 2005

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Best Practice Reports

The UW E-Business Institute publishes Best Practice Reports from its members-only sister organization, the UW E-Business Consortium. These Reports include original research by UW-Madison faculty and students, and lessons learned from UWEBC member companies. The Reports are comprised of two categories: Decision Tools and Opinion Papers.

 

Corporate Blogging Best Practices

This paper describes the different types of corporate blogs and their applications; lists best practices for running one's own corporate blog and for managing how your company is represented on others' blogs; examines case studies exploring successful and unsuccessful corporate blogging attempts; and contains a glossary of specialized terms found in the blogging community. pdf icon Full Report (published March 2006)

 

B2C Website Design Standard Practices
& Benchmarks

The UW E-Business Consortium conducted a comparative analysis of 19 major B2C e-commerce websites to gain insight into emerging standard practices for B2C website design and user experience. This online report provides best practice benchmarks that will help companies assess and improve their current website design. Full report available online.

 

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"You guys did a good job on desktop search, and I wish Gartner could do just as a good a job!"

- Shriniwas L. Rao,

Product Manager,
Infrastructure Software Group,

EMC Corporation

Rich Internet Application Technology:
Overview & Leading Practices

A MUST READ for Web developers and marketers, this best practice report features case studies, platform comparisons, and tips on how to get started in RIA. PDF File Full Report (Opinon Paper; Published November 2005)

  

Benchmark Study of Desktop Search Tools

Using a systematic and objective testing protocol, the tools were evaluated along six attributes: usability, versatility, accuracy, efficiency, security, and enterprise readiness. The leader and best overall desktop search tool in each of these areas is Copernic 1.5 Beta with Coveo. It's intuitive and easy to use. Find out how other desktop search companies ranked in this timely report.

PDF File Full Report (Opinon Paper; Published April 2005)