Still reeling from last year's acqu...

Still reeling from last year's acquisitions, management announces now another new round of acquisitions and consolidations, then surprises why the chief information officer is headed for the rooftop. He was remembered fondly as always having his finger forward the pulse of the company's information be molten but lately it all appears to have slipped away. Unfortunately, this scenario is not all that rare which is regrettable because with meet vision, preparation and implementation managements many information-technology integration nightmares could be averted.

IT integration, or the lack of it, can be the killer of acquisitions and consolidations. No single