Archive for September, 2009

Harvard Business School Features Cincom Case Study

Harvard Business School Features Cincom Case Study

HBS will focus on the impact software has on the world.

Cincom Founder Tom Nies Inducted into Entrepreneur of the Year Hall of Fame

Cincom Founder Tom Nies Inducted into Entrepreneur of the Year Hall of Fame

Cincom Systems Founder and CEO Tom Nies – the longest-serving CEO in the computer industry — was inducted into Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2004 Hall of Fame at an awards banquet held in Palm Springs, California, November 24, 2004. “I’m honored to be included in this Hall of Fame,” said Nies. “I’m […]

Cincom's 40th Anniversary Recognized in Times Square

Cincom’s 40th Anniversary Recognized in Times Square

On September 29, 2008, Cincom marked its 40th year in the software business.

International Stevie Awards Honors Cincom's Tom Nies As "Best Executive"

International Stevie Awards Honors Cincom’s Tom Nies As “Best Executive”

Thomas M. Nies, CincomĀ® Systems’ Founder, President and CEO, has won an International Stevie(TM) Award for Best Executive in the 2005 International Business Awards(SM). In addition, Cincom Systems has earned a Certificate of Finalist Recognition in the Best Multinational Company category. Click here to listen to a Stevie Awards podcast interview of Tom Nies. Nies, […]

Smithsonian Museum of American History Interview with Cincom CEO Thomas Nies

Smithsonian Museum of American History Interview with Cincom CEO Thomas Nies

Cincinnati 1995 — Transcript of video history interview with Mr. Thomas M. Nies, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Cincom Systems, Inc., and the longest-serving CEO in the computer industry. Interviewed by David K. Allison, Division of Computer Information and Society at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

World Business Review: Software Problems Facing Businesses Today

World Business Review: Software Problems Facing Businesses Today

The software industry seems unstructured, even haphazard.

Cincom: A Software Powerhouse

Cincom: A Software Powerhouse

When asked about software giants, Microsoft usually comes to mind. But, I recently discovered Cincom.

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Principles Rule: Mastering the Art of Business

Entrepreneurial success is about understanding and mastery of key principles, not about following rules

A Vanishing Skill: Stories, Storytelling, Story Selling

Explaining the difference between Truth Stories and True Stories.

Mind Our Mindsets … Move the World

“Can the problems we face be solved by the same minds that created them?”

Cincom CEO Thomas Nies Speech at United Nations

Cincom CEO Thomas Nies Speech at United Nations

Thomas Nies, founder, president, and CEO of Cincom Systems, urged executives, diplomats and officials to simplify their information technology management in a speech delivered on June 27, 2006 at the 18th Annual Information Security, IT Infrastructure, and Business Continuity Conference and Exhibit at the United Nations