Some time ago (probably the past year), BusinessWeek had an issue
largely devoted to the near future.  There was an articale which
mentioned a fictional company called Excellerant (my spelling may be
off).  I was unsuccessful in locating it on the BW site.  Can anyone
help?  Thanks.

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Request for Question Clarification by aceresearcher-ga on 27 Feb 2003 10:50 PST

nelson,

I have searched Business Week's archives extensively using variations
on "Excellerant" as well as other keywords, but have not found the
article you mention. Can you provide any more details about the
contents of the article? Was the fictional company the main subject of
the article, or was it only mentioned in passing?

Thanks,

aceresearcher

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Clarification of Question by nelson-ga on 27 Feb 2003 10:54 PST

My recollection is that it was mentioned in passing.  The main
character in the article was the female CEO (Asian, perhaps).  The
article was about how technology would improve the way we work.

nelson --

The article you are seeking is entitled "The Boss in the Web Age," and
it was published in the August 28, 2000 issue of Business Week.  That
issue was a special double issue whose theme was "The 21st Century
Corporation."

The article is about "a day in the life of Sylvia Chen, a hypothetical
CEO in the year 2020."  The name of her fictional company is
"Xcelerent."

I am a registered user of BusinessWeek Online, which I obtained when I
was a paid subscriber to the print version of the magazine. 
Unfortunately, the "terms of use" applicable to content accessed under
that subscription forbid the "electronic dissemination" of that
content, which I interpret to include posting a direct link to the
article here.   Fortunately, a free registration allows all registered
users to access "magazine archives," which presumably includes the
text of this article.

Thus, you should be able to obtain the article by going first to the
home page of BusinessWeek Online and entering "Sylvia Chen" in the
search box in the upper righthand corner of the page:
BusinessWeek Online
http://www.businessweek.com

When you click on the link to the article that is returned as a result
of the search, you will be asked to obtain a free registration, which
will give you access to magazine's archives, including this article.

Alternatively, the August 28 print issue of Business Week is certainly
available at most public libraries.


Search Strategy:

Various search term combinations at BusinessWeek Online.  I configured
the site's "advanced search" function to sort the results by
relevance, and I narrowed each succeeding search based on the clues
resulting from each previous search:

"of the future" 
"21st Century"
"21st Century Corporation"


Although your access to the text of the article will be less
convenient that it would be if I were able to post the text here, I am
confident that you will be able to get at it without any difficulty.

If you do have any problems with the registration process, please post
a clarification request and I will assist you.

markj-ga

markj, thank you very much.  That's exactly what I wanted.  As a
susbscriber and registered user, I was able to access the article
on-line.  I had the wrong spelling and I commend you for the great
search strategy.

nelson --

Thanks very much for the five-star rating and the generous tip.  Glad to help.

markj-ga