Howard Baldwin
 
Professional/Personal Overview
  I specialize in writing about how companies of all sizes use technology to compete. I've covered everything from games to mainframes and the chips that run them, as well as a multitude of industries. As a result, I have a minimal learning curve and offer quick turnaround for case studies, white papers, and Web collateral.
Contact Info
  Howard Baldwin
Sunnyvale, CA 
USA

Tel: 408-830-9317
E-Mail: howardbaldwin@pacbell.net
Website: http://
Work Samples
 
Technology - Corporate  
(Symantec CIO Digest, 7/1/2008)
Facing resource limitations every day unleashes IT creativity for public sector CIOs.
(Microsoft Midsize Business Center)
(Microsoft Midsize Business Center)
(Microsoft Midsize Business Center)
(Microsoft Midsize Business Center)
Technology - Consumer  
(Computerworld, 1/25/2012)
Wireless bandwidth is like land in Manhattan -- it's extremely valuable because they're not making more of it. But we sure are using more of it. The wireless-industry association CTIA reported in October 2011 that the number of wireless devices in the U.S. had, for the first time, exceeded the number
(MIT Technology Review)
Technology - IT  
(Computerworld, 11/14/2011)
Linux had a big birthday recently -- its 20th -- but the event may have been a tad bittersweet for its most devoted fans. According to recent results of the annual application development survey from Santa Cruz, Calif.-based researcher Evans Data Corp., Linux has slipped to third place in popularity,
(CIO Leadership Forum, 9/1/2007)
(Optimize, 6/1/2006)
An interview with Verizon Wireless’ VP of IT Ajay Waghray about integrating systems from Bell Atlantic, GTE, Vodafone, and others.
(Ad Age)
A look at online video strategies in marketing and technology. What marketing guru Katie Muldoon said about the Internet in 1997 -- "It's like high school sex. Everyone thinks everyone else is doing it. Everyone wishes they were doing it. Only a few are actually doing it. And the few that are doi
Technology - Business  
(Global Services, 10/30/2006)
What’s the truth behind claims that outsourced or offshore development projects fail more often than onshore projects? Skills aren’t an issue, but how you manage projects determine success or failure.
(Global Services, 7/24/2006)
When your colleagues span the globe, your range of management skills must expand as well.
(Electronic Business, 12/1/2005)
A profile of AMD CEO Hector Ruiz.
(Electronic Business, 11/1/2005)
A look at the current work of the magazine's previous designees for CEO of the Year.
(Optimize, 11/1/2005)
What went wrong with Informix?
(Electronic Business, 1/1/2005)
My long, winding path out of obliviousness and into electronics.
(Electronic Business, 1/1/2004)
A tribute to electronics and venture capital pioneer Eugene Kleiner.
(Line56, 4/1/2001)
This is my favorite work of all in 30 years of journalism. A cartoon usually appeared on this page but the magazine was too financially strapped that month to commission an artist. We needed something humorous but inexpensive.
Business Management   
(Optimize, 1/1/2005)
Futurist Paul Saffo ponders the link between failure and innovation.
(Optimize, 1/1/2005)
A Q&A with staffing consultant Leigh Branham.
Medical Writing  
(Tech Republic, 11/13/2002)
Connecting medical professionals to patient data to boost care and ease on-call issues is a great idea that sounds doable. Unfortunately, this organization's first attempt, a VPN system, didn't survive, despite heroic efforts by the tech team.
(AllBusiness.com)
How to shop for and implement Medical Practice Management (MPM) and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems — despite a fragmented, disjointed market.
Work Info
 
Expertise
Editor 30 Years
Writer 33 Years
Specialty
Business (general) 20 Years
Technology 20 Years
Travel 30 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
33 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Optimize (11+), Global Services (3-5), AllBusiness.com (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Cisco Systems (11+), Microsoft (11+), SAP (3-5), Symantec (3-5), Monster.com (1-2), Intel (1-2), AMD (1-2), American Express (1-2)
Other Work History
I have worked at all the major technology publishing companies; have written and edited technology books; and spent 9 years as a travel writer/editor.
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office, Interwoven Content Management
References
Available upon request.
Associations
American Society of Journalists & Authors
Other
BA English, Stanford 1977
Stanford Publishing Conference, 1976, 1984
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near San Francisco, CA. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.