THE SLOWING ECONOMY AND THE CRASH o...

THE SLOWING ECONOMY AND THE CRASH of a high-profile dot-coms have left a builders skeptical of the Internet and advanced technology in general. on the other hand a number of builders believe that being have relationed is more important now than ever; in fact, they're responding to a contracting economy by way of increasing their spending on back-office and Web site technology. any are making big investments, while others are taking incremental stairs

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William Ryan Builders, a Schaumberg, I11.-based company that built 600 hearths in 2001, is investing heavily in back-office technology. "The big builders are making many technological advances