
This has, however, meant the relationship between the two departments has been a somewhat strained and, sometimes, acrimonious one.
As a result there is an ingrained business myth that says never the twain shall meet. In the current on-demand, real-time business landscape Martin Richmond-Coggan, VP EMEA of Applix and Hans-Georg Schieb, Managing Director, Applix Germany, explain that it?s time differences were forgotten and IT and business work as partners.