CEOs in aerospace and defense are focused on turning existing operations into value-added solutions, driving innovation and finding new sources of revenue.

To fulfill these objectives, many CEOs are building networked businesses that accelerate internal and external collaboration, enable real-time decision making, and enhance core process areas, such as customer care and product life-cycle management. Outsourcing noncore activities and partnering with the right players who will share the risk and rewards associated R&D are other approaches these CEOs are taking.

Along the way, the aerospace and defense practice within the Cisco® Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) has been a trusted advisor to these IT executives, helping them maximize client services for economic profit. IBSG plays an integral role in showing these companies how to use IT to transform business processes, particularly in the areas of IT excellence, customer care, and supply-chain management. IBSG has helped these companies save US$300 million over the years and generate millions of dollars in new products and services, attaining up to a 20-percent higher return on their IT investment.