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How green credentials are shaping IT contracts
Insight perspective Green IT is not just a buzzword--sustainability is finding its way into contracts throughout the IT industry, says legal expert.
Tags: Green IT, ISO 14000, Green IT, Information Technology, Branding, Supplier, ISO 14001, Environment, public sector, sustainability
What to do if your supercomputing supplier fails
Insight perspective High-performance computing providers often live on the edge--technologically and financially. But if your supplier fails, it need not be a disaster, says expert.
Tags: Supercomputing, Financial, Risk Management, Supplier, Backup, Risk, QoS, Procurement, Consulting, Jones
Five ways to cut your telecom spend
Insight perspective Phones, mobiles and e-mail are essential to running any business. So how can you reduce telecoms costs? An analyst offers some advice.
Tags: Smart phones, LANs and WANs, Mobile/Wireless, Networking technology, Mobile, Supplier, Telecommunications, Cell Phone, Quocirca, Service
US govt probes IBM's mainframe business
News The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into IBM's mainframe business for anticompetitive behavior, according to reports.
Tags: Mainframes, Legal, Mainframe, ATM, IBM Corp., Computer, Supplier, U.S. Department Of Justice, Associated Press, Computer & Communications Industry Association
Outsourcing and value for money improvement--incompatible?
Blogs Why would an outsourcer ever want to offer its clients value-for-money improvement? Perhaps before we answer that que...
Qantas plans slimmer, friendlier IT dept
News Qantas CTO David Hall's vision for a more streamlined IT department, may save the the airline US$83 million over the next financial year.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IT outsourcing, IBM Corp., Outsourcing, Supplier, Australia, Qantas Airways Ltd., CEO, Fujitsu Ltd., financial
Microsoft fined over Office pricing in Germany
News German regulators impose a US$11.8 million fine against the software maker over retail pricing during a promotion for the Home and Student version of Office.
Tags: Legal, Microsoft Office, Government, Pricing, Microsoft Corp., Supplier, Pricing, compliance, software, antitrust
Recession hasn't slashed IT prices
News Although the economic downturn is in full swing, many IT heads still find themselves having difficulties negotiating better prices with suppliers.
Tags: Negotiation, Director Of Information Technology, Supplier, CIO, tariff, payment, Silicon.com, recession, leader, U.S.
Tech coalition launches sweatshop probe
News Human-rights group's report on a keyboard supplier in China is leading to an audit of the factory by a watchdog coalition of tech giants.
Tags: Audits, Components, Consumer Technology, Personal Computers, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Supplier, Lenovo Group Ltd., Worker
Siemens deal lets accountants feel presence
News Siemens lands five-year deal with U.K. accountancy firm to replace an ageing PBX system with a 200-seat Siemens OpenScape suite.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile, Siemens HiPath OpenScape, Alcatel, Siemens AG, Supplier, PBX, accountancy, phone, unified communications
TT&T scraps US$1.4B 3G investment
News Jasmine International, the parent of TT&T, abandons ambitious investment plan saying diversification was not "right" for the Thai telco under the current corporate and economic conditions.
Tags: Investments, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile, Supplier, Investment, Rehabilitation Plan, broadband Internet, Broadband, TT&T Plc., phone
Future of BI: Web 2.0, mashups and guided search
Insight Business intelligence is due for a renaissance, say industry watchers. Here's what it might look like in a few years' time.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence, Business applications, Web 2.0, Forrester Research Inc., Data, Supplier, Gartner Inc., business intelligence, VP, mashup
Gartner: Avoid long-term services deals
News The analyst firm says organizations should track the health of outsourcing partners and avoid long-term contracts.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Software-as-a-service, Supplier, IT services, staffing, health care, information technology, IT outsourcing
5 cost-effective ways to lower enterprise risk
News Experts from KPMG and Ernst & Young share tips on keeping organizational risk under control, without denting a hole in the enterprise pocket.
Tags: Enterprise risk management, IT Governance, Business, Risk Management, Supplier, Training, Risk, ERP, Enterprise risk management, compliance
Apple prepares for six months without Jobs
News It's impossible to say Apple won't miss its iconic leader while he recuperates until June. But, for the most part, it should be business as usual in Cupertino; at least for now.
Tags: Innovation, Notebooks and tablets, Handhelds, Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Supplier, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, CEO, financial
