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IT Management

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IT Outsourcing: Many Mergers Ahead

Xerox's bid for IT and business process service provider Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) comes on the heels of Dell's announcement that it will purchase Perot Systems. Outsourcing industry analysts predict even more consolidation in the

29 Sep 2009
Mergers and Acquisitions Outsourcing
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Xerox Buys ACS, Tosses ‘Paperless Office’ Vision in Recycling Bin

Why did Xerox's purchase of ACS make such news this week? It's one sign that complex paper-handling processes are going nowhere fast and that they're darn profitable to certain parties. Bye-bye paperless office.

29 Sep 2009
Computers and Peripherals Enterprise Applications Outsourcing
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Truck Drivers Told to Keep on Computing, Despite Risks

In the name of supply chain efficiency, companies continue to ask truck drivers to respond to and enter more electronic data while driving. Now Congress is eyeing whether the in-the-cab-computers pose too much road risk to other motorists.

28 Sep 2009
Enterprise Applications Outsourcing Supply Chain Management Software
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The Tech World Needs More Larry Ellisons

The Oracle chief's recent appearance and hilarious (and spot-on) screed on "Cloud Computing" is evocative of why he's such a gifted business leader.

23 Sep 2009
Data Center Mergers and Acquisitions Outsourcing
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Acquire Me! Oracle’s and SAP’s Next Likely Targets

A new 451 Group report serves up some tasty offerings to feed a possible acquisition binge by the enterprise software supervendors. Oracle's Larry Ellison is preparing to throw a pie at IBM: The only question is who will be the whipped cream.

22 Sep 2009
Enterprise Applications Mergers and Acquisitions Outsourcing
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Dell-Perot Deal Spells Trouble for Tier-Two Outsourcers

By combining Dell's global hardware manufacturing and sales business with Perot Systems' IT services offerings, the Dell-Perot deal puts the two companies in a better position to compete with IBM and HP and to leap ahead of tier-two outsour

22 Sep 2009
Data Center Mergers and Acquisitions Outsourcing
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The Problem with Mature ERP Systems

ERP systems tend to outlast the IT professionals who implement them, causing headaches for the CIOs who are subsequently brought it to integrate and upgrade them -- and manage the business side's changing expectations.

16 Sep 2009
CIO ERP Systems Outsourcing
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Offshore Outsourcing: Introducing a New, Hybrid Pricing Model

Offshore outsourcing providers are coming up with new pricing models in response to more demanding customers. Mid-tier provider MindTree is publicizing its hybrid pricing model, which it says combines the best of both time-and-materials and fixed-pri

15 Sep 2009
Outsourcing
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Done Deal: How to Keep Managing Your Vendor

Routine diplomatic exchange can help you solve problems with vendors before they escalate to requiring courtroom time, says technology lawyer Mark Grossman. Here's his advice on communicating early and often.

14 Sep 2009
Outsourcing
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Midmarket ERP Customers Declining Upgrades, Finding New Risks

Midsize companies trying to standardize and rationalize their aging ERP systems while cutting their operational costs face many challenges, new Aberdeen Group research shows.

11 Sep 2009
ERP Systems Outsourcing Risk Management