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Outsourcing Industry Mergers Spell Bad News for IT

The forecast calls for more mergers in the IT outsourcing industry and that means more headaches for IT groups. Brace yourself for decreased competition, increased service disruption, and other woes, analysts say.

Oct 21, 2009

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Meet “The Fixer” for Troubled IT Projects: Jason Coyne

Consultant Jason Coyne shows up at your IT project for one reason: To cure it or kill it. In this Q&A with CIO.com, Coyne explains why he's one part doctor, one part marriage counselor, and how he helps IT teams at odds with a vendor or inte

Oct 20, 2009

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Oracle OpenWorld Wrap-Up: The Best and Worst from San Francisco

Oracle's annual OpenWorld conference is over, and CIO.com has rounded up all of the important news, announcements, blog posts and tweets that came out of the annual high-tech get-together in San Francisco.

Oct 16, 2009

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Five Fixes for Apple’s App Store

From the Google voice fiasco to this week's Pepsi pick-up line app, Apple's vaunted app store is showing its weaknesses. CIO.com's Tom Kaneshige suggests five steps Apple should take to make the store better for users and developers.

Oct 15, 2009

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Reporter’s Notebook: Oracle OpenWorld 2009

Highlights and lowlights from this year's show: Cloud talk eclipsed by real-life rain, too many #oow09 tweets, not enough specifics about Fusion or Java plans, and an action-packed visit by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. CIO.com's T

Oct 15, 2009

ERP Systems Enterprise Applications Outsourcing

Behind Enemy Lines: Salesforce.com and Rimini Street at Oracle OpenWorld

Both tech vendors are aiming to change the rules of game for enterprise software. And while they're going about it with two different business models, the companies share some things in common.

Oct 13, 2009

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How to Keep Your Outsourcing Provider Hungry for Your Application Development Business

More IT leaders are spreading their application development and maintenance work among several outsourcing vendors. Multisourcing, as the practice is called, increases competition, breadth of resources, availability and management overhead.

Oct 13, 2009

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