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IT Outsourcing: Think Twice Before You Issue a Single RFP

Sure, the big outsourcing providers can offer application development and infrastructure services. But just because they do doesn't mean you should send them a single RFP if you need to provision both. Pace Harmon's Steve Martin explains th

4 Nov 2009
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5 Questions with NetSuite’s CFO

A high-tech CFO who makes sales calls? It's all in a day's work for NetSuite CFO Jim McGeever. Here's his take on how SaaS is beating big vendor FUD, the Larry Ellison effect, and the future of business apps.

3 Nov 2009
ERP Systems Outsourcing SaaS
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You Can Outsource City Hall, but Not Offshore–Yet

Faced with declining revenue and increased demand for IT services, state and local governments are looking to third-party IT providers for help, even amid some high profile public sector outsourcing disasters. And while offshoring remains off the tab

29 Oct 2009
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Oracle vs. SAP: Battle of the Fall 2009 Balance Sheets

A head-to-head examination of how the two software giants were able to increase net income during a global recession in which revenues plunged.

29 Oct 2009
ERP Systems Enterprise Applications Outsourcing
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When Did a Billion Become Boring?

'One million'-anything used to be impressive. Now, even 1 billion is blah. Just one example: Number 326 on Forbes' list of the wealthiest Americans is worth just more than one billion. Are we jaded, or have we lost perspective on all t

23 Oct 2009
Careers Enterprise Applications Outsourcing
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Supply Chain Surprise: Nothing Says Happy Holidays ’09 Like Purell!

Supply-chain import data from Panjiva shows that U.S. retailers are stocking up on hand-sanitizer products to meet expected demands from a Swine Flu-weary public.

22 Oct 2009
Enterprise Applications Outsourcing Supply Chain Management Software
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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.

21 Oct 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

20 Oct 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.

16 Oct 2009
Developer Enterprise Applications Outsourcing
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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.

15 Oct 2009
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