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News Financial services is not making the steepest cuts, however: that honour goes to the agriculture mining and construction industry with a 9.2 per cent year-on-year fall, followed by the discrete manufacturing industry... [04 Nov 2009]
2010: When IT budgets start to grow again
News CIOs faced with budget cuts and tougher conditions this year appear to have made the most stringent cutbacks around hardware, which saw enterprise spending fall by 16.5 per cent year-on-year in 2009. If you haven't... [20 Oct 2009]
Dell Cuts IT Work, Tightens Security, Improves Performance with New Software
White Paper Dell is planning to upgrade its 100,000 desktop and portable computers to the Windows® 7 operating system to reduce desktop management costs and enhance data security. [14 Oct 2009]
It's down to you to save the world, IT industry
News The recommendation calls for measurable cuts in the energy use and carbon emissions associated with the production, transport and sales of ICT equipment and components and develop a framework to measure its energy and... [13 Oct 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 09.10.09
Round-Up Mac users are on the up, thanks to price cuts, great hardware and the enduring legacy of Vista. How often have you had the following conversations with your significant other? I've just been speaking to Tim, he's madly... [09 Oct 2009]
Downturn means fewer outsourcing workers saying 'I do'
Comment The craze for a suitable software engineer son-in-law to bring in to the family has evaporated with the economic recession and the ensuing pink slips, pay cuts and depressed job market. Economic hard times are causing... [07 Oct 2009]
Chartered Cuts Time to Report a Bill of Materials From One Hour to Less Than One Minute
White Paper The ability to respond quickly to customer requests is a significant competitive advantage and more important than ever in challenging economic times. However, the use of suboptimal systems to track and manage critical Intellectual... [02 Oct 2009]
Burgmann Industries GmbH & Co. KG Cuts Processing Times by 50% With Performance Management Solution
White Paper Burgmann Industries GmbH & Co. KG wanted to minimize the time and staff resource costs associated with replacing the company's legacy product and improve the company's ability to manage key accounts by classifying basic data elements for... [02 Oct 2009]
Cliffs Natural Resources Cuts Month-End Close From Seven Days to Four Days, Standardizes Reporting
White Paper Cliffs Natural Resources wanted to replace spreadsheet based reporting, which was costly and prone to late delivery and shorten month-end reporting time to ensure the Asia Pacific management team has time to review consolidated regional... [02 Oct 2009]
Leading Medical Publisher Cuts Costs by 25% With Virtualized Datacentres
White Paper Leading medical publisher Thieme wanted to optimise its datacentre to cope with continued business growth. But the company wanted to introduce an e-business platform to appeal to a greater number of customers. [02 Oct 2009]
University Improves Performance, Provisioning; Cuts Costs With Virtualization
White Paper Founded in 1975, Universidade Vila Velha (UVV) has grown into the largest private university in Espirito Santo, Brazil. Its IT staff of 15 professionals is responsible for managing the entire UVV infrastructure, which is accessed by... [02 Oct 2009]
Large Nonprofit Cuts Development Time by 300 Percent Using xRM
White Paper With the support of nearly one million members and partnerships with large public and private supporters, the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation carries out its mission as the world's largest tree-planting organization. [02 Oct 2009]
Manufacturer Cuts Costs, Improves Service, Streamlines Management With Virtualization
White Paper Calcados Marte is a leading manufacturer of women's footwear, with 2009 revenues expected to reach U.S.million. The Brazilian company relies on technology to share data among its internal users and widely dispersed resellers. [02 Oct 2009]
BT Retail Boosts Upselling and Productivity and Cuts Churn in Price-And Service-Driven Market
White Paper A major force in the U.K.communications market, BT Retail offers a mix of innovative propositions, integrated offerings, and bespoke solutions that have won it 17 million business and residential customers. [02 Oct 2009]
Power Distributor Switches Server Infrastructure and Cuts Costs
White Paper Powerco is New Zealand's second largest electricity and gas distribution company, servicing approximately 410,000 consumers across the upper central and lower central North Island. Powerco had previously maintained both Oracle RAC and... [02 Oct 2009]
