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RSS mergers economicServer Virtualization: A Step Toward Cost Efficiency and Business Agility
White Paper Rapid growth and rampant Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) during the past decade have led to the proliferation of servers, which has increased complexity and incompatible technologies. Danger and opportunity aptly describe... [12 Nov 2009]
Microsoft Dynamics: Welding Different Companies into a Business Powerhouse
White Paper Among these companies, whose attitudes to technology tended to be more forward looking than usual, a common issue was growth via mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Microsoft Dynamics provides powerful software that helps... [28 Oct 2009]
Management Magnified: Strategies for Revenue Growth in an Economic Downturn
White Paper Mergers and acquisitions - another avenue to growth - also fell, as funds dried up and companies became reluctant to borrow. At first glance, the global economic crisis, which began in the US financial... [16 Sep 2009]
Consolidating IT - Managing the Risk
White Paper There are daily announcements of companies failing to maintain their stability and as a result, there are regular news stories of mergers and acquisitions. The current global economic situation is... [10 Jul 2009]
Transforming the Business of Human Resources
White Paper After a number of acquisitions and mergers spanning only a few short years, operating Verizon's human resources department and managing employees successfully in an ever changing environment became increasingly complex. [30 May 2009]
SOA Plug-and-Play Services
White Paper With shifting economic conditions and rapidly evolving IT strategies along with mergers and acquisitions, few banks have had the appetite to untangle the morass of legacy systems running their businesses. [01 May 2009]
Strategic Agility Planning for Banks
White Paper Another agility driver is a need to harness new opportunities such as Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), and new product segments. Today, the banking industry needs greater agility to address challenges such as... [01 May 2009]
Google CEO: 'We're not immune to economic gloom'
News Schmidt also said that Google "was pretty inactive right now" on the mergers and acquisitions front, blaming unfavourable prices. Google CEO Eric Schmidt expects 2009 to be a "tough, tough" year and he warned the search... [04 Mar 2009]
Fewer white knights to tech's rescue in 2008
News During 2008, tech mergers and acquisitions fell 40 per cent across virtually every sector of the industry, with $290bn in deals getting done to date. In addition, the research group said it expects to see a continuation... [19 Dec 2008]
Legacy IT holding back insurers
Comment In Europe, where mergers and acquisitions have been historically more prevalent than in the US, the diversity and age of the technology in use is even more acute. With the global economic crisis well... [16 Dec 2008]
Legal Eye: Outsourcing through the credit crunch
Comment The IT challenge of rapid mergers and acquisitions Will the economic crisis act as a blocker or driver of outsourcing activity? As the economy heads into recession, it's time to delve into the legal... [26 Nov 2008]
Four types of tech in demand during a downturn
News The consultancy added that the economic slowdown may trigger a rise in mergers and acquisitions - which could create significant opportunities for IT consulting and systems integration organisations. He... [28 Oct 2008]
Phishers cash in on credit crisis
News It seems phishers are cashing in on the current economic crisis and climate of mergers between financial institutions. Security firm SonicWall said Thursday it has been seeing emails that attempt to lure... [03 Oct 2008]
Revealed: Which IT jobs will survive the credit crunch
News According to analyst house Forrester, as organisations look at reducing costs through mergers and acquisitions, skills around data, applications and process integration will be increasingly in demand. [29 Sep 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Do great firms innovate?
Comment The sad thing about huge mergers and acquisitions is that it is well known that they destroy economic value. Microsoft is no exception and its bid for Yahoo! just emphasises its route to success, argues... [20 Feb 2008]
