total cost of ownership in news
Open source to go mainstream, says Gartner
News However, Gartner argues that at the operating-system level, Linux deployments are showing smaller benefits in total cost of ownership as it is applied to more demanding projects, because of the technical skills required to use it: "Much of the... [07 Apr 2008]
Apple, open source and SaaS tipped to be tech future
News They provide significant opportunities for vendors and users to lower their total cost of ownership and increase returns on investment. Gartner's five-year forecasts are out and there are plenty of trends which could prove worrisome for Microsoft... [01 Feb 2008]
Businesses warned over consumer tech 'bargains'
News Some businesses buy consumer class PCs and laptops for company use due to their lower initial cost but analyst Gartner is warning they could actually end up with a higher total cost of ownership. Businesses have been warned they risk higher costs... [03 Dec 2007]
Mac versus PCs - the CIO verdict
News He said: "There would have to be a seismic shift in total cost of ownership to force a number of companies to jump from PC to Mac. The cost of upgrading to Windows Vista is forcing more organisations to evaluate alternatives including Apple Macs... [12 Jul 2007]
Iceland heats up tech plans
News It said the hosted service will "significantly reduce" the retailer's total cost of ownership for its voice services, rather than simply providing pence per minute savings on voice spend. Frozen food retailer Iceland Foods has extended its... [02 Feb 2007]
Green IT: 'Do it for the money if nothing else'
News However, he said a greater financial imperative - gained by understanding total cost of ownership issues, including energy consumption - is likely to get IT departments thinking about energy savings differently. [22 Nov 2006]
Munich finally flicks the Linux switch
News We do not have a goal to compare total cost of ownership. Total internal and external costs are now expected to be €35m, up from a figure of €30m quoted by the government three years ago. The city of Munich has finally started to migrate to Linux... [26 Sep 2006]
Stock Exchange gears up for the future
News The LSE is in the third and final wave of tech overhaul, started three years ago, with a brief to update the company's systems, increase uptime and agility, and lower total cost of ownership (TCO). The Exchange is also working to cut the total cost... [26 Sep 2006]
Thin client computing comes of age
News The reason for that was TCO [total cost of ownership]," he said. Thin client technology has come of age and can help boost security and trim IT costs, according to a panel of users. With the PC now 25 years old, a number of competing technologies... [08 Sep 2006]
CRM projects learn from mistakes of the past
News Smaller businesses tend to have relatively standard business practices and so on-demand components meet their needs better, as does the lower total cost of ownership. Customer relationship management projects are enjoying a come-back, despite the... [30 Aug 2006]
SurfControl catches BlackSpider
News Such services, as offered by the likes of BlackSpider and UK rival MessageLabs, have gained serious ground over on-premise offerings in the last two years, with promises of lower total cost of ownership and fewer management headaches. [13 Jul 2006]
Is CRM now a "must have" for firms of all sizes?
News Although the scale is different the challenges are the same and with a host of CRM vendors targeting these organisations with on-demand solutions and promises of lower total cost of ownership, it seems the message is getting through and the need... [22 May 2006]
Microsoft trumpets pay-as-you-go PCs
News In an attempt to make PC ownership more accessible to people in emerging markets, Microsoft is introducing a new concept in computing: pay-as-you-go PCs. These include the cost of the software and hardware being used, as well as the country's... [22 May 2006]
Public sector must wake up to CRM
News Nelson admitted healthcare might be one area where keeping matters in-house carries a perception of greater security but he said his company is making major in-roads into school systems and other public sector areas where budget, total cost of... [24 Mar 2006]
Lack of 'quality' email app hinders desktop Linux
News Licensing costs and total cost of ownership were the most popular reasons given for deploying desktop Linux, while few users cited security as a factor. Email functionality will be the most significant factor governing the take-up of Linux on the... [02 Dec 2005]
Keep updated for stories matching total cost of ownership in news via RSS
