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June 17, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM U.S./ET (GMT-4)
Larry Bonfante, CIO of the U.S. Tennis Association, will discuss the skills and approaches that your rising IT leaders must learn to be effective in an executive capacity.
How to Handle Your New CEO: Managing Turnover at the Top
June 18, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM U.S./Eastern (GMT-4)
Turbulent times have increased turnover at the top. Find out what Council CIOs have done to "break in" new CEOs—build relationships, set expectations, educate on the role of IT.
Mid-Market CIO Panel: Tips and Techniques for Improving Vendor Relationships
July 15, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM U.S./Eastern (GMT-4)
We'll highlight relationship priorities and best practices identified in a Council study, and we'll interact with a CIO panel on the approaches they've used to improve strategic vendor partnerships.
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Dearly Departed: Companies and Products That Didn't Deserve to Die
Some products just didn't deserve to die. But they did, because the companies made bad business decisions. We revisit several of our favorites--from minicomputers to software utilities--and mourn the best and brightest that died an untimely death.
July 23, 2007 — CIO —
The computer industry is an unforgiving place. One slip, and today's darling becomes tomorrow's footnote, regardless of its previous track record. One lousy upgrade can be enough to do in a company, especially if a nimble-footed competitor leaps in with smart marketing and a usable product.
Then there are the companies whose missteps were not in their products, but in their business practices. Let's face it; geeks are not necessarily good accountants. Or marketers. Or distribution experts. And, sadly, some get taken advantage of by savvy businessmen who see an opportunity for profit.
Nostalgic souls that we are, we pulled together a list of a few of the dearly departed to honor their memories with a brief look at their prematurely truncated lives. Some of their products live on with other vendors, but the essence that made each company special has disappeared into the annals of time.
The Future of Financial Reporting
Offset Expenditures with Old Switches
Managing an Offshore Development Center
Cost Effective Data Loss Prevention
Data Loss Prevention and Enterprise Rights Management
Investing in Business Analytics Technology
IT Consolidation Made Easy
Webcast with Dan Vesset: Investing in Business Analytics Technology
Capitalize on Your SAP Content
Enterprise Cloud Computing: Ready for Primetime?
Preparing Your Business Services for the Future
Enterprise System Management Challenges in Big Organizations with Eli Almog
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