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Public Council Teleconference: Application Rationalization — Hidden Costs and Smart Decisions
November 17 at 11:00 am US/Eastern (GMT-5)
Join Honorio Padrón, of The Hackett Group, who will share the drivers for companies to tackle application rationalization and the results of research that define the hidden cost of complexity. Additionally, we will discuss key decision milestones—to start or not, holding the course steady and fulfilling expectations.
Virtual Desktop Cost-Benefit Analysis — Michael Jacobs, Catlin Group
The analysis contained in this presentation measures the cost of everything from the machines and licenses to the infrastructure for virtual vs. traditional desktop environments.
Honor your best senior team members - Apply for the CIO Ones to Watch Award
Get well-earned public recognition for your top up-and-coming team members, your IT organization and your enterprise. Award winners will be announced, publicized and feted in May 2010, great timing to help attract new IT recruits to your company.
Learn more about the CIO Executive Council »April 03, 2006 — CIO —
Electronic Data Systems will make a conditional offer to obtain a controlling stake in Indian outsourcing and software firm Mphasis BFL for roughly $380 million, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Plano, Texas-based EDS plans to offer the company 204.5 rupees (roughly $4.58) for each of its shares, according to The Journal.
As a condition of the deal, EDS would acquire 83 million shares, or approximately 52 percent of Bangalore-based Mphasis’ outstanding shares, The Journal reports.
“This offer is complementary to our overall strategy to enhance EDS’ presence and capabilities in India,” said EDS Chairman and Chief Executive Mike Jordan, according to The Journal.
Mphasis currently employs more than 12,000 people, 11,000 of whom are based in India.
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