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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 »July 15, 2002 — CIO —
The FAA would argue that improved airport security has made flying safer during the past year. However, more sensitive metal detectors and random security checks don’t address the medical risks of flying?from stress symptoms and dehydration to more serious maladies like blood clots and radiation exposure.
When passengers are packed into coach-class seats like sardines, the lack of mobility can lead to blood clots. Dr. Peter Degnan, an integrative medicine physician at Equinox Health and Healing in Portsmouth, N.H., advises flyers to select an aisle seat for additional freedom of movement.
Since Sept. 11, the stress and fears associated with air travel have increased significantly. Degnan recommends relaxation techniques like deep breathing to soothe nerves.
One additional health risk is exposure to radiation, which is inevitable at the high altitudes that planes travel. The risk is more significant for airline personnel, who were actually reclassified by the FAA as radiation workers in 1996. For the average flyer, radiation exposure is both minimal and unpreventable.