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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.
Secrets of Successful Vendor Contract Negotiations for the Mid-Market
Sept. 10, 2009, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM U.S./Eastern (GMT-4)
On this free public Council teleconference, Matthew A. Karlyn, attorney at Foley & Lardner in Boston, will share tips on negotiating tactics and new, creative contract terms to help mid-market CIOs make better deals.
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March 15, 2003 — CIO —
| Proprietary | Open Source |
| Web browser | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape | Mozilla (based on Netscape) |
| Web server | |
| Microsoft IIS, Netscape | Apache (60 percent of all websites run it) |
| Application server | |
| WebMethods (includes opensource JBoss application) | JBoss (2 million downloads in 2002); Apache Tomcat (most WebSphere widely used application server) |
| Office suite | |
| Microsoft Office, Corel WordPerfect Office | OpenOffice.org (based on Sun’s proprietary StarOffice) |
| E-mail/collaboration | |
| Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes | Ximian Evolution |
| Database Oracle9i, IBM DB2, currentlyMicrosoft SQL Server Trial | MySQL, PostgreSQL (both lack the power and depth of industrial-strength Oracle and DB2) |
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The Link Between Effective Online Business Banking and Web 2.0
The Reality of Open Source Business Intelligence Options
The Gartner Magic Quadrant for IT PPM Applications
Brocade and Imperva: Providing Best-of-Breed Products
Improve Code Quality Across Your Software Organization
Managing Client Systems in the Enterprise
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
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