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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 »January 15, 2004 — CIO —
Individuals had given more than $177 million to the campaigns of President Bush and the eight major Democrats as of Sept. 30, 2003. (See "Where the Candidates Stand," Page 60, for their positions on IT-related issues.) Included in the millions were $2,000 individual donations?individuals are limited to contributions of $2,000 to each candidate in the primary election?from some high-ranking members of the IT industry. Fill in the blanks to match the donors with their candidates. (Note: Not every candidate received money from someone on this list.)
1. Floyd Duane Ackerman, CEO, BellSouth
2. Craig Barrett, CEO, Intel
3. Carly Fiorina, Chairman and CEO, Hewlett-Packard
4. Gary Forsee, Chairman and CEO, Sprint
5. Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft
6. Andrew Grove, Chairman, Intel
7. Jeffrey Heller, President and COO, EDS
8. Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO, Google
A President George W. Bush
B Gen. Wesley Clark of Arkansas
C Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean
D Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina
E Rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri
F Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts
G Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut
H Former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois
I The Rev. Al Sharpton of New York
1. A, 2. A and G, 3. A, 4. A, 5. A, 6. G, 7. A, 8. E and F
Source: Center for Responsive Politics (www.opensecrets.org)