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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 31, 2008 — CIO —
A proposed Congressional bill, the Communications Opportunity Promotion Enhancement Act, or COPE, says all users should have equal Internet access, whether for video, e-mail or any other activity they desire.
However, not all bandwidth use is equal. Here, CIO's Gary Beach proposes a reasonable compromise between Internet pipe owners like Verizon, AT&T and AOL, and pipe users (and arguably bandwidth hogs) Google, YouTube and Yahoo.
How do you feel about "use more, pay more?" Is there another viable alternative? Beach argues that Eric Schmidt (CEO of Google) and Randall Stephenson (AT&T's chief executive) get together and work out a plan amenable to both sides in the debate. Sound off below and share your thoughts.