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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.
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Best Buy Buys Half of Carphone Warehouse for $2.1B
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Thursday said it will acquire 50 percent of The Carphone Warehouse for about £1.1 billion ($2.1 billion).
May 08, 2008 — IDG News Service —
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Thursday said it will acquire 50 percent of The Carphone Warehouse for about £1.1 billion ($2.1 billion).
Best Buy hopes to take advantage of The Carphone Warehouse's expertise in sourcing mobility products, bundling services and operating smaller stores, it said. The deal should also help The Carphone Warehouse grow in Europe.
The new company will comprise The Carphone Warehouse's existing retail business, including more than 2,400 stores in nine European countries under the Carphone Warehouse and Phone House brands. It will also introduce Best Buy stores and Web sites across Europe, starting next year.
Best Buy currently operates 1,314 stores in the United States, Canada and China.
The Carphone Warehouse will use the proceeds from Best Buy to pay down debt and make investments in broadband. The deal remains subject to Carphone Warehouse shareholder approval. It is expected to close by August 30, the end of Best Buy's fiscal second quarter.
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