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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 »September 02, 2008 — IDG News Service —
Zambian Minister of Communication and Transport Dora Siliya has formed a committee to address the financial viability of the troubled Zambia Telecommunication (Zamtel).
Zamtel is a government-run communication utility, providing mobile, fixed and Internet services.
The government cannot continue funding Zamtel with the knowledge that it needs more than money to survive, Siliya said, calling for a new business model.
The committee -- comprising members from the Ministry of Communication and Transport, the Ministry of Finance and National Planning, and the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry -- will submit their recommendations to the three ministries within a month, Siliya said last week.
Based on the report, the ministries will then act to make Zamtel competitive with other service providers in the country.
Siliya further noted that Zamtel has the potential to offer more services than it currently does.
One of the business plans being considered includes the separation of CellZ, Zamtel's sister company, which provides mobile service from Zamtel. Currently, CellZ operates under Zamtel management.
Zamtel is also considering laying off 800 workers.