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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 »November 11, 2008 — IDG News Service —
Ongoing telecommunication reforms in North Africa are presenting new opportunities for investors, according to a report by Analysys Mason.
Titled "MENA Telecoms Market: Strategies and Opportunities 2008--2013," the report examines the key issues affecting the fixed, mobile and broadband markets in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region.
More operators will enter the telecoms markets in the MENA region as liberalization continues, the report notes, but established players still have many opportunities to expand their presence in the region.
"Broadband services will represent the key growth area during the next five years," said Daniel Jones, report author and analyst at Analysys Mason. "Mobile operators need to position themselves to take advantage of this growth."
Morocco's third 2G license is expected to be issued in the coming months, for example, following the commencement of the bidding process in October. This is among the many opportunities still available in the region, Jones said.
"The new licenses and privatization activity will enable major operators in the region -- such as Etisalat, Orascom, Saudi Telecom, Qtel and Zain -- to expand their pan-regional operations and strengthen their grip on the region," he added.
According to the report, however, major investment opportunities in Algeria and Egypt are still clouded by political or regulatory issues that make it unclear as to when operators will be able to take advantage of these markets. Such issues have dogged the sale of a stake in Algérie Télécom and the issuance of a second fixed license in Egypt.