Recent Articles
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Congress at Odds Over Data Breaches
Despite a steady stream of data breach disclosures this year—most recently by CardSystems Solutions Inc. —members of Congress are unable to agree on how to combat the growing threat to consumer privacy, and the roster of divergent measures grew again Thursday. “We need to do everything possible to ensure that our personal information remains privileged…
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IT Consulting Forecast Good, But With Challenges
The next five years hold a lot of opportunity for IT consultants as clients strive to maximize their competitiveness in a “more for less economy,” according to James Champy, chairman of consulting at Perot Systems Corp. But for clients to maximize the benefits of IT outsourcing and consulting, they must not lose sight of the…
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CardSystems Solutions Becomes a Cautionary Tale
Poor old CardSystems Solutions got thwacked in the head with a major trout this week by Visa and American Express. Both companies said that they would no longer do business with the ACH (automated clearing house). MasterCard has given CSS until the end of August to demonstrate compliance with MC’s standards or face the same…
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HP’s Cost-Cutting Measures Don’t Scare Partners
Hewlett-Packard Co.’s announced work force layoffs will not materially affect its channel partners, many resellers and distributors closely aligned with HP believe. HP’s announcement earlier this week centered on creating a leaner, meaner company. To do that, CEO Mark Hurd announced that the Palo Alto, Calif., company will cut about 10 percent of its full-time…
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Increasingly, Consultants are the Key to IT Projects
IT consultants are gaining influence inside enterprise accounts and with their SMB counterparts—and for good reason. With technology initiatives becoming more tightly tied to an organization’s overall business strategy, the influence of and need for a sophisticated IT consultant partner to help strategize, organize and manage the deployment process is becoming vital to the success…
