Desktop Outsourcing
Washington Technology, 5/6/02: 9th Annual Top 100 Federal Prime Contractors: Nation’s woes fuel federal market
Moreover, the increasing emphasis by federal agencies on solution buying and outsourcing is forcing companies to get big in order to compete, analysts and industry officials said.
Even Lockheed Martin, the company that leads the Top 100 list, is looking to do more deals after taking several years off to digest what it bought in the early and mid 1990s. In 2001, Lockheed Martin bought OAO Corp., which had ranked No. 42 on last year’s list.
The reason for the deal: Lockheed Martin wanted to strengthen its position to pursue IT outsourcing opportunities, such as the ones expected to come out of the Army Enterprise Infostructure Technology project, the service’s program for updating and standardizing its desktop computers and networking infrastructure.
“OAO brought us a very well-managed seat management operation,” said Linda Gooden, president of Lockheed Martin Information Technology. Adding OAO to Gooden’s sector brought in almost 2,000 seasoned IT professionals and more than 100,000 seats in desktop outsourcing contracts.
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IT Management
IDG, 6/4/02: Gartner: Poor IT asset management leads to waste
Scarlet Pruitt, IDG News ServiceBoston Bureau
BOSTON (06/04/2002) - Hardware, as it turns out, can be a lot like relationships: sometimes you don't know what you've got until it's gone. At least, that's the conclusion drawn by researcher Gartner Inc., which released a report Tuesday revealing that many companies don't understand their hardware asset bases, leading to a loss of time, money and system performance.
According to Gartner, less than 25 percent of companies worldwide have an IT asset management program in place that can determine potential dangers. Without thorough knowledge of their systems, companies risk gathering incorrect information on hardware and software upgrades, overspending on upgrades, or giving false information to application development groups, Gartner said.
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Giga, 6/4/02: Common Mistakes in Desktop Technology Selection and Implementation
Rob Enderle
There are a number of mistakes Giga has tracked during the last several years with regard to desktop technology selection and implementation.
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Meta, 4/5/02: The Case for Outsourcing: The Headcount Benchmark
Service Management Strategies
Wissam Raffoul
IT organizations wishing to optimize performance must undertake a self-assessment to examine headcount allocation to IT functions. The results should be used to explore efficiency improvement alternatives by examining operations excellence programs, embarking on outsourcing ventures, or embracing a combination of in-house delivery and outsourcing strategies.
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