IT Outsourcing
Gartner, 6/5/02: IT Operations and Outsourcing Teleconference
Speaker: Mark Nicolett
Key Topics: How should enterprises make sourcing decisions for IT operations? How can internal IT operations become the preferred service provider? How can IT operations groups be effective in selectively outsourced environments?
[PowerPoint here]
Desktop Management
eWeek, 6/5/02: Taking the Pain Out of PC Migrations
By Paula Musich
Miramar Systems Inc., a veteran of the PC migration industry, will announce on Monday that it has re-architected its Desktop DNA migration tool into two different versions for larger enterprises and small-to-medium-size businesses.
The more sophisticated Desktop DNA Enterprise Edition release 4.0, designed for larger enterprises, adds a variety of enhancements to streamline the migration process in moving to a new PC or new operating system. The greatly simplified Desktop DNA Professional is intended for smaller enterprises that don't have a sizable and experienced IT staff.
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Microsoft
ZDNet, 6/6/02: Testers put Win XP update on alert
By Joe Wilcox
Microsoft plans to release a long-anticipated test version of an update to Windows XP on Thursday, a company representative said.
The update, or Service Pack 1, will ship to about 10,000 testers, according to the representative. As previously reported, it will include features intended to make it easier for consumers to choose third-party software over Microsoft's own products, in compliance with a settlement brokered in Microsoft's 4-year-old antitrust case.
The service pack will introduce four options for managing, customizing or removing Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Windows Media Player, Windows Messenger, Microsoft's version of the Java Virtual Machine, and competing so-called middleware from other companies.
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Technology Economy
Reuters, 6/5/02: Cisco's Chambers Looks for a Recovery Next Year
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO.O) Chief Executive John Chambers on Wednesday said he sees a revival in telecommunications industry spending next year, led by a rebound in the U.S. economy.
``I'd say next year, as soon as the economy comes back as people expect,'' he told Reuters in an interview at the Supercomm, a major communications equipment conference in Atlanta.
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