CenterBeam
ZDNet, 8/18/03: CenterBeam to offer 'terminate anytime' outsourcing terms
By David Berlind, Tech Update
Now, citing a more utility-like business model, medium enterprise-targeted IT consultancy CenterBeam has jumped on the no-risk bandwagon with monthly--instead of the typical yearly (or longer)--contractual terms.
CenterBeam defines the mid-size enterprise as having between 100 and 2,500 employees. According to CenterBeam CEO and president Kevin Francis, "This is a radically different way of billing. For our customers, going month to month is the ultimate service-level agreement. Give us 30 days notice and we will provision you to another supplier of your choice or you can take everything over yourself."
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Outsourcing
Gartner, 8/14/03: The Changing Face of Value in Outsourcing Relationships
Enterprises are looking at the value delivered via outsourcing relationships in a more strategic way than they have to date. Sustained business value will be the key metric used to demonstrate future value.
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IT Management
Computerworld, 8/18/03: Patching Becoming a Major Resource Drain for Companies
Story by Jaikumar Vijayan
AUGUST 18, 2003 ( COMPUTERWORLD ) - Last week's W32.Blaster worm, which affected thousands of computers worldwide running Windows operating systems, highlighted the enormous challenge companies face in keeping their systems up to date with patches for vulnerabilities, users said.
Companies that, ahead of Blaster's rampage, had installed Microsoft Corp.'s patch for a flaw identified last month said they felt no effect from the worm. But the seemingly constant work involved in guarding against such worms is becoming a burden that could prove unsustainable over time, users said.
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Mobile
The New York Times, 8/18/03: Start-Up Plans to Introduce Alternate Wi-Fi Technology
By JOHN MARKOFF
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 17 — Airgo Networks, a heavily financed Silicon Valley start-up, plans on Monday to introduce an alternative to the popular Wi-Fi wireless data standard for connecting to the Internet, capable of doubling Wi-Fi's already high speed and extending its range.
Airgo's technology is just one example, industry executives said, of the continued emergence of new companies, undercutting recent fears that wireless technology innovation is slowing and is in danger of being dominated by a few large established concerns.
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Collaborative Technologies
Mitch Kapor’s Weblog, 8/18/03: Why Use Exchange?
After a number of comments to my previous post, some a bit acid-etched, questioning why I was using Exchange at all instead of a Lotus/IBM product for calendaring, I checked and realized I had never posted an explanation about my product choice, though it's been a staple of my informal talks and speeches for a long time.
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