http://www.silicon.com Results for spend en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39677645,00.htm Of those of you who could put down a donut for long enough to answer a survey by The IT Job Board, more than half said they now spend less time doing exercise, and three-quarters said what they were eating now differed; with 39 per cent not having... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:59:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/unified-communications/beware-the-turf-wars-when-merging-comms-39671618.htm We foresee a booming market for managed services, simply because unified communications is tricky and many companies won't want to spend the time and effort to do it themselves. Enterprise take-up of unified communications - the merging of IP... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:24:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39671619,00.htm On a more positive note, spending on email marketing looks likely to rise, with more than two-thirds (70 per cent) of marketers predicting an increase in spend despite recent marketing budget cuts. Marketing emails are at risk of being blocked as... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:09:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39661655,00.htm The deal costs the Highways Agency about £20m per year but has cut its annual IT spend by about 10 per cent, delivered a fast return on investment and "continues to deliver further savings year-on-year", according to Plumpton. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39658905,00.htm Such an approach was taken by the Royal Mail Group (RMG), which has cut its annual IT spend by 10 per cent by paring back its outsourced services. RMG was able to cut £11m from its IT opex spend over the last year and, in 2010, it will look to cut... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:29:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817866p,00.htm This free, interactive tool can quantify the benefits of an upgrade to Oracle E-Business Suite R12 on IBM hardware. Quickly show your CFO how an upgrade can: Lower cost of ownership Deliver greater business intelligence editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817620p,00.htm However organizations often spend a lot of time, effort, and money trying to prevent their customers from experiencing it. Identity theft is a catch-all term for crimes involving illegal usage of another individual's identity. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817865p,00.htm Spend 10 minutes with free JDE ROI Tool and see how you can save thousands with a JD Edwards technology refresh. The tool lets you: identify strategic drivers conduct a brief benefits analysis demonstrate the significant value you could achieve by... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60813026p,00.htm Student and faculty users, most of who are already pressed for time, must spend additional energy sifting through unwanted messages to make sure the legitimate ones get through. Network administrators, on the other hand, spend their valuable... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60809986p,00.htm Outsourcing network support services is not a luxury that only the largest companies can afford. Rather, it is a smart strategy for any organization to consider, especially SMBs that lack internal IT resources. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60809970p,00.htm When author received these two nearly identical emails on the same day, the idea came to author that one should really spend some time and formulize what one has been telling people about in email responses - and this paper is the outcome. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812878p,00.htm Infrastructure management teams need to embrace automated and integrated management strategies in order to keep their organizations competitive and to get the greatest payback possible out of the money they spend on technology and staff. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60605379p,00.htm The current economic crisis has most companies scrambling for ways to get the most out of every dollar they spend. However, to date, many of the gains have been illusory due to high server costs, lack of effective virtualization and management, and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:21:54 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39635526,00.htm As stakeholders in which our success is measured by the effectiveness of the solutions implemented within our environments, we CIOs need to spend more time ensuring process and workflow realignment are properly addressed - otherwise many project... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39631821,00.htm There is a clear feeling that it's cheaper for firms to grow organically than to spend their money on expensive buys - since acquisition targets can command a hefty premium. Indian outsourcers certainly have the cash - so why aren't they buying up... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:24:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39621068,00.htm It also found that staff spend nine per cent less time searching for documents and emails and seven per cent less time managing their inbox. Businesses thinking of switching to cloud computing should expect a bumpy probation period, if the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:49:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39617376,00.htm While one-third of people say they would like to spend their holidays enjoying romantic time with a loved one, an eye-watering two-thirds would rather spend their time off with their laptop, according to a survey by BT and VisitBritain. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:00:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39617374,00.htm These savings will be realised from 2011 and will be in addition to the £70m that the HMRC cut from its annual spend on the Aspire contract in 2007. The taxman will cut £110m from its annual IT bill by trimming its IT infrastructure. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:09:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60600875p,00.htm In addition, touch-screen users expect to spend a short time at the kiosk since they are typically standing and can only use their fingers to perform actions. The self-service, touch-screen kiosk must be easy and simple to use by people who have... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:38:24 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60549156p,00.htm Companies with 1,000 or more employees are expected to spend USD 764 million on Web 2.0 in 2008. This AnalystPerspectives report presents an overview of analyst observations about the concept of Web 2.0 and their opinions and predictions about its... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:39:45 +0000