July/August
2001 News
- BP
take the W2K plunge
- EU
VAT may cause exodus to US
- Common
anxieties for CIOs
- To
W2K or not to W2K, XP is the question?
- Portal
features required for corporates
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BP
roll out the barrel of W2K
BP have rolled out 65,000
W2K desktops across their organisation completing 90% of the estate in 6
months. To do this BP had to replace 80% of their kit. They are already
gaining business benefits with improved collaboration, increased productivity
and enabled more flexible working.
Eurostyle
VAT attacks the Internet
The EU finance ministers
are discussing charging VAT on electronically delivered goods. This will
become a burden on doing business thereby reducing the benefits which could
cause companies to deliver their goods from companies outside the EU.
Common
anxieties for CIOs
- Confidence in
some aspects of the job but very apprehensive with others
- Frustration with
lack of clear strategic direction for the business and inconsistent
messages from the CEO
- Shock by interpersonal
conflicts and tensions that arise during the change process
- Frustration by
peers' lack of technical understanding
- Irritation at
mixed messages from the board
To
W2K or not to W2K, XP is the question?
Office XP launch has
IT managers stumped on what is the best thing to do. Move to XP will cost
and has risks whilst not to move to XP will cost. And those that have moved
will have to answer the question - why did you do it? Nice one Microsoft.
Portal
features required for corporates
As the portal technologies
mature the corporates are increasing their take-up. The major features that
are required are:
- Security
- Information Search
- Single point of
information access
- Single sign-on
Shorties
- Tivoli has shifted
from framework systems management to focused areas: security; storage;
configuration and operation addressing availability and performance.
- MS Ballmer admits
that MS have neglected security issues in their software. "Security
is fundamental and we should have spent more time on this". Maybe
they thought they were in the Swiss cheese business!
- GIGA International
Group have estimated that mobile users cost three times as much as desktop
support. (Euro10,140 v Euro3,900). A business with a 40% mobile workforce
will spend ca. 15% of its IT budget on mobile support.
- Commerce One is
now number 1 after supply chain specialist Exterprise buyout. The acquisition
gives C1 automated transactions in online trading exchanges.
- PSINet gives in
to bankruptcy and files for Chapter 11 protection. European operations
are not yet effected.
- From mid-July
all EU countries will have to legally recognise a digital signature.
The UK have recognised them since July 2000. This move should make European
e-commerce more secure.
- Six SAN hardware
firms (Brocade, Compaq, EMC, Hitachi, IBM, McData) have signed an accord
to ensure interoperability and support for their Fibre Channel solutions.
- Enterprise software
vendor Peregrine acquires Remedy in a share exchange. The takeover will
allow both companies to target net areas of development.
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