David Aponovich

The CIO Digest is an engaging summary of significant articles on technology management that have appeared over the past week. It is originally published on CIN, the CIO Information Network. “The Era of Efficiency,” BusinessWeek, June 18, 2001. CIN Spin: Now that the IT spending spree has largely ended, CIOs can shine by putting all […]

Gartner: Tips to Trim IT Costs Are you overpaying for networking equipment? Gartner Inc. reports that many Fortune 500 companies are overpaying an average of $500,000 per year by failing to take active steps to cut their costs. The key, Gartner says, is using negotiating best practices for vendor selection. Namely, that means getting vendors […]

IDC Says KM Catching On Knowledge management, the New Economy term for capturing and sharing intellectual capital within an enterprise, is gaining momentum. According to a new report from IDC, spending on knowledge management (KM) software and services are predicted to post a compound annual growth rate of 41% annually between now and 2005, when […]

If you’re planning to spend a bundle of money and time building a corporate enterprise portal, don’t overlook what could be the most important factor in its success: Security. Experts at a recent Intermedia Group portal conference in Boston stressed not to underestimate security’s importance to users. Any plan to build Web portals, which enable […]

Satisfied With Your CRM? Satisfied with your company’s customer-relationship management initiatives? A recent Cutter Consortium study found that more than three-quarters of 159 surveyed companies said yes. The report is evidence that CRM initiatives –a high priority of many IT execs right now– are not failing as often as some might think. On a six-point […]

IS Outsourcing On Hot Streak If your company is making a shift toward outsourcing IS functions, it’s not alone. A new report from International Data Group says spending on outsourcing will nearly double in the next several years. IDC says spending on IS outsourcing will grow from $56 billion in 2000 to more than $100 […]

SCPM Catching Fire? Another week, another high-flying prediction for an up-and-coming enterprise software market. This time it’s ARC Advisory Group of Dedham, Mass., saying that the Supply Chain Process Management market could grow four-fold to $518 million by the end of 2005, up from approximately $125 million in 2000. SCPM (also called Supply Chain Event […]