IT Infrastructure & Applications

Coping with Increased Development Cycles

Jerri L. Ledford, Business Writer

In the world of packaged software, upgrades usually happen about once a year, sometimes less, and those upgrades are usually pretty extensive. But in the world of an application service provider (ASP), one of the benefits of offering a centrally

No Room for So-So Performance

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Neither rain nor snow... You know the adage about the reliability of the U.S. postal system. Today we might transfer that goal concept: Neither viruses, nor bandwidth nor disk space will stop email! -- at least not for organizations that

Getting Started on the Right Foot

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Success in an outsourcing relationship must be built on the right foundation, and that happens only when the buyer clearly and objectively describes to the supplier exactly what it wants to buy. That's what Xcel Energy did when it entered

Back to School

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

The American School Directory (ASD) is the Internet guide to every public, private and Catholic K-12 school in the United States. Users have access to communication tools, maps, calendars, menus, payment tools, school wish-lists, images of students at work, alumni

Drexel Deepens Its Impact

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

As the world increasingly becomes defined by technology, Drexel University (DU) is committed to driving innovation and being a leader in technological advancements. Drexel stays in the headlines, having created a number of nationwide firsts. In November 2000, its 62-acre

Through the Looking Glass, Brightly?

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

We are at an interesting crossroads. The market is still tracking the promise of the ASPs although at a difference pace than we predicted earlier, adds Sanjay Katyal, senior director, marketing for PeopleSoft eCenter in Pleasanton, California.

IT Takes a Seat

Chris Pryer, Business Writer

Managing the infrastructure of information technology is critical to federal government agencies. The maintenance and operation of tens of thousands of desktop computers, the software that drives them and the networks that connect them 24 hours a day, seven days

Change Enhances Outsourcing Demand

Dr. Wendell Jones

Three factors in today's global, competitive economy increase the demand for outsourcing: Technological change, Technology management, Business change.

From Vision to Victory

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

From Vision to Victory - In August 1999, Pennsylvania signed an outsourcing agreement with Unisys for the operation of its mainframe and a number of its midrange computer systems. Curt Haines, Director of the Bureau of Consolidated Computer Services in

The Whole Kit and Caboodle

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

The Whole Kit and Caboodle - In round figures, the outsourcing contract between the U.S. Treasury and its supplier, Wang Government Services (a Getronics company) will be over $100 million over the life of the ten-year contract. Like the old

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