Stories by Juan Carlos Perez

Contracts at heart of outsourcing success

Many outsourcing projects are doomed before the ink dries on the contract because the contract stipulations don't correspond with the clients' expectations, a Gartner Inc. analyst said Thursday during a presentation at the company's Symposium/ITxpo.

ITXPO - Dell committed to enterprise push

Dell Computer is serious about its push to expand beyond the PC market by selling storage devices, networking products, servers, printers and professional services to companies, the company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell said Wednesday.

Dell committed to enterprise push

Dell Computer Corp. is serious about its push to expand beyond the PC market by selling storage devices, networking products, servers, printers and professional services to companies, the company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell said Wednesday.

Chambers: Cisco hot for storage networking

The storage market continues to be a priority for Cisco Systems Inc., as its customers demand that the networking giant expand into this area, Cisco's President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) John Chambers said Monday at Gartner Inc.'s Symposium/ITxpo.

EDS expects sharp Q3 earnings drop

Electronic Data Systems, the world's second largest provider of IT services, expects to report earnings that are way below its expectations for its third fiscal quarter, the company announced on Wednesday after the close of financial markets in New York.

Movielink taps IBM for managed hosting services

Movielink LLC, a company that will let consumers in the U.S. download full-length movies from the Internet to their PCs, has chosen IBM Corp. as its provider of managed hosting services, Movielink announced Monday.

Dell hurries to ramp up enterprise services

Users can expect Dell Computer Corp. to aggressively expand the portfolio and size of its high-end IT services division "in a hurry", as this titan of the PC market accelerates its efforts to diversify into enterprise hardware, a Dell executive said this week.

Yankee: CIOs grapple with outsourcing complexity

As companies restructure and change strategies to cope with the economic downturn, chief information officers (CIOs) must accordingly modify IT outsourcing engagements, a complex process, according to Yankee Group.

KPMG Consulting takes a hit in Q4

KPMG Consulting Wednesday reported a sharp drop in net income and in revenue for its fourth fiscal quarter of 2002, ended June 30, due to slumping demand for IT services from clients in the technology and communications industries and to a variety of one-time charges.

CSC meets profit expectations; revenue falls short

IT services provider Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) on Wednesday met analysts' earnings expectations but fell slightly short on revenue for the first quarter of its 2003 fiscal year, which ended June 28.

EDS results dragged down by WorldCom

Electronic Data Systems Corp.'s (EDS) second-quarter earnings got dragged down significantly by the company's relationship with bankrupt WorldCom Inc., EDS said in a statement Wednesday.

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