IT Strategy and Alignment
 


 

Oracle Opens Registration for Oracle OpenWorld(r) San Francisco 2006
4/24/2006

Oracle today opened registration for Oracle OpenWorld(r) San Francisco 2006, to be held October 22-26 at Moscone Center.
Additionally, attendees will also be able to register for a new program launching this year for developers, Oracle Develop. Oracle Develop will help attendees advance their development skills and expand their knowledge at expert-led, in-depth technical sessions, hands-on labs, advanced how-tos, and detailed tutorials.

SCUG Quarterly Meeting at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim, August 9, 2006
7/18/2006

The Southern California Users group announces the quarterly meeting to be held August 9, 2006 at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm. You may register on the website anytime between now and August 4.

Register here.

Oracle Remains Underleveraged
7/19/2006

Oracle remains underleveraged despite a planned $1 billion stock buyback over the next four quarters, according to a Wednesday report by UBS Global Equity Research.

"Old habits die hard," said Heather Bellini, an analyst for the research firm. "It will not be easy for any underleveraged software company to add debt when it has grown accustomed to underleveraged capital structures for decades."

Analyst:  Oracle-IBM Partnership Could Challenge SAP
7/20/2006

Longtime rivals Oracle and IBM are close to forming a mutually beneficial partnership, a move Credit Suisse said would improve the former's competitive position against German rival SAP.

"We are hearing feedback from a number of our industry sources that … the two companies may be close to forming an alignment between IBM (nyse: IBM - news - people )'s Global Services and software divisions with Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people )'s applications group," said Jason Maynard, an analyst for the research firm and the author of the report.

 

     

Mind the Gap

What technology will best enable me to attain my business goals?

Will I achieve a positive return on my investment (ROI)?

What options do I have available to fulfill my IT service needs?

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  • Create a roadmap to implement technology solutions to better achieve business goals

Our business consultants identify the underlying business goals and needs of your organization and understand the unique market forces driving your business. For any one IT objective, there may be multiple technical and operational solutions. Profit Concepts International analyzes the benefits and drawbacks of each option, providing vital information you need to move forward with confidence. By analyzing the financial benefits and costs, the true anticipated return from any project can be reviewed before it is started.

Profit Concepts International enables our clients to:

  • Spend less than their industry peers on IT, freeing up more IT budget for new business initiatives
  • Justify their IT investments with a rigorous, analytical process that enables them to discover exactly where business performance improvement opportunities lie
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  • Foster a culture in which the rest of the business is in alignment with IT and they jointly work toward achieving higher performance levels of the organization overall.

 

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