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Illinois Blocks Accenture Payments
It’s no secret that Accenture Ltd. set up its headquarters in Bermuda to reduce its overall tax burden. But now, that move could cost the consulting firm dearly. Indeed, Illinois State Comptroller Daniel Hynes on Monday blocked more than $2 million in state payments to Accenture. The state’s Procurement Policy Board is now reviewing whether…
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Channel News Roundup: Week of May 3
Garmin Adds GPS Technology to Pocket PCs OLATHE, Kan.—Garmin International Inc. will offer its Que application with a new CompactFlash GPS module that is optimized for popular Pocket PC handhelds. The cf Que 1620 module features Garmin’s Que application, which delivers GPS location, mapping and turn-by-turn navigation capabilities to Pocket PC devices. Que technology provides…
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Gov’t IT: Security Clearance Needed
Needed: One IT professional with excellent technology skills, a willingness to travel 75 percent of the week and top security clearance from the U.S. government. Unfortunately, few people in the U.S. work force fit that profile, as IT consultancy Orizon Inc. discovered when it tried to staff its first project for the FBI in early…
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Channel Shares Tumble
Disappointing earnings results from Ingram Micro Inc. torpedoed distributor shares late last week and promoted concerns that technology spending isn’t as robust as expected. Ingram Micro on April 29 announced 1Q net income of $37.6 million, up sharply from $10.1 million in 1Q 2003. Nevertheless, the results fell short of investor expectations and Ingram Micro…
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Research: Sarbanes-Oxley: Are You Ready to Comply?
88% of CIOs say their IT departments are very involved in compliance 67% say their companies are investing in financial systems to aid in compliance 59% have no IT executive specifically responsible for compliance 44% say their companies will require their CIOs to certify financial results Complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act presents any number of…
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Cisco, IBM Target Data Centers
Cisco Systems Inc. and IBM have teamed up to integrate their respective data center architectures to further advance on-demand computing. The two vendors integrated several of their technologies, created a joint reference architecture, and tested and documented specific combinations of their technologies. In addition, IBM Global Services will offer integration services for both vendors’ offerings.…
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