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Clarity in Contracting . . . More Than a Question of Automation (A Contract IQ Post)
July 17, 2010
“That said and in line with the above referenced October 30th, 2008 Procurement Insights post, Evans stressed the importance for government buyers to “put out has much information as possible to remove any barriers or perceived barriers for suppliers.” While Evans stressed the importance of reaching out and engaging as many suppliers as possible, especially […]
Posted in: Commentary, Procurement Trends
The Cure for Enterprise Software Fatigue
July 14, 2010
Whenever I am contacted by a vendor for a “pre” press release briefing, I always go into the discussion with one part interest, one part cynicism and one part optimism. The interest of course is part of my natural curiosity about almost anything – which is why I guess I enjoy hosting a talk radio […]
Posted in: News & Updates, Procurement Trends
Security in the Cloud and other (unscripted) musings from leading industry experts
July 13, 2010
In yesterday’s post “Calculating Digital Capital and what it means to traditional ERP vendors” I had referenced an article by DK Matai that appeared in the July 12th edition of the Huffington Post. Titled “Digital Capital and Cloud Computing’s Asymmetric Risks,” I focused predominantly on the Digital Capital aspect of Matai’s musings as it related to […]
Calculating Digital Capital and what it means to traditional ERP vendors
July 13, 2010
In the just released white paper titled “Transparency in Government Procurement” Karen Evans the former CIO for the U.S. Federal Government under the Bush Administration hit the proverbial nail on the head when she made the statement that “products” (re technology), does “not replace skill sets,” and that “vendors have to change their business models” […]
Posted in: Commentary, Procurement Trends
New Contracting Intelligence Blog Officially Launched
July 5, 2010
Over the July 4th long weekend, the new Contracting Intelligence Blog was launched here on WordPress. Referencing industry luminaries such as the former U.S. Federal Government’s CIO under the Bush Administration, Karen Evans who oversaw $70 billion US in IT acquisitions, and the ever engaging, highly cerebral founder and CEO of IACCM, Tim Cummins (in […]
Posted in: News & Updates
Procurement Insights 
Data Security: The Maginot Line of Contracting
July 23, 2010
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“For those of us in contracting, we spend hours crafting clauses and negotiating terms which are mostly of limited honesty or meaning. Is this because we really don’t care, or because we are blissfully unaware of the truth? Companies simply cannot promise complete security of data or information management. It is an area of relative […]