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IDC: Business Value Selling of IT Solutions a Requirement for 2008

Dell's Global Initiative To 'Simplify IT' features Assessment tool from Alinean

 Blue Coat features new ROI Assessment Tool

Alinean and Wipro Launch Windows Mobile Messaging TCO Tool for Microsoft

HP Launches Halo TCO Comparison Calculator

VMware features new ROI/TCO Calculator

Alinean presents Webinar on Vista ROI Analyst Tool for Microsoft and Partners

 

Alinean in the News

Windows For Devices.com  12.20.2007
Online tool compares Windows Mobile and BlackBerry TCO A developer of online TCO (total cost-of-ownership) calculators has published a tool purporting to compare the cost of competing mobile platforms. Alinean's "Windows Mobile Messaging TCO" tool, developed in collaboration with Wipro, claims Windows Mobile solutions cost up to 28 percent less than those based on RIM BlackBerry.

  10.15.2007
Dell's Global Initiative To 'Simplify IT' features Assessment tool from Alinean
IT is critical to your business but is getting too complicated. This can result in wasted time, money, and resources. The IT Simplification Self-Assessment can help. Based on practices created by Dell and other technology leaders around the world, this no-cost assessment will give you an understanding of the issues facing your business. Click here to use take the Dell IT Simplification Assessment »

    09.05.2007
The ROI of Enterprise Tech - Blog by Thomas Pisello, Alinean CEO, and resident IT ROI Expert at IT Business Edge.  Recent posts:
   > Is there ROI from Windows Vista? ROI Calculator can Quantify!
   > The Business Value of Server Virtualization
   > The Business Value of Virtual Desktops
   > Value of Virtual Lab Automation

07.30.2007
Ask The CRM Expert: Questions & Answers -Advice by Thomas Pisello, Alinean CEO & SearchCRM.com's  ROI Expert. This month's topics includes discussions on Quantifying ROI for a customer loyalty program, Comparing net present value (NPV) and ROI for CRM projects, and Using a combination of IRR, NPV and payback for capital budgeting

06.28.2007
HP uses Alinean business value selling tools as cornerstone in new competitive
“Business Technology” marketing campaign.  For the unfamiliar, Business Technology, as best as I can tell, means that HP is ready to talk to customers about more than the gigabytes of storage in an array, the ROI of a web server rollout or how many transactions per minute an Itanium box can crank. Instead, HP wants to discuss a "phase where IT assets are managed in only one way - just on the business results" they deliver. Read the whole story »

06.01.2007
ComputerWeekly and TechTarget feature Alinean VoIP ROI Calculator
Considering an implementation of VoIP? Having trouble determining the benefits and costs of a proposed VoIP solution? SearchEnterpriseVoice.com has worked with Alinean to create an ROI analysis tool to quantify the costs, benefits, risks and rewards of implementing VoIP, as well as analyze the investments of many other enterprise projects. Click here to register and begin using the free tool now »

02.05.2007
IT Spending 2007: Plenty to Celebrate, Even if It's Not Time to Party Like It's 1999 - Computerworld publishes article using Alinean research - IT spending has experienced a healthy three years of budget increases since the beginning of 2004, giving many IT executives plenty of reasons to celebrate. Annual growth in 2006 is expected to top 6%, and although projections for 2007 show a more conservative trend, spending increases are likely to continue. This article reviews several significant findings to examine in relation to your own budgeting process, Click to read the whole story on Computerworld.com »

02.08.2007
Email etiquette policies: Big savings and productivity - Email has become one of the most important communication and collaboration tools for businesses. For the average email user, more than 30% of a given day is spent creating, organizing, reading and responding to email. This contributes to information overload, which hinders corporate productivity and competitive advantage. And Spam costs organizations approximately $1,250 per user in lost productivity each year. But one of the biggest issues, which is largely unaddressed, is the general lack of email etiquette and how this affects productivity.  Read the whole story »

01.24.2007
Does the Vista View Include Real ROI? - Computerworld publishes Alinean White Paper -With the official release of Microsoft Vista, many corporate IT departments will be getting requests from users to upgrade and then puzzling over whether it makes fiscal sense. The major question to be answered: Does Vista derive enough savings to make the case for near-term migration, or should the organization take a wait-and-see approach? More...