• Wednesday Grok: Alleged anti-poaching conspiracy looks shabby, shameless and probably very expensive

  By Andrew Birmingham | 01 February, 2012 10:34

  Company executives who conspire to manipulate prices are breaking the law. Generally, this involves a company agreeing with competitors to keep prices high. But conspiring to keep prices artificially low, if that's what's happened, may land some of the tech sectors’ biggest firms in very hot java.

• What price the internet?

  By Brad Howarth | 05 January, 2011 10:00

  While pundits and politicians debate the cost and benefits of the National Broadband Network, a much broader discussion is playing out on the global stage.

• E-mail campaign services can save costs

  By Zack Stern | 08 September, 2009 05:10

  You could spend a lot of time creating e-mail newsletters and promotions, only to take even longer trying to manage lists and send everything out. Forget trying to send to Outlook groups; spend a little extra, and go with an e-mail campaign service. You'll make up the difference in your labor costs and valuable tracking results that can hone your next mailing.

• How UnitedHealth Cut Desktop Management Costs

  By Rick Swanborg | 01 May, 2009 09:16

  IT organizations in diversified companies-particularly those grown through acquisition-wage a seemingly endless battle against unnecessary IT diversity and related costs. Conceived, planned and executed in 18 months, UnitedHealth Group's (UHG) Hercules program proves the complexity can be conquered, while protecting or improving IT's service levels. By creating a standard desktop configuration and consistent management processes, Hercules reduced total cost of ownership to US$76 per month per desktop, from over $240.

• How CIOs Control IT Costs

  By Jarina D'Auria | 30 April, 2009 09:58

  Call it the CIO's dilemma: As IT leaders cut budgets in response to rising economic pressures, some find they must also deal with a spike in demand for IT services by their end users.

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