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November 2009

In This Edition:


Client Quote

"NET(net) provided the value add we were looking for in negotiating a new agreement with our primary wide-area networking provider. We knew going into this process it would be a challenge to achieve a reduction in our rates in the middle of our agreement term, but NET(net) was able to professionally negotiate with our provider to achieve a new offer that met our needs and resulted in substantive savings—all the while preserving the relationship with this important network supplier."

Tim Hill
CIO and VP IT
American Residential Services, LLC

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Starting up again in 2010.



Are You Ready to Go “ALL IN” with VoIP?

Are You Ready to Go “ALL IN” with VoIP?

You understand that VoIP is inevitable, but you have questions. When is the timing right? How much will it cost? Do you have the technical expertise and operational infrastructure to support it? To say there is a ground-swell of interest in VoIP would be to understate the potential of the technology, and convergence in general, over the long-term, as it is becoming an increasing common fixture in the enterprise. It can safely be stated that it is not a matter of if the enterprise will adopt VoIP, but rather when it will adopt the technology as its primary vehicle for communications.

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Supplier Relationships:
How Good Is Yours Really?

Supplier Relationships: How Good Is Yours Really?

Blinded by a sense of loyalty and already committed dollars, many companies convince themselves that they have a better relationship with a supplier than what really may be the case. After all, there is often great pride of ownership in having negotiated what at the time seemed to be a great deal for the company. Why shouldn’t this be the case? Especially, with the supplier having professed that they provided such a great discount, many other concessions, and a commitment to deliver a world-class partnership...

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Are you creating sustainable business value with your key technology providers? Take this quiz to find out!

In Remembrance...

In Remembrance...


On Veterans Day, we remember and honor all of our past and present military veterans for the patriotism they have shown and the willingness they have demonstrated to serve for our country. Their sacrifice enables us to enjoy the freedom we hold so dear. Thank you veterans for keeping us free. We are mindful of our need to cherish our liberty.

 

   

Speaking Engagements

Sapience 2009

December 8-9 - Cambridge, MA

Join our President & CEO Steven Zolman for Sapience 2009, your source for information about reducing the costs of your ERP software.

Steven will be speaking on the topic of "Negotiating Sustainability with SAP." Steven will reveal a market-leading approach on how to leverage current market opportunities to create and capture more value with SAP, resulting in greater levels of sustainability. Think it’s impossible to significantly lower the costs of your SAP investments while improving the value the technology delivers to your organization? Think again. Significant changes in market conditions have created new opportunities for customers to minimize costs and maximize value. There’s never been a better time to optimize your SAP investments. Find out why.

NET(net)’s SVP of Services Delivery, Jeffrey Lazarto also will speak on the topic of "Creating Contractual Strength in your SAP Agreement."

Jeffrey will discuss how to ensure your SAP partnership expectations are contractually protected. SAP’s license agreement, with its numerous appendices and attachments, present many opportunities for hidden clauses that can significantly impact the overall value of your investment and undermine your relationship objectives. Find out some of the key issues that must be addressed to mitigate risk and increase agility in your contractual agreement with SAP.

NET(net) Whitepaper

Governance for Outsourcing


This White Paper is the latest installment in NET(net)’s Outsourcing Series, in which we provide guidance and recommendations for helping organizations cope with the complexity and changing nature of outsourcing agreements. This White Paper focuses on the importance of having an effective governance model in place to manage the outsourcing agreement and also make sure it continues to align with business needs for relationship sustainability.

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Blog Series: MSFT is Betting Big Chunks of Cash on Swaying Customers to Their Hosted Stuff

Microsoft is aggressively discounting its hosted / SaaS solutions in order to gain market share, and I suspect, to sway customers from the EA / Select / perpetual license model, onto the rental / cloud / SaaS model.

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