Archive for May, 2006
Wednesday, May 31st, 2006
Is Great, Comprehensive Service Supposed to be Expensive?
This morning, when I was on a call with a potential client, I was asked a question by the head of this company, and it wasn’t the first time I’ve heard it. After we agreed to the possibility of working together, we reviewed his current technology environment in brief (number and type of systems, phone [...]
No Comments » - Posted in IV General Posts, Vendor Relationships by Jake Carey-Rand
Wednesday, May 24th, 2006
Upgrading Your Corporate Software Standards, or Maybe NOT?
Some may be surprised at what I’m about to say because of my history in technology sales and trying to increase those sales on a consistent basis. However, it is for this reason exactly that I am against MOST initiatives to upgrade your company’s software infrastructure, at least for now. I say MOST because there [...]
No Comments » - Posted in IV General Posts, Software, Technology Planning, Technology Upgrades by Jake Carey-Rand
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006
How do Patent Infringement Lawsuits have an affect on your Business; even if it isn’t your patent?
Earlier this month the U.S Supreme Court weighed in with its opinion on patent infringement lawsuits. According to Forbes magazine, “The U.S. Supreme Court has tipped the balance in patent disputes ever so slightly toward the users of patented technology and away from inventors, owners of intellectual property and the hated “patent trolls”–companies that make [...]
No Comments » - Posted in IV General Posts, Law, Technology Planning by Jake Carey-Rand
Friday, May 19th, 2006
The Importance of a Solid Vendor Relationship
For years now I’ve been in the unique position to be able to help companies with their IT and Telecommunications needs. In the beginning I did was most vendors do and I reacted to PO’s with joy and then pushed for more PO’s without even blinking an eye and without any real understanding of where [...]
No Comments » - Posted in IV General Posts, Technology Planning, Vendor Relationships by Jake Carey-Rand
Thursday, May 18th, 2006
Securing your customers’ data…
NPR’s Marketplace aired a broadcast on May 2nd discussing corporations’ security, theft issues and the measures being taken (or not). http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2006/05/02/PM200605024.html The report was fairly thorough in nature, but neglected to expand any more on some of the measures which can be taken to properly secure company and customer data, much less the full costs [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Disaster Planning, IV General Posts, Law, Security, Technology Planning by Jake Carey-Rand
Saturday, May 13th, 2006
Welcome Aboard
First of all I’d like to thank you for visiting IV’s new blog. I hope you will find it useful and insightful. I’ve created this blog with the idea that it will become a living document and a useful forum for discussion among our customers and industry experts.
In order to better communicate with our existing [...]
