In a message dated 11/23/2006 1:01:28 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The State of Texas , 31 computer centers are all being outsourced to IBM. Conclusion : Is this the start of the big Federal cuts coming down the line because we need a democracy in IRAQ or do we have to thank GArtner for their brilliant report provided to the new IT Manager of the State of Texas ? >> Hard to say. States are free to spend or squander money as they see fit. They have independent budgeting and taxation authority. Most have to have a balanced budget. Haven't seen the contract, since IBM stopped supporting education and has lost market share at the low end there's less education and expertise. Again state laws are pretty archaic and revolve around low-bid contracts. For equal services and specifications this used to work. Lacking knowledge to differentiate between fact and dancing bears is a lost commodity. One of our former employees works for IBM services and makes a good living fixing these things. Again and again....although hasn't been to Texas. Here's a link but it's been up and down this morning...... _http://government.zdnet.com/index.php?p=2741_ (http://government.zdnet.com/index.php?p=2741) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
