Gartner Identifies Top Five Issues of Canadian IT Professionals; Future of IT Cited as Number One Concern.Business Editors STAMFORD Stamford, town, England Stamford, town (1991 pop. 18,127), in the Parts of Kesteven, Lincolnshire, E central England, on the Welland River. It is a market town. Products include diesel engines, electrical equipment, bricks, and tiles. , Conn. & TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2001 Gartner, Inc., the world's leading research and advisory firm, recently completed a survey of Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. IT professionals that identified the top five issues on those managers' minds. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the survey conducted of more than 2,000 Canadian IT professionals, the future of IT emerged as their number one area of interest. Issues tied to e-business infrastructure and architecture placed second place among technology users surveyed by Gartner. Security and privacy issues, mobile and wireless technology, and customer relationship management rounded out the top five business concerns. IT business issues that dropped down on the list of priorities in the latest survey were such trends as online trading Online Trading Making trades via the Internet. Notes: The use of online trading increased dramatically in the mid to late 1990's with the advent of high-speed computers and Internet connections. Stocks, bonds, options, futures, and currencies can all be traded online. exchanges and enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. . "Canadian businesses Canadian Business is the longest-publishing business magazine in Canada. It was founded in 1928 as The Commerce of the Nation, the organ of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The magazine was renamed Canadian Business in 1933. and IT professionals are focused on getting closer to their customers," explained Gartner's Albert Motz, Canada country manager based in Montreal. "It is no surprise that customer relationship management has moved to center stage." As a response to those surveyed who requested an intensive conference dealing with the important areas of strategy and technology, Gartner has announced its first Canadian Symposium symposium In ancient Greece, an aristocratic banquet at which men met to discuss philosophical and political issues and recite poetry. It began as a warrior feast. Rooms were designed specifically for the proceedings. and ITxpo. This event's goal will be to give vendors and users alike the opportunity to attend in-depth educational sessions and have their specific concerns answered personally by Gartner's leading experts on a one-on-one basis. "Canada is weathering the economy well and continues to see healthy growth in its technology clusters spread across the country," continued Mr. Motz. "Gartner's objective is to help the business and technology communities stay in touch with changing trends and IT issues, and to continue building strong ties among technology vendors, users and government IT professionals." Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2001 Canada will be held September 5-7 in Toronto at the Toronto Sheraton Centre. This event will be the Canadian IT industry's largest and most strategic conference, delivering practical, actionable Giving sufficient legal grounds for a lawsuit; giving rise to a Cause of Action. An act, event, or occurrence is said to be actionable when there are legal grounds for basing a lawsuit on it. IT information and strategy advice to business and technology leaders. To register for Gartner's Symposium/ITxpo 2001 Canada, please call 1-800-778-1997 or 203-316-6757, or go to www.gartner.com/symposium/canada. Members of the press may contact Lisette Kwong at 212-320-2230 to register for Symposium/ITxpo 2001 Canada or to request an interview with a Gartner analyst. About Gartner, Inc. Gartner, Inc. is a research and advisory firm that helps more than 10,000 clients understand technology and drive business growth. Gartner's divisions are Gartner Research, Gartner Consulting, Gartner Measurement and Gartner Events. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 119,261, making it the fourth largest city in the state. and consists of 4,600 associates, including 1,400 research analysts and consultants, in more than 80 locations worldwide. The company achieved fiscal 2000 revenues of $859 million. For more information, visit www.gartner.com. |
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