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Originally published at Internet.com With year's end approaching, IT leaders may again be mulling over how they'll work on closing the communications gap that too often exists between themselves and their business counterparts.
That's a valuable exercise, of course, but the start of a new year is as much a time for celebration as it is for introspection.
With that in mind, bitaplanet.com offers this: It seems that IT leaders, at least, are speaking the same language all across the world, in an effort to communicate the value of their work to business requirements. We arrive at this conclusion from a completely unscientific survey of recent press releases quoting IT and security leadership worldwide (OK, mostly in China). These were abundant with catchphrases of the trade - "SOA," "SAN islands," "reducing cost and complexity" - along with attempts to position the business benefits being delivered.
With New Year's cheers for our growing global IT village, we submit the following examples of IT-IT alignment.
From a release by Yeepay, a provider of e-payment services in China:
"Internet is transforming from a static content media to a complex transaction platform, and payment is essential to every transaction. YeePay's solution helps close the "last mile" in the value chain. Now our online subscribers can conveniently and securely access value-added services using their bank cards and our content partners can collect revenues more efficiently. With the collaboration with YeePay, we hope to bring a better payment experience to our users and build a more colorful online community." -- Zhu Cheng, Director of Internet Business at Shanghai Telecom.
From a release by Brocade Communications Systems Inc., a SAN connectivity platform provider:
"As one of the State Commercial Banks of China, it is paramount that our information be stored securely and backed up reliably. Through Brocade, we are now able to link up our SAN islands easily. This linkage has paved the way for more efficient management of our data, thereby reducing cost and complexity. This has also enabled us to better meet compliance requirements." -- Jiang Yongqing, Agricultural Bank of China, Shanghai Branch.
From a release by Mitel Networks, a communications solutions provider:
"Mitel won our business because its approach reflects our own when it comes to customers - mass personalization. They have studied the particular issues faced by retailers and are willing to adapt their solutions to fit the particular needs of our business to help us achieve our goals." -- Enrique Tomas, IT manager, Supermercados Peruanos, Peru's second-largest grocery chain
From a release by BEA Systems Inc., a vendor of enterprise infrastructure software:
"BEA SOA solution has better met our demand on data integration and assisted us to cope with the rapidly developing business demand with flexible IT solutions and has provided robust impetus for Guizhou Power Grid's development." -- Luo Sixi, Director of Security and Production department, Guizhou Power Grid.
From a release by IBM's Global Business Services;
"Based on the identification of key business factors and the implementation of SAP R/3, Acesita can now review and adapt its IT governance and information systems model. This initiative is fundamental for our corporate strengthening as we can now work in a way that is more closely integrated with the changing needs of the business." -- Ilder Camargo, Project and Systems Executive, Acesita, the sole integrated manufacturer of flat stainless and silicon steels in Latin America.
Uniting individuals across borders in the common pursuit of new IT initiatives and improving technology infrastructures has got to count for somethiing, right?
Happy New Year.
Author: Jennifer Zaino
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