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Study Group: Personal Computer and Server Purchasers(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 39

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as IT Services, consumer electronics, wireless devices, software, hardware, information technology, semiconductors, media, cable, satellite, internet, broadband, global positioning systems, advertising, online media, telecommunications, networking, wireless, and data storage, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Paul Massie
Sr. Director of IT and Facilities
Genesis Microchip Inc.

Paul Massie is the Senior Director of Information Technology at Genesis Microchip, a fabless semiconductor firm with 1,200 employees. He is responsible for all IT functions at a growing US$ 300MM company based in multiple countries. Previously, Mr. Massie was the Director of IT Infrastructure at Openwave...

Joseph Holop, Consultant, Self EmployedJoseph Holop
Consultant
Self Employed

Joseph Holop is an independent Consultant. He was until September 2008 the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Telscape Communications, a competitive local exchange carrier. Mr. Holop was responsible for engineering, network, switching, field operations, IT development and IT infrastructure....

Howard Bruck, Chief Information Officer, Hudson Valley BankHoward Bruck
Chief Information Officer
Hudson Valley Bank

Howard Bruck is the Chief Information Officer at Hudson Valley Bank, a commercial bank. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Management at the Fordham Graduate Business School. He has over 25 years of experience in the information technology sector. He specializes in financial services technology, outsourcing,...

William Santille, Jr, CIO, Uline, Inc.William Santille, Jr
CIO
Uline, Inc.

William Santille was most recently (1/08) a VP of IT at ABN AMRO a Fortune 100 firm, where controlled a yearly budget of $420MM of the global yearly budget of $2.6B. He is now CIO of Uline Inc, a privately held firm with over $1.2 Billion in annual revenue. He controls a yearly budget of over $80 MM...

Izak Mutlu
Vice President- Information and Product Security
Salesforce.com, Inc.

Izak Mutlu, CISM, is the Vice President of Information and Product Security at Salesforce.com, a company specializing in customer relationship management software. He is responsible for managing IT security, architecture, design, implementation, and operations. Previously, he was the Chief Information...

Ralph Behar
Senior Director IT
OSI Systems, Inc.

Ralph Behar is the Sr. Director IT of OSI Systems, Inc, a vertically integrated, worldwide provider of security and inspection systems, medical monitoring and anesthesia systems, and optoelectronic devices and value-added subsystems. He is an acknowledged authority on mini-computers, security, data...

Cliff Bell, Chief Information Officer, Infogain CorporationCliff Bell
Chief Information Officer
Infogain Corporation

Cliff Bell is the Chief Information Officer and the Vice President of Business Development at Infogain Corporation, an information technology outsourcing company with 1,000 employees. He has also held IT management positions at Apple Computer...

Al Pappas, Partner, The StrataFusion GroupAl Pappas
Partner
The StrataFusion Group

Al Pappas is a Partner at StrataFusion group and provides C-level consulting services to many emerging, hi-tech and established corporations. Previously, Mr. Pappas was the Chief Information Officer of VMware. He was responsible for all IT functions and virtualization showcase environments. Mr. Pappas...

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GLG NewsSMAnalyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts(?)

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Will Mumbai Attacks Slow Outsourcing? | 12-03-2008
Author: Paul Massie, Sr. Director of IT and Facilities, Genesis Microchip Inc.

The recent terror attacks in Mumbai are bringing into question the safety and stability of the Indian environment.  American companies may be reluctant to move more of their business to India if they perceive the environment as unsafe or unstable.  Such reluctance could have a chilling effect...

Prospects for Desktop Linux | 12-03-2008
Author: Paul Massie, Sr. Director of IT and Facilities, Genesis Microchip Inc.

Linux is now a viable alternative for a desktop operating system.  It works cleanly with most modern and not so modern hardware.  It comes pre-packaged so someone less than a genius can install it.  Why hasn’t it taken the world by storm?  Largely because there isn’t a sufficient...

The virtualization hangover - What to do once the savings have been realized? | 12-01-2008
Analysis of: Virtualization's Pain Points | www.forbes.com
Author: Cliff Bell, Chief Information Officer, Infogain Corporation

1. Virtualization strategies can make management complex.  2. New applications require experience before proper placement of the virtualized application.

Apple’s iPhone, RIM’s Blackberry, and Windows Mobile | 11-24-2008
Analysis of: BlackBerry maker battles back | money.cnn.com
Author: Paul Massie, Sr. Director of IT and Facilities, Genesis Microchip Inc.

Smartphones are increasingly capable, attractive and usable.  While they still represent a minority market share in the cell phone market, their popularity is growing.  Apple gets most of the publicity, but RIM, Nokia and others are not sitting still.

Will It Be a Cold Christmas for PC Vendors? | 11-11-2008
Analysis of: Holiday shoppers like Apple and Dell | apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com
Author: Paul Massie, Sr. Director of IT and Facilities, Genesis Microchip Inc.

The short answer is – yes!  Both enterprises and consumers seem unlikely to spend much on PCs this holiday season.  Nonetheless, bad times can work to the long-term advantage of vendors if they are properly positioned going in.

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