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October 1, 2008 56 mins

When it comes to hot new technologies that are still immature or just challengingly complex, how can an internal IT department develop the necessary criteria to avoid being taken for a ride by a vendor? How does IT Leadership keep a healthy skepticism about what a vendor is doing, when they themselves may have only a tenuous grip on the technology?

Guest 1: Mark Katz, VP Global IT and Chief Information Officer, Esselte Corp

Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/mark-katz/

Guest 2: Dr. Janis L. Gogan, Professor, Information & Process Management, Bentley College, Waltham, MA

Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/janis-gogan/

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