How 1 CIO turned vendors into real partners

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	Vendors as partners Ken Piddington, CIO of Global Partners LP, an $8 billion energy company in the Northeast, recently implemented an innovative vendor partnership program that he hopes will improve the product and services the company gets from suppliers while helping those suppliers more efficiently serve the company and benefit from the relationship. He recently outlined the plan with Network World Editor in Chief John Dix. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Remote Support for PCs, Macs, Tablets and Smartphones Provide instant, on-demand remote support with LogMeIn Rescue. Without pre-installed software, quickly connect to PCs, Macs and smartphones anywhere in the world. Get in, solve the problem In this Issue Tablets becoming popular bathroom activity, survey finds Android now most attacked mobile OS, McAfee reports Will Desktop Virtualization Prosper Over The WAN? 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Read More RIM announces three new BlackBerry Curve smartphones Research in Motion announced three new BlackBerry Curve smartphones running the latest BlackBerry 7 mobile operating system with its faster Web browsing experience. Read More Oracle quadruples capacity of virtualization software Oracle has updated its server virtualization software with greater policy control and more connectors for storage systems, the company announced Tuesday. Read More BlackBerry PlayBook Apps: 5 Worthy Downloads CIO.com's Al Sacco recommends another round of great applications for BlackBerry PlayBook tablets, including apps for e-reading, social networking, keeping tabs on your favorite sports teams and scores and more. Read More
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