 | Issue: | Global-ICT 2004 |
| Article no.: | 6 | |
| Topic: | The Next Steps – Technology Drives Development | |
| Author: | Dr. Walid Moneimne | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
| Organisation: | Dell’s Enterprise Systems Group, EMEA | |
| PDF size: | 192KB |
About author
Dr. Walid Moneimne is vice president of Dell’s Enterprise Systems Group and Services (ESG) business unit for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Previously Dr. Walid Moneimne was Vice President for the EMEA Enterprise Business at Compaq. At Compaq he also served as Vice President and Managing Director of Compaq’s Business Development Group (BDG). Moneimne joined Compaq as Managing Director for the Middle East, Mediterranean & Africa region (MEMA) based in Dubai. Before joining Compaq, he worked with the Xerox Corporation in France and the United States as General Manager for the Xerox Software Division, Western Region. Moneimne has an engineering degree in computer science from ENSIMAG in France and a PhD in computer science from the University of Grenoble. He also completed an MBA, studied at ISA, HEC Group in France, and the Wharton Business School in Philadelphia, U.S.A.
Article abstract
Technology for technology’s sake does not work for corporations. Innovation is less important than standard based equipment and solutions, which now include highly sophisticated services and applications that can cost-effectively improve operational efficiency. Total cost of ownership (TCO) and return on investment (ROI) are increasingly important, as is the optimisation of resources, reduction of complexity, business scalability, and innovation. Innovation, though, such as mobile e-commerce, could hold the key to closing Europe’s widening ICT gap with the US.
Full Article
The economic downturn has dramatically altered companies’ perception of technology. This has resulted in them placing IT vendors under greater scrutiny than ever to prove that they can deliver value. The message from customers to vendors is clear: you must help us to drive down cost, simplify processes and systems, and make it easier to do business with customers. Anything else is superfluous. This does not necessarily mean that customers are looking for the lowest price, but they do expect to see a commitment to the delivery of value. This might involve extra memory, some kind of bundled service or flexible pricing based on storage on demand, for example.
