Purchasing

About the IT Procurement Working Group
Working groups of the Society for Information Management develop best practices and methodologies to take back to their organizations for implementation. Typically, SIM members, who are IT professionals, suggest topics for a working group. If others in the national organization share similar interests, a group is formed.

• Managing the IT buy brings out purchasing's best
• Buyers expect VA, timely delivery from distributors
• Intel unveils new Xeons
• U.S. PC sales slip
• Arrow Electronics unveils Digital Solutions
• Prices to fall as chip market declines
• What's Hot
• Expect lower tags, greater availability of CE chips

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