VAR service portals build tighter customer bonds SearchITChannel.com April 22, 2010

"Our customers have been telling us for a long time that it was a nightmare to manage all these maintenance contracts," said Brian Wolfe, partner of managed services with Laurus. " We took this feedback and developed a set of Web-based tools."

Wolfe says the tool is used extensively by the Laurus sales operations group, which tracks everything from which software licenses are associated with a particular piece of hardware to when a technology asset might be nearing end-of- life. The application, which was developed using feedback from 15 large Laurus customers, also keeps track of support contracts and service-level agreements that might apply to a managed service. Among other things, the information is used as background when new project opportunities arise.

Although Laurus doesn't charge customers for access to this information, building the database might require a professional sales engagement in order to "discover" relevant assets. "The overall response when customers see this information is 'wow,' " Wolfe said."

Ten IT Talking Points your CFO Will Love by Irwin Teodoro CIO.com December 16, 2009

"...So we walk away with the feeling they simply don't get IT. But some of  the problem belongs with us — we don't communicate in the language of  the CFO. And because we don't, we shouldn't act surprised when we get  pushback on spending requests. This needs to change. Here are ten areas  where we, as the promoters of IT, can begin to communicate better with  the CFO..."

IT On Demand: Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing in Higher Education CampusTechnology.com August 20, 2009

"...Brian Wolfe, partner at IT consultancy Laurus Technologies in Itasca, IL, said there are few issues that colleges should consider when making the choice between on-demand and purchase-and-install software options."

SearchStorageChannel Podcast with Irwin Teodoro SearchStorageChannel.com August 4, 2009

"...In this podcast with Irwin Teodoro, Laurus Technologies' director of engineering and systems integration, we discuss the U.S. government's efforts to drive digitization of medical records.

...Find out how Laurus Technologies is approaching this market opportunity by reading the transcript below or downloading the podcast."

BriForum 2009 DEMO Lab: Laurus Technologies (Video) Brian Madden Blog, July 23, 2009

"...During BriForum 2009, we shot videos of our sponsors live in the DEMO Lab.

In this video, we hear from Vitaly Tsipris, a Systems Engineer at Laurus Technologies."

Giving the Business to Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Planning CIO Magazine, July 9, 2009

"A Discussion of how IT-Centric Business Continuity Planning Meets Recovery Time Objectives and Recovery Point Objectives"

Why Invest in IT Training During a Recession? Campus Technology, July 8, 2009

"...you should continue to look for opportunities to fine tune your IT staff training efforts to match current education cycle needs. With budgets tigheter, employees need more eduation not just on IT skills, but also on the key business motivations of your institution."

"[Laurus] has succeeded where others have failed, largely because it focuses on devising solutions to business problems, not just selling product."

Laurus Technologies Security & Compliance Partner Brian Wolfe discusses the role of Entry Level Security Technicians with Deanna Hartley. Certification Magazine  - December 20088

"[They translate] a lot of what looks like meaningless data into something you can relate back to HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) or SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act) compliance violations."

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Jon Reed of JonERP.com interviews Laurus VP of Business Applications Mike Kerrigan on SAP, MDM and the Importance of Master Data to SAP Projects JonERP.com - November 26, 2008

"In Jon's first podcast ever on SAP MDM, Jon interviews Mike Kerrigan, Vice President of Business Technologies with Laurus Technologies, on SAP Master Data Management (MDM), SAP Analytics, and the skills (and management approach) needed for SAP project success in a down economy. "

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