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ALSO CALLED: IT TCO, Cost of Ownership, Cost Savings Calculators, Total Cost of Ownership, Cost Calculators, TCO Calculators
DEFINITION: TCO (total cost of ownership) is a type of calculation designed to help consumers and enterprise managers assess both direct and indirect costs and benefits related to the purchase of any IT component. The intention is to arrive at a final figure that will reflect the effective cost of purchase, all things considered. When you decide to buy a computer you may go through a TCO analysis: for example,  … 
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Cloud-Based Communications: Are They Right For Your Organization?
sponsored by Interactive Intelligence, Inc.
PODCAST: Download this podcast to learn more about moving your contact center applications and Unified Communications (UC) strategies to the cloud. Uncover the benefits and pain points involved, and get help deciding if a cloud-based communication strategy is worthwhile for your organization.
Posted: 14 May 2012 | Premiered: 14 May 2012

Interactive Intelligence, Inc.

Would a Cloud-Based Contact Center and UC Strategy Benefit Your Business?
sponsored by Interactive Intelligence, Inc.
WEBCAST: This webcast explores the option of moving your contact center applications and Unified Communications strategies to the cloud. Uncover the benefits and opportunities of cloud-based solutions, and get help deciding whether being in the cloud or on-premise is best for your organization.
Posted: 27 Apr 2012 | Premiered: 27 Apr 2012

Interactive Intelligence, Inc.

Where does the money go? Take the TCO Challenge
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard
VIDEO: Are you paying too much for your aging infrastructure? Is there a better & less expensive alternative? View this video for an introduction to the "TCO challenge," an online tool that can calculate the total cost of ownership of your current mainframe infrastructure and compare it to alternative systems.
Posted: 02 Mar 2012 | Premiered: 02 Mar 2012

Hewlett-Packard

How Ruggedness Reduces TCO for Mobile Computers
sponsored by Intermec
WEBCAST: General-purpose PDAs and ruggedized enterprise mobile computers are made for separate markets, designed for different tasks, and vary by their size, weight and materials. But the biggest difference between these device types is their total cost of ownership (TCO). This white paper explains how your business can get TCO as low as possible.
Posted: 11 May 2011 | Premiered: 11 May 2011

Intermec
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TCO DEFINITION (continued): …  the greater cost price of a high-end computer might be one consideration, but one that would have to be balanced by adding likely repair costs and earlier replacement to the purchase cost of the bargain brand.TCO analysis originated with the Gartner Group several years ago and has since been developed in a number of different methodologies and software tools. TCO analysis performs calculations on extended costs for any purchase - these are called fully burdened costs. For the consumer's purchase of a computer, the fully burdened cost may include costs of purchase, repairs, maintenance, and upgrades. … 
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