Technology Strategy for the Mergers & Acquisitions Industry

Private equity and venture capital firms often face the threat of risk within their portfolio companies, but are not always certain of their portfolio firm’s competency in this area. Risk Management within Information Technology is especially critical as it affects all operations and the eventual value of a portfolio company. CSC, Inc . specializes in helping investment firms make the best technology decisions for their portfolio company’s technology needs. This article serves as a primer for PE & VC firms who must ensure that their investments are secure and may need to proactively engage the IT management of their portfolio company. This primer can act as a template for those IT managers that are tasked with developing an IT risk management plan and who need guidelines for the process. It will also provide examples of how to implement each step and a validation structure for the investment firm to follow the process. The pervasive nature of technology has increasingly

Looking towards the future is an inevitable aspect of VC technology investing,and while we all dislike catch phrases or "trends-dujour", it is critical to understand the implications of the next looming step in Web evolution ( download this primer here ). Problem : The Internet is currently a jumble of data categorized for people BUT searched by computers . Solution : Create a system that allows computers to understand the meaning of the data the way people understand language like using words to form a sentence. Web 3.0 is the unification of disparate data systems thru standardization making the Internet intuitive for people and computers alike, hence, the "Semantic Web" which emphasizes the real meaning of data on the Internet. The goal is to treat data objects like ideas and real language thereby achieving the real meaning of the "information age". Here are the highlights of the direction of Web 3.0 and what it will mean to any V