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RSS researchUK software industry - alive and kicking
News The top 50 UK software companies reported revenue growth of around 20 per cent last year, together with operating profit growth of around 25 per cent - showing that the UK's software industry is "a thriving and highly profitable business... [23 Oct 2009]
Will 'citizen developers' shake up IT development?
News Eric Knipp, senior research analyst at Gartner, said the rise of the citizen developer would enable the IT department to focus on deeper architectural concerns. We've had the 'citizen journalist', blogging from war zones... [23 Oct 2009]
Mind the details with Windows 7
Comment Check out the research note I've published on preparing for Windows 7. Stephen Kleynhans is a research vice president with Gartner. Gartner's Stephen Kleynhans has been happy with his initial installs of... [23 Oct 2009]
Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News David Supple, head of IT and creative services, Ecotec Research and Consulting Despite tough economic conditions, CIOs have not turned to open source software as a way of making their IT budgets go further, according to... [23 Oct 2009]
Keeping IT green in tough times
News Mark Blowers, principal analyst at research house Ovum, explained: "If you have to make a large investment, I don't think you could swing it just on sustainability benefits in the current climate, whereas perhaps 18... [22 Oct 2009]
Should Your Email Live In The Cloud? A Comparative Cost Analysis
White Paper A Comparative Cost Analysis, Forrester Research, Inc. Download the independent research report comparing the costs of email from Google and other providers. According to Forrester, "Google is setting a... [22 Oct 2009]
Google Apps 2nd Wind ROI Case Study
White Paper Nucleus Research conducted an ROI study with 2nd Wind Exercise and found that this 300-user specialty retail company achieved an ROI of 837% and a one-month payback.nd Wind replaced its existing Microsoft Exchange... [22 Oct 2009]
ROI Case Study Google Apps TVR Communications
White Paper An ROI study by Nucleus Research found that a 400-employee customer deploying Google Apps achieved an ROI of 500% with a one-month payback. TVR Communications replace its existing Microsoft Exchange environment with... [22 Oct 2009]
The why behind going green. Midsize companies speak.
White Paper This white paper presents the results of a study conducted by Info-Tech Research Group and sponsored by IBM. More than 1,000 IT professionals in midsize businesses, from 12 countries and eight industries, were consulted... [21 Oct 2009]
Going green: A guide for CIOs
Comment According to the research, most green IT efforts are sporadic, short term initiatives and lack a formal structure. Research from the CIO Executive Board shows that the theme of treating green IT projects... [21 Oct 2009]
2010: When IT budgets start to grow again
News According to research from Gartner, enterprise tech spending is down 5.2 per cent on 2008 figures. If you haven't guessed already: 2009 was a bad year for IT spending, analysts have found. But fear not - things are... [20 Oct 2009]
Podcast: Staying competitive and Showing ROI
White Paper According to recent research conducted by IBM® ISS X-Force®, more than half of all disclosed vulnerabilities in 2008 were Web application flaws. Learn how IBM Web application security solutions can help you reduce... [20 Oct 2009]
IDC ROI Calculator for IBM Tivoli Netcool
White Paper The tool and underlying calculations and metrics are based on IDC research of 14 IBM Tivoli Netcool implementations, which have yielded an average benefit of $23.5 million per year. This ROI calculator from IDC will help... [20 Oct 2009]
Windows 7 will be business standard by next year
News By next year, that figure could drop by more than half, according to new research from industry watchers Forrester. The research, which surveyed North American and European SMEs and enterprises, found... [20 Oct 2009]
Security & trust: the backbone of doing business over the internet
White Paper TNS research reported in 2006 70% of online shoppers have abandoned a purchase beacuase of security concerns. In e-commerce consumers are concerned about indentity theft. This white paper explores the current state of... [19 Oct 2009]
