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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]
Windows 7: Who's adopting it, when and why?
News According to James Governor, principal analyst at RedMonk, the adoption of Windows 7 will put that of Windows Vista in the shade. The signs are that the shift to Windows 7 will begin in earnest next year, with Quocirca... [21 Oct 2009]
2010: When IT budgets start to grow again
News By next year, however, the analyst predicts spending will see year-on-year growth of 3.3 per cent. 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]
Manage security and compliance in an adverse economy in 2009 and beyond
White Paper Learn how to successfully safeguard your enterprise and manage the burden of compliance with Kristin Lovejoy, Director, IBM Corporate Security Strategy and Scott Crawford of analyst firm EMA. This webcast discusses how... [20 Oct 2009]
CIOs waste energy and budget as one in six servers go unused
News Gartner analyst Rakesh Kumar told silicon.com that because project managers buy more new hardware and new software for each project, consolidation is not happening - and that IT departments need to be going back and... [19 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: The five things you need to be thinking about now
News According to analyst house Gartner, there are a number of issues companies should already be considering ahead of any planned switch - including the need to put an end to Windows XP. The looming end of support for... [15 Oct 2009]
Application Upgrades and Service Oriented Architecture
White Paper A study by SOA Industry Analyst Zapthink shows that maintenance and change costs of SOA-based integrations, architected properly, are dramatically lower than traditional integration approaches. In a recent Forrester... [15 Oct 2009]
State of the Data Integration Market
White Paper It also incorporates industry research and projections by leading analyst firms. Data integration is a critical and fundamental element in a variety of technologies, including data warehouses, business intelligence (BI)... [15 Oct 2009]
iPhone: Coming to Phones 4u for the first time
News The iPhone holds around 13 per cent of the smartphone market, according to the analyst. Phones 4u has confirmed it will start selling Apple's iPhone this year. The retailer announced yesterday it will begin selling the... [14 Oct 2009]
It's down to you to save the world, IT industry
News With high-resolution video becoming increasingly affordable, we do now have an increasing number of viable options for replacing physical business travel with other alternatives," service director of analyst house... [13 Oct 2009]
Cash won't cut it: Time to get creative in attracting skilled workers
Comment As career analyst and author Dan Pink pointed out at July's TED Global conference in Oxford, economists as far afield as MIT and the London School of Economics have shown increased financial rewards actually make people... [13 Oct 2009]
Photos: 10 of the best open source mobiles
Photo More than 60 per cent of the smartphone market now uses an open source OS, according to analyst house Juniper Research, which has noted a significant shift from proprietary to open source. Smartphones have come a long... [12 Oct 2009]
Avatars made to wear a suit to work as the style police arrive
News And now analyst group Gartner has drawn up a set of guidelines, explaining to employers how to make the best use of online environments. The analyst advises companies to encourage their workers to use... [09 Oct 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 09.10.09
Round-Up According to a study by analyst house NPD Group, the percentage of Mac households in the US is inching upwards - reaching 12 per cent this year compared to nine per cent in 2008. How often have you had the following... [09 Oct 2009]
Windows 8: The 'dying gasps' of the desktop OS or the next big thing?
News Clive Longbottom, analyst with Quocirca, predicts virtualisation will feature more prominently with Windows 8. Just as the marketing hype around Windows 7 heads toward its peak, a few details are starting to surface... [08 Oct 2009]
