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Virtualisation: Real-life tales of how to get it right
Comment Despite vendors touting the numerous benefits that virtualisation can bestow on businesses that adopt the technology, there is a flaw in the rhetoric that is hard to get around: not many companies are actually adopting... [20 Nov 2009]
Unified comms: What it needs to succeed
Comment There are fairly clear reasons why organisations have so far failed to adopt the technology to the extent predicted. Gartner thinks by 2013 current distinctions among the components of UCC will no longer... [17 Nov 2009]
Windows 7, Snow Leopard, open source and glory for Steve Jobs
News None of the IT chiefs surveyed said the latest iteration of the Mac OS - Snow Leopard - will push their business to adopt Apple desktops.silicon.com readers also had their say on the matter - with voices raised both for... [09 Nov 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Windows 7
Cheat Sheet A silicon.com CIO Jury found a cautious approach among CIOs, with just one of the IT chiefs polled saying they plan to adopt the operating system in 2010, with 2011 cited as a likely rollout date by a number of tech bosses. [20 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: The five things you need to be thinking about now
News The looming end of support for Windows XP will be the spur for many businesses to adopt Microsoft's latest OS, Gartner distinguished analyst Michael Silver said. According to analyst house... [15 Oct 2009]
Apple's Snow Leopard won't make us move to Macs, say CIOs
News Just one of the 12-strong jury said the launch of Snow Leopard will make their IT department more likely to adopt Mac OS X machines. Read an exclusive article, in response to the CIO Jury findings, from Michael Silver,... [21 Sep 2009]
Real-Time Communications and Real-World Threats: Driving the Need for Real-Time Protection
White Paper Gartner predicts that 95% of all businesses will adopt an enterprise-wide IM solution by 2010. Of these systems, email is arguably the most indispensable, mission-critical business tool. But companies... [01 Jul 2009]
Free Strategic Mobile Deployments Special Report from Sybase
White Paper This Special Report explains how to adopt a mobile enterprise application platform and highlights how two innovative companies, Delta Technology and Energy & Combustion Services, are deploying mobility initiatives to... [30 Jun 2009]
PC sales on the upturn amid economic green shoots?
News Unless Microsoft mounts a major marketing campaign in support of Windows 7, we think consumers will simply adopt the new operating system as they would normally buy new PCs and/or replace old ones. Market research... [26 Jun 2009]
Contactless payments hamstrung by battle for hearts and minds
News According to Oliver Steeley, head of business strategy for MasterCard UK and Ireland, education is key in persuading retailers to adopt contactless payments. According to Alistair Newton, research VP in... [24 Jun 2009]
Salesforce.com service on a cloud lifts off
News There is] consumer expectation that they can create answers and content as part of a community that will lead businesses and other organisations to adopt similar techniques to succeed. According to... [16 Jan 2009]
Don't dither over IT in the downturn, banks told
News Banks need to be aware of this threat and adopt the appropriate response, taking into account their own capabilities and desires to defend their customers from acquisitive aggressors," he warned. Analyst house... [05 Nov 2008]
Top 10 strategic techs for 2009
News The analyst says organisations should consider adding a social dimension to a conventional website or application - and, to avoid being left behind, should adopt a social platform sooner rather than later or risk seeming... [15 Oct 2008]
Barclays' encryption locks down £500bn
News Speaking at the Gartner IT Security Summit in London, Horne said that large companies needed to bite the bullet and adopt an enterprise-wide encryption system, where all the keys needed to access... [30 Sep 2008]
Cool tech gets down with the kids
News This is reflected in the fact technology users often come up with new applications for the tech they adopt - such as mobile pre-pay, which is used as an alternative currency in some parts of the world, or text messages... [23 Apr 2008]