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News That's according to Dennis Szubert, principle analyst at Quocirca, who feels data centre managers would take more responsibility if they were given more information about what their hardware consumes. [19 Mar 2008]
Remote working here to stay
News In a research report into the 21st century workforce, analyst house Quocirca predicts: "In the future it may make sense for businesses to have more numerous small locations near to centres of population to reduce commuting and be closer to customers. [13 Mar 2008]
Vista - businesses not convinced
News But analyst Clive Longbottom of Quocirca advised caution when interpreting the figures. Almost a year on from the release of Microsoft's Windows Vista, only 13 per cent of companies say they expect to move all desktops to the OS, according to a... [26 Nov 2007]
Virtualisation - a CIO's best friend?
News The technology is moving into the mainstream, according to analyst house Quocirca, and becoming a standard part of the data centre environment. Dennis Szubert, principal analyst at Quocirca, told silicon.com: "AMD went for what was probably a... [14 Sep 2007]
CIOs worried by mobile data leaks
News Bob Tarzey, service director at analyst house Quocirca, told silicon.com: "In most cases the loss of mobile devices does not lead to any confidential data being compromised because the thief or opportunist is more interested in the value of the... [10 Sep 2007]
Vodafone touts secure remote working
News Quocirca analyst Rob Bamforth said: "To do this from an operator point of view is a fairly new thing. Vodafone has launched a beefed-up remote access offering which it says will give users secure and transparent mobile access to their corporate... [28 Jun 2007]
Could Second Life kill off the call centre?
News Clive Longbottom, of analyst house Quocirca, believes the relatively low penetration rates and end user technical constraints will keep virtual worlds as a relatively niche customer service tool: "It's a new environment, there's a lot of interest... [10 Apr 2007]
Salesforce.com seals Merrill Lynch mega-deal
News Sharon Crawford, analyst at Quocirca, said the deal is a "significant" one and "will be a boost for all vendors trying to make their way with hosted financials and CRM, of which there are many". Salesforce.com has announced a deal that will see... [27 Feb 2007]
Public sector seeks cost-savings from Vista
News Quocirca analyst Elaine Axby agreed cost is important in the public sector - but that it was not the only feature they're looking for. But Quocirca's Axby believes public sector organisations will be "a long time" in adopting Vista and may well... [02 Feb 2007]
SMEs falling short on tech investment
News Rob Bamforth, analyst with Quocirca, said: "SMEs might be missing out on things that could really make a difference. Small and medium-sized enterprises are failing to invest enough time and money in IT and communications, according to research. [28 Jan 2007]
Businesses too scared to switch to VoIP
News Rob Bamforth, principal analyst at Quocirca, agreed in principle with the findings and said it is important organisations understand the level of commitment needed to realise the long-term benefits of VoIP. [15 Jan 2007]
Channel 4 switches on to SOA
News Bob Tarzey, service director for analyst house Quocirca, said an SOA allows Channel 4 to change its existing business models for the new VoD services by pulling together old and new applications. Channel 4 has opted for a service-orientated... [11 Dec 2006]
Businesses struggling with fatty spam
News Bob Tarzey, service director from Quocirca, said companies feel obliged to store emails whether they're spam or not - and this takes up more and more disk space. Spam messages are becoming both larger and more plentiful. [07 Dec 2006]
VoIP not a priority for public sector
News Elaine Axby, principal analyst at Quocirca, said although public sector organisations are interested in VoIP services, migration is likely to take more time than with private companies as they "need to be sure of the technology and the benefits... [06 Dec 2006]
Mobile banking rolled out by HSBC
News Quocirca analyst Rob Bamforth said the success of the new service will depend on its availability. First Direct and HSBC have launched a mobile phone banking service. The service will initially allow customers to make balance enquiries and receive... [04 Oct 2006]
