Consumerization
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Firms turn to consumer goods for productivity
News The line between personal and enterprise tools may be blurring as organizations turn to consumer products to help them in the workplace.
Tags: Consumer Technology, IBM Corp., Ovum, Mobile, Smart Phone, IBM Lotus Notes, Standards, Consumerization, e-mail, asset
Give workers a say in corporate IT
Insight perspective Don't fear employees' involvement in workplace tech, according to an analyst. Just learn to manage it appropriately.
Tags: IT Management, Handhelds, Personal Computers, Security, Mobile Device, research director, workplace, online application, Web, PC
Virtualization key to mobile security
News Virtualization is predicted to allow mobile software to be so standardized that it can be downloaded on any handset or notebook, according to Gartner.
Tags: Mobile, Security applications/tools
'Unstoppable' consumer tech revolution on the way
News Gartner points to consumerization, commoditization and virtualization as agents of IT change over next decade. Businesses that are "shackled by legacy systems" may get left behind, the analyst also warns.
Tags: Business applications
Cash faces extinction as e-payments emerge
News Analysts predict virtual currencies could herald the first payment revolution since the move to paper money.
Don't brush off consumer IT
Blogs weekly roundup Some enterprises may find themselves struggling to manage a myriad of consumer devices that employees bri...
Tags: IT strategy
Gartner: Web 2.0 to make waves in enterprise
News AJAX, mashups will have big impact on businesses in the next 10 years, research firm says.
Tags: Web services
Consumer tech tipped to reshape enterprise IT
News Business models will change as consumers make a greater impact on the technology market, says Gartner
Tags: Consumer Technology, Product development and design
Five tips to tackle disruptive tech
News Five technologies will continue to impact IT strategies over next few years and IT managers must prepare for changing environment, Gartner warns.
Tags: Web 2.0, Open source
iPhone, Gmail and blogs--a corporate security nightmare
News Consumer technologies crossing into the enterprise space will challenge traditional security models, say analyst companies Forrester and Gartner.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security, Web logs, Web services, Web 2.0
Cisco's new acquisition talisman
Insight Can Ned Hooper keep the magic of Cisco's acquisition machine alive? A lot depends on the answer to that question.
Tags: Routing/switching, TCP/IP, VoIP/IP telephony
Gartner: Prepare for consumer-led IT
News Researcher tells execs to embrace the "consumerization" of IT and the encroachment of Web 2.0 apps.
Tags: Hardware, Consumer Technology, Software, Strategy
IT 'consumerization' poses challenges to CIOs
Insight perspective As socio-economic factors are driving the demand for desktop virtualization, CIOs have to make changes if they are to stay ahead of the game.
Tags: Virtualization, Data centers, Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage area networks (SAN), Desktops, Technology, Security, Environment, phone, CIO
Analysts: Microsoft's after Google's ad business
News Conference attendees say the software giant is playing catch-up to search firm in high-tech power struggle.
Tags: Web services, Internet advertising
Web 2.0 entering corporate world slowly
News Practices and technologies from the public-facing Internet have great potential but face challenges, executives say.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Web sites
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