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What vendors really mean by 'open source'
Insight perspective Vendors may describe a particular software offering as "open source", but their words should be examined carefully, says legal expert.
Tags: Open source, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Software licensing, Marginal Cost, Europe, Gartner Inc., Advertisement, software, CEO, proprietary software
Future of BI: Web 2.0, mashups and guided search
Insight Business intelligence is due for a renaissance, say industry watchers. Here's what it might look like in a few years' time.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence, Business applications, Web 2.0, Forrester Research Inc., Data, Supplier, Gartner Inc., business intelligence, VP, mashup
Will virtualization bend or break licensing rules?
Insight perspective Implementing virtualization without studying your licenses could lead to some unpleasant surprises, says Gartner analyst.
Tags: Software licensing, Virtualization, IT budgeting, asset management, Gartner Inc., application virtualization, Procurement, compliance, client-server, desktop software
Gartner: Nine ways to measure SOA success
Techguide There are a lot of service-oriented architecture efforts going on out there, but with no sense if they're delivering or not.
Tags: Web services, SOA, Gartner Inc., Business Process, ROI, Joe McKendrick, Microsoft Visual Studio, blog, analyst, application development
Companies urged not to ban Facebook
News Companies should not ban staff from using social applications such as Facebook and MySpace because of concerns about how they might be used.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Internet, Open Source, Gartner Inc., social networking, Silicon.com, Facebook, network, marketing
Can the Internet affect your brain?
News With Western children spending more than six hours per day in front of a screen, an eminent neurologist says it's no coincidence more children are being treated for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Tags: Web sites, Games, Brain, Identity, Gartner Inc., computer, Wikipedia, social networking, London, network
Singapore unveils IPTV training program
News New initiative is aimed at grooming talent for Singapore's Internet Protocol TV industry, and includes 12-month training stint with Alcatel-Lucent.
Tags: Network standards/protocols, TVs, Internet, IP Television, Alcatel, Training, Workforce, Singapore, Gartner Inc., Workforce Development Agency
Virtual meetings to ground 2 million airline seats
News Videoconferencing tech, and online worlds such as Second Life, will increase in usage as organizations reconsider whether face-to-face meetings are essential, says Gartner.
Tags: Video, VoIP/IP telephony, Forecasting, Airline, Hewlett-Packard Co., Cisco Systems Inc., Video Conferencing, Gartner Inc., Forecasting, Worker
The cloud: From monolith to federation
News Organizations around the world are coming to terms with cloud computing, but what can we expect from this technology over the coming year?
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Virtualization, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Cloud, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Berlin, Gartner Inc., Service, software
IPTV's 'hybrid' future for Asia
News A combination offering of IPTV and digital broadcasting may be an entry point for IPTV operators in the region's emerging markets, says Tandberg.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Bandwidth, IP Television, TV, Asia, IP, Gartner Inc., Broadband, South Korea, DVB-H
Telcos warned: Join Google's cloud
News Telcos looking to offer cloud services to their customers would do well to get into bed with Google, analyst house Gartner has warned.
Tags: Web services, Analyst reports, Google Inc., TV, Wireless Broadband, Spectrum, Wireless, Gartner Inc., Broadband, industry
Gartner: Web 2.0 set to transform business
News Analyst predicts technologies such as SaaS and mashups, will have a change-inducing impact on business within two years, despite current user disillusionment.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web services, Utility computing, Internet, Technology, Cloud Computing, Gartner Inc., 3D, social networking, printer
Gartner: Social networking here to stay
News Companies that have taken measures to block social networking tools may have to begin making provision for them in future, according to analyst.
Tags: Web 2.0, Security implementation/standards, Internet, Security, Gartner Inc., Environment, social networking, software, IT administration, virtual world
Gartner: Internet-based e-mail to fuel cloud uptake
News The use of Internet hosted e-mail services--such as Microsoft's Hotmail and Google Mail--will fuel the business uptake of "cloud services".
Tags: Utility computing, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Gartner Inc., Environment, VP, e-mail, MSN Hotmail, Silicon.com, Internet
PayPal: Risky for eBay and users alike?
News As eBay continues to promote its move to a single payment system--PayPal--as being in the best interests of its users, one security specialist believes it may be asking for trouble.
Tags: E-commerce, PayPal, Security, eBay Inc., Conference, Gartner Inc., online auction company, payment, online auction, research director
