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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, Gartner Inc., application virtualization, Procurement, asset management, compliance, client-server, desktop 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
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
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, Joe McKendrick, Microsoft Visual Studio, blog, analyst, application development, ROI
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
New report warns of dangers of trashy avatars
News In conjunction with the rise of virtual worlds as a tool for business training and meetings, companies should assign a dress code to their employees' avatars, according to market research firm Gartner.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Avatar, Web sites, Web 2.0, Gartner Inc., market research company, 3D, Environment, research company
'Not all jobs created equal' for social sites
News Nature of business and sensitivity of corporate data key in deciding whether to block social networking sites at work, say industry watchers.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security, Business security, Social Networking, Business security, U.S., job, Network security, International Data Corp.
Ultra-broadband to cause bandwidth divide
News Adoption of ultra-high speed residential broadband will create bandwidth divide among world regions, as well as within countries in three to five years, says Gartner.
Tags: Networking technology, Bandwidth, Mobile Broadband, TV, Video, Gartner Inc., HDTV, Broadband, Cable, cable television
VMware service links public and private clouds
News Company has launched vCloud Express, a pay-as-you-go service that lets developers write applications for internal virtualized environments and external clouds.
Tags: Cloud computing, Cloud, Virtualization, software company, Gartner Inc., VMware Inc., Cloud computing, Environment, Hardware, service provider
Twitter still not 'serious' enough for business
News Microblogging platform has generated much interest, but still has some way to go from being regarded as suitable platform for business use, say experts.
Tags: Marketing, Web 2.0, Internet, Intel Corp., Asia-Pacific, broadcasting, Singapore, Gartner Inc., ComScore Networks Inc., vice president
Schmidt: Enterprise is Google's next opportunity
News Next big source of revenue for Google is selling services to big business, CEO Eric Schmidt says. Also, consumer and enterprise customers aren't that far apart.
Tags: Services, Business applications, Google Inc., Chrome OS, advertisement, CEO, Information Technology, Business applications, Web Browser, Gartner Inc.
Gartner: Loosen up on social networks, security
News IT research firm tells its clients total lock-down on social networks and security is not only impossible, it's a bad idea. Industry must move "from control to greater autonomy".
Tags: Networking technology, Network security, Social Networking, Security, Information Technology, network, Gartner Inc., performance, corporate computing, China
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
