New research-based index unveils the most exhaustive review of BI software vendors for business and IT. Ventana Research has released its 2012 Value Index for Business Intelligence (BI), the latest in a new category of quantified, ...
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An Apple iPad with a smaller screen, if released, could create tough decisions for buyers and slow the momentum of the current 9.7-in. iPad and a number of Android devices with 7-in. and 8-in. screens, analysts said on Thursday. ...
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IT leaders will need to “get real” and stop saying that everything is moving into the cloud during 2013, according to analyst firm Forrester. In a blog entry which counts down the company’s top 10 cloud predictions for ...
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Regulators must force banks to overhaul complex IT infrastructures which risk causing further large-scale system outages, IT trade body Intellect has urged. The UK’s financial IT infrastructure is no longer fit for purpose and risks ...
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Hosting giant Rackspace saw profits grow 55% to $48.3m (pound 31m) in the first six months of this year. Total revenue for the first half of the year was $620m, a 30% jump on the first half of 2011. “At the halfway point in the ...
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The global software market grew 4.7 percent in the first half of this year to US$167 billion, with CRM (customer relationship management), virtualisation and collaboration coming in as the fastest-growing segments, according to figures ...
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An increase in the share price of software firm Sage this week has led to further speculation that the company is an imminent takeover target. Rumours about the likes of IBM and Microsoft circling the firm were rife all summer. ...
Although last week’s jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics showed better-than-expected results, the IT industry, was a big disappointment. After sustained growth – including 36,300 jobs added in July and August ...
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With SaaS (software-as-a-service) having become a preferred deployment model for new software purchases, customers should be entitled to a clear-cut set of rights and expectations from vendors, a new report from analyst firm Constellation ...
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Global smartphone shipments will reach 1.7 billion in 2017, with emerging markets experiencing particularly strong growth, according to Ovum’s ‘Smartphones in Emerging Markets: Shifting Landscape’ report. The analyst ...
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Ofcom has released details of its long-awaited spectrum auction, which will enable mobile operators to roll-out 4G services across the UK. The regulator confirmed the process would begin before the end of 2012 and offer the equivalent of ...
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Glen Allen,VA:Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets announces a new report on energy-efficient building materials:"Advanced Glazing Systems Markets-2012."According to NanoMarkets,the advanced glazing systems market already generates around$550 ...
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Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets released a new report on display materials:"Markets for Optically Functional Films and Coatings in Displays–2012."This report analyzes the opportunities for display films/coatings over the next eight ...
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Although 2012 turned out to be an off year for RF power amplifiers and devices for wireless infrastructure,the market still held its own,says market analyst firm ABI Research in its report'RF Power Amplifiers'.This year should be viewed as ...
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Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets has published a new report titled "Smart Glass in the Automotive Sector -2013." This report projects that revenues from smart glass and related coatings sold to the automotive sector will reach $3.5 ...
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