Market Information
UK business looks to mobile IT to cut costs and boost productivity
Computer Weekly, Warwick Ashford (19.05.11)
Most UK companies will plan to use, or consider using, mobile technology over the next two to three years, according to the survey of 320 businesses of different sizes and sectors by SAP. SAP says the survey shows accurate, real-time information is now expected anywhere, at any time. Companies want this [...]
Cloud, mobile and social to ‘coalesce’
A new platform combining cloud computing, mobile and social networks will emerge in the not too distant future, IDC says.
Cloud services, mobile computing and social networking will mature in 2011 and beyond before combining to form an entirely new platform, an analyst firm has suggested.
These “transformative technologies” will move from early adopter status to early [...]
Businesses should tackle Data Management
Investing in master data management makes sense even in a tough economy, argues Gartner.
Businesses should be increasing their investment in data management, in order to create consistent and high-quality master data sets, according to industry analysts.
Investing in master data management makes sense even in a tough Gartner, the IT research firm, believes that spending on [...]
iPAD and Bring Your Own Computer initiatives – Impacts on Software Asset Management
To miss the hysteria and hype of the iPAD release one would have to be caught in hibernation. Expectations of 10 million plus globally within the calendar year is an impressive 1st year performance for a single high end product.
Whilst the multi-touch interface, usability, mobility and size are key contributors to the device’s popularity, the [...]
VMworld Europe 2010: Users Reveal How Virtualisation is Improving Service and Saving Money
Computer Weekly (12.10.10)
The separation of the IT infrastructure and production from their consumption through the use of virtualisation technology is saving money while improving service delivery at five user firms who spoke at VMworld 2010 in Copenhagen.
The five, General Electric, Siemens IT Services, Sabre Holdings, Experian and Laboratory Corporation of America, were all using VMware’s [...]
Fewer Than 5% of IPv4 Blocks Remain
PC Pro, Nicole Kobie (18.10.10)
The number of unallocated IPv4 blocks has fallen to fewer than 5%, according to the Number Resource Organisation (NRO).
Of the original 256 blocks, there are now only 12 left, after a pair were handed to APNIC, the registry for Asia-Pacific, said NRO chairman Axel Pawlik.
IPv4 is the current system used to [...]
VMware and Novell Expand Strategic Partnership to Deliver and Support SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware vSphere Environments
Novell and VMware have extended their strategic relationship by establishing an OEM agreement that will see VMware distribute and support SUSE Linux Enterprise Server in VMware vSphere environments. VMware will also look to standardise their virtual appliance-based products offering on the Novell Platform. This offers significant validation of Novell’s Linux Strategy and offers customers more [...]
Business must re-evaluate software-as-a service, says Gartner
Computer Weekly, Warwick Ashford (14.06.10)
Software as a service (SaaS) will have a role in the future of IT, but not the dominant future that was first thought, according to research firm Gartner. Organisations should carefully assess their software needs in light of the current promises delivered on by SaaS, the firm said. Many of the [...]
CA Continues bid on Cloud-Computing
CA continues to expand its cloud computing portfolio with its fourth acquisition in that space in a matter of months.
The vendor has picked up Nimsoft, which provides monitoring and performance tools for managed service providers (MSPs), in an all cash deal for $350m.
The deal follows in the wake of the recent acquisitions of Cassat, NetQos [...]
CA Win Company & Product of the Year at 2010 Network Computing Awards
The readers of Network Computing named CA “Company of the Year,” and also honoured CA ARCserve® Backup as “Product of the Year” for the second year in a row. Presented annually, the Network Computing Awards recognise the companies, products and services that have most impressed the readers of the UK’s longest established computer networking publication. CA [...]
