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Actions speak louder than words and the message is disheartening: Here's a rhetorical question: If you're holding a seminar about the benefits of green technology strategy, should you really be giving away a gas card as one of the incentives to sign up? I thought not. For shame! But, as Forrester Research points out in a new...; Tags: Global Warming, Forrester Research Inc., Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-08-30
The enterprise: All fun and 'serious games'?: Will video games becoming to an enterprise near you? Forrester Research seems to think so as companies cook up new ways to train employees--especially those so-called millennial. I can hear the laughter now. Video games? We're about serious business, you'll say. What's the ROI you'll ask? Video...; Tags: Forrester Research Inc., Games, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Data architects: You're "hot": Yes you are.Information and data architects and information security experts, here's some good news: You're the hottest. Fear not, data and content-oriented business analysts, business and enterprise architects and vendor management experts: You're extremely hot as well. Enterprise application strategists, IT planners, network architects and enterprise project...; Tags: Role, Forrester Research Inc., Recruitment & Selection, Professional Development, Operational Planning, Training And Certification, Strategy, Security, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Career, Business Operations, Management, Deb Perelman; Blog posts 2008-08-18
Forrester: The X Internet is coming (for real this time): Forrester: The X Internet is coming for real this timeSounds promisingAs long as there are measures taken to ensure the security of a company's assets cannot be compromised by this type of technology, it will be widely adopted in the near future.; Tags: Asset management, X-Internet, Forrester Research Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-08-15
Forrester: The X Internet is coming (for real this time): Forrester Research is pitching an "IT everywhere" vision that's comprised of existing technologies as well as some emerging trends--including the X Internet where physical objects are networked to the Web. In a report, Forrester analyst Bobby Cameron concludes: Today's technology trends may appear like only incremental...; Tags: Forrester Research Inc., Extended Internet, Internet, RFID, Operational Planning, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Business Operations, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-14

Forrester to acquire JupiterResearch for $23 million: Forrester to acquire JupiterResearch for $23 millionMath problem.So they made 12 million of the past 2 years and are going to spend 23 million + to get this company.Math doesnt quite add up.; Tags: Jupiter Research, Forrester Research Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-31
Forrester to acquire JupiterResearch for $23 million: Forrester Research said today that it will acquire the smaller but well-recognized firm Jupiter Research for $23 million in cash, plus assumed liabilities. Jupiter, which has 82 employees and had revenues last year of about $14 million, will be wrapped into Forrester's Marketing & Strategy Client Group. Last year, Forrester...; Tags: Jupiter Research, Forrester Research Inc., Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-31
Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?: The same day that Forrester Research is touting yet another of a growing number of studies claiming Vista is failing to gain traction in the enterprise, Microsoft is claiming just the opposite. by Mary Jo Foley; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrester Research Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Forrester: Vista is 'New Coke' in the enterprise; Firefox, Apple gain a little: Forrester: Vista is 'New Coke' in the enterprise; Firefox, Apple gain a littleNew Coke?Actually, given the way it has been and is being sold, is it not the New Kool-Aid?With Vista selling so well already ...... as shown in revenues from the previous quarter, Microsoft can expect to gain substantially...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Mozilla Firefox, Forrester Research Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X, Mendel, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Forrester: Vista is 'New Coke' in the enterprise; Firefox, Apple gain a little: Vista adoption in the enterprise is mired in the single digits, but is an option for companies that have Windows releases before XP. Nineteen percent of enterprise users use Firefox. And the Mac OS is making some headway in the enterprise, but Apple lacks a coherent strategy to pitch business...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Enterprise, Forrester Research Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-24
IT departments become Web 2.0 gatekeepers; 41% of execs stumped about mashups: Corporate technology departments are becoming the primary gatekeepers of Web 2.0 purchases--it used to be the business types--but could use a little education on concepts like mashups. According to a report by Forrester Research, IT departments are now in control of enterprise Web 2.0 deployments and the...; Tags: Web, Information Technology, Enterprise 2.0, Forrester Research Inc., Mashup, Technology Department, IT Organization, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Strategy, Internet, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-11
Forrester and Aerohive Present the Application and Network Impacts of 802.11n Standard: Wireless networking is a given for businesses of all sizes and now there is a new 802.11 wireless standard to consider. The coverage and bandwidth improvements of 802.11n will further accelerate the adoption of mobile applications and provide the opportunity for wireless to become the primary access method in tomorrow's...; Tags: Network, IEEE 802.11n, Aerohive Networks Inc., Forrester Research Inc., Wi-Fi, Wireless; Webcasts 2008-06-18
Forrester: More big companies starting to walk their green tech talk: Have a whole slew of green IT data for you this week, as I clean out my e-mail after a week of R&R down in Cozumel, Mexico. First up is a Forrester report that actually I picked up before I left ("More Green Progress in Enterprise IT") but didn't have...; Tags: Green Technology, Information Technology, Green IT, Forrester Research Inc., Strategy, Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-06-02
Business imperatives theme dominates Forrester's IT Forum conference opener: Forrester Research, the Cambridge, Mass. market research and analysis firm, kicked off its influential IT Forum conference today in Las Vegas with a keynote address by founder and Chairman George Colony on CEO success imperatives. What the success imperatives do you have? Colony asked a series of...; Tags: Innovation, Information Technology, Forrester Research Inc., Leadership, Strategy, Management, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-20
Live Webcast: Forrester Best Practices: Improve IT Service Delivery and Support: The IT help desk is the guardian of day-to-day business productivity and, more importantly, the front door to your IT organization. However, a Forrester survey reveals that only 53% of technology users at U.S. companies are satisfied with the support services they receive. Join this live TechRepublic...; Tags: Webcast, Information Technology, Best Practice, Forrester Research Inc., Service Delivery, IT Help Desk, Strategy, Management; Webcasts 2008-05-07
56% of North American and European enterprises consider Web 2.0 to be a priority in 2008: $764 million in 2008 and growing at a 43% compound annual growth rate to reach $4.6 billion globally in 2013, according to Forrester Research. Some 56% of North American and European enterprises (firms with 1,000 or more employees) consider Web 2.0 to be a priority in 2008 according to another...; Tags: Web, Forrester Research Inc., Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, NB; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Are we headed for a nuclear winter?: Caroline McCarthy's post on News.com describing the juxtaposition between the party atmosphere underpinning Web 2.0 and the views of certain veterans poses awkward questions: Amid the drunken revelry and pulsing electronic music, one prominent tech-industry veteran at the party was asked exactly what Chi.mp is. "I'll tell you what...; Tags: Bank, Information Technology, Investment, Forrester Research Inc., Web 2.0, Social Networking, Strategy, Financial Services, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Forrester: Social networking will be biggest enterprise 2.0 priority by 2013; Smaller businesses reticent: Forrester: Social networking will be biggest enterprise 2.0 priority by 2013; Smaller businesses reticentLow adoption amongst smaller businessesThese are indeed interesting results Larry and I share your view that the smaller businesses probably have the most to gain. Perhaps the issue is with the smaller companies not really know...; Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Forrester Research Inc., social networking, network; Discussion threads 2008-04-22
The problem with Forrester's $4.6 billion prediction: The problem with Forrester's $4.6 billion predictionProcesses not purchases..Fascinating read Dennis, trying to find actual report on Forrester site. I quoted you in my post here http://www.olivermarks.com/?p=30 and also JP Rangasami, some interesting parallels in your respective posts on the importance of establishing processes and concepts/goals before deciding on technology...; Tags: Forrester Research Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-21
Twitter outages and Forrester predictions: Twitter outages and Forrester predictionsWho cares, indeedI struggle to find anyone who's even heard of Twitter, let alone uses it. While Steve Gillmor continues to expound its relevance and importance, its impact on the world stage appears to be negligible. The argument that all the Valley "thought leaders" are using...; Tags: Manufacturing, Twitter, Forrester Research Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-21

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