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- Gartner: 2010 will be the year e-book readers take off
- D?j? vu all over again.It will be interesting to watch. Seems to me the publishers are facing the exact same issues that RIAA was/is facing. Lock-in and DRM seem to be the preferred solutions still.Edit: This site clearly does not like French. Deja - is that better?$99 . . .Interesting....
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, E-books, digital-rights management, Gartner Inc., e-book Reader
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Gartner: 2010 will be the year e-book readers take off
- While 2009 marked the first growth spurts of the e-book reader segment, 2010 will be the year the niche segment takes off, according to a new report by research firm Gartner. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Gartner Inc., E-book Reader, E-books, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- Gartner wins in ZL lawsuit: but is it a pyrrhic victory?
- I try to act the opposite...of what Gartner recommends. I truly believe they do not have a clue about real world IT. Their recommendations are based on personal opinions and ideas that are not backed up by hard data and research. Sometimes it sounds as though they feel like they...
- Tags: Gartner Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Gartner wins in ZL lawsuit: but is it a pyrrhic victory?
- Just in. ZL lost in its lawsuit over Gartner Magic Quadrants. It has issued this statement: "ZL believes that Gartner’s overwhelming influence on large corporations’ purchasing decisions, and its inaccurate ratings, including its bias in favor of large vendors, combine to pose major competitive hurdles that hurt...
- Tags: Lawsuit, Gartner Inc., ZL, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- Gartner: 10 reasons why both sides of the SOA debate have it wrong
- It would be nice if....someone could give an actual in place, concrete, working example of SOA. The only thing you ever hear is that so and so is implementing. No one can give an example and then describe how it is actually different from services already being provided by a...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, SOA, Gartner Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Gartner: 10 reasons why both sides of the SOA debate have it wrong
- Is SOA the greatest thing since sliced bread, or just plain toast? Gartner's Yefim Natis explains why both sides have it wrong. by Joe McKendrick
- Tags: Gartner Inc., SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- How to know when to send your email to the cloud
- Email will ultimately move to the cloud/software as a service model, but the math may not add up for larger companies. How do you know when to make the jump? Gartner analysts Matthew Cain and James Lundy went through the cloud vs. on-premise email conundrum, but what...
- Tags: Gartner Inc., E-mail, Online Communications, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
- Gartner leaves SOA off 'top ten' list - again
- I've been in several study groupsAnd SOA was omitted from final report, in part because participants weren't sure how to define it. Not that cloud computing is a 100% substitute, but it's something we can understand, and whose beefits are proven.ah yes . . .Ah yes, the sound of...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Gartner Inc., SOA
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Gartner leaves SOA off 'top ten' list - again
- Gartner just issued its Top 10 Technology list for the year ahead, and guess what's missing? Once again, service oriented architecture got sacked by the sages of Stamford. SOA proponents, however, can take cold comfort that just as was the case last year, SOA is the underpinning...
- Tags: Enterprise Mashup, Gartner Inc., SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Legal dispute sheds light on how Gartner's "Magic Quadrant" is made up
- When it comes to business law, not fairIs oftentimes illegal.Keep shining that light on GartnerIt's good for Gartner to be exposed by cases such as this. Too many people take Gartner's opinion as the end-all for technology evaluation, and especially the higher you go up the corporate ladder.This isn't...
- Tags: Gartner Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Legal dispute sheds light on how Gartner's "Magic Quadrant" is made up
- The legal battle between ZL Technologies and Gartner over the "Magic Quadrant" reveals some interesting facts about how it is made... by Tom Foremski
- Tags: Quadrant, Gartner Inc., Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Gartner Magic Quadrant lawsuit: Sour grapes or real gripes?
- They should join the IIARMichael,Nice post, I agree with your analysis. As a bottom line, I think they should be more professional with their AR programme, maybe join the IIAR [u]http://www.analystrelations.org[/u] to benefit from best practices.See my earlier post on this:http://iiar.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/is-shooting-on-the-referee-productive/Merits of LawsuitWhile Gartner may have its own objectives, I...
- Tags: Gartner Inc., IIAR, lawsuit, Sour Grapes, Gartner Magic Quadrant
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Gartner Magic Quadrant lawsuit: Sour grapes or real gripes?
- Industry analyst firm, Gartner, is the target of a lawsuit from a software vendor challenging the "legitimacy" of Gartner’s Magic Quadrant rating system. The suit has brought forth an array of divergent opinions. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Lawsuit, Quadrant, Gartner Inc., Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Looking beyond Windows 7 and Office; Pondering the alternatives
- Gartner is telling customers to upgrade to Windows 7 and the latest Office, but adds that it may make sense to at least ponder the alternatives and move toward a more operating system neutral stance. In a talk at the Gartner IT Symposium in Orlando, Gartner analyst...
- Tags: Operating System, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice.org, Michael Silver, OpenOffice, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Gartner: Cloud computing, analytics top 2010 strategic tech list
- Staying Focused on the CloudCloud computing is a very important and relevant topic here in 2009. Servers, platforms and even software are being offered as services which makes sense to IT. This is such an important trend that media organizations such as ZDNet should not try to blur or confuse...
- Tags: Virtualization, Gartner Inc., analytics, cloud computing
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Gartner in the dock over Magic Quadrant
- Persona Non GartnerOver the years, I've watched, participated in researching and experienced the results of the positing of Gartner's disclosures. My analysis is as follows:On any given subject at any given time, there is a .90 probability that the opinions expressed by Gartner will be either flat out wrong or...
- Tags: Gartner Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Gartner in the dock over Magic Quadrant
- Friday October 23rd will see Gartner argue a motion to dismiss a complaint by ZL Technologies Inc about the famed Gartner Magic Quadrant. According to court papers, Gartner will argue to dismiss based on First Amendment rights citing that the Magic Quadrant is not meant to represent statements of fact...
- Tags: Quadrant, Analyst, Vendor, Gartner Inc., Vinnie, MQ, Blogging, Operational Accounting, Marketing Research, Internet, Finance, Marketing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Gartner: Cloud computing, analytics top 2010 strategic tech list
- Gartner unveiled its top 10 strategic technology list for 2010. Unified communications, servers and specialized systems are out. Client computing, data center do-overs, flash memory and mobile applications are in. The list, presented Tuesday at the Gartner Symposium in Orlando, by analysts David Cearley and Carl Claunch...
- Tags: Cloud Computing, Data Center, Analytics, Gartner Inc., Data Centers, Financial Planning, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Art of the software deal can get messy
- Software buyers and vendors are increasingly butting heads amid a budget squeeze and increasingly aggressive sales tactics, according to Gartner. In a series of presentations at the Gartner IT Symposium in Orlando, analysts walked buyers through a few negotiating tactics with the likes of SAP, Microsoft, Oracle,...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Gartner Inc., Customer, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Negotiation, Software Audit, Software-as-a-service Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Linux, Free Trade, Sales Strategy, Management, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Graphic of the day: Cloud computing, e-book readers at peak of hype cycle
- Cloud computing and e-book readers are at the peak of their hype and there are a few new entrants to Gartner's 2009 hype cycle chart. At least social software and microblogging are on the way down. Among some of the new entrants at the...
- Tags: Gartner Inc., E-book Reader, E-books, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
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