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- Gartner ITxpo 2008: The top 10 IT products
- Gartner ITxpo 2008: The top 10 IT productsToughbook U1I looked at a demo of the U1 from USAT Corp, and it is larger than a Symbol, but smaller than any current tablet. It borrows the keyboard from PDA Phones, but is large enough to run bigger apps (screen, HDD, Atom...
- Tags: Gartner ITxpo, Gartner ITxpo 2008, IT Product, Gartner Inc., USAT Corp., information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-10-20
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- RightNow Technologies CIO talks datacenters, ERP and Windows 7
- While attending Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2009, I spoke with Laef Olson, CIO of RightNow Technologies, about the company's IT plans for 2010. Olson discussed RightNow's plans to consolidate and rework its datacenters, an upcoming ERP implementation, and the company's migration to Windows 7. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Data Center, ERP, RightNow Technologies, Microsoft Windows 7, Data Centers, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Microsoft Windows, Storage, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
- Ballmer: We're not interested in Yahoo anymore
- Updated: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the software giant has no intention of making a new offer for Yahoo--even though the Internet company is on sale relative to its first offer. Via ZDNet Australia Techmeme Speaking at a Committee for Economic Development of Australia CEDA lunch...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Public Relations, Web 2.0, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Structures, Internet, Corporate Law, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-07
- The Credit Crunch Time for IT Service Management to Prove Its Worth
- The tough economic conditions caused by the Credit Crunch have hit many businesses hard. The recent and unprecedented intervention of worldwide governments may ease the crisis in financial markets and kick-start the global economy, but short-term confidence in many business circles remains low. Although there is now evidence that the...
- Tags: Information Technology, Credit, Hornbill Systems, Service Level Management, Government, Strategy, Financial Accounting, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Finance
- White papers 2008-11-01
- State of the enterprise tech economy
- Almost a month has passed since technology demand fell off dramatically; the stock markets tanked and worry about the credit crisis moved from Wall Street to Main Street to your company. Despite this perfect storm it's hard to generalize the enterprise technology economy. Simply put, it's not all gloom and...
- Tags: Information Technology, Gartner Inc., Technology Executive, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-20
- Gartner ITxpo 2008: The top 10 IT products
- Over 100 IT vendors did their dog-and-pony show for the 2008 ITxpo at the Gartner Symposium in Orlando. We scoured the show floor and came up with this list of top 10 most interesting products for IT leaders. by Jason Hiner
- Tags: Information Technology, Gartner Inc., Strategy, Management, Jason Hiner, Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Phone, Hewlett-Packard Co., Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Laptop Computer, BlackBerry Bold, Motorola Inc., Gartner Symposium ITxpo, Qualcomm Gobi Qualcomm, Motorola TEAM VoWLAN Motorola, Thoughbook U1, WANs, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Network Technology, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-10-20
- No surprise. Yahoo expected to announce layoffs
- Word leaked out over the weekend that Yahoo is planning layoffs when it reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday afternoon. The exact number of jobs affected is unknown, thought sources told the San Jose Mercury News and Wall Street Journal that it would likely be more than 1,000. The job cuts...
- Tags: Layoff, Yahoo! Inc., Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-20
- Ballmer touts Windows 7 features
- At the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed that Windows 7 is going to be a major release, not just a Vista update. He says the new Windows will have a better user interface, information management tools, and performance. It isn't practical to wait for Windows...
- Tags: Information Management, Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Strategy, Software, Management, Ballmer, Microsoft, Gartner, Vista, Windows 7, user interface, touch, compatibility
- Videos 2008-10-17
- Enterprise social networking, social software hot for 2009, says Gartner
- Even in the face of a down economy, social software is hot, at least according to Gartner. I spent the better part of this week working the floor at the Gartner ITXpo / Symposium in Orlando, where many enterprise decision-makers were seeking solutions to help them cut...
- Tags: Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-10-17
- JetBlue's high-tech terminal
- At the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., Joseph Eng, JetBlue's executive vice president of systems and technology, explained how IT is going to be integrated into the company's new high-tech terminal, set to open October 22 in JFK. Wi-Fi and more self-service kiosks, he says, aren't just ways for JetBlue...
- Tags: JetBlue Airways Corp., Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Strategy, Management, JetBlue, IT, Gartner, Joseph Eng, airport, wifi, terminal, customers, travel
- Videos 2008-10-16
- Microsoft wants you to move: To IE 8, Vista...
- A visit to the Microsoft booth at the Gartner Symposium and ITxpo is full of subliminal messages urging technology executives to move up to more modern products. One part of the booth rides shotgun with a research note from Gartner of course making sure you "understand the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-16
- Ballmer: It's ok to wait until Windows 7; Yahoo still 'makes sense'; Google Apps 'primitive'
- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Thursday defended Vista's honor--again--but at least gave a nod to enterprise buyers that planned to skip it and upgrade when Windows 7 launches. He also noted that a Microsoft purchase of Yahoo would still make sense, but there are no talks. And he called Google...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cloud Computing, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-16
- Gartner rates offshore outsourcing hot spots
- Gartner on Thursday walked IT folks through its global sourcing--also known as offshore outsourcing--methodology in a spiel that was part informative and part subtle hint that the consulting and research firm offers these services. Much of analyst Frances Karamouzis' talk at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo focused on...
- Tags: Offshore Outsourcing, Gartner Inc., Outsourcing, Financial Services, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-16
- Does IT really need to fear multicore?
- While multicore chips hold great promise for applications and computing power they could wreak havoc on technology departments. That's the message from Gartner analyst Carl Claunch, who argued Thursday that IT types should fear--yes fear--multicore technology. Multicore chips carry multiple brains on them and companies like Intel...
- Tags: Software, Information Technology, Multi-core, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- JetBlue unveils high-tech terminal Oct. 22; IT as customer service tool
- Joseph Eng, executive vice president of JetBlue's systems and technology, said the company will unveil its high-tech terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York Oct. 22. The terminal when it launches will be the culmination of one big technology project. JetBlue's terminal at JFK,...
- Tags: Customer Service, Information Technology, JetBlue Airways Corp., Tool, Projects, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Operational Accounting, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Facebook and its ilk are for the enterprise too
- Companies are blocking Facebook, frowning on social networking and pretending that employees don't peruse information from Wikipedia and Delicious, but they should embrace those sites. In fact, it may make sense to bring them into the enterprise instead of buying some corporate social networking application. Gartner analyst...
- Tags: Facebook, Network, Chances, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Photos: A look at HP's portable data center
- One of the more busy areas of the expo floor at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo this week was a walkthrough of HP's "Performance-Optimized Data Center." These portable data centers, also known as PODs, went on sale a little less than a month ago, according to HP representatives....
- Tags: Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Photograph, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- IT's challenges: The end of device charging; ROI; Super programmers
- Gartner on Tuesday outlined its grand IT challenges from 2008 to 2033 and it includes a world where you'll never have to charge your device. That was one of the futurama type predictions outlined by Gartner analyst Ken McGhee at the firm's Symposium ITxpo. These prediction presentations...
- Tags: Device, Information Technology, Gesture, ROI, Programmer, Programming, Wireless, Roi/Tco, Strategy, Development Tools, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- How green is your vendor?
- Gartner analyst Simon Mingay on Tuesday unveiled ratings for technology vendors to highlight who's talking green and who's actually delivering. Just don't expect anything too quantitative just yet. Mingay's presentation at the Gartner Symposium ITXpo caught my attention given that every vendor is...
- Tags: Gartner Inc., Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Cisco's Chambers sees collaboration fueling productivity gains; Web 2.0 as new enterprise engine?
- Cisco CEO John Chambers said Tuesday that there will be an "instant replay" in technology-led productivity gains in the current downturn just like the U.S. saw in the mid-1990s. The difference this time around: In the mid-90s those productivity gains were based on big enterprise resource planning...
- Tags: John Chambers, Web, Collaboration, Cisco Systems Inc., Web 2.0, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
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