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Yankee Group - Software as a Service Dramatically Improves CRM Success: This Yankee Group report uncovers the voice of enterprise users so that companies can buck the CRM failure rate with a clear understanding of how new on-demand services and technologies can overcome user reluctance and ensure sales success.; Tags: The Yankee Group, Software-as-a-service, Oracle Corp., On-demand, CRM, Sales Strategy, Software As A Service (SaaS), Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Sales, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Software; White papers 2008-02-01
Are so-called anywhere applications getting somewhere?: Customer relationship management software, particularly from Salesforce.com, has come the closest to being an "anywhere application," but other enterprise tools still need work, according to a report by the Yankee Group. Even though anywhere enterprise applications need work, technology managers need to prepare for them even though...; Tags: Software, The Yankee Group, Application, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Tools & Techniques, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-04
Maximizing Mobile Worker Productivity by Yankee Group: Mobile and wireless technologies not only address the unique computing challenges mobile workers face such as wireless coverage gaps and interruptions, internetwork roaming and performance issues, but also help automate and streamline processes, providing significant ROI. This Yankee Group white paper identifies the mobile security solutions available in the market,...; Tags: The Yankee Group, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing; White papers 2008-01-01
Apple, AT&T: Bosom buddies or odd couple?: Apple, AT&T: Bosom buddies or odd couple?Yankee Group's "opinion" is worth something?I would say that historically, Apple's partners have screwed THEM. Cases in point: Microsoft (convicted for extortion in the default IE for Office for Mac for 5 years deal and ordered to sell Apple stock); Adobe (creating...; Tags: Construction, Microsoft Windows, INTERNET, Tools & Techniques, WIRELESS, Desktops, The Yankee Group, Apple Inc., AT&T Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-09-14
Yankee Group: Exploring the Benefits of 3G Wireless Integrated into Business-Class Routers: This Yankee Group Report examines how enterprises can begin capitalizing on emerging wireless technologies today by integrating 3G high-speed wireless into their communications infrastructure. The report: Examines how 3G high-speed wireless technologies are being integrated with router platforms to create new forms of backup and primary communications...; Tags: The Yankee Group, Router, Benefit, 3G, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Routers & Switches, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking; White papers 2007-08-01

Comcast passes Vonage in digital voice subscriber rankings: A report from the Yankee Group now shows that Vonage has recently lost its ranking as the Internet phone service with the most subscribers.Noted on PC Magazine's website this morning, the Yankee Group now says Comcast Digital Voice basic connection diagram at the top of this post reported 2.4 million...; Tags: Vonage, Comcast; Blog posts 2007-07-31
Empowering Greater Branch Productivity with Distributed Communications: The branch office is undergoing a transformation for many companies. In organizations in verticals such as retail and financial services, branch strategies are critical to a company's success. Yankee Group defines this type of organization as a "distributed enterprise" with the value of the company being spread across the...; Tags: The Yankee Group, Branch Office, Avaya Inc., Organization, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Strategy, Finance, Management; White papers 2007-05-07
Yankee Group: Novell gaining (with Microsoft's help) at Red Hat's expense: Yankee Group: Novell gaining (with Microsoft's help) at Red Hat's expenseNo - read it again...[i]"and second that so many have tried Linux and are moving back to Windows."[/i]... what it said was that 28% of those who had moved to Linux were moving back. Therefore 72% stayed with Linux.3 out...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., Microsoft Windows, Yankee, DiDio, The Yankee Group; Discussion threads 2007-03-26
Yankee Group: Novell gaining (with Microsoft's help) at Red Hat's expense: Whatever the reasons behind the formation of the Microsoft-Novell technology partnership announced last year, its helping Novell SuSE Linux gain at Red Hats expense, according to a research study due out next month. The Yankee Group "2007 Global Server Hardware and Server OS Survey" -- a survey of nearly...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Red Hat Inc., The Yankee Group, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, Yankee; Blog posts 2007-03-26
There's Nothing Like the Real Thing: Genuine Software Is a Win-Win for Customers, Microsoft and Partners: There is no more pervasive or pernicious problem plaguing the software industry than that of counterfeit or pirated software operating systems and applications. Microsoft's genuine software programs - which are more than a year old - enable customers to quickly and easily verify if they are running an authentic version...; Tags: Software, The Yankee Group, Partnership, Microsoft Corp., Tools & Techniques, Management; White papers 2007-01-22
Report: Vista to hit antispyware, firewall markets: Report: Vista to hit antispyware, firewall marketsOkay...."I picked myself up a PowerMac G-3 running OS 9.2 for free yesterday ."Why? I admit to owning a few spectrum-era computers - mostly for the fun of having one. Is your rational the same?Yankee Group is wrongThe people will find a way to...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Firewalls, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, The Yankee Group, Microsoft Windows Vista, firewall, Microsoft Corp., security, anti-spyware; Discussion threads 2006-05-07
Yankee Group acquired by private equity firm: Yankee Group acquired by private equity firmFirst order of business ........ is get rid of Laura Dido.Her "studies" and "professional opinions" are nothing more than an exact copy of the FUD and PR materials from the "sponsors". If students get kick out of college for plagiarizing their work, an alleged...; Tags: Investment, The Yankee Group, private equity; Discussion threads 2005-11-16
Research Reveals Widespread Exposure to Weak SSL Encryption: This special report from the Yankee Group explains how encryption restrictions in older versions of Windows and Internet Explorer are preventing tens of millions of users worldwide from taking advantage of 128-bit encryption. The VeriSign-sponsored report explains how server-gated cryptography SGC can extend 128-bit encryption to systems that, because of...; Tags: The Yankee Group, 128-bit, VeriSign Inc., 128-bit Encryption, SSL, Encryption, Ssl/Tls, Authentication/Encryption, Security; White papers 2005-09-01
Mobile commerce to bring $1.2 bln in Europe in 2009: Yankee Group puts mobile commerce transactions worth over $1.2 bln in Europe in 2009, up from $243 mln in 2004 while transactions in Asia will increase to $1.7 bln in 2009 up from $370 mln in 2004.; Tags: The Yankee Group; Blog posts 2005-07-30
Yankee Group report: Linux won't disappear: Yankee Group report: Linux won't disappearManufacturer support for GNU/LinuxAlthough their offerings are proprietary (and I'm more partial to GPL stuff), as an avid gamer I've found both NViDIA and ATI very cooperative in supporting their hardware for GNU/Linux users.Do they know?Do they know that Bill Gate will buy Sun and...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, The Yankee Group, Linux, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2005-05-23
Yankee Group report: Linux won't disappear: Checking out Data Point, I found this Yankee Group release on heterogenous networks that states the obvious "Linux is here, Windows is not going away and heterogeneity is the order of the day." I'm glad we've finally established that. I'm eagerly awaiting the next Yankee Group report, "Many...; Tags: Linux, The Yankee Group; Blog posts 2005-05-22
Businesses converting from UNIX to Linux shun IT retraining, says Yankee Group: Businesses converting from UNIX to Linux shun IT retraining, says Yankee GroupBecause of costs?Might it be that companies that are shedding UNIX in favor of Linux are doing so for the cost savings, and by shunning training, they are ensuring that those cost savings aren't threatened by other migration-related costs?...; Tags: Workforce management, UNIX, Operating systems, information technology, UNIX-to-Linux, training, Linux, The Yankee Group; Discussion threads 2005-04-26
Businesses converting from UNIX to Linux shun IT retraining, says Yankee Group: According to Yankee Group, 81% of corporations converting their legacy UNIX networks to the newer Linux environment will not retrain or recertify their internal IT administrators on the newer Linux distributions and applications. "Most businesses regard Linux as a UNIX derivative that shares much of the same code and the...; Tags: Phil Fersht, Linux; Blog posts 2005-04-25
$800 mln to be spent on advertising inside video games in 2009: The Yankee Group expects advertising in games to rise to $800 mln in 2009 from nearly $120 mln in 2004. $266 mln will come from "advergaming," when advertisers create a game around a product rather than place their brands within a well-known title. Massive Inc claims video game advertising would...; Tags: advertisement, game; Blog posts 2005-04-19
$800 mln to be spent on advertising inside video games in 2009: The Yankee Group expects advertising in games to rise to $800 mln in 2009 from nearly $120 mln in 2004. $266 mln will come from "advergaming," when advertisers create a game around a product rather than place their brands within a well-known title. Massive Inc claims video game advertising would...; Tags: advertisement, game; Blog posts 2005-04-19