Tablet PCs are high on the agenda, but Gartner is sceptical. Meanwhile, buyers have more power than ever, in an IT market that is struggling through a downturn. That's the main message from Gartner Group's annual Symposium/ITxpo in Cannes, France.
Gartner analysts and big-league executives are taking stock of the IT market, assessing threats and opportunities in the current landscape. ZDNet is there, rubbing shoulders with the movers and shakers, and bringing back the news.
No matter how much businesses may want diversity in the mobile devices arena, a prominent Gartner analyst argues that they are putting their money on Microsoft
It seems the Internet is just passe among young Europeans, who are deserting PC-based peer-to-peer applications for their mobile phones
As a few hardware and software suppliers come to increasingly dominate, companies must use caution and hang onto their existing equipment as long as possible, Gartner advises
Business-meeting etiquette may bring tablet PCs into use, argues Microsoft. But Gartner's analysts are having none of it
The economy 'remains awful', but it's not all bad: there has never been a better time to drive a good bargain with an IT vendor, says Gartner
Speaking at the Gartner conference in Cannes, Michael Dell hit back at critics who said his company does not innovate
Email is the thief of time, and software must do better at boosting the productivity of knowledge workers, says Gartner
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