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VoIP gets real: 12-month planning rises rapidly

If you had any questions about the advance of VoIP into the enterprise, we can answer them for you now—planning for VoIP solutions has doubled since January 2005, rising to 35% of all networking plans. This is a dramatic development for our IT Priorities data, especially considering that the trend since August 2003 has had its ups and downs.

August 1, 2005 by Natalie Gagliordi in Networking

ITIL revolution continues unabated

We recently compared results from a sponsored white paper (registration req.) we did for BMC about business service management (BSM) to a similar study in 2003.

July 22, 2005 by Natalie Gagliordi in CXO

Buzz tools reveal Google, Apple twice as popular as Microsoft

If you had to guess which companies get the most attention on our news sites (News.com and ZDNet News) you'd probably come up with a list similar to this: Microsoft, Google, Apple, Intel, and IBM; and you’d be right.

July 22, 2005 by Natalie Gagliordi in Apple

IT pay increases connected to outsourcing backlash, says study

A research news item on Tekrati from Foote Partners jumps to the conclusion that recent survey results that show strong pay growth for applications development, database, enterprise software, networking, and systems administration skills, means that offshore outsourcing is no longer pushing down wages for U.S.

July 20, 2005 by Natalie Gagliordi in CXO

Longhorn success riding on appeal to largest IT departments and moms, says analyst

"There are very few broad and deep products that have to appeal to the IT departments of the 50 largest companies in the US and also my mom." Micheal Gartenberg, a Jupiter Research analyst, calls Longhorn a "very unique product" because it has to appeal to both business and consumers in order to succeed.

July 19, 2005 by Natalie Gagliordi in Tech Industry

Security woes hampering VoIP's fast track

In a post today, TechRepublic blogger Peter Spande makes an interesting observation: The two topics that get the most white paper downloads, voice over IP, and wireless networking--and are currently at the top of the list of our IT Priorities research program-- don’t get much play time in TechRepublic's discussion areas. Spande says that the reason for this is simple; it boils down to security.

July 18, 2005 by Natalie Gagliordi in Networking

Wharton: podcasting here to stay

Knowledge@Wharton picked up the hot topic of podcasting this week. Experts at Wharton says it's the latest Web movement here to stay with advertising and subscription revenues eventually coming into play as business models emerge.

July 15, 2005 by Natalie Gagliordi in Legal

Google, Yahoo get most RSS buzz in first half of 2005

An analysis of news consumption shows Google and Yahoo with the most attention for RSS (Really Simple Syndication) content, together commanding nearly 50% of reader interest during the first half of 2005, according to an analysis by ZDNet Research.

July 14, 2005 by Natalie Gagliordi in Enterprise Software

Lotus not dead, just "decomposing," says analyst

"Which major vendor will be the first to embed blogging capabilities into its enterprise collaboration toolset, IBM or Microsoft? It seems the answer may well be Big Blue.

July 13, 2005 by Natalie Gagliordi in Innovation

Expert advice on advice: use Gartner and Nucleus Research, drop TCO

In his column today, InfoWorld's Ephraim Schwartz suggests that combining traditional advice from firms like Gartner with Nucleus Research's alternative ROI-case study approach can give the most complete picture of a product or technology. Schwartz writes: "As beneficial as Gartner, Forrester, or AMR Research can be in the decision-making process, however, there is an alternative way to approach the challenge of deciding what technology to deploy.

July 12, 2005 by Natalie Gagliordi in CXO

SMBs take a breather after SOX deadline extension

For the last year and a half, regulatory issues are among the top IT management priorities with most attention focused on meeting the financial disclosure requirements set forth by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Consequently, spending has jumped tremendously for public companies, fueling regulatory compliance IT projects that can streamline compliance and help offset high audit fees and lost productivity.

July 12, 2005 by Natalie Gagliordi in CXO

Site behavior tool shows who is researching what

In research, the only thing better than asking people what they do or think is to actually watch what they do and then be certain about it. Our BT Trax tool has recently been upgraded with functionality that among many new things, reports demographic data gathered from registered users who download directory resources.

July 8, 2005 by Natalie Gagliordi in Enterprise Software

Sophos, Webroot, CipherTrust get most security attention, says TechRepublic

If you haven't checked it out yet, our sister site, TechRepublic, is experimenting with blogs and tagging with both internal employees and community users contributing posts.

July 7, 2005 by Natalie Gagliordi in Security

Business execs are from Mars, IT leaders are from Venus

Technology executives are now approaching their work to the beat of "running IT like a business" drum. But in order to make that happen they need to be on the same page as their business executive counterparts to make sure business goals and technology investments are aligned.

July 6, 2005 by Natalie Gagliordi in CXO

ERP top software priority among readers, says ZDNet study

ERP is the key software initiative organizations are now focused on according to the latest IT Priorities data. The software category as a whole jumped last month from the number four top IT priority to number two, stopping short of VoIP which remained untouched as the dominant topic on the minds of IT decision makers.

July 6, 2005 by Natalie Gagliordi in IT Priorities

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