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Update on The B2B Frenzy

February 3rd, 2010 · by Benoit Lheureux · one comment

In my recent post, Liaison and ADX Fuel The B2B Frenzy, I addressed a wide range of vendor landscape changes in B2B integration market segment. Here's an update on related research: Tibco’s acquisition of Foresight on Friday -- my colleagues and I are still working on that The GXS acquisition...

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The Future of TV on the Gridiron

February 8th, 2010 · by Andrew Frank · 3 comments

Defying its numerous obituaries, broadcast television set a new world’s record last night as Super Bowl 44 attracted more viewers than any TV show in history – 106.5 million according to Nielsen – beating the previous record of just under 106 million for the series finale of M*A*S*H which aired...

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Have a Happy Safer Internet Day

February 9th, 2010 · by Jeffrey Mann · no comments

You may not have realized it, but today is the third annual Safer Internet Day, a day to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially for children and young people around the world. The awkward name, doofy logo and stiff language quickly identify this...

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Second Open Government Deadline: US Agencies Still Flexing Their Muscles

February 9th, 2010 · by Andrea Di Maio · 2 comments

According to the Open Government Directive, by 6 February 2010 US federal agencies were supposed to create an Open Government page on their website to serve as a gateway for agency activities related to the Open Government Directive. The page should allow the public to provide feedback, including prioritization of...

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The annual ritual of corporate kickoffs

February 9th, 2010 · by Mark McDonald · 2 comments

A tongue-n-cheek look at something we all do every year. [Screen] The scene pans in from outside a nondescript office building through a tinted window and into a conference room filled with people sitting at round table. Please read the italics text as if being spoken by British Naturalist Richard...

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If you can't stand the heat, get your cloud out of the kitchen

February 9th, 2010 · by Jay Heiser · no comments

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Twelve Word Tuesday: Security Policy May Be Necessary But It Sure Isn't Even Close to Sufficient

February 9th, 2010 · by John Pescatore · no comments

"The problems of the real world are remarkably resilient to administrative fiat." Source: Marshall Rose (Dr. SNMP) in The Simple Times, October 1992...

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Recovery in the Cloud : How Soon? (from John Morency)

February 8th, 2010 · by Roberta J. Witty · one comment

The delivery of cloud services for IT operations backup, recovery and restart is a potentially significant market opportunity for a whole new generation of providers, in addition to the more established players such as HP, IBM and SunGard Availability Services. This is evidenced in the significant increase in the related...

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Measuring SOA.. it just doesn't happen

February 8th, 2010 · by Dan Sholler · one comment

many people these days are struggling with the governance models for SOA. While the circumstances differ, there is a common refrain..  people (most often business users who control budgets) do not have a grasp of the value of SOA, and what it means to the organization. However, this is hardly...

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On Hasso and SAP.

February 8th, 2010 · by Thomas Otter · 6 comments

Over the last 24 hours or so I have been busy with SAP's management changes, lots of press, SAP and client calls and discussion with Gartner colleagues. Expect a formal Gartner position and client guidance to come out shortly. In the meantime, I'll give you my personal take. I listened...

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