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Government Policy-Makers Need to Create a Level Playing Field for Cloud Services Procurement – Analyst

May 17, 2013

Cloud services policies are being developed and iterated in all jurisdictions. More...

India Has Potential to Lead the World in the Nexus of Social, Mobile, Cloud and Information But May Waste this Opportunity, Gartner Says

May 16, 2013

India has the potential to lead the world in the adoption of the Nexus of Forces, which is the convergence and mutual reinforcement of social interaction, mobility, cloud and information, however for this to happen a number technological and socioeconomic shifts must happen, according to Gartner, Inc. More...

Big Data, Analytics, and Cloud Drive Enterprise Software Growth in 2012, According to IDC

May 9, 2013

International Data Corporation (IDC) has released the latest results from the Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker. More...

Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Reveals Increase in Cyberespionage – Including Threefold Increase in Small Business Attacks

April 26, 2013

Symantec Corp.’s (Nasdaq: SYMC) Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 18 (ISTR) revealed a 42 percent surge during 2012 in targeted attacks compared to the prior year. More...

Maturing Wireless Industry Reaches Saturation, Turning Carriers’ Attention to New Growth Areas, According to PwC US Survey

April 24, 2013

While wireless subscriber growth remains strong, the pace of expansion has begun to slow with the market reaching saturation, according to respondents to a survey conducted by PwC US titled: Real time. The growing demand for data. 2012 North American wireless industry survey. More...

Tech Execs See Cloud, Mobile, and Data and Analytics as Biggest Revenue Drivers in Coming Years, But Pricing, Regulatory Pressures, and Uncertainty Perceived as Continuing Challenges

April 22, 2013

More technology companies are looking outside the U.S., China and India for revenue growth in the next one to two years, according to the results of the annual Technology Business Outlook survey of U.S.-based technology executives conducted by KPMG LLP, a U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm. More...

Organizations Seek to Align Shared Services Centers with Broader Business Strategy

April 17, 2013

Organizations continue to view Shared Services Centers (SCCs) as a value driver and are increasingly eager to develop new value processes, according to the results of Deloitte’s 2013 Global Shared Services Survey, which revealed that almost 100 percent of respondents (95 percent) believe that SCCs will continue to provide critical and high-value processes for their organizations. More...

Global Technology M&A Activity Characterized by More Deals but Lower Valuations in 2012, According to IDC

April 12, 2013

Following two consecutive years of substantial growth in merger & acquisition (M&A) activity in the global information and communication technology (ICT) sector, 2012 produced a more mixed set of results. More...

Gartner CEO and Senior Business Executive Survey Shows 52 Percent of CEOs Have an IT Strategy

April 10, 2013

2013 will be a turning point year as CEOs and senior executives, by a ratio of more than four to one, plan to increase IT investment in 2013, rather than cut it, according to a recent survey by Gartner, Inc. More...

Expanding Information Technology Agreement Product Coverage Could Benefit U.S. Industry, Says USITC

April 8, 2013

Extending duty-free treatment under the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) to certain information and communications technology products would likely increase U.S. export opportunities to ITA member countries, reports the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in its study The Information Technology Agreement: Advice and Information on the Proposed Expansion, Part 2. More...