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Riverbed upgrades 'edge virtual server infrastructure'

Riverbed today announced the release of updates to its Steelhead network performance products as well as its Granite product line, which is based on the edge virtual server infrastructure approach that Riverbed is pushing. Whereas the former aims to boost network performance for the customers that are concerned about application delivery, the latter may attract more attention from the infrastructure management industry.

By Colin Neagle | 02 February, 2012 07:19

Tags: wan optimization, virtual server, Virtualization, Traffic management, riverbed, networking, management, LAN & WAN, hardware systems, Forrester Research, Data Center, Configuration / maintenance, Cisco
Apple breaks Microsoft's 'lock' on enterprise workers, argues analyst

The iPhone may have opened the door for Apple in the enterprise, but it was the one-two punch of the iPad and revamped MacBook Air in 2010 that really did the trick, an analyst said today.

By Gregg Keizer | 27 January, 2012 08:27

Tags: smartphones, Microsoft, Macintosh, hardware systems, hardware, Forrester Research, consumer electronics, Apple
John Deere plows into agile

John Deere & Co., has moved about 800 software developers into an agile development process, and did so in just over a year.

By Patrick Thibodeau | 26 January, 2012 22:14

Tags: John Deere, it management, IT Leadership, Intel, hardware systems, Forrester Research, Data Center, Configuration / maintenance, CIO role, App Development
In focus: Mac attack - the big switch is on

Over the years, Apple has earned a less-than-stellar reputation among purchasers of enterprise desktops. Macs were seen as overpriced to begin with. And Apple didn't offer huge discounts for bulk purchases, like the PC makers. Plus, Macs didn't come with the ecosystem of integrated productivity and management apps that are taken for granted in the Windows world.

By Maria Korolov | 16 January, 2012 22:32

Tags: Windows, software, pc, operating systems, Microsoft, Macs, industry verticals, IDC, hardware systems, Gartner, Forrester Research, enterprise, education, Data Center, Configuration / maintenance, Apple
Apple enterprise sales of Macs, iPads to jump 58% this year

Apple will sell an estimated $19 billion in Macs and iPads to enterprises in 2012, a 58% jump over the year before, a research analyst said today.

By Gregg Keizer | 11 January, 2012 06:01

Tags: Microsoft, Macintosh, IT industry, hardware systems, hardware, Forrester Research, Apple

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Features about Forrester Research

Who should own your smartphones?

It's time for IT to face facts: The great corporate barrier against employees using personal smartphones has been breached.

By Galen Gruman | 24 March, 2010 21:15

Tags: Telwares, smartphones, Forrester Research
5 Reasons Businesses Still Hate Enterprise Software

Got Issues? Enterprise software sure does.

By Thomas Wailgum | 05 March, 2010 04:59

Tags: Forrester Research, enterprise apps

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