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  Forrester: Windows 8 faces uphill battle as corporate desktop

  Windows 8 faces an uphill battle to become a standard corporate operating system because many businesses are in the midst of or have recently completed the move from Windows XP to Windows 7 and don't have the stomach for another transition anytime soon.

  By Tim Greene | 17 May, 2013 12:34

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, EE, PC, Microsoft, Windows, hardware systems, software, Data Center, operating systems, Forrester Research

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  Windows 8 won't hit critical mass in enterprises, Forrester says

  Windows 8, the most significant upgrade to Microsoft's operating system since Windows 95 and one of the most important products in the company's history, will not achieve enough adoption in enterprises to be considered a standard, according to Forrester Research.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 16 May, 2013 18:39

  Tags: Windows 8, Microsoft, Windows, software, operating systems, Forrester Research

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  How big is Cloud's impact? Depends on who's asking

  Is Cloud computing really catching on in the enterprise? Well, that depends on who you talk to, recent surveys have found.

  By Brandon Butler | 26 April, 2013 16:13

  Tags: cloud usage, Cloud, cloud adoption, cloud computing, RightScale, Forrester Research, internet, RightScale cloud, Forrester cloud research

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  Startup Armor5 debuts with cloud-based security for mobile devices

  Startup Armor5 makes its debut Wednesday with a cloud-based security and management service for mobile devices that works without needing client-based software.

  By Ellen Messmer | 17 April, 2013 05:51

  Tags: mobile device cloud security, Networking, Salesforce.com, wireless, Armor5, IT management, cloud computing, internet, consumerization of IT, BYOD, consumer electronics, security, Cloud, smartphones, vpn, Forrester Research

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  Office for iPad in 2014? Big mistake

  A purported Microsoft roadmap for future releases of its Office suite showed a fall 2014 launch date for Office on Apple's iOS and Google's Android mobile operating systems, according to an online report.

  By Gregg Keizer | 10 April, 2013 20:33

  Tags: Mobile/Wireless, applications, Networking, wireless, software, mobile, Forrester Research, QuickOffice, Apple, consumer electronics, Google, Microsoft, smartphones

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  Windows 8 is an enterprise 'non-starter' because IT sees no value in changes

  Windows 8 faces a number of hurdles in the enterprise, but the biggest reason it won't replace the current corporate champion, Windows 7, is simple: IT shops don't think it's worth the upgrade hassle.

  By Gregg Keizer | 17 May, 2013 14:43

  Tags: Apple, Windows, hardware systems, desktop pcs, software, operating systems, Forrester Research, PCs

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  Windows Blue and Microsoft's continuous upgrade strategy

  Microsoft yesterday confirmed Windows "Blue," an upgrade to Windows 8, but analysts remained uneasy about how the faster release cadence that Blue represents will be digested by businesses.

  By Gregg Keizer | 27 March, 2013 16:06

  Tags: Apple, Microsoft, Windows, hardware systems, desktop pcs, software, operating systems, Forrester Research, PCs

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  The sequester will hurt tech nationally

  The federal government's automatic budget cuts, due to begin Friday, may accelerate cost savings measures already in place. But there will be damage to IT spending, and a period of uncertainty as the government reacts to the cuts.

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 01 March, 2013 11:08

  Tags: Government IT, Gov't Legislation/Regulation, regulation, Kno, government, Forrester Research

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  Oracle faces 'dilemma' with its Fusion Applications

  Oracle spent years developing its next-generation Fusion Applications and finally put them into general availability nearly a year-and-a-half ago, but some new evidence suggests that it's been less than successful at enticing customers to move up.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 12 February, 2013 19:09

  Tags: applications, CIO role, software, IT management, Forrester Research, Oracle

• 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: smartphones, Telwares, Forrester Research

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