GLG News by IT Infrastructure Software Experts

Building an integrated threat and vulnerability management framework is essential to meet today’s enterprise security needs. Layered defense, the centuries old security mantra, is more applicable than ever to ensure security of enterprise IT assets, whether they are computing devises, network elements,...

The consolidating BI market today is no place for a lone player, even one as big as Business Objects.  SAP needs Business Objects to offset Oracle’s purchase of Hyperion, but it could turn into a bidding war if other large firms get in the game.

The marriage of two ailing companies does not magically create one healthy company. A merger of this size needs at least 18-36 months to settle, and the competition will not wait that long.

1.  There will be a large cultural shift inside Sun to support Windows. 2.  How will SUN differentiate its Windows offering? Or any offering?

Apple announced the following:  a)Ringtones Come to iPhone  b)iPod Shuffle Available in New Colors  c)Redesigned iPod Nano  d)iPod "Classic" Gets Tweaked  e)iTunes Goes Wi-Fi  f)iPhone Price Cut

Putting Windows on Sun servers probably won’t make much difference in Microsoft’s revenue stream, but it could significantly improve Sun’s revenue. This doesn’t sound the death knell for Solaris, but does indicate Solaris is increasingly a niche player.

The implications are clear. Even though Microsoft isn't shivering in fear as of yet, there are viable options out there. The only issue is these options are not marketed like MS Office and Windows.

Google’s alliance with Capgemini adds credibility to their move into enterprises. Google still has a long way to go to become a serious competitor to Microsoft for enterprise applications, but this gets them one step closer.

With ACI and IBM in collaboration, what will happen to the sub sector competitors.

SaaS continue to grow at a staggering 30% CAGR, but will remain to be a small drip in the worldwide software market.Pure-play SaaS will be limited to a few segments of the software spectrum and the collective share of that will be less than 5% of the overall software market in next five yearsEvolution...