GLG News by Network Management Software Evaluators and Purchasers

1.  Apple makes and sells a user experience.  2. Google would make it easier for phones to be sold because the cost to the consumer would be less.

1.  Mash ups, business process management, and Unified communication show the consolidation of information delivery.  2. Virtualization, web platform improvement and changes in computing fabric provide the backbone for growth in IT delivery.  3. 2008 seems to be a year of implementation...

As much as 20% of the audience for television's most popular shows are skipping the commercial content.  This high number is of great concern to the marketing group.  This group is questioning the effectiveness of TV advertising.    With the advent of digital video recorders,...

Mobile service, and particularly International mobile service, is a hugely profitable market for mobile carriers. Consequently they are fighting hard to prevent VoIP from entering that market. If Skype can finally get into this market it will be the first movement in a landslide.

Microsoft’s latest offering sounds the death knell for traditional PBX’s. Unified (audio, video, email, IM) communications will be normal in 3-5 years. Microsoft may not dominate this market, but they will have a huge impact.

1.  By being part of Oracle BEA can compete better with IBM Websphere and fend off Redhat's JBOSS.  2.  It may be cheaper for Oracle to buy BEA than to spend the marketing dollars to compete with BEA.

1.  Oracle purchasing BEA makes good buisness. 2.  Oracle's Fusion delays may be a contributing factor 3.  IBM and SAP are probably not interested in bidding.

Data-at-rest encryption is easy: anyone who has a computer science degree can create one or better still download a free encryption source program from some open source website. The REAL problem is key management!

1.  Linux is not ready for Enterprise Primetime - It's all about integration 2.  Primary factors are collaboration and hidden costs

Microsoft’s executives continue to test the waters to see if they can scare people away from Red Hat Linux. Whether or not they ever attempt to make good on these threats will likely depend on the reaction they get. If they ever believe they can get away with it, they will certainly sue someone.