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- An awakening call for security software vendors who ignored or misunderstood Software-as-a-Service in their marketplace - A boost for SMB market which has been looking for integrated IT services to come from a  centralized delivery model - Managed service providers will be forced to rethink what...

1.  Microsoft makes the clear turn from a desktop company to a enterprise and web services organization. 2.  Software + services will lead a new Microsoft

Virtualization is beginning to move beyond consolidation. Virtualization introduces security and data management issues. Virtualization has no real standards at this time.

Virtualization is rapidly gaining ground in medium and large firms.  Many have deployed VMWare which enables many Operating Systems to reside on a single Server.  This technology is being installed every day in more and more date centers. Maximizing CPU utilization is a mainstream topic....

•     Onus on VMWare, XenSource, etc. to comply with Microsoft software, not the other way around •     Microsoft has virtualization software of their own •     Expect Microsoft cooperation today, competition tomorrow

1.  There is a deadline under the GPL 3 to consider 2.  Microsoft is primarily focused on the US markets. 3.  Microsoft might make an example of someone.

IHS' acquisition of Jane's Information Group is a bold play by IHS to further diversify it's revenue base.  Can IHS provide the cost and revenue synergies needed to make this an accretive deal, or will the "low single digit" growth of Jane's and lack of redundancy in operations doom this relationship....

We have also seen our clients planning for data recovery under varying scenarios. As a Systems Integration Firm, we address backup and DR challenges from SMB and Enterpise clients. Data is growing rapidly and clients need ways to backup without impacting production and DR solutions that work and dont'...

With the success of vertical search engines, like GlobalSpec.com, and the strong revenue streams coming from online advertising, everyone is trying to get into the game, but who is going to win?  Elsevier has made a play with their Scirus.com search site, and now the industry societies are giving...

A Business Week article last year said that Endeca CEO Steve Papa indicated they may be ready to go public in 2007.  With the release of their new IAC release Endeca may be reaching the potential of guided navigation.  By enabling discovery instead of merely providing searching, Endeca could...