IT PRO's 2007 News A - Z: S - Z

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In 2007 we witnessed somewhat of a roller coaster ride for the IT industry with the many highs of product launches and innovative pilot activity set against the backdrop of lows in the form of a multitude of data breaches, a mobile roaming pricing scandal and the continuing threat of cyber crime and identity fraud.

Here's the final run down of the tech stories that hit the headlines in 2007 from S - Z:

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SaaS

What was once yet another buzzword started to bear fruits for vendors and enterprises alike in 2007, with both clearly recognising the advantages of this new model. Software as a Service (SaaS) is likely to continue gaining fans on both sides of the fence in 2008 and beyond.

EMC to offer storage-as-a-service

NetSuite brings business software to the iPhone

Microsoft outlines roadmap, unveils CRM Live

Software as a service to fuel CRM boom

SAP launches Business ByDesign

Storage Expo: Law firm gets email management as a service

Dell to acquire Everdream

Software-as-a-service gets open source licence

Forrester IT Forum: SaaS not on CIO agenda yet

SAP gears up for SaaS launch

SWsoft goes shopping for SaaS and virtualisation assets

SaaS, virtualisation to grow

Microsoft announces SaaS developer pack for Outlook

NetSuite names IPO date

NetSuite confirms IPO at $26 a share

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Tech skills crisis

In 2007 talk again turned to an impending skills crisis, with the demand for skilled IT workers in the industry massively overshadowing the narrowing supply of suitable job candidates.

Report calls for more IT graduates

IT skills surveys show crisis deepens

Forum warns on skills gap

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Unveiling the new Dell

This year was filled with as many makeover shows on TV as any other year, but in 2007 one of the big tech players decided to join in with Dell believing the time was right for it to butterfly into a new, improved version of its old self.

At the start of 2007, the company's chief executive Kevin Rollins resigned and as a result Michael Dell opted to get back in the driving seat to help the computer giant morph into what it dubbed 'Dell 2.0.'

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