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SAP customers still see price hikes as raw deal
Forrester reports that SAP customers are still angry about hikes in maintenance pricing, but that they may struggle to get the value they are...
Poor application performance dents SLAs
Although IT often has service levels agreements, many are not delivering due to poor application performance.
Toshiba pimps its portables
New laptop model aimed at "design-conscious" consumers and professionals, but vendor plans to offer personalised designs, starting in France.
Businesses rein in IT spending
IT budgets are being cut this year, although European firms are likely to fare slightly better than US ones.
Microsoft calls anti-Vista report 'schizophrenic'
The software giant has slammed a Forrester Research report which claimed businesses had rejected the new OS.
Updated: Microsoft users abandon Software Assurance
Forrester urges customers to drive better licensing deals as a survey reveals that a quarter of businesses don't plan on renewing their SA...
Banks must differentiate to succeed online
Banks need to make sure they focus on both 'brand image' and 'brand action' if they want to succeed online, according to Forrester Research.
Forrester IT Forum: Diageo sees virtual world as key to real-life success
Drinks giant is embracing the opportunities that the virtual world offers but it is mindful that the same corporate and social responsibilities...
Web 2.0 spending to approach $5 billion
Online technologies to be a priority for over half of enterprises this year, says Forrester Research.
Forrester IT Forum: Open standards key to managing risk
As CEOs look to risk management and governance they should also consider the use of open standards says IBM.
Forrester IT Forum: IT excellence needs 3 key ingredients
IT excellence takes maturity, alignment and innovation, delegates were told at Forrester's IT Forum in Edinburgh this week.
European businesses hold back on Vista deployment
More than half of European organisations surveyed by Forrester admit they don't have any plans to deploy Windows Vista
UK shoppers to spend €20 billion online this Christmas
Consumers in the UK still have a bigger appetite for retail than elsewhere in Europe if Forrester Research's online sales forecast for this year's...
Companies are on a different planet when it comes to getting social media
Businesses must travel from Mars to Venus if they want to be successful in the new dawn of social media says Forrester
Forrester IT Forum: SaaS not on CIO agenda yet
IT decision makers at Associated Newspapers and Lloyds TSB are turned off by software as a service (SaaS) and open source offerings.
Forrester IT Forum: Volkswagen drives business success through IT change
The car giant has slashed the number of systems it operates in a bid to eliminate cost inefficiencies and enhance quality.
NASSCOM 2007: Innovation is more than R&D spend
Innovation requires more than just throwing cash in the R&D pot according to the vice president of Forrester Research.
Virtualisation of storage is 'tepid', says analyst
Despite being a hot topic, virtualisation of storage isn't being taken up as quickly as many think, a Forrester analyst has said.
Forrester IT Forum: Casualties expected in global outsourcing race
Traditional players and offshore outsourcers may have started the race from different places but they are all heading for the same finishing line...
Forrester IT Forum: Analyst predicts death for major industry player
Many of the big name players have been shopping for acquisitions like there is no tomorrow, but for one of the major companies that could soon ring...