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HTML5, the budding specification for multimedia in Web applications, will not displace proprietary rich Internet technologies, such as Adobe Flash/Flex or Microsoft Silverlight, anytime soon, an analyst report released this week said. Based on data gathered from three IT surveys in 2009, Forrester Research does not see obsolescence for the single-vendor-driven plug-in platforms. [ See [...]

Is your CTO one of the best? If so, nominate him or her for the 2010 CTO 25 Awards presented by InfoWorld.com, the Web site focused on modernizing IT through effective use of business technlogy. Nominees may have the CTO title or an equivalent title such as IT director, VP of technology, or — if [...]

Got issues? Enterprise software sure does. That’s according to a new report from Forrester Research’s principal analyst Paul Hamerman, appropriately titled “Enterprise Apps Customers Have Issues.” What issues, you might ask? Respondents to the 2009 survey on business process and applications pros from 111 enterprises cite their top five: [ Discover what's new in business [...]

Got issues? Enterprise software sure does. That’s according to a new report from Forrester Research’s principal analyst Paul Hamerman, appropriately titled “Enterprise Apps Customers Have Issues.” What issues, you might ask? Respondents to the 2009 survey on business process and applications pros from 111 enterprises cite their top five: [ Discover what's new in business [...]

Is your CTO one of the best? If so, nominate him or her for the 2010 CTO 25 Awards presented by InfoWorld.com, the Web site focused on modernizing IT through effective use of business technlogy. Nominees may have the CTO title or an equivalent title such as IT director, VP of technology, or — if [...]

The worst is over for technology spending and the sector is set to rebound this year, according to a new report from Forrester Research. The analyst firm expects U.S. IT spending to grow by 6.6 percent in 2010 after plummeting 8.2 percent in 2009. On a global basis, IT expenditures will jump 8.1 percent in [...]

EMC said Monday that it plans to acquire GRC (governance, risk and compliance) vendor Archer Technologies for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter, and is likely on the smaller side, as EMC said it would not have a material impact on its fiscal 2010 revenue or earnings. Archer’s [...]

Google is in a really big hurry to make the Web experience faster. That became abundantly clear in 2009, when the company unveiled a steady stream of projects, products, and enhancements focused on increasing Internet speed. [ Keep up on the latest networking news with our Technology: Networking newsletter. | Discover the top-rated IT products [...]