May 18, 2004
Why Vonage is Just a Fad
Most service providers are not only familiar with this small, privately held company, but also feel threatened by the start-up and its approach to offering telephony services....

May 12, 2004
Grid Storage Emerges as a New Deployment Model
Unlike grid computing, which has taken longer to evolve due to the complexity of connecting multiple computers across multiple locations, grid storage marks the continued march to industry-standard building blocks for deploying and managing storage. ...

May 10, 2004
Positive Outlook for the Wireless Handset Industry Energizes 2004 CTIA
The wireless equipment market expects to see single-digit growth in 2004 and the global handset market looks for 5 percent and 7 percent increases in 2004 and 2005....

April 28, 2004
IBM and Sun Put Radio Frequency ID to Test On Their Own Turfs
RFID migration also means a changing role for mobile workers. RFID tags and networked readers will ultimately replace bar codes and (human) handheld readers....

April 27, 2004
Microsoft Scores Points Against Competitors With Spam Fighting Initiative
In February, Microsoft published a technology and policy proposal called the Coordinated Spam Reduction Initiative suggesting several ways to reduce spam....

April 5, 2004
EU Slaps Microsoft with Record Fines, Sets Stage for More Action
Move could hamstring Microsoft sales efforts in Europe and instigate a trade war with the United States....

March 29, 2004
U.S. Businesses Slow to Get the SMS Message
As businesses begin to explore wireless technologies, carriers and vendors are evaluating how they will deliver enterprise solutions and what services will comprise their B2B portfolios....

March 25, 2004
Juniper Branches Out To NetScreen
On February 9, 2004, Juniper Networks announced an agreement to acquire NetScreen Technologies in a stock transaction valued at $4 billion. The extended enterprise forces organizations to allow onto the corporate network computers (including home PCs, those belonging to business partners and remote employee laptops) with uncontrolled configurations....

March 22, 2004
A Best Practices Guide for IT Systems Procurement
The May 2003 CIO Forum in New York City, managed by Richmond Events, brought together hundreds of top-tier CIOs, CTOs, and systems administrators for a series of seminars, workshops, and discussions. Following dozens of interviews, The Yankee Group assembled a set of best practices for systems licensing and negotiations. ...

March 18, 2004
Mercury Interactive Takes a Leadership Role in IT Governnance
The release of Mercury Interactive's Portfolio Manager 5.5 and Fast Start products should cement their position in the BTO market....

March 8, 2004
VoIP Drives Demand for Better Network Testing
Real-time applications such as voice and video require a new approach to enterprise network management....

February 10, 2004
EMC Speeds Convergence of Server and Storage Virtualization with VMware
In 2003, storage giant EMC acquired content management company Documentum and storage software company Legato, and announced plans to acquire privately held VMware. According to EMC CEO Joe Tucci, that last proposition is intended to hasten the convergence of server and storage virtualization....

February 9, 2004
2003 Technology Management Strategies Predictions Review of IT Services
The Yankee Group made five predictions in 2003 about areas in IT services that would have the most activity, change, and investment. With the year behind us, we graded our predictions on the familiar scale of A to F (an A means we had superior clairvoyance, an F stands for complete failure)....

January 13, 2004
Meeting the IT Demands of Small and Mid-Market Consumer Goods Companies
The following questions and answers focus on IT challenges and dynamics in the small and mid-market consumer goods technology market. ...

January 13, 2004
Distributed File Systems Move to Enterprise Storage Market's Center Stage
A common problem customers have faced is the inability to manage multiple NAS systems from a single point in the network and to establish a common pool of files that could be accessed simultaneously by multiple clients....

December 4, 2003
Market leaders, costs, cost savings and BPO offerings are identified
The Yankee Group Technology Management Strategies advisory service recently delivered an audioconference about outsourcing. In this article, they answer questions from vendors and enterprises in the process of implementing an offshore outsourcing policy....

October 16, 2003
Global 1000 Companies Should Hire a Chief Security Officer by the End of 2005
As businesses move more mission-critical business processes and applications to IPl networks and use the Internet to communicate with supp...

October 16, 2003
Network Firewalls Bust Viruses and Intruders
Content Inspection security technology, led by anti-virus AV) and intrusion detection systems (IDS), is converging on network firewalls. This research note looks at the technol...

October 16, 2003
Business Continuity: Questions and Answers for the Enterprise
When a business is forced to shut down unexpectedly, the impact on profits, shareholder equity, partners and well being of employees can be catastrophic. September 11, 2001, taught many executives the value of disaster recovery (DR) and business contingency plans designed to help employees cope with adversity and to carry out day-to-day tasks while the business works to return to normal. ...

October 14, 2003
Wi-Fi Telephony Answers the Call for WLAN-Enabled Applications
Significant technological progress toward providing enterprise-grade security and management is offset by lack of compelling strategic value....