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"Facebook For The Enterprise": Catchy Phrase Or A Strategy For Collaboration?  July 8, 2008

Can "Facebook for the Enterprise" solve real business problems inside a company? Maybe, but not with a naïve strategy based on a network of professional "friends." Still, Forrester has unearthed a handful of innovative companies building corporate social ...

To Share Or Not To Share IP: That Is The Question.  July 8, 2008

The tech industry has shifted to an ecosystem-based form of competition, featuring the emergence of extensive, interfirm structures like value networks and open source development communities. Competitive success, management energy, and financial rewards...

Stretching Your Project Management Muscles.  July 8, 2008

Business success requires innovation and adaptation, and technology approaches are evolving to keep pace, employing flexible concepts such as service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Agile development methodologies. But, if your project management function...

The Three Segments Of US Online Business Travelers.  July 8, 2008

Forrester data shows that nearly one in three (29%) US online consumers recall traveling for business last year — that's roughly 48 million US online adults. Based on their employers' travel policies, these business travelers belong to one of three segments...

What Your Business Can Learn About Disaster Recovery From Financial Institutions.  July 8, 2008

The number of unified communications (UC) trials at firms has jumped more than 20% in the past year — although, there has not been much conversion into actual deployments. Firms report that they understand what UC consists of but show schizophrenic attitudes...

Gartner Research

Government Recruitment Online: Beyond Job Portals.  July 8, 2008

Recent client conversations reveal different approaches to attracting and retaining talent in government and suggest how the future of online recruitment may diverge from what many HR professionals in government expected.

Microsoft's E-Mail/SharePoint Pricing Portends Shift to SaaS. July 8, 2008

Newly announced Microsoft software-as-a-service pricing and distribution for Exchange and SharePoint -- coupled with robust pent-up demand -- will accelerate the transition away from premises-based collaboration software.

Mobility Drives Unified Communications Adoption and Wireline Replacement.  July 8, 2008

The adoption of mobile UC in the enterprise is driven by the evolution to Internet Protocol telephony. As mobile UC is adopted, it will enable wireless telephony to replace wired telephony during the next five years for mobile users, and a push toward fixed mobile convergence.

To Upgrade or Not to Upgrade: That Is the Question.  July 8, 2008

To upgrade or not to upgrade is the question business application managers are asking. This research defines four key factors to consider when determining when and how to upgrade aging business applications.

Usability Services Are the Next Offshore Frontier.  July 8, 2008

As ensuring the usability of applications becomes increasingly critical, enterprises will look offshore for service provider assistance.

MarketResearch.com Academic

College Publishing Market Forecast 2008-2009. July 2008

The Long-Term Care Market: Nursing Homes, Home Care, Hospice Care, and Assisted Living. July 2008

Pharmaceutical Markets in Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC nations). July 2008

U.S. Market for Residential Water Treatment Products.  July 2008

The U.S. Market for Titanium Dioxide (TiO2).  July 2008

Alcohol Consumption in Bars and Restaurants - US.  June 2008

Athletic Shoes - US.  June 2008

Color Cosmetics - US.  June 2008

MP3 Players - US.  June 2008

RTD Non-carbonated Beverages - US.  June 2008

Industry Survey: Homebuilding. July 2008

Industry Survey: Movies & Home Entertainment.  July 2008

Industry Survey: Broadcasting & Cable.  June 2008

Industry Survey: Foods & Nonalcoholic Beverages.  June 2008

Industry Survey: Natural Gas: Distribution.  June 2008