London, ON- July 5th, 2011 - Info-Tech Research Group’s recently published Legacy Software Modernization Vendor Landscape report ranks BluePhoenix, Transoft and ATERAS as market ‘Champions’ and urges businesses to take the first steps towards...

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Business is tight, timelines are tight, and getting more done in less time while staying in touch with the leading trends in software is critical to any business. Using development components and tools helps Developers to stay at the edge of...

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This worksheet allows enterprises to profile their Application Development Tool requirements and generate a rank-ordered vendor shortlist from a fixed list of vendors.

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Business is tight, timelines are tight, and getting more done in less time while staying in touch with the leading trends in software is critical to any business. Using development components and tools helps developers stay at the edge of...

(6-May-11) Just as the British Empire spread English around the world during the exploration and colonial periods, companies like IBM and Sperry Rand spread COBOL throughout the business world. Even today, according to software developer Micro...

Few firms can get by these days without good information and communications technology (ICT). Thankfully, much of today’s tech is perfectly tailored to the needs of small and mid-sized enterprises; there are software programs, apps and...

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SaaS ERP belongs on the shortlist for small enterprises and mid-sized divisions of larger enterprises. Make the business case on versatility, not on total cost.

Vendor Research

Enterprises of all sizes are evaluating the potential of cloud computing for greater flexibility, speed, and lower costs in service delivery. Platform as a Service (PaaS) is one of three services typically based in externally maintained compute...

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Adoption of the cloud has seen incredible growth in the last year, and has passed a tipping point. The impact of adoption will be experienced throughout IT.

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The Applications Review Work Plan Costing Tool allows IT leaders to forecast in detail the staffing and resource costing logistics for the application review project team prior to a consolidation initiative.

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Your clients will see significant benefits when you use Agile, but like other people involved, their roles will change. You must have client involvement throughout the Agile project lifecycle, even if it is by having a client representative present.

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When determining if you are ready to try Agile, or if you are trying it but things aren't going well. This tool will assist you in determining whether you are ready as an organization and whether the right conditions exist to be successful with...

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IT Asset Management (ITAM) benefits are most readily available with the use of automated tools. The ITAM Vendor Landscape will help you choose the tool that is right for your organization.

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Tracking IT hardware and software assets via spreadsheets and manual processes quickly becomes inefficient and ineffective when enterprises grow beyond 250 users. Selecting and making use of an enterprise IT asset management solution can net...

(25-Jan-11) Business people contemplating technology purchases today rely heavily on online forums, communities and blogs to do their research. Most purchasers use mobile devices, and a growing number get information – and recommendations –...

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Each organization will have different priorities for the use of Software Assurance (SA). Use this tool to calculate the true dollar value of SA to build your business case for or against SA in your organization.

(6-Jan-11) Last year, David Lowenstein, chief executive officer of Toronto-based Federated Networks, told attendees at the Demo technology conference in Santa Clara, Calif., that Federated’s soon-to-be released Connect Secure software will...

(16-Jul-10) Software support—upgrades, new capabilities, patches—come from the vendor. That’s the way it’s always been in the industry, although in other realms, people and companies are free to buy services from whomever they please. Some...

(11-Jun-10) You'd have to be downright antisocial not to have noticed the current level of activity in the social software ecosystem. In fact, says Tim Hickernell, lead analyst for Info-Tech Research Group, the marketplace has begun shifting so...

(21-May-10) In Internet time, with Web apps seemingly continuously updated, last fall’s release of Win7 seems eons ago. Although the new OS is an undeniable hit with consumers—its rate of initial adoption is twice that of much-maligned...

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Application development outsourcing offers organizations potential cost benefits, an expansion of IT skills, and a higher level of flexibility with IT resourcing. However, outsourcing projects commonly run over budget, fall off-schedule, or...

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Don't be one of the many businesses that lose out on potential savings and benefits because you assume you don't qualify. Info Tech encourages you to check out the program. If you are an IT focused business, and you use Microsoft tools to create...

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You may think that the Microsoft Partnership is just for businesses that actually sell Microsoft software, or you may think it is for businesses that directly expand the capabilities of existing Microsoft tools and technologies, like...

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Software is a major expense to running a business. As a result, many businesses opt for less robust alternatives due to cost and licensing issues.

London, ON – May 18th, 2010 – Microsoft’s decision to discontinue support for Office 2003 or older means that organizations using these suites will soon have to bite the bullet and decide whether to upgrade to Office 2010 or find an alternative...

With the recent announcement of iPhone OS 4, the next generation of the iPhone operating system, Apple quietly updated its developer agreement to require all applications to originate on Apple development platforms. Info-Tech Research Group...

(12-Mar-10) Ask the typical office worker and Microsoft Outlook is email. Its corporate ubiquity has translated into similar dominance by Exchange in backend infrastructure. Industry surveys put Exchange’s enterprise market share in the 60 to...

(8-Mar-10) In today’s financial services industry, technology isn’t just an accessory; it’s a bare necessity. Technology is essential in gathering information and providing advice to your clients. And demonstrating a grasp of technology can...

(26-Feb-10) These days, there aren’t many companies where email is not considered mission-critical. So it takes a great deal of mettle to rock the boat. Possibly even more so than other functions, it’s important to know what you’re getting into...

(16-Feb-10) Hewlett-Packard Co.'s new security services portfolio reflects an expansion of its security capabilities for a wide array of partner offerings while providing integration between these services and products to reduce complexity, said...