More than 50 percent of companies comply with HIPAA or plan to do so in the next 12 to 24 months, says new InformationWeek Reports research - September 25, 2012
InformationWeek Reports, a service provider for peer-based IT research and analysis, has announced the release of its latest research report - Compliance in the Cloud Era. The report comprises analysis of results from InformationWeek's 2012 Regulatory Compliance Survey and offers strategies for addressing regulations in an… Read More
Worldwide cloud services market to surpass $109 billion in 2012, says Gartner report - September 19, 2012
Gartner, a US-based information technology research and advisory company, has released a report which forecasts the public cloud services market to grow 19.6 percent in 2012 to total $109 billion worldwide. Business process services represent the largest segment, accounting for about 77 percent of the total… Read More
UK universities have improved access to mobile services, says UCISA report - September 17, 2012
The UK's Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA) has released its sixth survey of technology enhanced learning for higher education, which is funded by JISC. The survey shows that UK higher education has made notable progress in helping students and staff access library services, e-mail… Read More
Thomson Reuters study explores Apple’s mobile technology patent portfolio - September 12, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, US, has released the results of its study of Apple Inc.'s mobile technology patents. The findings, which are featured in the Thomson Reuters paper, "Inside the iPhone Patent Portfolio," details patent and litigation activity across Apple’s 1,298… Read More
The Ringgold Challenge survey notes 76 percent of publishers not making best use of their data - September 10, 2012
Journal supply chain support provider Ringgold Inc has released findings from its recent survey, The Ringgold Challenge. The results indicate room for improvement in how publishers are applying customer data such as that relating to journal subscriptions, usage or submissions. Survey results indicate that 76… Read More
Constrained budgets will impact data centers as respondents strive to improve efficiency, says new InformationWeek Reports research - September 6, 2012
InformationWeek Reports, a service provider for peer-based IT research and analysis, announced the release of its latest research report - 2012 State of the Data Center. The report encompasses analysis of results from InformationWeek's recent State of the Data Center Survey and offers guidance on how… Read More
CACM cover story details need for companies to leverage cloud computing resources - September 5, 2012
Communications of the ACM (CACM) has published a cover story in its September issue on how companies need to use their IT-related capabilities to leverage cloud computing resources. Three information management professors describe the importance of trust between the client organisation and the cloud provider to… Read More
SAGE publishes report following roundtable in association with the British Library - September 4, 2012
Academic and professional publisher SAGE convened a roundtable in association with the British Library into the role of the academic library in an open access (OA) future in April this year. Chaired by publishing consultant Simon Inger and attended by an international panel of 14 senior… Read More
E-readers may survive media tablet onslaught as niche play, says ABI Research report - August 31, 2012
ABI Research's Media Tablets Research Service has released a report titled 'eReaders and the Digital Publishing Market'. The growing popularity of media tablets along with declining US baby boomer population and lack of organised digital bookstores outside of the US and Western Europe will reduce the… Read More
SaaS used more for sensitive data than for mission-critical data, says Gartner survey - August 27, 2012
Gartner, a US-based information technology research and advisory company, has stated that avoiding the use of software as a service (SaaS) for critical or sensitive data remains a significant form of risk control for many organisations. But those that do use SaaS for such data are… Read More
