http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/svcg.pag/ITIT - IT Services and Applications Research en-us Market Engineering Research Service South Africa's managed services market is at its infancy stage and is viewed by service providers as an exciting market with endless opportunities. Companies are looking to transform from a capital expenditure model to operating expenditure model by reducing their total cost of ownership. The recent economic downturn and the constant pressure on business environment by advanced and fast evolving technology have forced companies to develop IT strategies to reduce costs while increasing efficiency and ensuring global competitiveness. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-toc.pag?Src=RSS&repid=M7B5-01-00-00-00 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:54:31 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-toc.pag?Src=RSS&repid=M7B5-01-00-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles an efficient cross-platform technology for mobile application development, a high-performance storage appliance for critical businesses, and faster execution of hive queries for accelerating big data analytics. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D880-00-5E-00-00 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:39:30 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D880-00-5E-00-00 Market Engineering Research http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-toc.pag?Src=RSS&repid=9817-00-3E-00-00 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:57:30 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-toc.pag?Src=RSS&repid=9817-00-3E-00-00 Country Industry Forecast The ICT industry is one of the major non-oil-and-gas-based industries in the UAE. In 2010, it contributed 3.2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). The UAE Government has invested in the development of ICT infrastructure with different free-trade zones and the ongoing installation of a fiber-optic network. In addition, the government's liberalized policy initiatives have induced market flexibility to attract multinationals. Investment opportunities are envisaged in the fixed-line, mobile-phone, hardware, software, and IT-services sectors. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-toc.pag?Src=RSS&repid=4737-01-00-00-00 Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:22:31 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-toc.pag?Src=RSS&repid=4737-01-00-00-00 Decision Support Database Information and Communication Technology Spending Decision Support Database provides an overview of the growth trends in the ICT, IT and Telecom Spending across. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=DD22-00-02-00-00 Fri, 6 Jan 2012 03:58:40 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=DD22-00-02-00-00 Technical Insights Research Service Virtualization facilitates logical division of different components of the computing system thereby extending the available physical resource into virtual components. Leveraging on this concept different kinds of virtualization technologies have evolved in the past years. As organizations are focusing on mobility, this research service offers insights on how the different kinds of virtualization techniques can be utilized in developing a mobile virtual environment. This research service offers insights on the roadmap and penetration prospects of virtualization technology and recommendations for stakeholders to enhance their penetration in the market. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-toc.pag?Src=RSS&repid=D2F5-01-00-00-00 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:27:30 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-toc.pag?Src=RSS&repid=D2F5-01-00-00-00 Technical Insights Research Service Modern technology has created highly realistic battlefields and weapons training, minimizing the risk of injury during training and dramatically lowering training costs. The latter consideration is particularly valuable as many nations in an economic slump strive to reduce or re-prioritize military budgets. Simulation technologies are developing at a rapid pace, allowing armed forces to train their troops, both recruits and veterans, in new tactics to deal with evolving threats. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-toc.pag?Src=RSS&repid=D2E3-01-00-00-00 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:55:31 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-toc.pag?Src=RSS&repid=D2E3-01-00-00-00 Market Insight In 2012, we will witness the end ofbusiness as we know it. The relationship between technology and business will be inverted. Until recently, technology has typically been designed and implemented in order to support and enable business processes. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=249413486 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=249413486 Customer Research This study's research objective was to gauge the usage trends of social media within a business context in the U.S. companies. The data was collected in May 2011, using web-based survey. The sample consisted of 2,006 users of social media technologies. Social media has already solidified its position in the business environment. Nearly 80 percent personally use social media for professional purposes. Facebook dominates for professional use, by personnel at all levels within companies. Half of companies claim to be fairly or well along in their social media use and development. Overall, the future is expected to be bright for social media within U.S. organizations. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-toc.pag?Src=RSS&repid=N98E-01-00-00-00 Wed, 7 Dec 2011 09:42:31 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-toc.pag?Src=RSS&repid=N98E-01-00-00-00