Mobile communication is one of the most complex engineered systems imaginable, encompassing hardware, software, networks, services, applications, app stores and other…
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What VMware’s SpringSource Acquisition Means for Microsoft
On Aug. 10, 2009, VMware announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately held open source Java application framework and platform developer…
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Report: The Ongoing Battle for the Digital Home
The term “digital home” has been tossed around for a number of years with few indications of how big the market…
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Evolution of the E-book Market
The emergence of a commercially significant electronic book (e-book) market in the past three years has been the result of two…
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Macrovision Becomes Rovi, Launches Liquid
With a new product and new name, Rovi is perhaps one of the best-positioned companies to provide software, metadata and guide…
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Virtual Worlds: Trends and Opportunities
In recent years, virtual worlds (also known as massively multiplayer online games, or MMOs) have shown tremendous growth in terms of…
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How Speech Technologies Will Transform Mobile Use
Mobile is enjoying what may be called a virtuous spiral, driven by compelling new devices, innovative new applications and faster networks…
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Bringing Moore’s Law to the Data Storage Market
Flash solid-state drives (SSD) will enable a once-in-a-decade improvement in storage price-performance. Flash SSDs sit between the CPU main memory and…
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Opportunities in LED Solid-State Lighting
While light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, have long played a role in consumer electronics and displays, solid-state lighting (SSL) is now emerging…
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The Evolution of Over-the-Top Video
Cable and satellite operators are no longer the only game in town. True, PayTV operators still enjoy a privileged position in…
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De-Duplicating the Storage Industry
Companies are rolling out storage efficiency technology as fast as they can since that technology helps delay and avoid additional capital…
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U.S. Wireless Data Market, Q1 2009
The U.S. wireless data market grew 5 percent quarter over quarter and 32 percent from first quarter 2008 to reach $10…
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Social Media in the Enterprise
The enterprise social software market is emerging as one of the fastest growing areas of enterprise applications. As a young market…
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Will Storage Go the Way of The Server?
The storage industry is on the cusp of the biggest structural change since networked storage began to substitute for direct-attached storage…
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The Future of Pay TV Services
Breakthroughs in digital media technologies have converted media consumers from spectators into participants. This transformation has impacted all aspects of the…
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Will Google Lead the Way in Mobile App Innovation?
This research note outlines Google's strategy to unleash the next wave of mobile innovation, particularly with respect to mobile apps. These…
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IPTV Market Snapshot
After a slow start, IPTV, or Internet Protocol Television, has become established as a legitimate pay TV alternative to satellite and…
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Home Energy Management: Consumer Attitudes and Preferences
Some of the largest unresolved questions within today’s nascent smart grid market are to what degree consumers would prefer to actively…
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Networking the Smart Grid
We are currently at an inflection point with regard to smart grid upgrades. For the first time, the smart grid movement…
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4G: State of the Union
In this report, we will discuss the main drivers behind 4G and take a look at the two main technology contenders.…
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VMware’s vSphere4 Announcement: A Critical Perspective
VMware just announced a major refresh of its server virtualization product line, renamed vSphere4. VMware vSphere 4 aims to aggregate and…
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Cisco Acquires Pure Digital
In March 2009, Cisco announced its intention to acquire Pure Digital, a manufacturer of low-cost digital video cameras. This note examines…
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U.S. Wireless Data Market: Q4 and Year-End 2008
The U.S. wireless data market escaped recessionary woes in the fourth quarter of 2008, growing 7.3 percent over the previous quarter…
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The Smart Energy Home
Smart energy has become a household term, but smart energy technology still has a long road ahead before it actually reaches…
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