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  • Gartner paints a clearer Vista picture

    Gartner Group has clarified its advice for when users should consider moving to Microsoft Vista, saying that organisations still running Windows 2000 should consider upgrading as soon as Vista ships.

  • Gartner: Ignore Vista until 2008

    Companies shouldn't rush to upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista, according to analysts at Gartner, who believe most could safely hold back until 2008.

  • Should large firms skip Windows Vista?

    Companies planning on waiting for Vista's successor may face software support issues and a rushed migration, analyst firm Gartner has warned.

  • App testing delays Vista rollouts: Gartner

    Windows Vista may not be a mystery anymore, but most IT departments are finding plenty of application testing is required before they'll be able to deploy the software, according to research giant Gartner.

  • Gartner predicts longer Vista delay

    The wait for Microsoft's delayed Windows Vista could be even longer than expected, according to a research report issued this week.

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  • Microsoft predicts Vista stampede

    Software giant claims businesses will rush to upgrade to Vista, but analysts paint a different picture.

  • The right and wrong predictions of 2007

    In 2007 leading industry watchers speculated on the trends affecting the market, and while some proved right, others proved otherwise. Discovers how expert predictions fared on Vista, low-cost laptops and outsourcing.

  • Microsoft's 'big bang' could be its last

    When Microsoft releases its SQL Server 2005 database on Nov. 7, it will have been five years since the last version debuted. If Windows Vista arrives as scheduled next fall, it too will follow its predecessor by five years.

  • Despite open-source ideology, QUT embraces Microsoft integration

    Organisations considering a change of productivity suites may do well to follow the example of Queensland University of Technology, which has taken a cautious approach to Microsoft Office 2007 and instead focused on sprucing up its back-end messaging environment.

  • Microsoft's nightmare inches closer to reality

    Ten years ago, Microsoft executives worried that an Internet platform could threaten Windows. The nightmare now has a name: Google.

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