Gartner cuts enterprise app sales forecast

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	Gartner cuts enterprise app sales forecast Analyst firm Gartner on Wednesday said it has lowered its 2012 growth estimate for the global enterprise applications market to $120.4 billion, citing "limited signs" of economic improvement in the short term. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Evolve Customer Care with Collaboration Using collaboration technology to improve customer service gives your company an opportunity to evolve beyond traditional service models to create better customer relationships. While the telephone will always be an option, many customers want experiences where chat, social media, video and self-service are also part of the norm. Download a new white paper from ZK Research to learn how using collaboration technology can help your organization improve customer responsiveness and provide customers with self-service offerings, leading to greater loyalty. In this Issue Salesforce.com buys corporate 'perks' software vendor ChoicePass Forrester CEO: Facebook is toast Google+ enterprise version and Flipboard integration on the way, says exec Adobe Creative Suite 6 Taps More HTML5 Power Red Hat releases NoSQL database for enterprise Java Google Apps admins can now enforce use of two-step log-in process Long live SOA in the cloud era Cisco upgrades Quad enterprise social product, renames it WebEx Social Bento 4 for iPad matures into a standalone data management tool Lowe's seeks to attract future workers with social tools Facebook will allow app developers to offer subscriptions WEBCAST: IBM Banking on the Mainframe This presentation will look at banking application issues and provide examples on how banks and financial market clients are responding to these challenges. Learn More Salesforce.com buys corporate 'perks' software vendor ChoicePass Salesforce.com has acquired ChoicePass, a Web company that offers companies services for providing employees with perks and discounts at local businesses. Read More Forrester CEO: Facebook is toast George Colony was speaking today at the analyst group's European forum in Paris Read More Google+ enterprise version and Flipboard integration on the way, says exec Google has high hopes for its Google+ social network in the enterprise, with a more corporate-friendly version on the way as the company also continues to slowly open up the API to more third parties with Flipboard the latest addition to that effort, a company executive said Tuesday at the LeWeb conference in London. Read More Adobe Creative Suite 6 Taps More HTML5 Power With the new version of its Creative Suite, Adobe updates its Web design toolkit for the HTML5 future--and it remains in a class by itself. Read More Red Hat releases NoSQL database for enterprise Java Enterprise open source software provider Red Hat has jumpedinto the emerging NoSQL market, releasing an in-memory data store as part of an update of its JBoss management platform. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Get the Strategic Partner Advantage Why are infrastructure and operations personnel embracing strategic business partnership models over those that offer cheaper wares? Learn why Forrester Research, Inc. found that dual-sourcing your network may result in a low-cost, low-value infrastructure. Read Report Google Apps admins can now enforce use of two-step log-in process Two-step verification, which adds a second layer of security to a log-in process, has been available since 2010 in Google Apps, but now IT administrators will be able to enforce it for all their users as a requirement. Read More Long live SOA in the cloud era You might not hear much about SOA anymore, but its imperative to make 'everything a service' is more relevant than ever Read More Cisco upgrades Quad enterprise social product, renames it WebEx Social Cisco Systems is extending the functionality of its Quad enterprise social networking (ESN) software through integration with Microsoft Office applications and with email clients, including Microsoft Outlook, the company is announcing on Tuesday. Read More Bento 4 for iPad matures into a standalone data management tool Bento 4 for iPad (I know, I know, if this is Bento 4, what happened to Bento 2 and 3?) is a significant update to what was already a useful and powerful personal database app for the iPad. A completely redesigned user interface makes it easier to create and add data to your databases, the app offers 40 Retina-ready themes and, best of all, you are no longer required to have a Mac version of Bento in order to create sophisticated databases. Bento 4 is a standalone iOS app that is just as capable of creating and managing collections of information as is its desktop counterpart. Read More Lowe's seeks to attract future workers with social tools At home improvement store Lowe's, executives don't just focus on their current employees. They're casting an eye toward the people they'll be hiring months or even years from now. Read More Facebook will allow app developers to offer subscriptions Facebook said on Tuesday that it would begin allowing app developers on its platform to charge users for subscriptions but would require them to stop using Facebook Credits for in-app purchases, according to a blog post. Read More
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