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A Year Ago: Ovum lays out 3G mobile roadmap
News Four possible development paths for third generation (3G) mobile network technology have been predicted in a report by industry analyst Ovum. However as full technical capabilities will not be fully available at launch in 2001, Ovum suggests...
[October 31, 2000, 6:02]
Ovum lays out 3G mobile roadmap
News Four possible development paths for third generation (3G) mobile network technology have been predicted in a report by industry analyst Ovum. However as full technical capabilities will not be fully available at launch in 2001, Ovum suggests...
[November 1, 1999, 13:52]
Ovum warns of e-commerce pitfalls
News It's not just what you sell, it's how you sell it, according to research firm Ovum which claimed yesterday the quality of the commerce server will determine the success or failure of any e-commerce business.
[October 30, 1997, 16:26]
DSL will threaten telcos, driven by porn - Ovum
News The emergence of DSL technology , driven in the consumer arena by a lust for porn, will have a "drastic effect" on the revenues and tariffs of telcos and service providers according to Tim Johnson, the founder of research firm Ovum.
[November 3, 1999, 16:58]
Ovum Report: IBM Simplfies Service Management to facilitate business and IT
White Papers All too often, companies find their IT infrastructure is fragmented and confused. Different parts of the business have different silos of data and applications, with no integrated vision joining them together.
[February 6, 2009, 10:19]
SOA too complex for many businesses
News Businesses are struggling to cope with the complexity of implementing a service-oriented architecture (SOA), according to a new study by analyst firm Ovum. Ovum's survey of 333 US IT decision-makers found that 27 percent of large enterprises and 17...
[August 11, 2006, 9:15]
European ICT market 'has turned the corner'
News The IT and telecommunications downturn in Europe is over and the UK will lead the recovery, research group Ovum reported on Friday. According to the first issue of Ovum's EuroView Market Trends report, the European information and communications...
[March 5, 2004, 12:40]
Analysts: Mobile shipments down 9pc this year
News Mobile-phone shipments will be down 9.1 percent this year compared with 2008, analysts at Ovum have predicted. In its forecast, Mobile phone forecast pack 2008-2014, released on Monday, Ovum said mobile-phone markets in all regions would be hit by...
[May 19, 2009, 13:14]
Is it a bird, a plane? No, it's Super CTO
Blog Our analyst friends at Ovum have put out a piece of commentary that points to the rise of a new breed of "Super CTOs". Commenting on SAP's appointment of Vishal Sikka as chief technology officer David Mitchell, software practice leader at Ovum...
[May 31, 2007, 17:45]
Android-powered netbooks predicted for 2009
News According to market watchers Ovum, Google's mobile OS could become the platform of choice for lower-end mini laptops, rather than full-fat flavours of Linux traditionally associated with the desktop, such as Ubuntu.
[March 19, 2009, 8:06]
Tech workforce shrinks due to offshoring
News Research by analysts Ovum predicts a 6 percent fall in the number of UK-based software and IT services staff by the end of 2008 — the equivalent of losing 5,000 onshore positions each year. Ovum predicts the number of UK-based staff hired by...
[September 5, 2006, 9:40]
IT megadeals mean SMEs lose out
News Small IT suppliers are losing business to the big boys as "megadeals" dominate the public sector, according to analyst Ovum. Eric Woods, Ovum government practice director, said: "Dominance is to do with big investment.
[October 6, 2006, 9:20]
Home networking? Keep it simple
News The demand for home networks is growing, but vendors and carriers remain largely oblivious to this opportunity, believes technology research firm Ovum. Part of the reason for this is a misunderstanding of what home networking means, said Ovum...
[November 13, 2001, 12:51]
Days of the free Internet may be numbered
News However, analyst and consultancy Ovum predicts that the days of the free virtual lunch are numbered. Free content provision relies heavily on revenues from transactions, wireless marketing and portal tenancy fees," Ovum noted in a statement.
[August 20, 2001, 16:01]
The Next Big Thing in SaaS and The Cloud: Costs linked to business outcome?
Blog I was a delegate at the Cloud Computing World Forum a couple of weeks ago and out of a day of interesting presentations, the one that fascinated me the most was from Laurent Lachal, senior analyst and the guy leading Ovum’s Cloud Computing research.
[November 6, 2009, 9:59]
News Burst: It's 'hangover' time for WAP market - report
News The mobile Internet may be at the mercy of "WAP 'hangover'", says a new report from research firm Ovum. WAP was never meant as the 'be-all and end-all' of mobile Internet -- it will give way gracefully to more sophisticated technologies as and when...
[May 23, 2000, 9:43]
Brown won't tamper with government IT
News Gordon Brown will not substantially alter current government IT projects, analyst firm Ovum said on Thursday, the first full day of office for the new prime minister. We don't see a huge change in direction," said Ovum's senior analyst John O'Brien.
[June 29, 2007, 7:44]
Software vendors' bullying revealed
News Aggressive sales techniques are still rife among software vendors, according to analyst Ovum, which warns customers must become more aware of vendors' tricks. Forceful sales practices often result in many organisations being "persuaded" to spend...
[November 30, 2005, 9:40]
Analysts split over HSDPA vs WiMax
News Faster third-generation mobile services will really take off as a consumer service in 2008, according to Ovum analyst Julien Grivolas. According to forecasts released by Ovum on Thursday, there will be 16.5 million High-Speed Downlink Packet Access...
[June 15, 2006, 12:45]
Open source in education: Winning hearts and minds
Talkback After reading your piece "Open source in education: Winning hearts and minds" I'm left with a question: When was the last time Ovum analyst Gary Barnett used Linux or open source? Does Ovum have any alliances with proprietary software companies?
[March 7, 2006, 18:39]
