Why in the World did Gartner Buy Meta?
Gartner's December 2004 announcement of its intention to purchase Meta Group left many in the industry scratching their heads. What will Gartner get out of the deal? What about the clients of both companies? In this newsletter article, Cicala provides our thoughts on the reasons behind the deal, and what we can expect from the combined new organization read more
Application Hosting: Has its time finally come?
Application service providers, or ASPs, appeared to be the "wave of the future" in 2000 and 2001, but many of them were unable to survive the hard times in the IT industry. Now that the economy appears to be stabilizing, application hosting is again being talked about as a potential solution for various market requirements. In this newsletter article, we look at areas where application hosting is taking hold and analyze its potential for the future read more
Application Hosting: Has its time finally come?
Application service providers, or ASPs, appeared to be the "wave of the future" in 2000 and 2001, but many of them were unable to survive the hard times in the IT industry. Now that the economy appears to be stabilizing, application hosting is again being talked about as a potential solution for various market requirements. In this newsletter article, we look at areas where application hosting is taking hold and analyze its potential for the future read more
IBM's Continuous Renewal: "There's Gold in Them Thar' Hills"
Maintenance renewal has been a problem for software suppliers since they started offering maintenance. IBM recently announced plans to overcome this problem for products offered under its Passport Advantage license and maintenance acquisition programs by automatically renewing maintenance from year-to-year. Continuous renewal will also be applied to IBM's new Fixed Term License (FTL) offering, which is explained in the companion to this newsletter article, titled, "IBM's FTL: A Subscription License for Rational Products". In this newsletter, we provide an overview of the IBM continuous renewal change and its impact on the supplier, its customers and resellers read more
