Apple is No. 3 PC maker in U.S., No. 6 worldwide

"Apple is No. 3 PC maker in U.S., No. 6 worldwide Dueling reports Wednesday from the two leading PC survey firms — Gartner and IDC — confirm what the crowds at the Apple (AAPL) stores have been telling us: The Mac had a great second quarter. According...

Database security found lacking

"A survey conducted by Application Security and the Ponemon Institute was released this week at the Gartner IT Security Summit. The survey reveals that 40% of companies are not monitoring their databases for suspicious activity which places them at high risk for data...

Blogging Headed for the Slow Lane, Suggests Report

"The blogging phenomenon may have peaked, suggests a report by Gartner researchers, who note a slowdown in growth of the total number of blogs on the Internet. However, the elimination of many spam blogs, or "splogs," from the mix may reflect greater accuracy in...

Report: Blogging to Peak in 2007

BOSTON Could blogging be near the peak of its popularity? The technology gurus at Gartner Inc. believe so. One of the research company's top 10 predictions for 2007 is that the number of bloggers will level off in the first half of next year at roughly 100 million worldwide.

Gartner: Prepare for consumer-led IT

"Gartner analysts on Monday predicted a large-scale shift in technology influence toward consumers and away from central corporate IT departments.The corporate technology research company this week is hosting Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., where analysts are...

Gartner: Web 2.0 to make waves in enterprise

"AJAX, mashups, location-aware software and sensor mesh networking are among the key emerging technologies set to have a significant impact on businesses over the next 10 years, Gartner says. Web 2.0 is one of the major themes identified in an "emerging technologies hype...