Smartphone security and mobile device management solutions provider, Airwatch, has been named and recognised as an “innovator” in the latest cloud-hosted mobile device management report from Forrester Research.

OpenText has scored the double, with both Gartner and Forrester Research recognising the company and its enterprise content management solutions as a Leader in the ECM market.

A surge in online retailing is driving a massive investment in technology by Australian retailers as they face the need for enhanced website features, superior business management tools, and closely integrated systems.

Another study has come out showing that IT executives think 2010 will be a good -- or at least better -- year for the industry. As a result, more of them intend to increase spending than was the case last fall. 

Forrester Research has predicted a "recovery" in the technology sector this year as businesses and governments start spending again.

COBOL, the ubiquitous computer language that emerged at around the same time as the IT industry itself, has just turned 50 and, according to enterprise applications management company, Micro Focus, despite its age, COBOL still plays a pivotal role in running most of the world’s businesses and public services, from powering almost all global ATM transactions, running nearly three quarters of the world’s business applications, and booking hundreds of holidays every single day.