Microsoft buys DATAllegro Philip Howard, Bloor Research | 24th July Microsoft has announced its intention to acquire DATAllegro - this will have a major impact on the data warehousing market.
	SEPATON shows how partial post-process de-dupe can score over in-line Peter Williams, Bloor Research | 24th July There is more than one way to skin a cat; SEPATON certainly skins the de-duplication cat differently - and offers some compelling reasons for its approach
	Appian gain new venture funding Simon Holloway, Bloor Research | 24th July Appian announced on July 14th 2008 that it has received $10 million from Novak Biddle Venture Partners in the first round of venture funding in Appian's nine-year history.
	Fujitsu-Siemens makes infrastructure more flexible Martin Banks, Bloor Research | 23rd July The dividing line of infrastructure responsibility between vendor and customer is difficult to fix, so why bother? Instead work with making it as flexible and dynamic as possible.
	iPhone, YouTube, we manage Rob Bamforth, Quocirca | 23rd July Where once technology flowed from the business and corporate world into the consumer space, the reverse is now often true. Should individual preferences or IT department dictate the rule? - not an easy choice
	CMDB and CMS: Powerhouses Of Service Management David Norfolk, Bloor Research | 22nd July The BCS/itSMF conference The CMDB and CMS - the Powerhouse Of Service Management points to a closer relationship between the BCS and the itSMF (between traditional IT and Operations service delivery) and captures participant knowledge.
	Talking websites improve accessibility and sales Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research | 21st July Making it easy to listen to a website opens it up to people with a variety of disabilities. But it also makes it more attractive to everyone else, so improving sales.
	Can ONStor's green Cougar pounce on the enterprise? Peter Williams, Bloor Research | 21st July ONStor has released its low-energy Cougar NAS gateway and storage device and will use it to attack the enterprise market for the first time. Can it succeed and what are the management implications?

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• Mind the gap - mobile coverage issues and the SMB
• Prodiance ups the ante

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