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SOUTHPORT, England, May 28, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Dr James McQuivey from Forrester Research said one minute of video was worth 1.8 million words.

According to an analyst at Forrester Research, the first Apple TV won't really be a TV at all.

Microsoft is in the midst of an unprecedented, massive upgrade cycle for its enterprise software products, a refresh wave that represents a major challenge for CIOs and IT managers responsible for charting their companies' technology strategy.

Community Briefing: Utility OKs contracts - for wastewater plant; Police foundation raises $10,000 at first event; District to dedicate band hall to former teacher Peter Kim has a message for businesses: Get on board with social media, or you're going to be left behind.

Online shopping is a great resource, but it's important to be mindful of security issues when making online purchases.

Others aren't so sure. Forrester Research hopes it will instead come out with a new type of device.

It turns out that consumers like the idea of watching TV shows with no other ads.

Brick-and-mortar retailers, facing tough competition from internet merchants like Amazon.com, are launching a new effort to persuade a Congress full of tax-averse Republicans to authorize states to collect sales taxes for purchases from out-of-state online merchants.

When it comes to the cloud and Amazon Web Services, IT administrators often buy far more than they need and fail to adjust to realities once they have a good understanding of their deployment's needs.

The growth and influence of social media continues to impact nearly every brand and vertical market as consumers increasingly turn to fellow consumers to inform purchases rather than the brands themselves.

Mobile is going to crush Facebook . The logic for Facebook's price decline is that they have a problem in mobile.

A new study from Forrester Research on technology adoption by urban Chinese consumers also illustrates the power of the mobile Internet in China.

With the release of the new iPad in March and increased Wi-Fi availability, the tablet adoption continues to grow.

James McQuivey, writing on his Forrester Research blog about Apple's widely anticipated entry into the full-fledged TV market, had me convinced.

Chicago, IL - May 24, 2012 - Ellen Carney, Senior Analyst at Forrester Research, and Technology & Leadership Expert Scott Klososky will present keynote addresses at the Professional Insurance Marketing Association MidYear Meeting & Trade Show.

Microsoft is aiming to do something wildly different to beat Apple . At the same time, Microsoft is also trying to copy a very successful business model to be Apple.

This article is by Melissa Parrish, senior analyst at Forrester Research , serving interactive marketing professionals.

SharePoint users can connect to their Picturepark DAM solution without leaving their application, a Forrester researcher looks at the future of DAM, a library science student shares a detailed DAM primer and North Plains and Xinet host a webinar tomorrow.

The handheld devices of various shapes and sizes will be in the hands of 34 percent of the U.S. population by 2016 , predicts James McQuivey, principal analyst at Forrester Research.

Security technologies rise and fall in popularity, and Forrester Research in its TechRadar report puts its bets on five it thinks are in a growth mode and five it thinks are dying away.