VFI News

Insurers, Security Experts Wary of Google Apps

Jul 29, 2010

Reporting from the Burton Group Catalyst Conference, NetworkWorld writes that enterprises continue to have security concerns about Google Apps. One major insurer, The Hartford, has rejected issuing cyber risk insurance because of similar concerns.  more info

Enterprises Budgeting for Windows 7

Jul 28, 2010

According to a Computer Economics study on technology trends, a significant percentage of IT organizations are budgeting to upgrade to Windows 7.  more info

Microsoft Says Google-Yahoo Japan Alliance is Anticompetitive

Jul 27, 2010

Google announced that it will provide search services for Yahoo Japan, a separate business entity from Yahoo, which owns a minority stake in the company. Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith said, “This agreement is even more anticompetitive than Google’s deal with Yahoo in the United States and Canada that the Department of Justice found to be illegal.”  more info

Innovation and Opportunities

A healthy IT industry is important to the global economy. The recent IDC study, sponsored by Microsoft, charts the critical role that IT - and the Microsoft ecosystem - will play in economic recovery.

VFI Partners bring to life the findings of the IDC study in this video:



Become a stronger advocate for the IT industry by learning about the important impacts our industry has on the global economy. Read Microsoft public policy expert and Voices for Innovation member Scott Selby's review of the IDC findings.