More than 1,100 CIOs and IT professionals surveyed indicate they are pulled in multiple directions to address critical challenges that include security breaches and continuity failures

Nearly two out of three (63 percent) CIOs andinformation technology professionals report that there is a "major IT transformation" underway in their organizations, driven largely by broader efforts to deliver added value, enhance business performance and increase security, according to a new survey by global consulting firm Protiviti.

Survey highlights growing need for prime service integrators to take ownership over multi-vendor environments in order to reduce business risk and operational complexity

Amdocs, the leading provider of customer experience systems and services, today released the results of a global survey into service provider IT services sourcing trends.

RSA Conference attendees cited Dropbox, Twitter and Facebook as top apps that they don't want IT to know about

Today from RSA Conference USA 2014, Netskope(TM), the leader in real-time cloud app analytics and policy enforcement, announced results of a survey on information security professionals' use of cloud apps. Netskope found that despite widespread adoption of cloud apps in the enterprise, most IT security professionals are either unaware of their company's cloud app policy or don't have one. In the absence of cloud app policies, more than two-thirds of attendees surveyed said they would consider their company's privacy policy before downloading an app.

A new report by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech has found that just 41% of users stay loyal to a specific brand when they change device compared with 68% who stay loyal to their existing OS. And it's a particular challenge for Android carrying brands to convince customers to stick with the brand rather than switching to another device.

Persuading customers to buy into the brand rather than the OS has been a key focus for Samsung over the past two years, with the results clear in their rising figures.

Analytics providers must introduce more secure, cost-effective solutions that are easy to use

The exponential growth of structured and unstructured data from various sources is expanding the global market for big data analytic solutions. The capability of big data technologies and platforms to scale down huge blocks of data and deliver real-time insights that enable fast and efficient decision-making is a key factor fueling demand.

parago issues comprehensive report on shopper price sensitivity and behaviour

parago's second UK shopper study, "Let's Make a Deal," revealed that regardless of income, shoppers now seek out the very best prices and are willing to go out of their way to save even a small amount. Amidst the lagging economy, new deal-seeking activities are becoming the norm among UK consumers, with high-value cashback rebates programmes a top attractor.

Multi-discipline forecast provides global color direction across fashion, cosmetics, lifestyle, graphic and industrial design

Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today introduced Engage, the Autumn/Winter 2015/2016 edition of PANTONE® VIEW Colour Planner. Looking at color as a total language, this multi-platform forecast offers seasonal inspiration, key color direction and suggested color harmonies for women's and men's fashion, active wear, cosmetics and lifestyle, as well as industrial and graphic design.

Xerox Researchers Present Study on "Turking" and other Crowdsourced Work this Week in Baltimore

Turking is a term that refers to crowds of people who perform tasks that computers don't do well, such as picking details out of images. If a city government wants to count the number of parking meters covered in graffiti, for example, it can pay "Turkers" nominal amounts of money to click through thousands of photographs and tag the meters that need to be cleaned up.

Business process automation (BPA), once limited to only the biggest of organizations, is making inroads among smaller companies, according to new research released today by CompTIA, the leading non-profit association for the IT industry.

Expense reporting, invoicing and employment reviews are among the areas where organizations are using technology to move away from paper and manual processes to digital formats, CompTIA's Trends in Workforce Automation and Communications study finds.

Roles to Help Companies Keep Pace With Tech Trends See Biggest Pay Gains, According to Salary Guides

Trends like big data and mobile media are translating into growing paychecks for some professionals, according to the recently released 2014 Salary Guides from Robert Half Technology and The Creative Group. Employers are prepared to offer increased compensation this year to skilled information technology (IT) and digital professionals who can help organizations meet the following objectives: keep information and networks secure, turn data into business intelligence and seize new opportunities in the mobile space.

Color that transcends time and place; designers take a sophisticated approach to color and combinations this season

Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today unveiled the PANTONE(® )Fashion Color Report Fall 2014, a comprehensive overview of designers' use of color in their upcoming collections. Released to coincide with New York Fashion Week, the PANTONE Fashion Color Report features the top 10 colors for women's and men's fashion for fall 2014, along with designer sketches, quotes and headshots.

Sustainability and social responsibility are taking on greater importance within the foodservice industry, according to a landmark study just completed by Technomic. The research included inputs from foodservice consumers, operators and suppliers to better understand the current state and future expectations for these key issues.