| Cautious optimism shapes new year |  | What’s hot in the high-tech hype machine? | ||
| 10 start-ups to watch in 2010 | Our bloggers say Microsoft could use some help with pricing, mobile and support. | |||
| Outlook 2010 IT skills checklist: The vertical climb |  | Cisco makeover Our bloggers want Cisco to revamp their video, org charts and network management systems. | ||
| 2020 Vision: Why you won’t recognize the ‘Net in 10 years | 2010 Outlook: Better than 2009 and moderately wild | |||
| One surprise release stunned the industry. | Nortel’s exit played out all year, beginning with bankruptcy filings. | |||
From the White House to (no kidding) Microsoft, open source shined in ’09 The struggling economy turned out to be favorable for Linux and open source in 2009. | The troubled economy led vendors to adopt user-friendly policies. | |||
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| Cisco is still the target of Avaya, HP, IBM and other data center players. |  | Nortel purchase to test Avaya big time Combined Avaya-Nortel will do battle with Cisco for unified communications supremacy. | ||
| Tech companies have started buying again, and analysts expect the trend to continue. | 5 must-have IT management technologies for 2010 | |||
| Don’t expect fireworks from LTE in 2010 | ||||
Outlook 2010
Feature
Jan 4, 20102 mins
