In this paper we establish some vector inequalities for two operators related to Schwarz and Buzano results. We show amongst others that in a Hilbert space H we have the inequality
$${1 \over 2}\left[ {\left\langle {{{\left| {\rm{A}} \right|^2 + \left| {\rm{B}} \right|^2 } \over 2}{\rm{x}},{\rm{x}}} \right\rangle ^{1/2} \left\langle {{{\left| {\rm{A}} \right|^2 + \left| {\rm{B}} \right|^2 } \over 2}{\rm{y}},{\rm{y}}} \right\rangle ^{1/2} + \left| {\left\langle {{{\left| {\rm{A}} \right|^2 + \left| {\rm{B}} \right|^2 } \over {\rm{2}}}} {\rm{x}},{\rm{y}}\right\rangle } \right|} \right] \ge \left| {\left\langle {{\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} ({\rm{B}}*{\rm{A}})\,{\rm{x}},{\rm{y}}} \right\rangle } \right|$$
for A, B two bounded linear operators on H such that Re (B*A) is a nonnegative operator and any vectors x, y ∈ H.
Applications for norm and numerical radius inequalities are given as well.