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February 24, 2004
Optimism is growing among U.S. end users, who plan the largest IT staff increases since late 2002...
according to Robert Half Technology, with 11 percent of companies surveyed planning to increase IT staff levels in the second quarter of 2004 compared with 2 percent planning to downsize.
Posted by jenguevin at 07:57 PM
February 19, 2004
The European market for enterprise Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) will grow...
from $133 million in 2003 to $7.1 billion in 2008, as the large number of small and medium-sized businesses exploit VoIP's cost benefits, according to the Probe Group.
Posted by jenguevin at 07:25 PM
Multimedia home networking is poised to become a major growth market...
according to Instat/MDR, with the value of networking connectivity in connected consumer electronics and PC devices to reach nearly US$5.7 billion by 2008. New devices such as media adaptors and networked DVD players will support protocols such as Ethernet, 802.11x, Ultra Wide Band and 1394.
Posted by jenguevin at 07:23 PM
February 06, 2004
Nearly one in five U.S. consumers has been, or knows someone who has been, a victim of online credit card fraud
According to a recent report by Ipsos-Insight, 42% of respondents either have been a victim of, or know someone who has been, a victim of credit card fraud. Online credit card fraud was less common, with 18% of respondents claiming the same.
Posted by jenguevin at 02:25 AM
WiFi will remain a niche activity...
as voice applications continue to rule the wireless market in Asia, according to Deloitte Research. Growth of mobile data services will slow, as 3G (third-generation) uptake remains limited, and the text messaging market begins to lose momentum, the company said.
Posted by jenguevin at 02:17 AM
February 04, 2004
Broadband and VoIP adoption will be two major trends in the Asian telecommunications market in 2004...
according to Deloitte Research. VoIP will make steady inroads into the corporate market and will oblige operators to address a major shift in their voice services market, the company said.
Posted by jenguevin at 11:18 PM
February 03, 2004
Worldwide sales of handheld devices fell 17.9 percent to 10.4 million units from 2002
The 2002 figure was 12.6 million units, according to research firm IDC. The fall was caused by consumers moving away from devices that do not include telephony and wireless connectivity, and the same trend saw strong growth for converged devices sold by Hewlett-Packard Co. and Palm Inc.
Posted by jenguevin at 04:54 AM