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Web-savvy Shoppers Force Online Retailers To Raise Stakes
According to Shop.org and Forrester research, as shoppers become more web-savvy, online retailers gain more profits.As today's shoppers become more discriminating about their interactions online, the stakes are being raised for retailers to provide a consistently positive, more sophisticated experience. According to the 150 online retailers …
Security Protection Prime Deciding Factor in Open Source Technology Deployment
IDC’s Software Adoption Survey report in Asia/Pacific region shows that security is a crucial element in open source technology. The report “The Momentum of Open Source: Adoption Plans and Challenges in Australia, Korea, India and the People’s Republic of China” was conducted in early 2007. The …
Beware Of Online Fantasy Games: Sophos
Sophos has urged online fantasy sports fans around the world to rethink their game strategies as league profiles could be used for targeted phishing attacks stemming from information posted on these sites.Research conducted by Sophos has discovered that players of online games like Fantasy Football often …
Business Objectives among Manufacturers Differs Across Countries in APAC
According to the latest study Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Supply Chain Innovation and Investment published by Manufacturing Insights the primary business objective of manufacturers throughout the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) region (APEJ) differs dramatically by country. According to the survey findings, which included responses from 280 manufacturers across …
International Spammer Gang Cheated USD 20M off Stock Market Investors
IT security and control firm Sophos has welcomed news that four men have pleaded guilty to being part of an international gang that used spam to manipulate the stock market, raising more than USD 20 million from investors.According to the US Department of Justice, Michael Saquella …
Asia-Pacific Survey Ascertains Key Priorities and IT Spending Patterns of Insurers
Financial Insights, an IDC company announced the release of its report discussing findings from a comprehensive polling of senior insurance executives conducted at the annual Financial Insights' InsureTech Conference held last month in Singapore. These survey findings, centering round insurers' high-level strategic priorities, and the drivers …
Competition in Mobile Video Could Threaten Mobile Operators
Just like the late 1990s when 3G was deployed, billions are being spent to deploy systems capable of delivering video to mobile devices. However, In-Stat reports that “mobile” doesn’t necessarily mean the same thing as “cellular.” New technologies and business models are now under development that …
Emerging Markets Propel PC Sales
Worldwide PC shipments are projected to rise by 12.6 per cent in 2007 to 257.5 million units, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker.This projection represents a slight increase from IDC's previous forecast, reflecting a 28 per cent year-on-year increase in portable PC volume with single-digit …
Worldwide Communications-as-a-Service Revenue Total USD 252M
The market for communications as a service (CaaS) has started relatively slowly as providers determine how to define, package and market service as a value-added Internet protocol (IP) telephony offering, according to Gartner, Inc. Worldwide CaaS is projected to total USD 251.9 million in 2007, a …
Polish IT Services Market to Hit USD 2 Billion in 2007, India Take Note
The IT services market in Poland slowed significantly in 2006, with growth less than half that of the previous year. Nevertheless, it was still strong, as revenue increased more than 13 per cent year on year to more than USD 1.9 billion. According to a recent …
