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In a Forrester poll of more than 700 senior business executives attending the Forrester B2B Technology Leadership Forum in Arizona, 59% stated that they are maintaining or furthering their internet efforts despite the slowdown in the economy. Of these executives, 85% stated that connecting more closely with business partners and customers is a top priority.… Continue reading US Companies Remain Committed To eBusiness, Says Forrester

According to new research by NOP, 12% of German internet users taking advantage of wireless access in comparison with only 6% of British and French users. Likewise, German internet users are also more aware of advances in technology and two thirds of those questioned were aware of the impending arrival of the new 3G mobiles… Continue reading Germans Lead The Way In Mobile Net Use

According to a recent survey by Folio:, a trade magazine for magazine publishers, more than 200 of the top 500 magazines in the US distribute free online newsletters believeing this to be a good way to drive traffic to their sites. Opinion was divided on whether such newsletters were a good source of revenue though,… Continue reading US Mags Make Use Of eNewsletters To Drive Traffic

Dot com layoffs in the US have decreased for the second month running, down to 9,533 in March, from 11,649 in February and 12,828 in March according to US recruitment company Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Although this trend is set to continue this is thought to be due to a decline in numbers employed rather… Continue reading Dotcom Job Losses Decline In US

According to new research from Cahners In-Stat sales of internet appliance will soar by 40% – rising from $219m last year to $1.3b in 2005. Much of this growth is expected to occur outside Western Europe and North America where pc ownership is high. The two categories of products, as defined by Cahners, are internet… Continue reading IA Market Set For 40% Growth

According to new research from Forrester, “portals, invading retailers and local grocers” will drive the growth of retail ecommerce in Southern Europe. Currently, countries such as Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece are lagging behind the rest of Europe when it comes to B2C commerce, the online population in these countries is relatively small and users… Continue reading B2C In Southern Europe Set For Growth, Says Forrester

Latest figures from Jupiter MMXI reveal that amount of time Europeans are spending on the Internet from home has increased significantly in the last nine months. Latest trends show that not only more and more people are logging on to the Net from home every month, but they also use it more and more each… Continue reading European’s Online Time Increases

Recent forecasts from IDC suggest that Japan’s online population may grow to more that 104 million by 2005. ICD also forecast that this rise will be mainly due to the increase in mobile phones to access the net. In 2000, Japan’s internet audience stood at around 39.8 million people, just over 30% of the population,… Continue reading Japan’s Online Population Will Hit 104 Million by 2005

The number of UK home internet users has reached 13.5 million, according to the February 2001 figures from Jupiter MMXI. This represents an increase of 1 million users since October 2000. The UK’s online population is now estimated to spend an average of six hours and 48 minutes surfing the internet each month, with men… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Total Number Of Home Internet Users In UK Hits 13.5 Million

Digital TV will surpass the PC to become the most popular means of accessing the Internet in Europe by 2005, according to a new report from the Yankee Group. The report predicts that 81.2 million European households will use interactive services via digital television by 2005, while 80.6 million households will access the net via… Continue reading iTV Will Become Main Net Access Device By 2005