Increased demand for wireless connectivity is expected to boost sales of palmtop and handheld PCs over the next few years. According to a new report by Cahners In-Stat Group, sales of mobile computing devices will rise from 4.8 million last year to 16.7 million in 2004. Palmtops, which use an electronic pen to input information,… Continue reading Wireless Boost To Palmtop Sales
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The UK is embracing many aspects of new technology but is still not realising its new potential, according to a new survey from MORI and Egg. The study shows that 14 million people are dependent on their mobile phones; 15 million are online at home; 9 million have digital television; a third of internet users… Continue reading UK Not Realising Potential Of New Technologies
The number of US households with high-speed Internet access will reach six million by the end of 2000, increasing to 28 million in 2004, according to Dataquest. Cable modem will remain the dominant broadband technology, with cable subscriptions growing from 3.3 million this year to 14 million in 2004. As carriers expand their services in… Continue reading Broadband to connect 28 million US households
More and more people are turning to the internet to buy products, although many online retailers are still failing to make profits, according to new research by Jupiter Media Metrix. The study looked at the most developed retail markets in Europe, the UK, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and France and found that the number… Continue reading Online Shopping To Grow Despite Early Losses
The cross-border e-marketplace will be worth $408 billion by 2004, with global online exports totalling $1.4 trillion, according to a new report from Forrester Research. Western Europe, which will account for $692 billion of online exports by 2004, will lead the boom; the US will account for $210 billion and the Asia-Pacific region for $219… Continue reading Western Europe To Lead Boom In Online Exports
The recent explosion in the telecoms technology market, coupled with the the steep price decline in services has led to the emergence of a healthy bandwidth exchange market which is set for continued growth. “The sizable investment into leading online exchange operations, the growing member list, and the use of leading online exchange operations are… Continue reading Bandwidth Exchange Market Will Continue To Grow
The growth of online business-to-business (B2b) trading Europe is being hampered by legal worries, according to a new report from Forrester Research. The study found that there is currently insufficient security legislation in Europe that applies to corporate users. E-marketplaces, for example, are not required to run online security layers or even to guarantee that… Continue reading European Online B2B Trading Hampered By Security Worries
A new report by Jupiter Media Metrix indicates that America’s dominance of the Internet industry may be slipping. The study, which covers markets in Australia, the US, Germany, France, and the UK, estimates that 245 million households worldwide will be online by 2005. It also predicts that the vast majority of growth, as well as… Continue reading US Dominance Of Net May Be Slipping
The number of visitors to online retailers has jumped by 72% since the beginning of the year, according to research by MMXI Europe. The study shows that the number of unique visitors to retail sites has increased by almost two million from 2,533,000 in January to 4,366,000 in September. Despite a small number of high… Continue reading Traffic To UK B2C Sites Grows
Broadband internet users are likely to spend more online than those using modem dial-up connections, according to a new report by the Gartner Group. The research predicts that by 2006 a quarter of US households will spend more than $10,000 each via the Net – 75% of them will use broadband access. Broadband connections are… Continue reading Broadband Users Will Spend More Online