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Semiconductors set for healthy 2004
News Traditional business models evolve to benefit those that are focusing on IP, brand, usage models and customer service. The semiconductor market will grow at 18 percent in 2004, according to International Data Corporation.
[December 31, 2003, 10:00]
Power line broadband boosted by Google
News While the start-up has yet to generate a heavy flow of revenue from a large customer base, the company is able to live off of the millions of dollars it has raised in two back-to-back financing rounds in the last two years.
[July 8, 2005, 15:40]
Execs target 99-cent song price
News The average iTunes customer bought 49 songs online during that time, or the equivalent of about an album a month, compared with the average teenager’s purchase of a CD every two months, said NPD vice president Russ Crupnick.
[December 9, 2003, 11:25]
Can Mobiles benefit Nigerian Micro Finance Banks?
Blog Increase the market penetration by serving the currently unbanked population leveraging on their Mobile and Network coverage to bring services to these group of financially excluded at a significantly lower cost to the customer and less paper...
[May 5, 2009, 8:47]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog A space cadet in a dark, close-fitting shirt issued commands imperiously at various electronic devices, valiantly videoconferenced through static and pulled it off -- only instead of directing Star Furies against the Centauri battle fleet he was...
[June 11, 2004, 19:15]
Insurance: Home, auto... and Segway?
News He noted, however, no customer list was shared and no money changed hands as part of the agreement. Progressive announced on Wednesday that it's offering insurance policies for the Segway human transporter -- despite assurances from the technology...
[February 20, 2003, 12:03]
Windows XP to get USB 2.0 and Bluetooth
News I think now that because of customer demand, there is a requirement for both FireWire and USB 2.0 capabilities," Gray said. Microsoft next year plans to update Windows XP to support two technologies left out of the new operating system: USB 2.0 and...
[December 12, 2001, 10:15]
Solaris will run on AMD's Opteron
News Its latest attempt is the Java Enterprise System, a broad collection of server software for which Sun charges a customer $100 (£60) per year per employee, and the Java Desktop System, desktop software for which Sun charges $50 per year per employee.
[October 10, 2003, 11:15]
VoIP: What you need to know
News The customer uses the computer's built-in microphone and speakers, assuming their machine has such features, so there is often actual phone or extra adapter needed for this version of VoIP service. Given growing concern about VoIP customer service...
[August 15, 2005, 15:20]
Mobile pricing cut hits BT revenue
News In response, BT plans to save itself £1bn by 2006 by improving its network and IT systems as well as boosting customer satisfaction. BT has announced second-quarter profits on the up but underlying trends could mean rough times ahead for the telco.
[November 14, 2003, 9:50]
How to talk to Microsoft about Linux
Talkback Ask me, I am your customer; I will tel you what I want and you tell me the best way to deliver that at the best cost and with the lowest TCO and risk and have someone whom I can hold accountable for when it goes wrong, then I am a happy user and...
[June 16, 2004, 15:28]
GPL: An update is on the horizon
News One start-up, Black Duck Software, plans to announce at LinuxWorld that it's signed up one of the largest software companies, SAS Institute, as a customer for software to make sure open source and proprietary software isn't being intermingled.
[February 14, 2005, 14:45]
Infighting unravels Web services
News The Web-services market has been riddled with similar political battles and wrangling among providers, each hoping to appear more concerned with customer worries than the next. Web services -- the technology heralded as a way to connect...
[July 18, 2003, 8:37]
64-bit Windows nearly with us
News Within 30 days, Microsoft said, it will make the release candidate of those versions part of its Customer Preview Program. Microsoft said on Tuesday that it has released a near-final test version of updates to its Windows and Windows Server...
[December 8, 2004, 8:10]
Email for the Mac faithful
News Under terms of its partnership, EarthLink software will be included with all Macintosh computer sold in the US and Apple will receive a cut from every Mac customer that subscribes to the service. Among the revelations at Wednesday's keynote address...
[January 6, 2000, 14:37]
Q&A: Sony Ericsson smartphones to connect to PS2
News We're close to the customer, and we have the opportunity to teach them about the possibilities of these phones. Sony and Ericsson combined their handset divisions last year, and this year will see the launch of an ambitious range of smartphones...
[April 24, 2002, 16:29]
Microsoft releases new Office tools
News For instance, developers can use the tool kit to build a link to a Web service that uses Excel to display customer information stored on several internal servers. Microsoft on Monday launched new tools for linking its Office desktop software into...
[January 15, 2002, 10:10]
New Novell Linux built on 2.6 kernel
News Novell is also likely to announce at LinuxWorld that it has signed on a major customer, Ford Motor Company, sources said. Novell plans to release a new version of its flagship server Linux product on Tuesday, built around a recent update to the...
[August 2, 2004, 11:05]
IBM touts Linux expertise
News IBM announced its customer win at Softbank Uway on 10 July. IBM is pumping up its business with the penguin. IBM will highlight five new customers using the Linux operating system on Monday at the LinuxWorld conference, as well as announce an...
[August 4, 2003, 9:15]
Qualcomm mixes network cocktail
News A source said it's likely the wireless carrier involved in the test is based in Asia and a customer of Korean telephone equipment maker Hyundai Syscomm, which announced in June the development of GSM1x products.
[November 11, 2002, 14:18]
