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Digital Convergence 'will Drive New Tech Boom'
News In a report published on Tuesday, PwC claimed that consumer demand for new technologies is putting companies under pressure to gain a foothold or consolidate their positions in industries that bring together computer, telecommunications, broadcast...
[May 31, 2006, 15:05]
EU Consumer Law To Defy Industry Opposition
News The Rome II treaty, likely to be enforced by the end of the year, will inevitably place pressure on European governments to harmonise their consumer laws. But legal experts warn that the proposal has been on the table for over a year, and think it...
[May 18, 2001, 17:38]
Rivals Help Improve Dell's Outlook
News Neff said Apple is likely to be losing market position to Dell in the education market, while Dell's increased profitability gives it more flexibility to put price pressure on Gateway in the consumer market.
[July 12, 2002, 7:45]
Web Retailer Alleges Anti-Internet High-street Conspiracy
News In its complaint Intersaver alleges that Japanese consumer electronics giant, JVC, failed to deliver products to it as a direct result of pressure from high-street stores. Some manufacturers are under a great deal of pressure from their major High...
[April 28, 2000, 11:02]
EC Praises 3 Roaming Cuts
News Rawling pointed out that operators have come under pressure not only from the European Commission, but also from consumer groups. We won't necessarily see one consistent approach [among operators], as in everybody going to 'free', but we will see...
[January 17, 2007, 15:25]
MCI WorldCom, Sprint Talking Merger
News A few weeks ago, some Wall Street analysts voiced concerns over pricing pressure in the company's core long-distance business. Ebbers, meanwhile, has been increasingly under pressure to acquire a wireless presence as the use of cellular phones...
[September 24, 1999, 16:38]
A Year Ago: MCI WorldCom, Sprint Talking Merger
News Ebbers, meanwhile, has been increasingly under pressure to acquire a wireless presence as the use of cellular phones explodes. A few weeks ago, some Wall Street analysts voiced concerns over pricing pressure in the company's core long-distance...
[September 24, 2000, 7:05]
Michael Dell Takes Reins As Rollins Resigns
News Dell had stood by Rollins throughout 2006, when some financial analysts were looking for someone to blame for the company's struggles, but the pressure appears to have become too great, analysts said.
[February 1, 2007, 7:50]
Barrett Talks About Politics, AMD And Life After Intel
News But conventional wisdom would have said there is more pressure on Chinese markets from a price standpoint than the US, therefore China would buy down and the US would buy up. A: The hardware costs have been kind of under constant pressure forever...
[October 29, 2004, 16:39]
Consumer Electronic Spending Will Defy Global Slowdown
News Although it's true that an economic decline leads to pressure on disposable income, many markets are more determined by product cycles," explained Armitage. Analysts expect that UK consumers will increase their spending on consumer electronics...
[July 5, 2001, 6:28]
Oracle & The Semiconductor Industry Respond To Unpredictable Shifts In Your Customer Demand
White Papers The consumer electronics industry is under pressure. Oracle's supply chain solution for the consumer electronics industry drives bottom- and top-line performance by eliminating communication latency and enabling real-time collaboration among...
[November 9, 2004, 23:00]
Modernizing Home Buying: How IT Can Empower Individuals, Slash Costs, And Transform The Real Estate Industry
White Papers In many industries - particularly those competitive industries where producers rather than middlemen drive the action - the market pressure for e-transformation and consumer empowerment through technology is irresistible.
[May 5, 2005, 0:00]
Profitable Growth: Best Practices For The Fabricated Metals Industry
White Papers The competitive landscape is in constant flux as new market entrants keep downward pressure on profit margins. The fabricated metals industry - including metals service centers, suppliers, and consumer products manufacturers - is dominated...
[December 21, 2006, 23:00]
Time-Phased Inventory Planning: Focus On More Productive Use Of Inventory To Reap Rewards
White Papers Increased consumer expectations around selection, price, and service demand larger assortments and better in-stock positions, increasing the cost of revenue and putting pressure on margins. Retailing is more demanding than ever.
[November 28, 2005, 23:00]
Businesses Warned Against Consumer-class PCs
News But Fiering added that IT departments often have to resist pressure from users or other departments to go down the consumer route as "the business units are often looking at the dollars". Businesses have been warned they risk higher costs if they...
[December 4, 2007, 14:09]
Hudson's Bay Company Reduces Employee Expense Reimbursement Time From 21 Days To 3 With Oracle E-Business Suite
White Papers Recent challenges have included pressure from both specialty and big-box retailers, such as Sears Canada and Wal-Mart Canada. In addition, 2001 saw an overall consumer slowdown in discretionary spending, as well as reactions to the events of...
[May 5, 2005, 0:00]
Orange To Launch Consumer GPRS This Autumn
News BT Cellnet and Vodafone both already operate consumer GPRS networks -- and Orange has been under pressure to follow suit. Orange will follow the lead taken by rivals BTCellnet and Vodafone this autumn when it launches its own consumer GPRS service...
[June 22, 2001, 13:09]
Jungle.com To Rejoin Consumer Association Scheme
News While Jungle.com accepts its rapid success did put pressure on its systems in the first two months of operation, the company's recent expansion of customer service operations now exceed the conditions of the Which?
[December 10, 1999, 15:02]
Perfect Order Metrics - Driving Collaboration In The Food & Beverage Supply Chain
White Papers The most pressing include the potential for labor reduction and process optimization, higher energy costs, mass-market retailing, expanding regulatory pressure on food safety and security, and the continued emphasis on brand equity to maximize...
[January 7, 2008, 23:00]
European Businesses Embrace Consumer Tech
News Paul Bevan, director of field marketing for outsourcing at Unisys, said consumerisation is a massive issue for companies and should be embraced by chief information officers because the pressure on both business and IT for speed and agility is...
[November 14, 2007, 9:25]
