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Economic Woes Could Cost IT Sector £100bn
News A decline in economic growth across the world could wipe over £100bn off spending in the IT sector over the next three years, according to latest figures. Research group IDC warned on Monday that poor economic conditions would have a severe effect...
[July 2, 2001, 12:10]
Economic Impacts Of Post-9/11 Security Initiatives On The International Textiles And Clothing Industry
White Papers In their haste, however, no thorough economic impact studies were conducted, and many unintended consequences have resulted from their actions. In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Congress scrambled...
[January 11, 2005, 23:00]
Economic Issues In Taxing Internet And Mail-Order Sales
White Papers This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) paper - prepared at the request of the Senate Finance Committee - uses an economic framework to evaluate the various arguments that have been advanced by proponents and opponents of remote collection of sales...
[July 7, 2005, 0:00]
3G Auctions Weren't 'economic Activity'
Blog In a surreal end to an epic struggle between the mobile operators and the EU, the European Court of Justice has ruled that "the award by the State of 3G mobile telecommunications licences by auction does not constitute an economic activity".
[June 27, 2007, 11:13]
Banking The "Demographic Dividend": How Population Dynamics Can Affect Economic Growth
White Papers This paper synthesizes recent research that sheds light on the debate over the impact of population dynamics on economic development in particular, the importance of age structure. The paper also examines the relationship between population change...
[February 28, 2005, 23:00]
Citizen Advantage: Enhancing Economic Competitiveness Through E-Government
White Papers ROI should take into account, the complete spectrum of economic, social, and cultural benefits and costs of each individual element of an IT investment. The value of a government investment has to be measured not only by its direct return to...
[April 27, 2005, 0:00]
Gartner: IT Budgets Flat Despite Economic Jitters
News Global IT budget growth remains flat, despite the current economic climate and fears of a recession, according to Gartner's latest survey of more than 1,000 organisations. Almost two-thirds (62 percent) of the 1,011 chief information officers (CIOs...
[April 8, 2008, 9:44]
Sony Plans To Ride Out Economic Slump
News Despite the economic slump, Sony Electronics will try to maintain its double-digit growth in the United States this year by releasing a slew of new products. Sales of luxury items such as big-screen TVs have suffered amid the US economic downturn...
[April 4, 2001, 10:03]
RIM Profit Belies Economic Gloom
News I think obviously we always have to be conscious of the economic downturn," he said. BlackBerry maker Research In Motion reported a higher fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday that topped expectations, and delivered a strong outlook that suggested...
[April 3, 2008, 9:15]
Financial Market Developments And Economic Activity During Current Account Adjustments In Industrial Economies
White Papers Much has been written about prospects for U.S.current account adjustment, including the possibility of what is sometimes referred to as a "disorderly correction": a sharp fall in the exchange rate that boosts interest rates, depresses stock prices...
[June 17, 2005, 0:00]
Knowledge Management As An Economic Development Strategy
White Papers This paper explains how knowledge management plays an important part in economic development strategy. The shift to an information economy is creating new challenges for economic development. As knowledge and information play an increasingly...
[September 1, 2004, 0:00]
The Economic Impact Of Microsoft Windows Vista
White Papers This white paper quantifies the forecasted economic impact the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system will have on a region consisting of six European countries: Denmark, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
[December 5, 2006, 23:00]
The Influx Of Women Into Legal Professions: An Economic Analysis
White Papers This paper examines the proposition that the correct economic comparison, especially from an occupational choice standpoint, is not between genders within a profession but the relative desirability across professions for women.
[May 31, 2005, 0:00]
The Day Ahead: Cisco Puts Face On Economic Slowdown
News Chambers said the economic slowdown will take roughly two quarters to get over -- assuming the US malaise doesn't spread to other countries. Due to an economic slowdown that appeared in the second week of December, Cisco reported revenue of $6.75bn...
[February 7, 2001, 13:01]
Marshalltown Encourages Economic Development By Launching The First WiFi City Network In The State Of Iowa
White Papers To meet its broadband needs, the Marshall Economic Development Impact Committee (MEDIC) in conjunction with critical communications system integrator RACOM, selected a wireless mesh network from Nortel to initially bring end-user WiFi services to...
[January 10, 2006, 23:00]
Case Study: GIS, An Integral Part Of Successful Economic Development
White Papers The Memphis Regional Chamber of Commerce, an economic development organization serving a metro region encompassing eight counties in three states: Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas, is using GIS to illustrate spatial relationships and to get a...
[January 11, 2006, 23:00]
Online-advertising Forecast Reflects Economic Woes
News A leading marketing forecaster on Tuesday cut its projection for US spending on online advertising this year, signalling that economic troubles are likely to be biting into corporate marketing budgets.
[March 19, 2008, 8:55]
Tech Giants' Results Buck Economic Fears
News From an economic standpoint, the two most mature of our markets [Europe and the US] are not showing any signs of weakness," he said on the company's conference call. Consumers are generally the last to react to economic downturns; they don't want...
[April 22, 2008, 11:27]
Google Says It Can Weather Economic Storm
News Google, the world's leading search engine, said on Tuesday it was well positioned to weather any economic downturn as its advertisers were broad based. Google chief executive Eric Schmidt acknowledged sliding share values and a shortage of credit...
[March 18, 2008, 7:39]
Avaya Tackles 'economic Reality' With Unified Comms
News The company said the move is partially a reaction to the global economic downturn. Jirina Yates, Avaya's director of solutions marketing, told ZDNet.co.uk on Friday that companies were reacting to "economic reality" by looking for minimal...
[March 17, 2008, 15:18]
