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Western European PC Sales Fall Again
News Western European PC sales in the second quarter of 2002 were down 6 percent compared to the same period a year ago. The lack of corporate rebound continued to prevent a return to positive growth in the three largest European markets, with France...
[July 19, 2002, 15:58]
Camera Phones Click In Europe
News Embedded cameras are clicking in the European mobile phone market, according to a new report from research firm Gartner, which projects that camera phones will make up the majority of Western European handsets shipped by 2006.
[June 11, 2003, 11:29]
UK Dial-up Use 'down But Not Out'
News Broadband services have begun to eat away at the traditional dial-up market in most Western European countries, but dial-up services will be a significant market for some time to come -- and are continuing to grow in some countries -- according to...
[January 16, 2004, 13:55]
Dell PC Share Spirals Past HP
News This makes Dell the fastest growing PC company, while the whole of the Western European PC market is the fastest growing region worldwide. While Western Europe experienced a good year for PC sales, the Eastern and Central European regions fell by...
[February 3, 1999, 14:08]
Push-to-talk Faces European Challenge
News Push-to-talk (PTT), a walkie-talkie-type service being offered on mobile phone handsets by an increasing number of networks around the world, will have an uphill battle getting the attention of Western European users, according to research firm IDC.
[January 19, 2004, 12:15]
Europe's IT Spending Growth Favours UK
News Figures released by the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO) show that UK spending on IT and telecoms services in 2004 will exceed that of many other Western European countries. The overall Western European market is expected to grow...
[February 25, 2004, 14:25]
Romania Vies For India's Outsourcing Crown
News A report by Pierre Audoin Consultants reveals that Romania and other eastern European countries are virtually ignored by UK firms but are predominantly the first choice for the rest of Western Europe.
[September 12, 2003, 9:34]
HP Dismisses IPaq Complaints
News The handheld market has long since exited its boom phase, and western European sales actually declined 18 percent in the second quarter, according to Gartner Dataquest. With the Compaq merger, HP is currently the dominant handheld maker in Western...
[August 5, 2002, 16:10]
Windows Song Site Debuts In UK
News While the music stores are restricted to the British and Western European markets, analysts said they could be seen as some indication of what Microsoft might do with its Media Player software in the larger American market.
[August 14, 2003, 9:15]
European Companies 'afraid Of New Tech'
News Figures released by the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO) last month show that UK spending on IT and telecoms services in 2004 will exceed that of many other Western European countries.
[March 2, 2004, 16:00]
Thin Clients Credited With Big CO2 Emission Cuts
News The research showed that thin-client sales in Western Europe rose from 634,706 units in 2006 to 1,016,399 last year and, as a result, estimated CO2 savings rose from 30,789 tonnes in 2006 to 49,305 tonnes last year.
[March 27, 2008, 15:36]
Huawei Touts R&D Prowess
News One billion dollars worth of R&D spend is a sizeable sum but it pales into insignificance besides the comparative investment of Huawei's Western rivals — Cisco racked up an R&D budget of more than $4bn in the last fiscal year and Nortel spent...
[September 6, 2007, 17:14]
Europe Needs Broadband Competition
News Research firm Frost & Sullivan predicts that the number of broadband subscribers in Western Europe will grow from 3.8 million at the end of 2001 to 28.1 million in 2008. Sweden leads Western Europe in the penetration of broadband, according to...
[February 26, 2002, 10:55]
Europe Takes A Front Seat In Net Rulemaking
News In 2001, software sales in Western Europe totalled $52bn, or more than 28 percent of the world market, according to research firm IDC. Forrester Research predicts that online sales in Western Europe, including business-to-business transactions...
[January 16, 2002, 14:49]
Public Sector IT Spending Climb To Continue
News Western European governments will invest $49bn (£27bn) in IT in 2009, compared to $38bn last year, predicts analyst firm IDC. IDC also said spending in the western European retail and wholesale sector is expected to reach $39.6bn by 2009.
[August 3, 2005, 16:50]
Lacey's Paper Round
News Following reports that the former Soviet Union's nuclear power stations may not be millennium-proof a report published last week by the European Parliament "expresses concern at "the lack of available information on Year 2000 preparedness in the...
[December 14, 1998, 10:24]
An Assessment Of Software Project Management Maturity In Mauritius
White Papers Given that Mauritian software development companies are making use of European/Western software project management methodologies, the study presented in this paper has been carried out and a preliminary attempt was made to also assess their...
[March 24, 2008, 23:00]
Developing A Sales And Marketing Strategy For The Truck Business With Accenture
White Papers DiamlerChrysler brand Mercedes-Benz is the leading manufacturer of medium and heavy trucks in Western Europe. Responding to changes and challenges in the European marketplace, Mercedes-Benz's German truck business embarked on a project with...
[March 12, 2008, 23:00]
RFID Futures In Western Europe
White Papers This White Paper addresses RFID technology issues and markets in Western Europe. It discusses the European technology standards debate and the opportunities and challenges facing companies wishing to implement RFID initiatives within Europe.
[January 10, 2006, 23:00]
Convergence Of Telecommunications And Multimedia: Towards Wireless And Internet Communications
White Papers It focuses on the Western European market. Integration between fixed and mobile systems is "stage one" in the development of convergence. This is followed by enhancements to wireless access that enable true multimedia services to be delivered at...
[February 8, 2007, 23:00]
