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Wireless Users Pick Price Over Features
News A survey of more than 2,000 people with wireless phones indicates that the way to win consumers' hearts is through features like lower prices and better coverage, according to the Yankee Group, the technology research firm that conducted the survey.
[June 7, 2002, 7:32]
AOL-Time Warner A Threat To AT&T
News The deal certainly puts more of an impetus on a relationship with AT&T," said Bruce Leichtman, a cable-industry expert with the Yankee Group consulting firm. However, the Yankee Group's Leichtman pointed out that none of the remaining, stand-alone...
[January 11, 2000, 9:45]
Freeserve Faces Future Without Dixons
News From a technical or infrastructure angle, it would give [Freeserve] the ability to leverage more bargaining power and service relationships," said Scott Smith, director of European Internet strategies for Yankee Group.
[May 9, 2000, 14:23]
Oftel To Take On New Role, Industry Reacts
News Telecoms analyst with research firm Yankee Group, Shairon Hill is bemused by Oftel's comments and argues the telco has not been treated unfairly. Chris Lewis, telecoms research director at Yankee agrees.
[January 17, 2000, 15:48]
A Year Ago: Oftel To Take On New Role, Industry Reacts
News Telecoms analyst with research firm Yankee Group, Shairon Hill is bemused by Oftel's comments and argues the telco has not been treated unfairly. Chris Lewis, telecoms research director at Yankee agrees.
[January 17, 2001, 6:02]
American Express Toys With Free ISP
News If American Express cannot tie new revenue streams directly to the free ISP service that will help it cover the costs.you might find that the company will pull back on this initiative," said Emily Meehan, senior analyst at The Yankee Group.
[February 9, 2001, 8:30]
Broadband 'increases Security Risk Fivefold'
News In a report issued this week, The Yankee Group warned that many firms are upgrading to broadband without understanding that this exposes them a much greater security risk. We estimate that DSL users are at five times greater risk of being affected...
[May 9, 2003, 13:06]
Subscription For Content Is New Net Trend
News Subscriptions are part of the mix to figure out what the formula is for making money on providing content," said Emily Meehan, senior analyst at The Yankee Group. Steven Vonder Haar, an analyst at The Yankee Group, said that for publishers to...
[March 30, 2001, 13:48]
AOL/Alcatel Deal Looks Likely
News Andy Greenman, a consultant for US industry analyst Yankee group believes an Alcatel/AOL deal is likely. AOL is racing to provide Internet access on devices other than PCs and is now in a strong position according to Greenman, who, despite recent...
[April 16, 1999, 17:13]
Waiting For The Wireless Internet
News The Yankee Group estimates that there are 1.3 million users of wireless data devices in the United States -- and predicts that number will mushroom to more than 60 million by 2005. Many cellular carriers are simply defining 3G by significant jumps...
[July 7, 2000, 13:54]
A Year Ago: AOL/Alcatel Deal Looks Likely
News Andy Greenman, a consultant for US industry analyst Yankee group believes an Alcatel/AOL deal is likely. AOL is racing to provide Internet access on devices other than PCs and is now in a strong position according to Greenman, who, despite recent...
[April 17, 2000, 7:01]
US Report: Cable Modems Outpace ADSL
News Bruce Leichtman, a senior analyst with the Yankee Group, estimates there will be just 25,000 paying ADSL customers by the end of 1998. US West and GTE, however, offer a 256 kbps ADSL connection along with Internet access for $59.95 per month.
[August 3, 1998, 9:22]
Siemens Tackles Microsoft IPTV Dominance
News It's Microsoft's game to lose," said Adi Kishore, an analyst with The Yankee Group. The Yankee Group's Kishore said Siemens could make a good business out of catering to smaller service providers. Siemens, which makes equipment used by phone...
[June 14, 2005, 12:24]
'Spim' Threat Hovers On Horizon
News I wouldn't characterise spim as a huge problem," said Paul Ritter, program manager at The Yankee Group. The Yankee Group estimates that 5 percent to 8 percent of all corporate IM today is spim, but the firm doesn't expect this percentage to...
[April 2, 2004, 9:20]
Exclusive: 3G Could Aid Paedophiles, Experts Warn
News Declan Longerman, director of wireless and mobile at industry analyst Yankee Group told ZDNet: "The case that you mention is an extreme scenario, that goes back to the level of control that the end user will have.
[December 6, 2000, 10:13]
IBM Shrinks DB2 For Handhelds
News Steve Robins, an analyst at The Yankee Group, said IBM's entry ups the ante for Oracle and Sybase. With such devices, salespeople, for instance, can access a day's schedule, drill into detail about sales prospects, and synchronise reports to the...
[February 16, 1999, 14:06]
IBM, Cisco Pursue IP Intranet Streaming
News Paul Ritter, an analyst at the Yankee Group, said that Cisco is its own best customer, as it already uses streaming media effectively within its own corporate network. So far, Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, has begun testing the IBM and...
[May 30, 2003, 10:45]
Home Networking Gets A Jump Start From New Tech
News People are buying them, so home networking is gaining momentum," said Yankee Group analyst Karuna Uppal. To further that goal, tech companies such as Motorola and startups 2Wire and Coactive Networks will demonstrate more complex devices, called...
[January 5, 2001, 9:20]
Net Music - The Courts Played On
News Napster "has galvanised those companies into knowing that they have to come up with an Internet strategy," said Jim Penhune, director of media and entertainment strategies at The Yankee Group. Even more significantly, access to that library of...
[December 22, 2000, 9:04]
Chinese Government Backs MP3
News A recent report from the Yankee Group predicted that Asian Internet use would reach 374 million by 2005. There are over 21 million Chinese-speaking Internet users who reside outside China, and they have had limited access to Chinese music.
[March 1, 2000, 16:22]
