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50 services companies accounted for 53.4% of the IT and business services market in Europe in 2007: According to a recent study published by IDC, the top 50 services players accounted for 53.4% of the IT and business services market in Europe in 2007. Revenue growth was particularly high in the top 21-50 vendors, with rates above 20% in dollars, due to a mix of organic growth...; Tags: Information Technology, Business Service, Europe, NB, Growth; Blog posts 2008-10-18
The LHC and the importance of pure research: America often has difficulties funding pure research because, as a society that sees itself as market-oriented, there is a misperception that such funding smacks of socialist central planning. The reality, however, is that pure research is often one of the places where government money can add the most value....; Tags: Europe, Health Care, Government, Vertical Industries, Taxes, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Financial Planning, Finance, Human Resources, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-09-12
LHC a sure sign that Europe is the center of physics: The successful start-up of the Large Hadron Collider represents not just a huge victory for particle physics but also a victory for Europe. Once upon a time there was a brain drain from Europe to the U.S. – not only Albert Einstein in the 30s but also Wehrner von...; Tags: Europe, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-09-11
81.2 mln smart meters in Europe by 2013: According to Berg Insight, the installed base of smart electricity meters in Europe will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 15.6% between 2008 and 2013 to reach 81.2 mln at the end of the period. After massive rollouts in Italy and the Nordic countries, the turn has now...; Tags: Europe, Berg Insight, Investment, Finance, AM; Blog posts 2008-09-04
81.2 mln smart meters in Europe by 2013: According to Berg Insight, the installed base of smart electricity meters in Europe will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 15.6% between 2008 and 2013 to reach 81.2 mln at the end of the period. After massive rollouts in Italy and the Nordic countries, the turn has now...; Tags: Europe, Berg Insight, Investment, Finance, AM; Blog posts 2008-09-04

Microsoft to bolster Live Search in Europe with Greenfield acquisition: Microsoft said Friday that it will acquire Greenfield Online, which owns Ciao, a price comparison, shopping and reviews site in Europe, for $17.50 a share, or $486 million. The goal: Expand Live Search in Europe. Greenfield Online, which also owns an Internet survey business, will be split...; Tags: Acquisition, Europe, Microsoft Live Search, Microsoft Corp., Survey, Ciao, Survey Business, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-29
Europe discussing the business of the Semantic Web at ESTC: I've written before about the importance of events that move us past introspection and academic debate, and bring the real benefits of semantic technologies to a wider business audience. As the Semantic Web Gang discussed recently, North America has had the excellent Semantic Technology Conference for several years, and this...; Tags: Europe, Conference, Semantic Web, Research & Development, Benefits, Internet, Business Operations, Human Resources, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-08-17
Lessons from Twitter's SMS shut down: The news that Twitter has shut down its outbound SMS service in the UK highlights two problems with our industry: A consumer culture whereby you can't charge for something that was once provided for free (the Web 2.0 syndrome), and that Silicon Valley doesn't understand Europe. by Steve O'Hear; Tags: Mobile, Europe, SMS, Twitter, Butcher, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-08-14
Keeping the web open, by letting the EU deal with things: Privacy International have said that Google's new Street View tool could breach data protection laws if people's faces are shown, according to the BBC, whereas the creator of the web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has made it clear that the success of the web has been because it's open for...; Tags: Imagery, Google Inc., Web, European Commission, Europe, Street View, Channel Management, Marketing, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-09
Mozilla's Download Day - One week on: I've been keeping an eye on the Firefox 3.0 usage information coming out of Net Applications over the past week and since we're now T+7 days on from Download Day, it's a good time to take a look at the state of play. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Data, Europe, Mozilla Corp., North America, Net Applications, Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-06-25
Fastest-growing global ad market: Latin America: Pricewaterhouse said the $1.6 trln in revenue generated 2007 on advertising, subscriptions and other user fees, in businesses ranging from newspapers to video games, would grow to $2.2 trln in 2012. The fastest growth is expected in Latin America, with spending set to jump at a 10.6% annual rate over...; Tags: Advertisement, Africa, Europe, Middle East, Latin America, Games, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Marketing, AM; Blog posts 2008-06-20
Lessons from American university education: I sometimes "relax" by logging on to PalTalk, a system designed for real-time voice chat, finding rooms where I can debate important issues related to politics or economics. I'm not always successful, as it's surprising how often those forums descend into free-for-alls where individuals take turns at the mic throwing...; Tags: Education, University, Europe, American University, University Of South Dakota, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-06-11
Want cash? Buy SaaS: US software vendors that want to impress their stockholders with enhanced cash inflows should look to acquire SaaS vendors, according to Jérôme Fougerat, regional director of M&A specialist Corum Group, based in Seattle WA and Zurich, Switzerland. That's why SaaS companies have been holding their value better than other software...; Tags: Software, Acquisition, Software-as-a-service, Europe, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-06-10
How much solar to run the whole U.S.?: Courtesy: NASA. One blogger says he's calculated the answer. It's close to 600 square miles. To provide all the electricity now used in the U.S. How does that compare to all the mall parking lots in the land? Cover them over with...; Tags: U.S., NASA, Europe, Blogging, Telecom & Utilities, Internet, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-04-06
Systems Availability on the IBM System i: This paper is not meant to be a definitive answer to the myriad problems one meet day to day in business life, but it should highlight some of the potential pitfalls that may catch the unwary among the person and provide guidance on creating a successful Availability Management strategy. Analyse...; Tags: Europe, IBM Corp., Operational Accounting, Strategy, Finance, Management; White papers 2008-03-21
Government endorsement of technology standards: As reported yesterday on ZDNet, the European Commission is considering whether to officially back DVB-H as the "preferred" European Union standard for mobile television. This has been percolating for quite awhile (from at least July of last year, as gleaned through a quick Google search), so it's not exactly "new"...; Tags: Phone, European Commission, Mobile, DVB-H, Verizon Communications Inc., Europe, Cell Phone, Standards, GSM, Cellular Phones, Government, Internet, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-03-18
Ad revenues will grow 3.6% in Europe and 3.7% in the US in 2008-2012: 2008 will be a difficult year for TV advertising, with spend growing at a lower rate than the economy: that is, just 1.9% in Europe and 1.5% in the US, according to ScreenDigest. Advertising revenues will grow below average GDP growth between 2008-2012, with annual growth rates of 3.6% in...; Tags: Revenue, Advertisement, Growth, Europe, NB; Blog posts 2008-03-10
2007 broadcast revenues: US - $132.4 bln, Europe - $72.8 bln: In 2007, broadcast revenues in the US totaled $132.4 bln, and in Europe $72.8 bln, in each case, the bulk of revenues is from advertising: US - 58%; Europe - 43%. Together, the US and Europe accounted for $205.2 bln in TV revenue - more than 70% of the worldwide...; Tags: Revenue, Europe, Operational Accounting, Finance, NB; Blog posts 2008-02-18
U.S. has more sun but Europe has more solar power...for now: Courtesy EER. A new study of the Concentrated Solar Power industry shows Europe to be far ahead, with major growth in the U.S. a couple years away. Emerging Energy Research found several reasons for the growth on Concenrtated Solar Power...but first a brief explanation....; Tags: Solar Energy, Europe, Chip, CSP, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Networking, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-02-16
MWC08: HTC Shift available in Europe today with Origami Experience 2.0: I had a chance to spend some time with the HTC Shift back at CES 2008 so I know that it is not a vaporware device and will be launching, it just seems like it has taken forever. Good news for those in Europe though as HTC just announced that...; Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Europe, HTC Shift, SnapVUE, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), RSS, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-02-10