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Email Security Statistics Show Rising Threat from PDF and ZIP Spam

added: 14-08-2007

Data collected by SonicWALL, Inc. from its Smart Network database of over 1.3 million e-mail users shows ongoing growth in the volume of spam, virus and phishing attacks, increased use of PDF spam and the emergence of a new wave of Excel and ZIP spam. The results were based on aggregated results from the SonicWALL Smart Network from April to July, 2007.

OPEC Extraction Rose in July 2007

added: 13-08-2007

The 12 members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) pumped an average 30.5 million b/d of crude in July, 280,000 b/d higher than June's 30.22 million b/d, a Platts survey showed August 10.

Online Groups & Blogs Beat Texting as Retailers Reach out to Gen Y Shoppers

added: 12-08-2007

Retailers are continually trying to understand the buying behaviors of Gen Y shoppers to solve the puzzle of how to reach them in a relevant manner. A new Maritz(R) Poll reveals the buying behaviors of Gen Y shoppers and how they use online venues and text messaging to interact with specialty apparel retailers.

Email Marketing Paying Off for Marketers in 2007

added: 11-08-2007

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) estimates that in 2007 U.S. marketers will spend $500 million on email marketing to generate $21.9 billion in sales. That's an 18.3% increase in email marketing expenditures over last year. The upward trend indicates that marketers increased reliance on email marketing may stem from an impressive return on investment.

OECD Composite Leading Indicators Signal Continued Positive Outlook for Major Global Economies

added: 10-08-2007

The latest composite leading indicators (CLIs) suggest that moderate economic expansion will continue in the OECD area. June 2007 data show improved performance in the CLI’s six month rate of change in all the major seven economies except Italy. The latest data for major OECD non-member economies point to continued steady expansion in China and India and an improved outlook for Brazil and Russia.

Emerging Markets Continue to Outperform Developed Markets in July 2007

added: 10-08-2007

Standard & Poor's announced that emerging market returns outpaced developed market returns in July. According to Standard & Poor's global stock market review, The World By Numbers, emerging equity markets rose 4.53% for the month versus a 2.02% loss for developed equity markets. Looking at the 12-month period ending in July, emerging market returns continue to remain strong with a 53.94% gain, more than double the developed markets gain of 21.52%.

Handheld Device Vendors Benefit from Dell's Departure

added: 08-08-2007

According to IDC's Worldwide Handheld QView, vendors shipped a total of 720,000 units during the second quarter of 2007, a 43.5% decrease from the same quarter one year ago and a 21.8% decrease from the previous quarter. This marked the second consecutive quarter in which total worldwide shipments have not crested above the million unit mark.

Customer Reviews Increase Web Sales

added: 08-08-2007

Customer product reviews are increasing retail e-commerce conversion rates, site traffic and average order values, according to e-consultancy and Bazaarvoice's "Social Commerce Report 2007" report.

OECD removes the Marshall Islands from its List of Unco-operative Tax Havens

added: 08-08-2007

The OECD announced that the Republic of the Marshall Islands has made a commitment to implement a programme to improve transparency and to establish effective exchange of information in tax matters.

Lax Measurement and Metrics Feed Widespread Dissatisfaction with Innovation Returns

added: 07-08-2007

Few companies rigorously track their innovation efforts from start to finish. And even those that acknowledge innovation measurement is important admit they’re not doing it as well as they should be. Those are key findings in a new report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Measuring Innovation 2007.

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